Notifications proposing export to a pre-consented facility in an OECD member country must include all information listed in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(xiii) of this section and additionally state that the facility is pre-consented. Each EU country is to produce rules regarding penalties for parties transporting waste illegally and in breach of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006. Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari. As a (2) If the receiving facility performed any of recovery operations R12, R13, or RC3, or disposal operations D13 through D15, the receiving facility shall promptly send copies of the confirmation of recovery or disposal that it receives from the final recovery or disposal facility within one year of shipment delivery to the final recovery or disposal facility that performed one of recovery operations R1 through R11, or RC1 to RC2, or one of disposal operations D1 through D12, or DC1 to DC2, to the competent authority of the country of export, and for confirmations received on or after the electronic import-export reporting compliance date, to EPA electronically using EPA's Waste Import Export Tracking System (WIETS), or its successor system.
(2) Contracts or equivalent arrangements must specify the name and EPA ID number, where available, of paragraph (f)(2)(i) through (iv) of this section: (i) The company from where each export shipment of hazardous waste is initiated; (ii) Each person who will have physical custody of the hazardous wastes; (iii) Each person who will have legal control of the hazardous wastes; and.
Information on where you can appeal a decision in another country will be provided with that countrys decision. Comments or questions about document content can not be answered by OFR staff. Notifications must be submitted electronically using EPA's Waste Import Export Tracking System (WIETS), or its successor system. Prohibited waste shipments may result in fines or a prison sentence of up to two years. 
The Swedish EPA and the other agencies relevant to your waste notification process have the right to deny your request to export of waste from Sweden if you: We require that you submit your notification and all accompanying documents together in the same period of time. (e) Duty to return or re-export hazardous wastes. 
(v) A copy of each contract or equivalent arrangement established per 262.85 for at least three (3) years from the expiration date of the contract or equivalent arrangement. If the foreign receiving facility listed in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section will engage in any of the interim recovery operations R12 or R13 or interim disposal operations D13 through D15, or in the case of transboundary movements with Canada, any of the interim recovery operations R12, R13, or RC3, or interim disposal operations D13 to D14, or D15, the notification submitted according to paragraph (b)(1) of this section must also include the final foreign recovery or disposal facility name, address, telephone, fax numbers, email address, technologies employed, and which of the applicable recovery or disposal operations R1 through R11 and D1 through D12, or in the case of transboundary movements with Canada, which of the applicable recovery or disposal operations R1 through R11, RC1 to RC2, D1 through D12, and DC1 to DC2 will be employed at the final foreign recovery or disposal facility.
(ii) A Green waste that is mixed with one or more Amber wastes, in any amount, de minimis or otherwise, or a mixture of two or more Amber wastes, such that the resulting waste mixture is hazardous waste is subject to the requirements of this subpart.
(d) Movement document requirements for import shipments. *=8} 2=*s}FTK]pl}ER3I33[{'\eP8*b;85_@{2q!pjFL|EbPFfK]P])?xokLdM#p(k?_ (xiii) Certification/Declaration signed by the exporter that states: I certify that the above information is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. EPA will then inform the competent authority of the country of export, citing the reason(s) for returning the waste. Information about EU member states can be found here: List of OECD countries can be found here: Transportdokument anmlningspliktigt avfall/Annex IB (doc 168 kB), https://www.oecd.org/about/document/ratification-oecd-convention.htm, Find out if it is even permitted to export and import the waste. YbGgi$*W$S@BiUt=1$\0 sjfq!L$_.f3t$a4(uIAiLX >'?>^\q~\\&!dU2TLt W0NqRoD%(z"v?GVgUq:]3b}`. Department of Transportation (DOT) ID number for each waste; (xii) Specification of the recovery or disposal operation(s) as defined in 262.81. For you who want to import or export waste and want to know which countries are members of the EU and OECD and covered by various rules, read more in the links below: Information about EU member states can be found here:Landsfakta (europa.eu), List of OECD countries can be found here: https://www.oecd.org/about/document/ratification-oecd-convention.htm. This content is from the eCFR and is authoritative but unofficial. (9) R9 Used oil re-refining or other reuses of previously used oil. Digital support for filling out the information document (Annex VII) for green list waste/waste subject to the information requirement is provided through Nordic cooperation via the Nordic Council of Ministers. '0(B%%80#r]{9*L*|V The provisions of paragraph (b)(6) of this section apply to any hazardous waste shipments to be exported to a third country. Regardless of the status of the waste under RCRA, however, other Federal environmental statutes (e.g., the Toxic Substances Control Act) restrict certain waste imports or exports. Country of import means any country to which a transboundary movement of hazardous wastes is planned or takes place for the purpose of submitting the wastes to recovery or disposal operations therein. It must be signed by the notifier and recipient, as well as by the disposal or recovery facility to which the waste will be shipped. Prior to one year after the AES filing compliance date, the exporter must mail or hand-deliver annual reports to EPA using one of the addresses specified in 262.82(e), or submit to EPA using the allowable methods specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section if the exporter has electronically filed EPA information in AES, or its successor system, per paragraph (a)(6)(i)(A) of this section for all shipments made the previous calendar year. V
(a) Scope. All other exports of hazardous waste are prohibited unless: (1) The exporter complies with the contract requirements in paragraph (f) of this section; (2) The exporter complies with the notification requirements in paragraph (b) of this section; (3) The exporter receives an AOC from EPA documenting consent from the countries of import and transit (and original country of export if exporting previously imported hazardous waste); (4) The exporter ensures compliance with the movement documents requirements in paragraph (d) of this section; (5) The exporter ensures compliance with the manifest instructions for export shipments in paragraph (c) of this section; and. The less supplemental information we need to request, the faster we can give you a decision on your waste shipment.
OECD means the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The recovery and disposal operations in this paragraph are defined in 262.81. (5) In lieu of the requirements of 262.20(d), where a shipment cannot be delivered for any reason to the receiving facility, the importer must instruct the transporter in writing via fax, email or mail to: (i) Return the hazardous waste to the foreign exporter or designate another facility within the United States; and.
Invoices must be paid as soon as possible. (2) In cases where the country of export does not require the foreign exporter to submit a notification and obtain consent to the export prior to shipment, the importer must submit a notification to EPA in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section. In cases where the competent authority of the country of export does not regulate the waste as hazardous waste and, thus, does not require the foreign exporter to submit to it a notification proposing export and obtain consent from EPA and the competent authorities for the countries of transit, but EPA does regulate the waste as hazardous waste: (1) The importer is required to provide notification in English to EPA of the proposed transboundary movement of hazardous waste at least sixty (60) days before the first shipment is expected to depart the country of export. I also certify that legally enforceable written contractual obligations have been entered into and that any applicable insurance or other financial guarantee is or shall be in force covering the transboundary movement. Notifications submitted prior to the electronic import-export reporting compliance date must be mailed or hand delivered to EPA at the addresses specified in 262.82(e). (A) For exports, the exporter must comply with 262.83. (7) Export of hazardous wastes for recycling or disposal operations that were originally imported into the United States for recycling or disposal operations in a third country is prohibited unless an exporter in the United States complies with the export requirements in 262.83, including providing notification to EPA in accordance with paragraph (b)(1) of this section. The Swedish EPA applies the 30-day payment rule. Penalty rules for illegal shipments of waste. (!rc/@!3|3[n` It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. (c) RCRA Manifest instructions for import shipments. Some Amber list wastes are not listed or otherwise identified as hazardous under RCRA, and therefore are not subject to the requirements of this subpart. If you want to import waste to Sweden, you need to contact the country from which it will be dispatched and notify the authorities there. (4) The importer must provide the transporter with an additional copy of the manifest to be submitted by the receiving facility to U.S. EPA in accordance with 40 CFR 264.71(a)(3) and 265.71(a)(3). (g) Annual reports. (3) The exporter must list the consent number from the AOC for each hazardous waste listed on the manifest, matched to the relevant list number for the hazardous waste from block 9b. The United States does not require such financial guarantees at this time; however, some OECD Member countries and other foreign countries do. (6) Contracts must specify that the foreign importer or the foreign receiving facility that performed interim recycling operations R12, R13, or RC3, or interim disposal operations D13 through D15, (recovery and disposal operations defined in 40 CFR 262.81) as appropriate, will: (i) Provide the notification required in paragraph (f)(3)(ii) of this section prior to any re-export of the hazardous wastes to a final foreign recovery or disposal facility in a third country; and. The Swedish EPA processes notification submissions in the order in which they are received. h277$1QRX/XnZzx{_aKe (4) R4 Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds. An information document may need to accompany the shipment. If this is the case, the interim facility must also sign the contract. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency introduces temporary and amended procedures to ensure efficient case handling and practical solutions for waste shipments in accordance with Regulation EC 1013/2006. (d) Laboratory analysis exemption. Countries concerned means the countries of export or import and any countries of transit. (B) Complies with a paper-based process by: (1) Attaching paper documentation of consent (i.e., a copy of the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent, international movement document) to the manifest, or shipping papers if a manifest is not required, which must accompany the hazardous waste shipment. The notification may cover up to one year of shipments of one or more hazardous wastes being sent to the same recovery or disposal facility, and must include all of the following information: (i) Exporter name and EPA identification number, address, telephone, fax numbers, and email address; (ii) Foreign receiving facility name, address, telephone, fax numbers, email address, technologies employed, and the applicable recovery or disposal operations as defined in 262.81; (iii) Foreign importer name (if not the owner or operator of the foreign receiving facility), address, telephone, fax numbers, and email address; (iv) Intended transporter(s) and/or their agent(s); address, telephone, fax, and email address; (v) U.S. as the country of export name, USA01 as the relevant competent authority code, and the intended U.S. port(s) of exit; (vi) The ISO standard 3166 country name 2-digit code, OECD/Basel competent authority code, and the ports of entry and exit for each country of transit; (vii) The ISO standard 3166 country name 2-digit code, OECD/Basel competent authority code, and port of entry for the country of import; (viii) Statement of whether the notification covers a single shipment or multiple shipments; (ix) Start and End Dates requested for transboundary movements; (x) Means of transport planned to be used; (xi) Description(s) of each hazardous waste, including whether each hazardous waste is regulated universal waste under 40 CFR part 273, or the state equivalent, spent lead-acid batteries being exported for recovery of lead under 40 CFR part 266, subpart G, or the state equivalent, or industrial ethyl alcohol being exported for reclamation under 40 CFR 261.6(a)(3)(i), or the state equivalent, estimated total quantity of each waste in either metric tons or cubic meters, the applicable RCRA waste code(s) for each hazardous waste, the applicable OECD waste code from the lists incorporated by reference in 40 CFR 260.11, and the United Nations/U.S. (b) General conditions applicable to transboundary movements of hazardous waste. Department of Transportation (DOT) ID number for each hazardous waste; (viii) Name (if not the foreign exporter), address, telephone, fax numbers, and email of the foreign company originating the shipment; (xii) Certification/declaration signed and dated by the foreign exporter that the information in the movement document is complete and correct; (xiii) Appropriate signatures for each custody transfer (e.g., transporter, importer, and owner or operator of the receiving facility); (xiv) Each person that has physical custody of the waste from the time the movement commences until it arrives at the receiving facility must sign the movement document (e.g., transporter, importer, and owner or operator of the receiving facility); and. xt|0/A=K6;7@ w)B?B>?8ZPf37$C2#D/_#}MB4Kb^"1$rQ&(_m/ay[Q8F+L[Y]rZg (5) Contracts must specify that the foreign receiving facility shall send a copy of the signed and dated confirmation of recovery or disposal, as soon as possible, but no later than thirty days after completing recovery or disposal on the waste in the shipment and no later than one calendar year following receipt of the waste, to the exporter and to the competent authority of the country of import. endstream endobj 1073 0 obj <>stream A notification is complete when EPA receives a notification which EPA determines satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (xiii) of this section. learn more about the process here. $.tO&>4{u3@~ H*=)r6t}M9~kS7N_7Yx)atj'AZ3']wEp#w^[l&CI Our processing time for waste shipments within the EU or OECD is no more than 30 days from the date the authority in the recipient country has confirmed that the notification process has been completed. *>2V9rmCP}|{xerwIQ+I'WRE-sWDt*c!Vm^ ), send information to. The regulations for shipments of waste for recovery are different to those applying to waste for disposal. #sm,s.W(OLz@WgnnRa'$vyvAQAeId1mKbdh'o25?yK;&9x.2h;UGlaTCGC*&W_ |C_O]V_E}te?xhsE7AV[7'6; (6) Export of hazardous wastes originally imported into the United States. If you have questions for the Agency that issued the current document please contact the agency directly. here. Hazardous waste may only be exported to countries within the EU and OECD. Different countries may have different requirements. For contracts that will be in effect on or after the electronic import-export reporting compliance date, the contracts must additionally specify that the foreign receiving facility send a copy to EPA at the same time using the allowable methods listed in paragraph (b)(1) of this section on or after that date. For exports by rail or water (bulk shipment), the primary exporter must provide the transporter with the paper documentation of consent which must accompany the hazardous waste but which need not be attached to the manifest except that for exports by water (bulk shipment) the primary exporter must attach the paper documentation of consent to the shipping paper. (4) The importer must ensure compliance with the movement documents requirements in paragraph (d) of this section; and. (1) The importer must ensure that a movement document meeting the conditions of paragraph (d)(2) of this section accompanies each transboundary movement of hazardous wastes from the initiation of the shipment in the country of export until it reaches the receiving facility, including cases in which the hazardous waste is stored and/or sorted by the importer prior to shipment to the receiving facility, except as provided in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section. In Sweden, all border crossings are open for cargo and freight traffic. Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the United Kingdom and many more countries accept that movement document (Annex IBs) and green listed waste (Annex VII document) to be shown electronically. :.z ]p}NS/p}W\$.n< Start working on your notification well in advance of the date you intend to initiate the waste shipment. Sweden also has waste regulations set out in the Swedish Waste Ordinance (SFS 2020:614). If a waste shipment can't continue as intended due to the impact of the corona virus (for example, closed facilities, borders, roads, etc.
(2) Contracts or equivalent arrangements must specify the name and EPA ID number, where available, of paragraph (f)(2)(i) through (iv) of this section: (i) The company from where each export shipment of hazardous waste is initiated; (ii) Each person who will have physical custody of the hazardous wastes; (iii) Each person who will have legal control of the hazardous wastes; and.
The Swedish EPA and the other agencies relevant to your waste notification process have the right to deny your request to export of waste from Sweden if you: We require that you submit your notification and all accompanying documents together in the same period of time. (e) Duty to return or re-export hazardous wastes. (v) A copy of each contract or equivalent arrangement established per 262.85 for at least three (3) years from the expiration date of the contract or equivalent arrangement. If the foreign receiving facility listed in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section will engage in any of the interim recovery operations R12 or R13 or interim disposal operations D13 through D15, or in the case of transboundary movements with Canada, any of the interim recovery operations R12, R13, or RC3, or interim disposal operations D13 to D14, or D15, the notification submitted according to paragraph (b)(1) of this section must also include the final foreign recovery or disposal facility name, address, telephone, fax numbers, email address, technologies employed, and which of the applicable recovery or disposal operations R1 through R11 and D1 through D12, or in the case of transboundary movements with Canada, which of the applicable recovery or disposal operations R1 through R11, RC1 to RC2, D1 through D12, and DC1 to DC2 will be employed at the final foreign recovery or disposal facility. (ii) A Green waste that is mixed with one or more Amber wastes, in any amount, de minimis or otherwise, or a mixture of two or more Amber wastes, such that the resulting waste mixture is hazardous waste is subject to the requirements of this subpart.
(d) Movement document requirements for import shipments. *=8} 2=*s}FTK]pl}ER3I33[{'\eP8*b;85_@{2q!pjFL|EbPFfK]P])?xokLdM#p(k?_ (xiii) Certification/Declaration signed by the exporter that states: I certify that the above information is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. EPA will then inform the competent authority of the country of export, citing the reason(s) for returning the waste. Information about EU member states can be found here: List of OECD countries can be found here: Transportdokument anmlningspliktigt avfall/Annex IB (doc 168 kB), https://www.oecd.org/about/document/ratification-oecd-convention.htm, Find out if it is even permitted to export and import the waste. YbGgi$*W$S@BiUt=1$\0 sjfq!L$_.f3t$a4(uIAiLX >'?>^\q~\\&!dU2TLt W0NqRoD%(z"v?GVgUq:]3b}`. Department of Transportation (DOT) ID number for each waste; (xii) Specification of the recovery or disposal operation(s) as defined in 262.81. For you who want to import or export waste and want to know which countries are members of the EU and OECD and covered by various rules, read more in the links below: Information about EU member states can be found here:Landsfakta (europa.eu), List of OECD countries can be found here: https://www.oecd.org/about/document/ratification-oecd-convention.htm. This content is from the eCFR and is authoritative but unofficial. (9) R9 Used oil re-refining or other reuses of previously used oil. Digital support for filling out the information document (Annex VII) for green list waste/waste subject to the information requirement is provided through Nordic cooperation via the Nordic Council of Ministers. '0(B%%80#r]{9*L*|V The provisions of paragraph (b)(6) of this section apply to any hazardous waste shipments to be exported to a third country. Regardless of the status of the waste under RCRA, however, other Federal environmental statutes (e.g., the Toxic Substances Control Act) restrict certain waste imports or exports. Country of import means any country to which a transboundary movement of hazardous wastes is planned or takes place for the purpose of submitting the wastes to recovery or disposal operations therein. It must be signed by the notifier and recipient, as well as by the disposal or recovery facility to which the waste will be shipped. Prior to one year after the AES filing compliance date, the exporter must mail or hand-deliver annual reports to EPA using one of the addresses specified in 262.82(e), or submit to EPA using the allowable methods specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section if the exporter has electronically filed EPA information in AES, or its successor system, per paragraph (a)(6)(i)(A) of this section for all shipments made the previous calendar year. V
(a) Scope. All other exports of hazardous waste are prohibited unless: (1) The exporter complies with the contract requirements in paragraph (f) of this section; (2) The exporter complies with the notification requirements in paragraph (b) of this section; (3) The exporter receives an AOC from EPA documenting consent from the countries of import and transit (and original country of export if exporting previously imported hazardous waste); (4) The exporter ensures compliance with the movement documents requirements in paragraph (d) of this section; (5) The exporter ensures compliance with the manifest instructions for export shipments in paragraph (c) of this section; and. The less supplemental information we need to request, the faster we can give you a decision on your waste shipment. OECD means the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The recovery and disposal operations in this paragraph are defined in 262.81. (5) In lieu of the requirements of 262.20(d), where a shipment cannot be delivered for any reason to the receiving facility, the importer must instruct the transporter in writing via fax, email or mail to: (i) Return the hazardous waste to the foreign exporter or designate another facility within the United States; and.
Invoices must be paid as soon as possible. (2) In cases where the country of export does not require the foreign exporter to submit a notification and obtain consent to the export prior to shipment, the importer must submit a notification to EPA in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section. In cases where the competent authority of the country of export does not regulate the waste as hazardous waste and, thus, does not require the foreign exporter to submit to it a notification proposing export and obtain consent from EPA and the competent authorities for the countries of transit, but EPA does regulate the waste as hazardous waste: (1) The importer is required to provide notification in English to EPA of the proposed transboundary movement of hazardous waste at least sixty (60) days before the first shipment is expected to depart the country of export. I also certify that legally enforceable written contractual obligations have been entered into and that any applicable insurance or other financial guarantee is or shall be in force covering the transboundary movement. Notifications submitted prior to the electronic import-export reporting compliance date must be mailed or hand delivered to EPA at the addresses specified in 262.82(e). (A) For exports, the exporter must comply with 262.83. (7) Export of hazardous wastes for recycling or disposal operations that were originally imported into the United States for recycling or disposal operations in a third country is prohibited unless an exporter in the United States complies with the export requirements in 262.83, including providing notification to EPA in accordance with paragraph (b)(1) of this section. The Swedish EPA applies the 30-day payment rule. Penalty rules for illegal shipments of waste. (!rc/@!3|3[n` It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. (c) RCRA Manifest instructions for import shipments. Some Amber list wastes are not listed or otherwise identified as hazardous under RCRA, and therefore are not subject to the requirements of this subpart. If you want to import waste to Sweden, you need to contact the country from which it will be dispatched and notify the authorities there. (4) The importer must provide the transporter with an additional copy of the manifest to be submitted by the receiving facility to U.S. EPA in accordance with 40 CFR 264.71(a)(3) and 265.71(a)(3). (g) Annual reports. (3) The exporter must list the consent number from the AOC for each hazardous waste listed on the manifest, matched to the relevant list number for the hazardous waste from block 9b. The United States does not require such financial guarantees at this time; however, some OECD Member countries and other foreign countries do. (6) Contracts must specify that the foreign importer or the foreign receiving facility that performed interim recycling operations R12, R13, or RC3, or interim disposal operations D13 through D15, (recovery and disposal operations defined in 40 CFR 262.81) as appropriate, will: (i) Provide the notification required in paragraph (f)(3)(ii) of this section prior to any re-export of the hazardous wastes to a final foreign recovery or disposal facility in a third country; and. The Swedish EPA processes notification submissions in the order in which they are received. h277$1QRX/XnZzx{_aKe (4) R4 Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds. An information document may need to accompany the shipment. If this is the case, the interim facility must also sign the contract. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency introduces temporary and amended procedures to ensure efficient case handling and practical solutions for waste shipments in accordance with Regulation EC 1013/2006. (d) Laboratory analysis exemption. Countries concerned means the countries of export or import and any countries of transit. (B) Complies with a paper-based process by: (1) Attaching paper documentation of consent (i.e., a copy of the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent, international movement document) to the manifest, or shipping papers if a manifest is not required, which must accompany the hazardous waste shipment. The notification may cover up to one year of shipments of one or more hazardous wastes being sent to the same recovery or disposal facility, and must include all of the following information: (i) Exporter name and EPA identification number, address, telephone, fax numbers, and email address; (ii) Foreign receiving facility name, address, telephone, fax numbers, email address, technologies employed, and the applicable recovery or disposal operations as defined in 262.81; (iii) Foreign importer name (if not the owner or operator of the foreign receiving facility), address, telephone, fax numbers, and email address; (iv) Intended transporter(s) and/or their agent(s); address, telephone, fax, and email address; (v) U.S. as the country of export name, USA01 as the relevant competent authority code, and the intended U.S. port(s) of exit; (vi) The ISO standard 3166 country name 2-digit code, OECD/Basel competent authority code, and the ports of entry and exit for each country of transit; (vii) The ISO standard 3166 country name 2-digit code, OECD/Basel competent authority code, and port of entry for the country of import; (viii) Statement of whether the notification covers a single shipment or multiple shipments; (ix) Start and End Dates requested for transboundary movements; (x) Means of transport planned to be used; (xi) Description(s) of each hazardous waste, including whether each hazardous waste is regulated universal waste under 40 CFR part 273, or the state equivalent, spent lead-acid batteries being exported for recovery of lead under 40 CFR part 266, subpart G, or the state equivalent, or industrial ethyl alcohol being exported for reclamation under 40 CFR 261.6(a)(3)(i), or the state equivalent, estimated total quantity of each waste in either metric tons or cubic meters, the applicable RCRA waste code(s) for each hazardous waste, the applicable OECD waste code from the lists incorporated by reference in 40 CFR 260.11, and the United Nations/U.S. (b) General conditions applicable to transboundary movements of hazardous waste. Department of Transportation (DOT) ID number for each hazardous waste; (viii) Name (if not the foreign exporter), address, telephone, fax numbers, and email of the foreign company originating the shipment; (xii) Certification/declaration signed and dated by the foreign exporter that the information in the movement document is complete and correct; (xiii) Appropriate signatures for each custody transfer (e.g., transporter, importer, and owner or operator of the receiving facility); (xiv) Each person that has physical custody of the waste from the time the movement commences until it arrives at the receiving facility must sign the movement document (e.g., transporter, importer, and owner or operator of the receiving facility); and. xt|0/A=K6;7@ w)B?B>?8ZPf37$C2#D/_#}MB4Kb^"1$rQ&(_m/ay[Q8F+L[Y]rZg (5) Contracts must specify that the foreign receiving facility shall send a copy of the signed and dated confirmation of recovery or disposal, as soon as possible, but no later than thirty days after completing recovery or disposal on the waste in the shipment and no later than one calendar year following receipt of the waste, to the exporter and to the competent authority of the country of import. endstream endobj 1073 0 obj <>stream A notification is complete when EPA receives a notification which EPA determines satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (xiii) of this section. learn more about the process here. $.tO&>4{u3@~ H*=)r6t}M9~kS7N_7Yx)atj'AZ3']wEp#w^[l&CI Our processing time for waste shipments within the EU or OECD is no more than 30 days from the date the authority in the recipient country has confirmed that the notification process has been completed. *>2V9rmCP}|{xerwIQ+I'WRE-sWDt*c!Vm^ ), send information to. The regulations for shipments of waste for recovery are different to those applying to waste for disposal. #sm,s.W(OLz@WgnnRa'$vyvAQAeId1mKbdh'o25?yK;&9x.2h;UGlaTCGC*&W_ |C_O]V_E}te?xhsE7AV[7'6; (6) Export of hazardous wastes originally imported into the United States. If you have questions for the Agency that issued the current document please contact the agency directly. here. Hazardous waste may only be exported to countries within the EU and OECD. Different countries may have different requirements. For contracts that will be in effect on or after the electronic import-export reporting compliance date, the contracts must additionally specify that the foreign receiving facility send a copy to EPA at the same time using the allowable methods listed in paragraph (b)(1) of this section on or after that date. For exports by rail or water (bulk shipment), the primary exporter must provide the transporter with the paper documentation of consent which must accompany the hazardous waste but which need not be attached to the manifest except that for exports by water (bulk shipment) the primary exporter must attach the paper documentation of consent to the shipping paper. (4) The importer must ensure compliance with the movement documents requirements in paragraph (d) of this section; and. (1) The importer must ensure that a movement document meeting the conditions of paragraph (d)(2) of this section accompanies each transboundary movement of hazardous wastes from the initiation of the shipment in the country of export until it reaches the receiving facility, including cases in which the hazardous waste is stored and/or sorted by the importer prior to shipment to the receiving facility, except as provided in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section. In Sweden, all border crossings are open for cargo and freight traffic. Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the United Kingdom and many more countries accept that movement document (Annex IBs) and green listed waste (Annex VII document) to be shown electronically. :.z ]p}NS/p}W\$.n< Start working on your notification well in advance of the date you intend to initiate the waste shipment. Sweden also has waste regulations set out in the Swedish Waste Ordinance (SFS 2020:614). If a waste shipment can't continue as intended due to the impact of the corona virus (for example, closed facilities, borders, roads, etc.