§2.1.3 Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR)

The WSR implements into EU law the provisions of the Basel Convention and OECD Decision C(2001)107/Final. Shipments procedures depend on the type of waste, its destination and its treatment operation. Box 4: The Waste Shipment Regulation Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipment of waste (‘Waste Shipment Regulation’ or ‘WSR’) (13) implements into EU law the provisions of the Basel Convention and OECD Decision C(2001)107/Final. The WSR, which is directly applicable in all Member States, establishes the procedures, conditions and requirements to be fulfilled in the course of transboundary shipments of waste, including shipments between Member States. According to Articles 34 and 36 of the WSR, the export of waste for a disposal operation outside the EU/EFTA area is prohibited, as well as the export of hazardous wastes from the EU to any non-OECD Decision country. There are two control procedures for the shipment of waste, namely: — the general information requirements of Article 18 which is normally applicable to shipments for recovery of wastes listed in Annex III (‘green’ listed wastes) or IIIA, and — the procedure of prior written notification and consent for any other type of shipment of wastes. In the context of identification of waste for the purpose of correct procedure and documentation, the classification according to the lists contained in Annex III-IV of the WSR (the incorporated lists of international agreements) applies. These lists provide for a classification approach different to the one of the LoW. However, classification according to WFD and LoW is also relevant in the context of the WSR, for instance as a criterion whether the waste may be exported for certain non-EU non-OECD countries (Article 36(1) WSR). The classification of waste in accordance with the entries listed in Annexes III-IV (i.e. Basel Convention and OECD codes) as well as the entries of the LoW (Part 2 of Annex V WSR) is to be indicated on the notification and movement document used in the framework of the notification procedure and in accordance with the instructions under point 25 of Annex IC. Likewise, the identification of waste is to be made on the Annex VII document in the case of shipments subject to the general information requirements of Article 18. Regarding the case of shipments of waste subject to the procedure of prior written notification and consent, the codes to be used for the hazardous characteristics (H codes) and treatment operations (D and R codes) on the notification and movement documents (Annexes IA and IB) are those set out in Annexes III and IV to the Basel Convention, respectively.

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