International Ban Asbestos Secretariat

Current Asbestos Bans



compiled by Laurie Kazan-Allen

(Revised July 15, 2019)

National Asbestos Bans: 1



Algeria Czech Republic* Iraq Mauritius Seychelles3 Argentina Denmark Ireland Monaco Slovakia* Australia Djibouti Israel Mozambique Slovenia Austria Egypt Italy Netherlands South Africa Bahrain Estonia Japan New Caledonia Spain Belgium Finland Jordan2 New Zealand4 Sweden Brazil France Korea (South) Norway Switzerland Brunei Gabon Kuwait Oman Taiwan5 Bulgaria Germany Latvia Poland Turkey Canada Gibraltar Liechtenstein Portugal* United Kingdom Chile Greece* Lithuania* Qatar Uruguay Colombia Honduras Luxembourg Romania Croatia Hungary* Macedonia Saudi Arabia Cyprus* Iceland Malta* Serbia

Notes .

Singapore was removed from the ban list (Oct 2010) as a result of information received.



Mongolia was removed from the ban list (August 2012) as a result of information received detailing the cancellation on June 8, 2011 of the Mongolian Government's Resolution No. 192 banning asbestos which was issued on July 14, 2010.



Ukraine was removed from the ban list (July 2017) as a result of information received.



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