Appendix 3


Countries with bans on all types of asbestos

Asbestos has been banned in Australia since 2003. All other OECD countries, except for Canada, Mexico and the United States, have also banned asbestos.

Country   Date/year ban came into force
 Algeria   14 October 2009
 Argentina   1 January 2003
 Australia   31 December 2003
 Bahrain   1996
 Brunei   Date to be determined
 Chile   12 July 2001
 Egypt   2005
 European Union: Cyprus,  Czech Republic,  Estonia, Greece,  Hungary, Lithuania,  Malta, Romania,  Portugal, Slovakia,  Bulgaria, Spain,  Luxembourg, Latvia,  Ireland, United Kingdom,  Belgium, France,  Germany, Poland,  Slovenia, Croatia, Italy,  Finland, The  Netherlands, Austria,  Denmark, Sweden.   Commenced in 1983, with complete ban on all forms of asbestos in all 28  member states by 1 January 2005. 
 Gabon   between 2002 and 2004
 Honduras   2004
 Iceland   1983
 Israel   2011
 Japan   1 March 2012
 Jordan   16 August 2006
 Korea   2009
 Kuwait   1995
 Norway   1984
 Mauritius   2004
 Moldova   late 2016 ban planned and confirmed
 Mozambique   24 August 2010
 New Caledonia   2007
 New Zealand   1 October 2016
 Norway  1984
 Oman   2008
 Qatar   2010
 Saudi Arabia   1998
 Serbia   2011
 Seychelles   2009
 South Africa    28 March 2008
 Turkey   2010
 Ukraine   June 2017
 Uruguay   May 2002

Source: https://www.asbestossafety.gov.au/countries-bans-all-types-asbestos

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