Recital 48

(48) Countries to which the OECD Decision applies are subject to the rules and recommendations laid down by the OECD on the shipment and management of waste, and generally have higher standards for the management of waste than countries to which the OECD Decision does not apply. It is however important that the export from the Union of non-hazardous waste for recovery does not cause damage to the environment and human health in countries to which the OECD Decision applies. It is therefore necessary to establish a mechanism to monitor shipments of non-hazardous waste to such countries. In cases where there is insufficient evidence demonstrating the ability of the country concerned to recover such waste in an environmentally sound manner, the Commission should enter into a dialogue with the country concerned and, if the information it obtains is not sufficient to prove that the waste is recovered in an environmentally sound manner, be empowered to suspend such exports. The Commission should ensure that throughout the waste shipment process the principle of equality is applied towards third countries to which the OECD Decision applies.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-03 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.