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1. All imports into the Community of waste destined for recovery shall be prohibited except those from: countries to which the OECD Decision applies; or other countries which are Parties to the Basel Convention; or other countries with which the Community, or the Community and its Member States, have concluded bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements compatible with Community legislation and in accordance with Article 11 of the Basel Convention; or other countries with which individual Member States have concluded bilateral agreements or arrangements in accordance with paragraph 2; or other areas in cases where, on exceptional grounds during situations of crisis, peacemaking, peacekeeping or war, no bilateral agreements or arrangements pursuant to points (b) or (c) can be concluded or where a competent authority in the country of dispatch has either not been designated or is unable to act.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.