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A previous agreement in 2019 never came into force because not all EU member states were willing to ratify it.

The company conducted a shareholder vote in June at its annual meeting, asking investors to approve and “ratify” the pay plan.

However, key powers including the US, China, Russia and India are not members, having never signed or ratified its founding treaty, the Rome Statute.

Only last week Putin ratified changes to the nuclear doctrine - the official rules dictating how and when Russia can launch nuclear weapons.

But there are some countries including the US — a major e-waste exporter — that have not ratified the Basel Convention - one reason campaigners say e-waste trafficking continues.