Article 47

Where waste destined for disposal is shipped through Member States from and to third countries, Article 42 shall apply mutatis mutandis, with the adaptations and additions listed below: the first and last competent authority of transit in the Community shall, where appropriate, send a stamped copy of the decisions to consent to the shipment or, if they have provided tacit consent, a copy of the acknowledgement in accordance with Article 42(3)(a) to the customs offices of entry into and exit from the Community respectively; and as soon as the waste has left the Community, the customs office of exit from the Community shall send a stamped copy of the movement document to the competent authority(ies) of transit in the Community, stating that the waste has left the Community.

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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.