text:
Guidance Manual For The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Recoverable Wastes
Original Title: 42262259.pdf
Uploaded by Susana Pires
saveSave 42262259.pdf For Later
Climate Change and the Philippines
2.4 With Notes Final
1-s2.0-S0956053X00000209-main.pdf
Haz Waste
Sari Village
Mc Final Report
1- AChiplunkar_opening Remarks
Microsoft Word MG L3 OHSMS 13 Waste Mgmnt 1
Questionnaire & Checklist
Criteria of the Rating System-GRIHA
Step 2_Group 242008_3.docx
Autocad Commands 1
Environmental Impact Assessment Final
10.5923.j.ijas.20130302.02
UNIT-1 (1)
7.Land Disposal
GUIDANCE MANUAL FOR THE CONTROL
OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS
OF RECOVERABLE WASTES
GUIDANCE MANUAL FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
COUNCIL DECISION C(2001)107/FINAL, AS AMENDED,
THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF WASTES
DESTINED FOR RECOVERY OPERATIONS
ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND
The OECD is a unique forum where the governments of 30 democracies
work together to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of
globalisation. The OECD is also at the forefront of efforts to understand and to
help governments respond to new developments and concerns, such as
corporate governance, the information economy and the challenges of an ageing
population. The Organisation provides a setting where governments can
compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good
practice and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies.
The OECD member countries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. The
Commission of the European Communities takes part in the work of the OECD.
The OECD Publishing disseminates widely the results of the
Organisations statistics gathering and research on economic, social and
environmental issues, as well as the conventions, guidelines and standards
agreed by its members.
This document is published on the responsibility of the Secretary General of the
OECD.
Also available in French under the title:
Manuel d'application pour le contrle des mouvements transfrontires de
dchets recyclables
OECD 2009
No reproduction, copy, transmission or translation of this publication may be made without written
permission. Applications should be sent to OECD Publishing rights@oecd.org or by fax 33 1 45 24 99 30.
Permission to photocopy a portion of this work should be addressed to the Centre franais dexploitation du
droit de copie (CFC), 20, rue des Grands-Augustins, 75006 Paris, France, fax 33 1 46 34 67 19,
contact@cfcopies.com or (for US only) to Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive Danvers,
MA 01923, USA, fax 1 978 646 8600, info@copyright.com.
The successive amendments of Council Decision C(2001)107/FINAL [C(2004)20; C(2005)141; and
C(2008)156] on the control of transboundary movements of waste destined for recovery operations, which
concern the lists of wastes, necessitate the update of the relevant Guidance Manual for the implementation
of this Decision. This document is a revised version of the former Guidance Manual
[ENV/EPOC/WGWPR(2001)6/FINAL]. It includes:
Detailed explanations on how to implement the OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL, as
amended;
The Decision C(2001)107/FINAL (Annex A), including Appendices 3 and 4, and Appendix 8
which have been amended by C(2008)156;
The updated consolidated lists of waste subject to the Green and Amber control procedures
(Annexes B and C);
Other relevant information to facilitate the implementation of the OECD Decision
C(2001)107/FINAL, such as applicable international transport agreements and a sample contract;
Queries of the interactive database aiming to facilitate the paperwork of all parties involved in
transboundary movements of wastes by providing the necessary information to complete the forms for
the notification and movement documents. The database includes the information required by the
Decision C(2001)107/FINAL, as amended and some practical information for each OECD member
country (http://www2.oecd.org/waste).
This Guidance Manual has been prepared by Soizick de Tilly, with advice from Tom Jones and
Henrik Harjula. The OECD Secretariat is grateful to Michael Ernst and Andreas Jaron (Germany);
Marco Buletti (Switzerland); Jose Lanctt and Julie Croteau (Canada); Pascale Clochard and
Laurence Matringe (France); and Donata Rugarabamu and Melissa Thomas (Secretariat of the Basel
Convention), for their contributions to the revision of this Guidance Manual, in particular to the
consolidated lists of wastes. Isabelle Fakih provided technical support and editing.
Further information related to the work of the OECD on transboundary movements of wastes, as well
as this Guidance Manual itself, can be found on Internet at: http://www.oecd.org/env/waste.
This Manual is to be considered only as a supportive explanatory document to the OECD
Council Decision C(2001)107/FINAL. It does not have any legal standing and does not, in any
way, replace the Decision or any national legislation. In case of doubt on specific points in the
Manual, please refer directly to the Decision, or contact national competent authorities.
FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................... 3
GUIDANCE MANUAL FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION C(2001)107/FINAL, AS
AMENDED, ON THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF WASTES DESTINED
FOR RECOVERY OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................. 6
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Background ........................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 OECD Council Acts preceding the Basel Convention ................................................................ 7
2.2 Basel Convention ......................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Harmonisation of the OECD Council Acts with the Basel Convention ...................................... 9
2.4 Status of OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL ......................................................................... 10
3. Scope of the OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL ............................................................................ 11
3.1 What is Waste? .......................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Which Transboundary Movements are covered? ...................................................................... 11
3.3 OECD Waste Lists .................................................................................................................... 12
3.3.1 Wastes falling under Green and Amber Control Procedures (see Figure 1) ........................ 12
3.3.2 Contaminated Green-listed Waste ....................................................................................... 16
3.3.3 Wastes not appearing on OECD Waste Lists ..................................................................... 16
3.3.4 Procedure for amending the OECD Waste Lists (see Figure 2) ......................................... 17
4. Green control procedure ..................................................................................................................... 18
5. Amber control procedure .................................................................................................................... 19
5.1 Main Features of Case 1 and Case 2 Control Procedures (see Figure 3) ................................... 19
5.2 Contracts .................................................................................................................................... 21
5.3 Financial Guarantees ................................................................................................................. 22
5.4 Notification Procedure ............................................................................................................... 23
5.4.1 Purpose of the Notification Procedure ................................................................................. 23
5.4.2 Who has the Responsibility to notify? ................................................................................. 23
5.4.3 Notification Document ........................................................................................................ 24
5.4.4 Acknowledgement ............................................................................................................... 24
5.4.5 Consent or Objection by Competent Authorities ................................................................. 25
5.4.6 Conditions for consenting to a Transboundary Movement .................................................. 26
5.5 Tracking Procedure ................................................................................................................... 26
5.5.1 Movement Document .......................................................................................................... 26
5.5.2 Responsible Parties in the Circulation of the Movement Document .................................. 27
5.5.3 Certification of Receipt ........................................................................................................ 27
5.5.4 Certification of Recovery..................................................................................................... 28
6. Other issues of importance ................................................................................................................. 28
6.1 Classification and Interpretation Differences between member countries ................................ 28
6.1.1 Reasons for Differences ....................................................................................................... 28
6.1.2 How to deal with Differences? ............................................................................................ 28
6.2 Mixtures of Wastes .................................................................................................................... 29
6.3 Transboundary Movements for Laboratory Analysis ................................................................ 30
6.4 Transboundary Movements to Recovery Operations R12 or R13 ............................................. 31
6.5 Recognised Traders ................................................................................................................... 32
6.6 Transit through a non-OECD country ....................................................................................... 32
6.7 International Transport Rules .................................................................................................... 33
6.8 Duty to return or re-export......................................................................................................... 33
6.9 Practical Information to be provided by member countries ...................................................... 34
ANNEX A: OECD DECISION C(2001)107/FINAL, AS AMENDED BY C(2004)20; C(2005)141 AND
C(2008)156 ............................................................................................................................. 35
ANNEX B: OECD CONSOLIDATED LIST OF WASTES SUBJECT TO THE GREEN
CONTROL PROCEDURE ................................................................................................... 81
ANNEX C: OECD CONSOLIDATED LIST OF WASTES SUBJECT TO THE AMBER CONTROL
PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................................ 92
ANNEX D: LIST OF OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES AND YEAR OF ACCESSION ......................... 99
ANNEX E: INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT AGREEMENTS ......................................................... 100
ANNEX F: CONTRACT ........................................................................................................................ 101
ANNEX G: INTERACTIVE INFORMATION DATABASE (http://www2.OECD.org/waste) ........... 103
AMENDED, ON THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF WASTES
Since March 1992, transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations between
member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have been
supervised and controlled according to Council Decision C(92)39/FINAL on the Control of Transfrontier
Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations.
The OECD Decision C(92)39/FINAL provided a framework for the OECD member countries to
control transboundary movements of recoverable wastes within the OECD area in an environmentally
sound and economically efficient manner. Compared to the Basel Convention, it gave a simplified and
more explicit means of controlling such movements of wastes. It also facilitated transboundary movements
of recoverable wastes between OECD member countries in the case where an OECD member country is
not a Party to the Basel Convention.
The developments under the Basel Convention, in particular the adoption of two detailed lists of
wastes as new Annexes VIII and IX to the Convention in November 1998, gave impetus to revise the
OECD Decision C(92)39/FINAL in order to harmonise procedures and requirements and to avoid
duplicate activities with the Basel Convention. This revision resulted in the adoption of Council Decision
C(2001)107/FINAL in May 2002. Provisions of the revised OECD Decision have been harmonised with
those of the Basel Convention in particular with regard to the classification of wastes subject to control.
However, certain procedural elements of the original OECD Decision C(92)39/FINAL, which do not exist
in the Basel Convention, such as time limits for approval process, tacit consent and pre-consent procedures
have been retained. The OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL is appended in its entirety in Annex A of this
Manual.
As OECD Council Decisions are legally binding for member countries, the OECD Decision
C(2001)107/FINAL has to be implemented in member countries through the enactment of national
legislation. This Guidance Manual is intended to help users of the OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL by
providing an understanding of its functioning and assisting national governments and competent authorities
in its implementation. It contributes to ensure a uniform application of the OECD Decision in member
2.1 OECD Council Acts preceding the Basel Convention
The control of transboundary movements of wastes, in particular that of hazardous wastes, has been a
concern to OECD member countries since the early 1980s. Between 1984 and 1992 eight OECD Council
Acts relating to transboundary movements of waste were adopted:
Decision and Recommendation C(83)180(Final) on Transfrontier Movements of Hazardous
Wastes (1 February 1984): Member countries were required to control the transfrontier movements of
hazardous waste. A comprehensive set of principles concerning such control was also recommended to
member countries.
Resolution C(85)100 on I nternational Co-operation Concerning Transfrontier Movements of
Hazardous Waste (20 J une 1985): This resolution confirmed the conclusions made by a high-level policy
Conference on International Co-operation concerning Transfrontier Movements of Hazardous Waste,
organised by the OECD and hosted by the Government of Switzerland on 26 and 27 March 1985 in Basel.
The main conclusions were that, in order to achieve effective monitoring and control of hazardous wastes
moving across national frontiers, the OECD should develop an international system for the control of
transfrontier movements of hazardous waste which should also include provisions and principles with
respect to transfrontier movements of hazardous wastes to or from non-OECD countries.
Decision-Recommendation C(86)64(Final) on Exports of Hazardous Wastes from the OECD Area
(5 J une 1986): In response to the mandate of OECD Council Resolution C(85)100, this
Decision-Recommendation required to control exports of hazardous wastes to non OECD countries as
strictly as exports of hazardous wastes to OECD member countries; not to allow movements of hazardous
wastes to non-member countries to occur without the consent of the appropriate authorities of the
importing country and of any non-member countries of transit, and unless the hazardous wastes were
directed to adequate disposal facilities in the importing country.
Decision C(88)90(Final) on Transfrontier Movements of Hazardous Wastes (27 May 1988): This
Decision, together with Decision and Recommendation C(83)180(Final) provided the basic foundation for
the OECD draft international agreement called for in Council Resolution C(85)100. It defined the terms
waste, disposal and hazardous waste for the purpose of controlling transfrontier movements of
wastes. To this end the Decision established a Core List of wastes to be controlled. In addition to the
wastes covered by the Core List, all other wastes considered to be or legally defined as hazardous in the
country of export or the country of import were also subject to control under the terms of this Decision.
The Decision also established a classification system for wastes subject to transfrontier movement, known
as the International Waste Identification Code (IWIC). This code is no more required under Decision
C(2001)107/FINAL.
Resolution C(89)1(Final) on the Control of Transfrontier Movements of Hazardous Wastes (30
J anuary 1989), and Resolution C(89)112(Final) on the Control of Transfrontier Movements of
Hazardous Wastes (18-20 J uly 1989): These resolutions expressed support to the work initiated under the
auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which aimed at preparing a global
convention on transboundary movements of hazardous wastes. The earlier work on the OECD draft
international agreement provided the foundation for these global efforts which finally resulted in the
adoption of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and
Their Disposal in 1989.
Decision-Recommendation C(90)178/FI NAL on the Reduction of Transfrontier Movements of
Wastes (31 J anuary 1991): This Decision-Recommendation was the first OECD Act concluded after the
adoption of the Basel Convention. It was also the first Act regulating transfrontier movements of
non-hazardous wastes, in addition to those of hazardous wastes. The Decision called on member countries
to reduce to a minimum the exports of all wastes for final disposal, in accordance with environmentally
sound and efficient management practices. It also encouraged member countries to establish additional
and appropriate waste management infrastructure within their own territory and to develop bilateral or
regional plans to ensure the environmentally sound management of those wastes, in the case where such
infrastructure cannot be established. The Decision recognised the desirability of appropriately controlled
international trade in waste materials destined for recovery, and that efficient and environmentally sound
management of waste may justify some transfrontier movements in order to make use of adequate recovery
or disposal facilities in other countries. To that effect the Decision instructed the OECD Environment
Committee to develop and implement a programme of activities concerning waste destined for recovery
Decision C(92)39/FI NAL Concerning the Control of Transfrontier Movements of Wastes Destined
for Recovery Operations (30 March 1992): This Decision was developed in response to the mandate given
by Decision-Recommendation C(90)178/FINAL and established an intra-OECD mechanism to control
transfrontier movements of wastes destined for recovery operations. It provided a simplified and efficient
means of controlling such transfrontier movements, compatible with the environmentally sound
management of wastes as required by the Basel Convention. The Decision was adopted as an agreement or
arrangement pursuant to Article 11 paragraph 2 of the Basel Convention.
2.2 Basel Convention
The Basel Convention entered into force on 5 May 1992 when 20 countries had ratified or acceded to
the Convention. Since then, the number of countries has become such that, as of May 2008, 170 countries
and the European Community were Parties to the Convention. All OECD member countries (see Annex E)
are signatories to the Basel Convention and all except one have ratified the Convention, as originally
adopted on 22 March 1989.
Since the entry into force of the Basel Convention, the Conference of the Parties has adopted two
major amendments to the Convention. In 1995, Decision III/1 (hereinafter referred to as the export ban
amendment) was adopted prohibiting transboundary movements of hazardous wastes from Parties listed in
Annex VII of the Convention to all other countries (Annex VII includes all OECD member countries, the
European Community and Liechtenstein). As of May 2008 the export ban amendment had yet to enter into
force due to the insufficient number of ratifications. However, it has been transposed by a number of
OECD countries (the EU member states) into their national legislation.
In order to further clarify which wastes were covered by the Basel Convention, including the export
ban amendment, two new detailed waste lists were adopted as Annexes VIII and IX to the Convention in
February 1998. The new Annexes became effective in November 1998.
Further amendments to Annexes VIII and IX, i.e. the lists of wastes, were adopted in 2002 and 2004
respectively at the 6
meetings of the Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention.
2.3 Harmonisation of the OECD Council Acts with the Basel Convention
The developments under the Basel Convention during the late 1990s gave impetus to revise OECD
Decision C(92)39/FINAL. The goal of the revision was, to the extent possible, to harmonise the procedures
and requirements of this OECD Decision with those of the Basel Convention and to eliminate duplicate
activities between the two international organisations. In May 2002, this work resulted in the issuance of
the revised Council Decision C(2001)107/FINAL on the control of transboundary movements of wastes
destined for recovery operations.
The major changes are as follows:
The number of different levels of control is reduced from three (Green, Amber, Red) to two
(Green, Amber) control procedures.
The waste lists determining wastes subject to control are harmonised with the Basel Convention.
Annexes II, VIII and IX of the Basel Convention replace the OECD green, amber and red lists of
wastes. The OECD Green control procedure is applied to Basel Annex IX wastes as well as to
some additional wastes which were included in earlier OECD green list of wastes. The OECD
Amber control procedure is applied to Basel Annexes II and VIII wastes as well as to some
additional wastes which were included in earlier OECD amber and red lists of wastes. However,
some adjustments have been made with respect to certain entries in Annexes VIII and IX of the
Basel Convention for the purposes of the OECD Decision. (See Section 3.3.1 for further details).
The OECD Review Mechanism for the revision of the waste lists is eliminated. The amendments
to the Basel waste lists agreed to under the Basel Convention will thus, under normal
circumstances, be incorporated into the OECD Decision without a separate review procedure
within the OECD. However, in exceptional cases and for the purpose of environmentally sound
and economically efficient recovery of wastes within the OECD area, member countries may
agree, in accordance with a specific procedure set out in the OECD Decision, to apply a different
level of control to certain entries in the Basel waste lists (see Section 3.3.4).
Most of the basic terms and definitions used in the OECD Decision, such as the terms waste and
hazardous waste, have been harmonised with those of the Basel Convention. However, for the
sake of clarity, the terms disposal and recovery are distinct in the revised OECD Decision,
whereas in the Basel Convention, the term disposal covers both disposal and recovery operations
(see Section 3.1).
Some new elements have been added to the OECD Decision in order to further harmonise the
procedures with the Basel Convention, such as the provisions concerning the return of wastes
(Section 6.8), financial guarantees (Section 5.3) and a requirement for a recovery facility to
provide a certificate of recovery after completion of the recovery operation (Section 5.5.4).
The scope of control has been clarified, for example, with regard to mixtures of wastes (Section
6.2), and movements of wastes for laboratory analysis (Section 6.3).
The control procedures have been clarified and made more precise, in particular with regard to
Green-listed wastes which have been contaminated (Section 3.3.2), movements of wastes to pre-
consented facilities (Sections 5.1 and 5.4) and to recovery operations R12 and R13 (Section 6.4).
In this context another draft Council Act was prepared, aiming at consolidating and updating all
OECD Council Acts concerning transboundary movements of wastes referred to in Section 2.1 above,
except Decision C(92)39/FINAL, into one Act. However, in the course of preparation of this Act, it
became evident that no consensus could be reached at this stage. Consequently, a Resolution was prepared,
and finally adopted on 25 October 2001 as Council Resolution C(2001)208, instructing the OECD
Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) to complete this work as soon as it deems possible. Pending the
finalisation of this work, the application of certain reporting and data collection requirements set out in
some of these Acts (i.e. C(83)180(Final), C(88)90(Final), and C(89)112(Final)) is suspended.
In the course of this harmonisation and streamlining work, member countries concluded that further
steps should be taken towards harmonisation of the OECD and Basel lists of wastes and, if appropriate, of
other relevant international control systems for transboundary movements of wastes. The ultimate goal is
to achieve a globally harmonised control system by working in close co-operation with other international
organisations, such as the Basel Convention and the European Union.
2.4 Status of OECD Decision C(2001)107/FI NAL
Decision C(2001)107/FINAL, is a revision of C(92)39/FINAL and, as such, continues to be
compatible with the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes pursuant to
Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Basel Convention
. Consequently, it is Decision C(2001)107/FINAL which
applies when transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations take place from one
OECD member country to another.
OECD Decisions are legally binding to those member countries who have agreed to them, pursuant to
Article 5(a) of the OECD Convention. Decision C(2001)107/FINAL has been agreed by all thirty member
countries (see Annex E) and is to be implemented and promulgated through national legislation in each
member country. For example, in the member states of the European Union, the OECD Decision is
implemented through the EC Waste Shipment Regulation N 1013/2006 as from 12 July 2007. In
Canada, the Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations fully
implement the requirements of the OECD Decision, the Basel Convention, and the Canada-US Agreement
on Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste. In Switzerland, the OECD Decision is translated into
national legislation through the Swiss Ordinance on the Movements of Waste of 22 June 2005, which
entered into force on 1
January 2006. In Japan, the National Law for the Control of Export, Import of
Specified Hazardous Wastes and other Wastes was revised and entered into force on 16 December 2001, as
a new Ordinance called Ordinance Designating Materials to be Controlled by the OECD Decision
C(2001)107/FINAL Concerning the Control of Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for
Recovery Operations. In Korea, the requirements of the OECD Decision have been transposed into the
Act on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.
However, certain elements of the Decision may be implemented in different ways by different member
countries. For example, member countries may impose, within their jurisdiction, further requirements in order to
better protect human health and the environment. Such requirements shall be consistent with the Decision and in
accordance with the rules of international law. Information on any relevant differences between the national
provisions and the OECD Decision shall be made available to other member countries through a specific website
developed by the OECD Secretariat (see Section 6.9).
According to Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Basel Convention, Parties shall notify the Secretariat of any
bilateral, multilateral or regional agreements or arrangements regarding transboundary movement of hazardous
wastes or other wastes with Parties or non/Parties which they have entered into prior to the entry into force of
the Convention for them, for the purpose of controlling transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and
other wastes which take place entirely among Parties to such agreements. The provisions of the Basel
Convention shall not affect transboundary movements which take place pursuant to such agreements provided
that such agreements are compatible with the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and
other wastes as required by the Convention.
3. Scope of the OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL
The OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL (hereinafter referred to as the OECD Decision) applies only
to transboundary movements of wastes which are destined for recovery operations within the OECD
area. The key factors determining the scope of the OECD Decision are schematically shown in Figure 1
and discussed in more detail below.
3.1 What is Waste?
In the revised OECD Decision, the definition of waste is slightly amended, in order for it to be further
harmonised with that of the Basel Convention. According to the new definition, wastes are substances or
objects which (i) are disposed of or are being recovered; or (ii) are intended to be disposed of or recovered;
or (iii) are required, by the provisions of national law, to be disposed of or recovered.
The definition of waste is based on the destination of the material, i.e. whether the material is destined
for disposal/recovery or not. Contrary to the Basel Convention and the previous OECD Decision
C(92)39/FINAL, the revised OECD Decision distinguishes between the terms disposal and recovery.
The disposal operations are specified in Appendix 5.A and recovery operations in Appendix 5.B of the
Decision. These terms and definitions have been harmonised with those of the EU Waste Shipment
Regulation, whereas, in the Basel Convention, the term disposal covers both disposal and recovery.
It should be noted that, although the definition of waste covers those wastes destined for both disposal
and recovery, the OECD Decision only applies to wastes destined for recovery. Wastes destined for
disposal are subject to different legal control, in particular those established by the Basel Convention and
any applicable national law.
The definition of waste excludes radioactive wastes covered by other international agreements. In this
regard, reference is made in particular to the IAEA Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel
Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management which entered into force on 18 June
2001 (further information is available from the website: www.nea.fr).
Member countries have different understandings of the definition of waste
. Consequently, different
decisions may be made in different countries about the status of the same material and therefore, the same
material may be regarded as waste in one country but as a commodity or raw material in another country.
See Section 6.1 for the procedures to be applied in the case of such differences.
3.2 Which transboundary movements are covered?
The OECD Decision defines transboundary movement as any movement of wastes from an area
under the national jurisdiction of a member country to an area under the national jurisdiction of another
member country. Thus, the OECD Decision applies only to those movements of wastes where both the
country of export and the country of import are OECD member countries. It also applies where the
countries of export and import are member countries but the country of transit is not a member country.
See Section 6.6 of this Manual for control procedures to be applied in such cases.
The OECD Decision is not applicable to the movements of wastes which are destined for recovery
within the same member country and transit through another member country. Such movements of waste
shall be controlled according to relevant national procedures and possible bilateral agreements or
For further information on the definition of waste, see the OECD document which was published in 1998:
Guidance Document for distinguishing waste from non-waste [ENV/EPOC/WMP(98)1/REV1].
arrangements between the countries involved. In the case where the country of transit is not an
OECD country, any relevant international control system, such as the Basel Convention, shall apply
3.3 OECD waste lists
3.3.1 Wastes falling under Green and Amber Control Procedures (see Figure 1)
In the OECD Decision, the lists of wastes have been harmonised to a large extent with the lists of
wastes of the Basel Convention. The earlier green, amber and red lists of wastes have been abolished and
replaced by two categories of wastes (hereinafter referred to as the OECD waste lists) requiring different
levels of control when destined for recovery in another OECD member country:
a) Wastes falling under the Green control procedure are listed in Appendix 3 to the
OECD Decision (see Annex A). These wastes do not typically exhibit hazardous characteristics
and are deemed to pose negligible risks for human health and the environment during their
transboundary movement for recovery within the OECD area. The Appendix is divided into two
Part I includes the wastes listed in Annex IX of the Basel Convention, i.e. wastes not
characterised as hazardous in accordance with Article 1(1)a of the Convention. However,
some adjustments have been made in respect of certain entries of Annex IX for the purposes
of the OECD Decision. The entries included in this Part I are identified by a 5-digit code
number consisting of the letter B and four numbers (e.g. B1010), in accordance with the
coding system of the Basel waste lists.
Part II contains additional wastes subject to the Green control procedure which, according to
a number of risk criteria (see Appendix 6 to the OECD Decision), are assessed as wastes that
do not pose any risk for human health and the environment when destined for recovery within
the OECD area. These entries are not listed under the Basel Convention but they were
included in the earlier green list of wastes of Decision C(92)39/FINAL. The entries included
in this Part II are identified by a 5-digit code number consisting of two letters (the first letter
being G for Green) and three numbers (e.g. GA300), in accordance with the coding system
used in Decision C(92)39/FINAL.
To facilitate the use of the OECD list of wastes subject to the Green control procedure, Parts I and II
have been consolidated into one single list, consisting of wastes listed in Annex IX of the Basel
Convention, to which adjustments made by OECD and mentioned in Part I of Appendix 3 to the OECD
Decision have been applied. In addition, the wastes listed under Part II of Appendix 3 to the OECD
Decision have been inserted into the appropriate categories of Basel Annex IX. Annex B of the Guidance
Manual includes this consolidated list of wastes subject to the Green control procedure.
It should be noted that the chapeau attached to Annex IX of the Basel Convention
is not applicable to
Appendix 3 within the OECD Decision. Consequently, under the OECD Decision, it is possible, though
highly unlikely, that a waste listed in Appendix 3 exhibits a hazardous characteristic but still benefits from
the Green control procedure when it can be reliably assessed that such a movement of waste does not pose
The Chapeau of Annex IX of the Basel Convention reads as follows: Wastes contained in the Annex will not
be wastes covered by Article 1, paragraph 1(a), of this Convention unless they contain Annex I material to an
extent causing them to exhibit an Annex III characteristic.
any risk for human health and the environment in accordance with the criteria of Appendix 6 to the OECD
Decision.
The chapeau, specific to the OECD Decision, is included in Appendix 3 as a heading for all wastes
subject to the Green control procedure and indicates that a waste may not be subject to the Green control
procedure if it is contaminated by other materials to an extent which:
sufficiently increases the risk associated with the waste to render it appropriate for submission to
the Amber control procedure, when taking into account the criteria in Appendix 6 to the OECD
Decision, or
prevents the environmentally sound recovery of the waste.
For additional explanation on procedures for non-hazardous waste which is contaminated,
see section 3.3.2 below.
b) Wastes falling under the Amber control procedure are listed in Appendix 4 to the OECD
Decision (see Annex A). These wastes usually, but not always, exhibit one or more hazardous
characteristic(s). Due to their hazardousness or other reason referred to in Appendix 6 to the
OECD Decision, they may pose a risk for human health and the environment during their
transboundary movement for recovery within the OECD area and are therefore subject to specific
control procedures under the OECD Decision. The Appendix is divided into two Parts:
Part I includes the wastes listed in Annexes II and VIII of the Basel Convention. Annex II
refers to categories of wastes requiring special consideration under the Convention and
contains two entries: Y46 - Wastes collected from households - and Y47 - Residues arising
from the incineration of household wastes
. Annex VIII is a list of wastes characterised as
hazardous pursuant to Article 1(1)a of the Basel Convention. The entries in Annex VIII are
identified by a 5-digit code number consisting of the letter A and four numbers (e.g. A1010),
in accordance with the coding system of the Basel waste lists. However, some adjustments
have been made in respect to certain entries of Annex VIII for the purposes of the
OECD Decision.
Part I I contains additional wastes subject to the Amber control procedure, which, according
to a number of risk criteria (see Appendix 6 to the OECD Decision) are assessed to pose a risk
for human health and the environment when destined for recovery within the OECD area.
These entries are not listed under the Basel Convention but they were included in the earlier
amber or red lists of wastes of Decision C(92)39/FINAL. The entries included in this Part are
identified by a 5-digit code number consisting of two letters (the first letter being A for
Amber or R for Red) and three numbers (e.g. AB030), in accordance with the coding
system used in Decision C(92)39/FINAL.
It should be noted that wastes collected from households (Y46), shall not fall under the entry Y46 within the
OECD Decision, as long as they consist of clean fractions of household wastes that have been source-
separated for recovery purposes and are individually listed in Appendix 3 to the OECD Decision (e.g. glass,
paper, metal, textile). Consequently, they shall not be subject to the Amber control procedure unless they are
contaminated by hazardous materials or substances that may prevent their recovery in an environmentally
sound manner.
To facilitate the use of the OECD list of wastes subject to the Amber control procedure, Parts I and II
have been consolidated into one single list, consisting of wastes listed in Annexes II and VIII of the Basel
Convention, to which the adjustments made by OECD and mentioned in Part I of Appendix 4 to the OECD
Decision have been inserted into the appropriate categories of Basel Annex VIII. Annex C of the Guidance
Manual includes this consolidated list of wastes subject to the Amber control procedure.
It should be noted that the chapeau attached to Annex VIII of the Basel Convention
is not applicable
to Appendix 4 within the OECD Decision.
The level of control applied to the wastes listed in Appendices 3 and 4 to the OECD Decision has
been commonly agreed by all OECD member countries. However, on a case by case basis and in
exceptional circumstances, a different level of control may be applied by a member country, according to
its domestic legislation and upon justification (see section 6.1).
The adjustments made to Parts I of the OECD waste lists are identified by a note referring to
particular entries in Annexes VIII or IX of the Basel Convention. These notes either introduce an OECD
specific interpretation/understanding of these entries or stipulate that a certain entry does not apply and
instead the earlier respective entry of the OECD green, amber or red list applies.
The intention is to take further steps towards harmonisation of the OECD waste lists with those of the
Basel Convention by submitting applications to the Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) of the Basel
Convention in order to include wastes listed in Parts II of the OECD waste lists into the appropriate
annexes of the Basel Convention. Until these wastes are explicitly listed under the Basel Convention, their
inclusion in Part II ensures that the level of control applied to them within the OECD Decision continues to
be the same as in the earlier Decision C(92)39/FINAL. Due to the intended transitional nature of Part II of
the OECD waste lists, it was not considered necessary to introduce a uniform coding system for all wastes
included in any part of these lists. Instead, as specified above, the coding system is based on the Basel
Convention and with regards to Parts II, on the earlier OECD Decision C(92)39/FINAL.
The Chapeau of Annex VIII of the Basel Convention reads as follows: Wastes contained in this Annex are
characterised as hazardous under Article 1, paragraph 1(a), of this Convention, and their designation on this
Annex does not preclude the use of Annex III to demonstrate that a waste is not hazardous.
Figure 1 Identification of wastes subject to the OECD Decision
Is the material waste ?
Is the waste destined for
Recovery from an OECD
country to another OECD
country?
Is the waste listed in
Appendix 3?
Does the waste exhibit a
Hazardous characteristic?
MOVEMENT NOT SUBJECT TO
THE OECD DECISION
DOMESTIC CONTROL, IF APPLICABLE
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS, IF APPLICABLE
BASEL CONTROL, IF APPLICABLE
EU CONTROL, IF APPLICABLE
Is the waste contaminated to an
extent which increases the risk
when taking into account the
criteria in Appendix 6, or which
prevents environmentally sound
recovery?
MOVEMENT SUBJECT TO THE
GREEN CONTROL PROCEDURE
AMBER CONTROL PROCEDURE
NO WASTE CONTROL
3.3.2. Contaminated Green-listed waste
If a shipment involves a Green-listed waste which is contaminated with hazardous substances or
materials to the extent that it would be subject to the Amber control procedure in accordance with the
chapeau under Appendix 3 (the Green list), it shall be notified.
If the Green-listed waste is contaminated to such an extent that it falls under the Amber list where it
has a mirror entry, the relevant Amber code should be used. For example, if waste gypsum (entry B2080:
Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes not included in Appendix 4) is contaminated with
heavy metal compounds (e.g. lead compounds) to the extent that it exhibits a hazard characteristic, the
Amber Code (A2040: Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes, when containing Appendix
1 constituents to the extent that it exhibits an Appendix 2 hazardous characteristic) should be used.
In some cases, however, a Green listed waste which is contaminated has no mirror entry on the
Amber list. The chapeau of the Green list has been designed to deal with these particular cases. Thus, a
contaminated Green-listed waste should be notified by using its relevant entry code on the Green list
(which indicates the main constituent of the waste destined for recovery) but also by clearly indicating that
the waste contains sufficient contamination to render the shipment as an Amber controlled waste, when
taking into account the criteria in Appendix 6 Criteria for the OECD risk-based approach of
OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL.
Therefore, the appropriate information on the contamination should be included in the notification and
movement documents in Block 14 on Waste Identification. The relevant codes related to the hazardous
substances or materials from which the contamination arises should be filled in: these are the Y-code
(Categories of wastes to be controlled); the H-code (Hazardous characteristics) and UN class code.
Finally, information on the hazardous substances or materials (type and concentration, if known)
which have contaminated the original Green-listed waste should also be indicated in Block 12 of the
notification and movement documents. This Block, related to the Designation and composition of the
waste, has been designed to provide additional information on the name by which the material is
commonly known; the names of its major constituents (in terms of quantity and/or hazard) and if possible
their relative concentrations.
3.3.3 Wastes not appearing on OECD waste lists
The OECD waste lists are not exhaustive, i.e. they do not list all possible types of wastes. In the case
where a member country identifies wastes which are destined for recovery operations within the OECD
area but have not yet been listed in the OECD waste lists, such country is requested, if appropriate, to make
applications to the Basel Convention in order to amend the relevant Annexes of the Basel Convention. The
amendments made to the waste lists of the Basel Convention will subsequently be incorporated into the
OECD Decision, in accordance with the procedure described below in section 3.3.4.
Pending assignment to a list, domestic legislation of the countries concerned shall regulate the
transboundary movements of such unlisted wastes. However, if the waste exhibits any of the hazardous
characteristics listed in Appendix 2 to the OECD Decision, as determined by using national procedures, it
shall fall under the Amber control procedure. If only one country involved in the movement of waste
considers the waste to be hazardous, the responsibilities under the Amber control procedure shift to the
relevant parties in that country, in accordance with the mutatis mutandis principle (see section 6.1 for
further details). Unlisted wastes falling under the Amber control procedure shall be indicated on the
notification and movement documents reproduced in Appendix 8 to the OECD Decision by specifying
Not listed in the place where waste codes are requested, i.e. in Block 14.
3.3.4 Procedure for amending the OECD waste lists (see Figure 2)
To a large extent, the OECD waste lists are identical with those included in Annexes II, VIII and IX
of the Basel Convention. The waste lists of the Basel Convention are regularly reviewed through a specific
mechanism: Parties to the Convention submit applications to the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) for
entries to be included in or deleted from the lists, or for modification of certain entries. The OEWG
examines the applications and, if agreed, a proposal for the amendment of relevant Annexes of the
Convention is submitted for adoption by the Conference of the Parties (COP).
Since the purpose of the OECD Decision is to harmonise its waste lists with those of the Basel
Convention, amendments made to Annexes of the Convention will also be incorporated in the relevant
Appendices to the OECD Decision:
amendments made to Annex IX of the Basel Convention will be incorporated into Part I of
Appendix 3 to the OECD Decision;
amendments made to Annexes II and VIII of the Basel Convention will be incorporated into Part I
of Appendix 4 to the OECD Decision;
If all OECD member countries agree with amendments made under the Basel Convention, the
amendments enter into effect from the date on which the amendments to the Basel Convention become
effective, i.e. 6 months after having been approved by the Basel COP.
It may exceptionally happen that one or several member country(ies) disagree(s) with an amendment
decided by the Basel COP: for example, the level of control decided for a waste within the Basel COP may
not comply with the principles of economically efficient and environmentally sound recovery of waste
within the OECD countries or with the risk associated with the waste shipment, as assessed according to
the criteria listed in Appendix 6 of the OECD Decision. In this case, the member country(ies) is(are)
allowed to raise an objection and make an alternative proposal according to the procedure set out in
Chapter II, Section B(3) of the OECD Decision. If a consensus is reached between OECD countries on the
raised objection and the alternative proposal, the OECD lists of wastes will be modified accordingly. If, on
the contrary, no consensus can be reached, the Basel amendment will not be applied within the OECD
Decision and each member country reserves its right to control the waste in question in accordance with its
domestic legislation and international law (see Chapter II, section B(4) of the OECD Decision). This
procedure and its link to the Basel Convention are described in Figure 2.
Figure 2 - Procedure for amending the OECD waste lists in relation to the Basel Convention
Application examined by the
Opened-Ended Working Group
Member country identifies a
need to reclassify a waste
Proposal for an amendment of
relevant Annex of the Convention
6 months before COP
Application for an amendment of
Basel waste lists by a Party or
another body through a Party of an
observer State
Does the Basel
amendment require
any modification of
Part II of Appendix 3
or 4?
Does a member country object to the
Basel amendment and present an
alternative proposal within 60 days
following adoption of COP?
appendix of
the OECD
COP adopts the amendment
Depository circulates the
communication; start of the 6-
month opting-out period
Necessary amendments
incorporated in relevant
Appendix of the OECD
Decision to indicate that
neither the Basel
amendment, nor the
alternative proposal
apply; concerned waste
item subject to domestic
Basel amendment enters into
force through Part I
of Appendix 3 or 4
Entry into force of the OECD
amendment simultaneously
with the Basel amendment
Entry into force of the Basel
amendment following expiry
of the 6-month opting-out
incorporated in
the relevant
Appendix of the
OECD Decision
OECD Secretariat
disseminates the
alternative proposal to the
member countries for
BASEL CONVENTION OECD DECISION
Is consensus on the
reached 1 month before
the entry into force of the
Basel amendment?
4. Green control procedure
Since the wastes subject to the Green control procedure are deemed to pose negligible risks for human
health and the environment during their transboundary movement for recovery within the OECD area, they
are not controlled under the OECD Decision. However, the OECD Decision imposes a general requirement
that all wastes, including those subject to the Green control procedure, shall be destined for recovery
operations within a recovery facility which will recover them in an environmentally sound manner
according to national laws, regulations and practices
. Furthermore, it is required by the OECD Decision
that all persons involved in any contracts or arrangements for such transboundary movements should have
the appropriate legal status, in accordance with domestic legislation and regulations. Those movements
shall also be subject to applicable international transport agreement (see Annex E) and other existing
controls normally applied in commercial transactions.
It should also be noted that some member countries may impose specific requirements for the
transboundary movements of wastes subject to the Green control procedure by their domestic legislation.
For example, the European Community legislation requires that certain information, signed by the holder
of wastes subject to the Green control procedure, accompanies each shipment of such waste, in order to
assist the tracking of these shipments.
5. Amber control procedure
5.1 Main features of Case 1 and Case 2 control procedures (see Figure 3)
Within the OECD area, all transboundary movements of waste subject to the Amber control procedure
can take place only upon prior written notification to the competent authorities of countries of export,
import and transit (if any) and upon tacit or written consent from these authorities to the notified movement
of waste. Furthermore, each shipment of waste shall be accompanied by a movement document from the
point at which the transboundary movement begins to the point of recovery. These two elements of the
Amber control procedure are hereinafter referred to as the notification procedureand tracking procedure,
respectively.
Two cases exist within the Amber control procedure according to the type of facility to which wastes
are destined. Actually, two types of facilities exist: most of the recovery facilities are usual recovery
facilities, i.e. not subject to any particular procedure, requirement, or rule due to a special feature in
relation to their activity. The other type of recovery facility is the so-called pre-consented facility. These
facilities are less numerous and benefit from a specific provision due to the type of waste they recover and
the frequency of their imports of the same waste. This specific provision, the pre-consent, is granted to
the facility by the competent authority of its jurisdiction. To a large extent, these two cases are identical but
they differ at a few stages of the notification procedure (see Figure 3):
An OECD Council Recommendation has been adopted by member countries for this purpose in 2004
[C(2004)100], which recommends a number of measures to be taken at the government level and at the facility
level to ensure that waste is managed in an environmentally sound manner.
Figure 3 - Main Stages of the Amber Control Case 1 and Case 2 procedures
(for more details see the text of this Manual)
CASE 1 CASE 2 (pre-consented facilities)
CONTRACT AND FINANCIAL GUARANTEES
Exporter concludes a contract with the recovery facility
and arranges necessary financial guarantees
Exporter concludes a contract with the pre-consented
recovery facility and arranges necessary financial
Exporter provides notification to the countries of
export, import and transit;
notification for a maximum period of 1 year
notification for a maximum period of up to 3 years
Importing country issues an acknowledgement
An objection issued by
any country concerned
An objection issued
by any country
concerned within 7
working days*
(TACIT/WRITTEN)
No objection issued by
MOVEMENT MAY
NOT PROCEED
PROCEED;
CONSENTS VALID
MAXIMUM 1 YEAR
MAY NOT
MOVEMENT DOCUMENT
Exporter completes the movement document to accompany each consignment;
carrier completes the document when taking possession of the consignment
CERTIFICATION OF RECEIPT
Upon receipt of waste, recovery facility completes the movement document within
3 working days and sends a copy of it to the exporter and all countries concerned
CERTIFICATION OF RECOVERY
Recovery facility completes the movement document within 30 days after
completion of recovery and no later than 1 year following the receipt of waste, and
sends a copy of it to the exporter and countries of export and import
* This period may be extended to 30 days by the country of export.
countries of export or
transit within 7
Case 1: Individual transboundary movements or multiple shipments to a recovery facility
This case refers to a standard case of transboundary movement subject to the Amber control
procedure and destined to a usual recovery facility. The competent authority of the country of
import shall issue an acknowledgement within three working days of the receipt of the notification.
The competent authorities concerned have 30 days, following the issuance of the acknowledgement,
to object to the movement or to issue a written consent to it. If no objection by any of the competent
authorities concerned is lodged within 30 days, the movement may commence under a tacit consent.
The tacit or written consent may cover one or several similar consignments of waste over a maximum
period of one year.
Case 2: Transboundary movements to pre-consented recovery facilities
In order to simplify and accelerate the notification procedure, competent authorities have designated a
number of pre-consented recovery facilities for which they do not raise objections concerning regular
transboundary movements of certain types of wastes to such recovery facilities. The pre-consents may
be given for a specific period of time and can be revoked at any time. Competent authorities must
inform, normally through the contact point of the member country concerned, the OECD Secretariat
of any pre-consent they grant to their recovery facilities, and of any revocations of pre-consents. This
information shall also be made available to other member countries through a specific Internet system
Transboundary movements of waste to pre-consented recovery facilities shall be notified and
acknowledged in the same way as in Case 1. However, only a 7-working day consideration period,
following the issuance of the acknowledgement, is normally allowed for competent authorities of the
countries of export and transit to issue an objection to the notified transboundary movement. This
consideration period may be extended to 30 days on request by the competent authority of the country
of export. A tacit or written consent may be granted for a period of one to three years maximum,
depending on the type of notification (see section 5.4.1). In this way the notification procedure under
Case 2 may be carried out quicker and the consent given for a longer period of time than in the Case 1
The details of the Amber control procedure as well as the differences between the procedures of
Cases 1 and 2 are dealt with in more detail below (see sections 5.4 and 5.5).
5.2 Contracts
Prior to any transboundary movement of waste falling under the Amber control procedure, the OECD
Decision requires the existence of a valid written contract between the exporter and the importer or chain
of contracts starting with the exporter and terminating at the recovery facility. Normally the importer
would be the same as the recovery facility, but in some cases the importer can also be another person, for
example a recognised trader, or a corporate body such as the headquarter/mailing address for the recovery
facility. Equivalent arrangements are required between facilities controlled by the same legal entity
(e.g. multinational companies having different facilities in different countries).
The contract shall clearly identify the waste generator, each person who shall have legal control of the
wastes and the recovery facility. All persons involved in the contract, or arrangements, shall have
appropriate legal status. They must be licensed or otherwise authorised, approved or recognised by the
competent authorities in the OECD countries concerned to transport, trade, or recover the waste in
The contract shall specify that requirements of the OECD Decision are taken into account and are
binding on all relevant parties to the contract, like the provision by the exporter of a notification to the
competent authorities concerned, and of a duly completed movement document for each shipment. The
requirement for the recovery facility to certify receipt and recovery of the waste to the exporter and the
competent authorities concerned shall be stipulated in the contract. The contract shall also specify which
party to the contract shall assume responsibility for an alternative management of the wastes in cases
where the transboundary movement cannot be completed in accordance with the original terms of the
contract, due to illegal shipments, mishandling, accidents or other unforeseeable events. See section 6.8 for
further details on measures to be taken in such cases.
A contract should be concluded before the notification is provided and the competent authorities issue
their authorisations. Therefore, the contract may need to include a caveat stating that the enforcement of
the contract is subject to the consent given by the competent authorities concerned by the shipment. This
would avoid possible practical trade problems in the case of objection to the proposed movement of waste
by the competent authorities.
Member countries may require by domestic law that the involved parties submit the contract (or
portions thereof) to the competent authorities for review. Information on such requirements should be
conveyed to other OECD member countries through a specific Internet system developed by the
OECD secretariat (see section 6.9). In such cases, the contract, or portions thereof to be reviewed, must be
sent together with the notification document in order that such review may be appropriately performed.
Any information contained in the contract shall be held strictly confidential in accordance with and to the
extent required by domestic laws.
Through contract, the exporter and the recovery facility agree on a number of commercial details
essential for the business but not relevant for the control of transboundary movements of wastes.
Therefore, some countries accept that the contract is made in two portions: one part dealing with normal
commercial issues and another one containing all the items necessary for the control of the transboundary
movement of waste. The latter portion of the contract would, when required, be provided to the competent
authorities together with the notification. An example of such a portion of the contract is included in
Annex F of this Manual. However, national regulations and practices may lead to different or additional
requirements with regard to the content or formulation of the contract.
5.3 Financial guarantees
The OECD Decision requires that, where applicable, the exporter or the importer shall provide
financial guarantees in accordance with national or international law requirements, in order to provide
immediate funds for alternative recycling, disposal or other means of environmentally sound management
of the wastes in cases where the transboundary movement and the recovery operations cannot be carried
out as foreseen.
Some member countries require by domestic law that all transboundary movements be subject to the
provision of a financial guarantee. A financial guarantee may take the form of an insurance policy, bank
letters, bonds or other means of compensation, depending on the countries concerned. Member countries
having established such provisions shall make this information available to other member countries
through a specific Internet system developed by the OECD Secretariat (see section 6.9).
5.4 Notification procedure
5.4.1 Purpose of the notification procedure
Any transboundary movement of waste destined for recovery within the OECD area and subject to the
Amber control procedure can take place only upon prior written notification to the competent authorities of
countries of export, import and transit, if any, and upon tacit or written consent from these authorities. The
purpose of the notification procedure set out by the OECD Decision is to provide the competent authorities
concerned with detailed, accurate and complete information on the parties involved in the movement(s),
the waste itself, the type of recovery operation to which the waste is destined, and other details relating to
the proposed movement. This information will allow these competent authorities to be sufficiently
informed to make a judgement on whether to object or consent to the movement, in accordance with the
OECD Decision and relevant national legislation. The main stages of the notification procedure are shown
in Figure 3.
The notification shall be made by means of a specific notification document (see Appendix 8.C to
the OECD Decision). It covers a single shipment of one type of waste (single notification). It may also
cover multiple shipments of waste (general notification) to be carried out over a certain period of time,
provided the waste in question has essentially similar physical and chemical characteristics and will
regularly be shipped to the same recovery facility by the same exporter via the same customs offices of
entry and exit. The maximum period of time for a general notification is one year in the Case 1 procedure
(i.e. for movements to usual recovery facilities) and three years in the Case 2 procedure (i.e. for
movements to pre-consented recovery facilities).
5.4.2 Who has the responsibility to notify?
It is normally the responsibility of the exporter to provide a written notification to the competent
authorities of the countries of export, import and transit, if any, prior to the commencement of any
transboundary movement of wastes falling under the Amber control procedure.
The exporter is a person under the jurisdiction of the country of export, who initiates the
transboundary movement of wastes or who has, at the time the planned transboundary movement
commences, possession or other forms of legal control of the wastes. He/she is usually a waste generator,
i.e. a person whose activities create wastes. Also a person, who mixes two or more lots of wastes or
otherwise performs physical or chemical transformation operations which render the original wastes
indistinguishable or inseparable from the resulting waste, is to be considered as a generator of the new
waste. The exporter may also be a collector of waste, or a recognised trader who, with appropriate
authorisation of countries concerned, acts in the role of principal to purchase and subsequently sell wastes.
See section 6.5 for further details on recognised traders.
Member countries may also require, by domestic laws, that notification be transmitted to other
countries concerned by the competent authority of the country of export, instead of the exporter. Such a
requirement is considered useful by some member countries in order to ensure that the information
provided in the notification is complete and uniform. Such requirement shall be conveyed to other member
countries through a specific Internet system developed by the OECD secretariat (see section 6.9).
In the case where the waste is not subject to the Amber control procedure in the country of export but
in the country of import (see section 6.1), the mutatis mutandis principle shall apply and the duty to notify
shall shift to the recovery facility or the importer. This means that the recovery facility or the importer shall
provide the notification to the competent authorities concerned. In practice, the recovery facility or the
importer may, through contracts for example, arrange that the exporter provides the notification to the
competent authorities in accordance with the OECD Decision.
5.4.3 Notification document
The notification document shall contain all the information listed in Appendix 8.A to the OECD
Decision and cover only one type of waste, except in the case of mixtures (see section 6.2). The notification
shall be made in a language acceptable to the competent authorities of the country of import in particular
but also to other countries concerned.
A recommended OECD form for the notification document (hereinafter referred to as the OECD
notification form), together with detailed instructions for completing and using the form, are included in
Appendix 8.C to the OECD Decision. This form was revised for the purposes of the OECD Decision so as
to make it compatible with the other relevant international control regimes concerning transboundary
movements of wastes, i.e. the Basel Convention and the European Community legislation. The form is to
be supplemented with the necessary number of annexes giving the required information on, for example,
additional carriers or generators of waste, recovery processes, properties of waste, or individual shipments
covered by a general notification. If required, copies of the contracts or portions thereof shall also be
attached to the notification (see section 5.2).
The notification document is to be issued by the relevant national competent authority, which in most
cases is the competent authority of the country of export. In order to facilitate easy identification of
notifications and tracing of a particular consignment, notification documents shall carry a unique code
number, in accordance with a national numbering system.
Depending on the countries concerned, the notification may also be provided in electronic form. The
OECD forms are designed to be easy to complete electronically and further efforts are being made to
facilitate and encourage the use of electronic forms. The electronic notification form shall be secured with
a digital signature or by sending the completed and signed form by post to competent authorities. Further
instructions on the use of electronic forms should be available from the competent authorities of the
countries involved in a particular movement of waste.
5.4.4 Acknowledgement
Upon receipt of the duly completed notification, the competent authority of the country of import
shall transmit an acknowledgement to the exporter with a copy to the competent authorities of all other
countries concerned within three (3) working days of receipt of the notification. Block 19 of the OECD
notification form must be completed for acknowledgement.
If the notification document is deemed unacceptable due to errors or omissions, the competent
authority of the country of import shall inform the exporter within three (3) working days of receipt of
notification that the acknowledgement will be delayed until such time that the exporter provides the
essential information. Also other competent authorities concerned may require further information.
Under the OECD Decision, it is obligatory for the competent authority of the country of import to
issue an acknowledgement. Some countries may, according to their domestic law, require that an
acknowledgement be also issued by the competent authority of the country of export and/or the
country(ies) of transit. Information on such additional requirements shall be made available to other
member countries through a specific Internet system developed by the OECD Secretariat (see section 6.9).
5.4.5 Consent or objection by competent authorities
The issuance of the acknowledgement by the competent authority of the country of import starts up a
time period (consideration period) during which all competent authorities concerned shall decide whether
they give a consent, with or without conditions, or object to the notified movement of waste.
In the Case 1 procedure (movement to a usual recovery facility, see section 5.1), the maximum
length of this consideration period is 30 days following the issuance of the acknowledgement.
In the Case 2 procedure (movement to a pre-consented recovery facility, see section 5.1), the
consideration period is only 7 working days following the issuance of the acknowledgement. However, in
exceptional cases, this 7-working day period may be extended up to 30 days by the competent authority of
the country of export if the authority requires additional information from the exporter in accordance with
its domestic law. In such cases, the competent authority of the country of export shall inform the exporter
of the additional time needed within 7 working days. It is recommended that the other competent
authorities concerned be also informed of the extension of the consideration period. In the Case 2
procedure, the competent authority of the country of import is not obliged to react within the consideration
period, since it has already given its general consent to the import of waste in its pre-consent granted to the
recovery facility. In any case, this authority should check whether the notified transboundary movement
complies with the conditions of the pre-consent and if not, issue an objection to the exporter with copies to
the other competent authorities concerned.
Consent may be given in two ways to the proposed movement of waste:
Tacit consent: If no objection has been lodged by any of the concerned countries within the
consideration period, the movement may commence after the consideration period has passed.
Written consent: Some or all competent authorities of concerned countries may decide to provide
a written consent to the movement. This is made by returning a copy of the OECD notification
document with block 20 completed to the exporter and the other competent authorities concerned.
Conditions to the consent may be given in block 21 of the notification form or in an annexed
letter. If all competent authorities issue a written consent, the movement may commence even
before the end of the consideration period.
Any objection by any of the competent authorities of the countries concerned must be provided in
writing to the exporter and to the competent authorities of all other countries concerned within the
consideration period. The objection shall be indicated in Block 20 of the OECD notification form.
Block 21 or a separate letter may be used to give reasons for the objection. If an objection is lodged by any
of the countries concerned, the shipment may not proceed. In the case of an objection by a transit country,
the exporter may either cancel the export or find an alternative route that is accepted by all relevant
competent authorities. If the reason for the objection is later eliminated, some countries may accept lifting
the objection on the basis of the earlier notification. However, some other countries may require that a new
notification be made for the transboundary movement.
Any objection to, or conditions laid down for a transboundary movement of waste, shall be based on
the domestic law of the member country in question. It shall be provided by post, e-mail with a digital
signature, email followed by post, or telefax followed by post.
The consent may be given for a single movement of waste or for several shipments notified under a
general notification. As a general rule, the consent expires within one year from the end of the
consideration period, unless otherwise specified in the consent. However, in the Case 2 procedure the
consent may be given for a maximum period of three years. The consent granted on the basis of a general
notification may be revoked at any time by any of the competent authorities concerned. The revocation
shall be accomplished by means of an official notice to the exporter with copies to the other competent
authorities concerned.
The transboundary movement may commence once the competent authorities concerned have granted
all the necessary consents, whether tacit or written. The starting dates of all shipments covered by a
particular notification should be within the validity period issued by the competent authority(ies). Where
the different competent authorities involved have granted different validity periods, the consignment(s)
may only commence in the time period during which the consents of all competent authorities are
simultaneously valid.
5.4.6 Conditions for consenting to a transboundary movement
In assessing the acceptability of the notified transboundary movement of waste under the OECD
Decision, the competent authorities shall make sure that the movement fulfils all the relevant provisions of
national and international law, for example, that the transboundary movement is covered by a valid written
contract or equivalent arrangements, starting with the exporter and terminating at the recovery facility
(see section 5.2), the transboundary movement is carried out under the terms of applicable international
transport agreements (see section 6.7), and any transit of wastes through a non-member country is subject
to international law and to all applicable national laws and regulations (see section 6.6).
In particular, the competent authorities shall ensure that the movement is approved only if the waste is
destined to a recovery facility in an OECD member country which will recover the wastes in an
environmentally sound manner according to national laws, regulations and practices to which the facility is
subject. It should be noted that OECD member countries adopted in 2004 a Council Recommendation on
the Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of Waste [C(2004)100] which includes a set of 11 policy
recommendations for governments and a set of six criteria or Core Performance Elements for waste
management facilities. Thus, the implementation by a recovery facility of the six Core Performance
Elements is an indication that waste is managed in an environmentally sound manner within the facility. In
addition a Guidance Manual was published by OECD in 2007 to help government officers in the
implementation of the OECD ESM Recommendation and individual waste management facilities to
continuously improve their environmental performance
5.5 Tracking procedure
5.5.1 Movement document
Once all consents have been obtained from the competent authorities concerned, the shipment of
waste may proceed in accordance with the notification, possible conditions laid down in the consents by
competent authorities, and the terms of the contract. Each consignment of waste is monitored under the
tracking procedure set out by the OECD Decision (see Figure 3). The movement document is the core
element of the tracking procedure. It provides all the relevant information on a particular consignment of
waste and shall accompany the consignment from the time it is no longer in the care of the exporter to the
time it arrives at the recovery facility and is recovered.
The movement document facilitates the identification of the waste as well as of the responsible parties
and competent authorities to be contacted at any time, for example at the border control or other control
points along transport routes, or in case of accident or other incident during the transport of the waste. It is
Guidance Manual on Environmentally Sound Management of Waste, OECD, 2007, Paris.
also an important tool for competent authorities to follow-up the different stages of the waste shipment and
to ensure that it is carried out in accordance with the information given in the notification and possible
conditions set out in their consents.
The movement document shall contain all the information listed in Appendix 8.B to the OECD
Decision. It shall clearly identify the notification document to which the consignment pertains. A
recommended OECD form for the movement document (hereinafter referred to as the OECD movement
document), together with detailed instructions for completing and using the form are presented in
Appendix 8.C to the OECD Decision. This form was revised for the purposes of the OECD Decision and
in order to make it compatible with the other relevant international control regimes concerning
transboundary movements of wastes, i.e. the Basel Convention and the European Community legislation.
In order to ensure that the consignment has the necessary consents from the competent authorities and
to facilitate border control, some countries require a copy of the consent to be enclosed with the movement
document. Some countries may also require that the competent authority verify the movement document.
In the latter case, the exporter will have to provide the competent authority concerned with as many
completed movement documents as intended consignments. The competent authority will verify each
movement document (e.g. by stamping them) and return all of them together with the written consent to the
exporter.
5.5.2 Responsible Parties in the Circulation of the Movement Document
There are several parties involved in the shipment of waste, each of which has specific responsibilities
under the tracking procedure, as follows:
The exporter shall complete and sign the movement document and provide all other required
documentation at the time when the shipment commences. By signing the movement document,
the exporter certifies that the given information is complete and correct to his/her best
knowledge, legally-enforceable written contractual obligations have been entered into, any
applicable insurance or other financial guarantee is in force covering the transboundary
movement, and all necessary consents have been received from the competent authorities of the
countries concerned. A copy of the signed movement document is to be retained by the exporter.
Each carrier or carriers representative shall complete and sign the movement document when
taking possession of the waste. The carrier must retain a photocopy of the movement document
giving appropriate information on the subsequent carrier to whom the consignment was released.
The recovery facility shall, by completing and signing the appropriate blocks of the movement
document, certify receipt (see section 5.5.3) then recovery (see section 5.5.4) of the waste to the
exporter and the relevant competent authorities concerned. The original movement document is
to be retained by the recovery facility for three years.
In addition, if required by domestic legislation, the customs offices of the countries of export, import
or transit may use the movement document to certify the passage through the customs offices of entry and
exit.
5.5.3 Certification of receipt
Upon receipt of a consignment at the designated recovery facility, a duly authorised representative of
the facility must certify receipt of the consignment by completing Block 18 of the movement document
which accompanies the waste. A signed copy of the completed document is given to the last carrier. Within
three working days of receipt of the consignment, the recovery facility shall forward signed copies of the
movement document to the exporter and the competent authorities of the countries of export, import and
transit. The recovery facility must retain the original of the movement document for three years counting
from the date of certification of receipt of the waste.
Transit countries which do not wish to receive certification of receipt, shall inform the OECD
secretariat thereof, who will make this information available to other member countries through a specific
Internet system developed by the OECD secretariat (see section 6.9).
5.5.4 Certification of recovery
Once the recovery of waste is completed, a duly authorised representative of the recovery facility
must certify that the recovery has been completed by filling in Block 19 of the movement document and
sending signed copies of it to the exporter and to the competent authorities of the countries of export and
import. Certification shall be provided as soon as possible, but no later than thirty days after the completion
of recovery and no later than one calendar year following the receipt of waste. In practice, this time limit
requires the recovery facility to ensure that the waste is processed as soon as possible and no later than one
year after the receipt of waste.
6. Other issues of importance
6.1 Classification and interpretation differences between member countries
6.1.1 Reasons for differences
In some cases, certain wastes may not be legally defined or considered as wastes falling under the
Amber control procedure by all the member countries involved in transboundary movement of such
wastes. This may be due to the following reasons, for example:
A member country may, according to Sections B(3) and B(4) of the OECD Decision and in
accordance with its domestic legislation, also consider wastes, other than those listed in
Appendix 4 to the Decision, to fall under the Amber control procedure. On the other hand, a
member country may legally define or consider a waste listed in Appendix 4 to be subject to the
Green control procedure on the basis that the waste does not exhibit any of the hazardous
characteristics as determined by national procedures;
Due to differences in national legislations as regards the definition of waste, a certain substance
or object may not be considered as waste by all the member countries concerned, with the
consequence that the same material is not subject to waste related controls (including the OECD
Decision) in all countries involved in its transboundary movement; or
The competent authorities may disagree on whether a certain waste possesses any of the
hazardous characteristics referred to in Appendix 2 to the Decision or fulfils the criteria for the
OECD risk-based approach referred to in Appendix 6 to the Decision.
6.1.2 How to deal with differences?
Member countries shall inform the OECD Secretariat of their decision, made in accordance with
Sections B(3) and B(4) of the OECD Decision, to apply a different level of control. They shall specify the
wastes concerned, relevant legislative requirements and, if applicable, information on the use of certain
tests and testing procedures in order to determine whether a waste exhibits one or more of the hazardous
characteristics. This information shall also be made available to other member countries through a specific
Conform to the OECD Decision, the situations described above shall be managed according to the
mutatis mutandis principle. The following examples show how this principle may be interpreted under the
If the waste is legally defined as or considered to be a waste subject to the Amber control
procedure only by the country of import, or the countries of import and transit, the obligations
associated with the Amber control procedure, that normally apply to the exporter and country of
export, are to be performed by the recovery facility or the importer and the country of import,
respectively. This means that either the recovery facility or the importer shall provide the
notification to the competent authorities concerned. In practice, the recovery facility or the
importer may arrange, within the contract for example, that the exporter provide the notification
to competent authorities in accordance with the OECD Decision. Similarly, the competent
authority of the country of import shall assume the responsibilities of the competent authority of
the country of export;
In case the wastes are legally defined as or considered to be wastes subject to the Amber control
procedure only by the country of export, or the countries of export and transit, the competent
authority of the country of export shall issue an acknowledgement and assume other
responsibilities of the competent authority of the country of import. The exporter shall ensure,
through contracts for example, that the recovery facility and/or the importer fulfil their
responsibilities under the OECD Decision;
The OECD Decision does not clearly define the procedures to be applied when the waste is
legally defined as or considered to be a waste subject to the Amber control procedure only by the
country of transit. For practical reasons, it is recommended that the exporter or the competent
authority of the country of export, through negotiations or by some other means, arrange that the
notification be provided to the competent authority of the country of transit in accordance with
the OECD Decision.
6.2 Mixtures of wastes
The OECD Decision contains some new provisions in order to clarify the status of mixtures of wastes.
The Decision defines a mixture of wastes as a waste that results from an intentional or unintentional
mixing of two or more different wastes. However, a single shipment of wastes, consisting of two or more
wastes, where each waste is separated, is not a mixture of wastes. Thus, for example, demolition waste
containing different materials such as wood, bricks, plastic, paper, glass and metal is to be considered as a
mixture of waste. On the other hand, glass, paper, plastic and metal wastes separately collected from
households and transported in separate packages in the same consignment are not mixtures of waste under
With regard to the mixtures of wastes for which no individual entry exists in the OECD Decision, the
following rule shall apply:
A mixture of two or more Green wastes shall be subject to the Green control procedure;
A mixture of a Green waste and more than a de minimis amount of an Amber waste, or a mixture
of two or more Amber wastes, shall be subject to the Amber control procedure. The interpretation
of the term a de minimis amount, in absence of internationally accepted criteria, is to be defined
according to national regulations and procedures.
However, if the composition of the two above mentioned mixtures of wastes does impair their
recovery in an environmentally sound manner, then they cannot be shipped under the OECD Decision,
according to the provision set in section B(1)(a) of the Decision.
Some mixtures of wastes can be explicitly identified by entries in Appendices 3 or 4 to the OECD
Decision, for example, entry B1050 included in Part I of Appendix 3: "mixed non-ferrous metal, heavy
fraction scrap, not containing Appendix 1 material in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Appendix 2
characteristics". Such mixtures will be controlled in accordance with the procedure relevant to the entry in
It should be noted that some member countries may require by domestic legislation that mixtures of
different Green wastes be subject to the Amber control procedure. Information on such additional
requirements shall be conveyed to other member countries through a specific Internet system developed by
the OECD Secretariat (see section 6.9).
A transboundary movement of a mixture of wastes falling under the Amber control procedure shall be
notified and controlled in accordance with the normal procedures described in section 5. The notification
is to be made by a person performing the mixing operation (i.e. generator of the mixture) or any other
person acting as an exporter under the OECD Decision. In the notification, relevant information on each
fraction of the waste, including its code numbers, has to be given in order of importance.
6.3 Transboundary movements for laboratory analysis
For wastes, which are normally subject to the Amber control procedure but explicitly destined for
laboratory analysis in order to assess their physical or chemical characteristics or to determine their
suitability for recovery operations, member countries may decide, by domestic legislation, that the Amber
control procedure shall not apply to such wastes when moved within the OECD area. In this case, the
Green Control procedure applies.
The Decision already includes a provision according to which countries may not control wastes
usually subject to the Amber control procedure if their national criteria and test methods differently assess
the hazardousness of the waste. However, this particular exemption for wastes destined for laboratory
analysis is still mentioned because such an exemption would not be justified by a different hazard
assessment through national criteria and test methods, but only by the fact that this waste is destined for
laboratory analysis. The hazardousness of the wastes used for testing is not questioned in that case and
there is no need for a country to call upon "non-hazardousness" or specific testing procedures to exempt
such movements from control, the only reason being that it is destined for laboratory analysis. The amount
of such exempted waste shall not be more than the minimum quantity reasonably needed to adequately
perform the analysis in each particular case and in any case not more than 25 kg.
In countries where the Green Control procedure is applied, the country of export and/or the country of
import may also decide, according to national legislation, that the exporter of a waste sample for analysis
has to inform the competent authorities of these countries of such movement.
In any case, analytical samples must be appropriately packaged and labelled and they shall be carried
out under the terms of applicable international transport agreements (see Chapter 6.7). Any transit of such
samples through non-member countries shall be subject to international law and to all applicable national
laws and regulations.
The information on exemptions and any other national requirements concerning movements of waste
for laboratory analysis shall be made available to other member countries through a specific internet
system developed by the OECD Secretariat (see Chapter 6.9).
In cases where countries involved in a transboundary movement of wastes for laboratory analysis
apply a different level of control for such shipments, the mutatis mutandis principle shall apply as
described in the above section 6.1.2: How to deal with differences.
6.4 Transboundary movements to recovery operations R12 or R13
Some of the recovery operations listed in Appendix 5.B to the OECD Decision are to be considered as
intermediate or temporary operations, since after these operations wastes still need to undergo further
treatment before being finally recovered.
These operations are:
R12: Exchange of wastes for submission to any of the operations numbered R1-R11;
R13: Accumulation of material intended for any operation in Appendix 5.B.
Control procedures to be applied for transboundary movements destined for R12/R13 operations have
been revised and made more explicit. The main purpose of the revision was to improve possibilities for the
competent authorities to ensure that the subsequent recovery operation following the R12/R13 operation is
environmentally sound and otherwise in accordance with the applicable law.
Wastes that are normally subject to the Amber control procedure but explicitly destined for R12/R13
operations shall be notified and controlled in accordance with the normal Amber control procedure
described above. In addition, the foreseen recovery facility or facilities where the subsequent R1-R13
recovery operation takes place shall be indicated in the notification document.
In accordance with the Amber control procedure, the R12/R13 recovery facility shall certify the
receipt of waste by filling in Block 18 of the movement document and sending a copy of the duly
completed movement document within three (3) working days of the receipt of the wastes to the exporter
and all competent authorities concerned. Similarly, the R12/R13 recovery facility has to certify the
completion of the R12/R13 recovery operation by filling in Block 19 of the movement document. The
facility shall then send a copy of the completed document to the exporter and the competent authorities of
the countries of export and import as soon as possible but no later than thirty (30) days after the completion
of the R12/R13 recovery operation, and no later than one (1) calendar year following the receipt of the
waste. In practice, this means that the waste may not stay at the R12/R13 facility more than one calendar
year before submission to an R1-R13 operation.
The control procedures applied to movements of waste from an R12/R13 recovery facility to a
subsequent R1-R13 recovery facility vary depending on whether these facilities are located within the
same member country or in different member countries:
When they are located within the same country, the R12/R13 recovery facility shall obtain a
certification from the subsequent R1-R13 facility that another recovery operation of the waste at
that facility has been completed. The format of the certification of recovery by the R1-R13
facility is not fixed but it shall in any case identify the code number of the notification document
and serial number of the movement documents to which it pertains. The initial R12/R13 facility
shall transmit this certification to the competent authorities of the countries of import and export
as soon as possible but no later than one calendar year following delivery of the waste to the
subsequent R1-R13 operation;
When recovery facilities are located in different member countries, a new notification shall be
made for the transboundary movement of waste by the R12/R13 facility. The applicable
procedures differ according to the country where the final recovery operation takes place, as
i) if the facility performing another R1-R13 recovery operation following the R12/R13
operation, is located in the initial country of export, then the Amber control procedure shall
apply;
ii) if the facility performing another R1-13 recovery operation following the R12/R13 operation,
is located in another country than the initial country of export, then the Amber control
procedure shall also apply, but with the following additional provision which is the same as in
the case of re-export of a waste to a third country (see section 6.8): the competent authority of
the initial country of export shall also be notified of the transboundary movement. This
authority may also object to the re-export if the movement does not comply with the
requirements set out by its domestic law.
6.5 Recognised traders
Under the OECD Decision, a recognised trader is a person in an OECD member country who acts in
the role of principal to purchase and subsequently sell wastes. Such a person shall have appropriate
authorisations (e.g. permit or registration) in accordance with the domestic legislation of the countries
A recognised trader may also act as an exporter or importer of wastes. In this case, the recognised
trader shall assume all the responsibilities set out by the OECD Decision and assigned to the exporter or
importer. When acting as an exporter, the recognised trader shall be located in the country of export. Also,
a notification document concerning the transboundary movement of waste shall include a signed
declaration by the exporter that the appropriate contracts are in place and are legally enforceable in all
countries concerned. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that a liable party can be identified at any
given moment for possible adverse consequences resulting from mishandling, accident or any
unforeseeable incident during a particular transboundary movement of waste.
6.6 Transit through a non-OECD country
If a waste destined for recovery from one OECD member country to another passes through a non-
member country, the transit of waste through this country shall be notified and carried out in accordance
with relevant international law and all applicable national laws and regulations. For example, if the country
of transit is a Party to the Basel Convention, the transit of waste shall be notified and authorised in
accordance with the provisions of the Basel Convention. Also the non-Parties to the Basel Convention
should be notified of the transit of waste. According to the OECD Decision-Recommendation
C(86)64(Final), a transit through a non-OECD country shall be prohibited without prior notification of the
proposed movement. It is recommended that the transit be allowed only after the competent authority of
that country has given consent to the movement.
Information on the competent authorities responsible for the control of transboundary movements of
wastes under the Basel Convention is available from the secretariat of the Basel Convention and from their
website (www.basel.int).
6.7 I nternational transport rules
For all wastes subject to the OECD Decision, packing, labelling and transport of the wastes must be
arranged in accordance with generally accepted and recognised international rules, standards and practices
and any applicable international transport agreements. The UN publication, United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (14th revised edition, UN, New York, 2005
see: http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev14/14files_e.html), provides basic details on these
requirements. A list of international transport agreements for various modes of transport is included in
Annex F of this Manual.
6.8 Duty to return or re-export
The OECD Decision contains particular provisions on measures to be taken in case a transboundary
movement of waste subject to the Amber control procedure cannot be completed as intended, i.e. not in
accordance with the notification, consents given by competent authorities or the terms of the contract.
There may be different reasons for such an incident, for example, an accident during the transport of waste,
discovery that the waste does not conform to the specifications of the notification or the contract, or any
illegal action taken by any of the persons involved in the movement of waste.
In case of an incident, the competent authorities of the concerned countries shall cooperate to ensure
that all necessary arrangements are made and action is taken in order to ensure the best alternative
management of the waste. The common principle is to hold the generator responsible for his or her waste
until the recovery takes place. However, the responsibility for arranging alternative management may also
be specified to other parties in the contract.
In case the incident takes place in the country of import, the competent authority of that country shall
immediately inform the competent authority of the country of export. First, alternative arrangements
should be looked for in order to recover the wastes in an environmentally sound manner in the country of
import. If this is not feasible, the waste should be returned to the country of export or re-exported to a third
The return of waste to the country of export should take place within ninety (90) days from the
time when the country of export was informed about the incident or such other period of time to
which the concerned member countries agree. The competent authorities of the countries of
export and transit shall be informed about the return of waste and their reasons. These authorities
shall not oppose or prevent the return. If the waste is returned through a new country of transit,
the competent authority of that country shall be notified in accordance with the normal Amber
control procedure;
The re-export from a country of import to a third country (i.e. another country than the initial
country of export) is considered as a new transboundary movement of waste to which the Amber
control procedure shall apply. The initial importer becomes a new exporter and shall notify the
re-export to the competent authorities of initial and new countries of import and countries of
transit, if any. In addition, the notification shall be made to the competent authority of the initial
country of export who, in accordance with the Amber control procedure, may object to the
re-export if the movement does not comply with the requirements set out by its domestic law.
If the incident takes place in the country of transit, the competent authority of the country of transit
shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the countries of export and import and any other
countries of transit. First, the exporter should endeavour for arrangements so that the waste is still
recovered in an environmentally sound manner in the recovery facility of the importing country to where it
was originally destined. If this is not feasible, the waste should be returned to the country of export within
ninety (90) days from the time when the country of export was informed about the incident or such other
period of time as the concerned countries agree. The competent authorities of the country of export and
other countries of transit shall be informed about the return but they shall not oppose or prevent the return
of the wastes.
6.9 Practical information to be provided by member countries
A substantial amount of information is necessary for the efficient and effective implementation of the
OECD control system throughout the OECD area. The Decision itself requests that such practical
information be provided by each member country and made available to all other countries. For example,
member countries are to designate competent authorities and contact points for the purpose of the OECD
Decision, as well as to provide information on pre-consented facilities. The OECD Decision also includes a
number of provisions which may differ between countries according to specific national regulations, for
example, classification of wastes, contractual requirements, financial guarantees, prohibitions, and a
number of detailed requirements related to the control procedure. The requirements for such practical
information are listed in detail in Appendix 7 to the OECD Decision.
Member countries are also requested to keep the information updated. For this purpose, an interactive
information database has been created on the public website of the OECD Environment Directorate and is
available at the following address: http://www2.oecd.org/waste (see Annex G). The database gathers all
necessary information by country for an easy implementation of the OECD Decision. Each country is
responsible for entering and regularly updating its own data thanks to an individual password provided by
the OECD Secretariat. Alternatively, anybody in the world wishing to obtain information necessary to
proceed with a transboundary movement of wastes can consult this OECD Internet database which is freely
ANNEX A: OECD DECISION C(2001)107/FINAL, AS AMENDED BY
C(2004)20; C(2005)141 AND C(2008)156
The original Decision concerning the control of transfrontier movements of waste destined for
recovery operations [C(92)39/FINAL] was adopted by the OECD Council on 30 March 1992. Its
appendices have been amended several times: C(93)74/FINAL; C(94)153/FINAL; C(94)154/FINAL;
C(95)155/FINAL; C(96)231/FINAL; and C(98)202/FINAL.
The original text of the Decision C(92)39/FINAL was amended by C(2001)107/FINAL as follows:
- First, Decision C(2001)107 was adopted by the OECD Council on 14 June 2001, without Section C
of Appendix 8 to the Decision, which was at that time still under development;
- Second, the completed Section C of Appendix 8 was adopted by the OECD Council as Addendum 1
to Decision C(2001)107 [C(2001)107/ADD1] on 28 February 2002. It includes the notification and
movement documents and the instructions to complete them; and
- Finally, Section C of Appendix 8 was incorporated into Decision C(2001)107, to form one single
Decision which was released in May 2002 as Decision C(2001)107/FINAL. The text was further corrected
and final Decision C(2001)107/FINAL was released on 15 March 2004.
The appendices of Decision C(2001)107/FINAL have since been amended three times (C(2004)20;
C(2005)141 and C(2008)156.
REVISION OF COUNCIL DECISION C(92)39/FINAL ON THE CONTROL OF
TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF WASTES DESTINED FOR RECOVERY OPERATIONS .... 37
CHAPTER I .................................................................................................................................................. 38
CHAPTER II ................................................................................................................................................. 39
A. DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................ 39
B. GENERAL PROVISIONS ............................................................................................................. 40
(1) Conditions .................................................................................................................................. 40
(2) Control procedures .................................................................................................................... 41
(3) Procedure for amendments to the lists of wastes in Appendices 3 and 4 .................................. 41
(4) Provision for specific national control ....................................................................................... 42
(5) Information requirements .......................................................................................................... 42
(6) Wastes not listed in Appendices 3 or 4 to this Decision ............................................................ 43
(7) Generator of mixed or transformed waste ................................................................................. 43
(8) Procedures for mixtures of wastes ............................................................................................. 43
C. GREEN CONTROL PROCEDURE ............................................................................................... 43
D. AMBER CONTROL PROCEDURE .............................................................................................. 44
(2) Functioning of the Amber control procedure: ........................................................................... 45
Case 1: Individual transboundary movements of wastes or multiple shipments
to a recovery facility. ................................................................................................. 45
Case 2: Transboundary movements of wastes to pre-consented recovery facilities ......... 46
(3) Duty to return or re-export wastes subject to the Amber control procedure ............................. 47
(4) Duty to return wastes subject to the Amber control procedure from a country of transit ......... 48
(5) Provisions relating to recognised traders ................................................................................... 48
(6) Provisions relating to exchange (R12) and accumulation (R13) operations.............................. 48
APPENDIX 1: CATEGORIES OF WASTES TO BE CONTROLLED ..................................................... 50
APPENDIX 2: LIST OF HAZARDOUS CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................. 52
APPENDIX 3: LIST OF WASTES SUBJECT TO THE GREEN CONTROL PROCEDURE ................... 54
APPENDIX 4: LIST OF WASTES SUBJECT TO THE AMBER CONTROL PROCEDURE .................. 56
APPENDIX 5.A: DISPOSAL OPERATIONS ............................................................................................. 58
APPENDIX 5.B: RECOVERY OPERATIONS ........................................................................................... 59
APPENDIX 6: CRITERIA FOR THE OECD RISK-BASED APPROACH ................................................ 60
APPENDIX 7: PRACTICAL INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY MEMBER COUNTRIES ......... 61
APPENDIX 8: NOTIFICATION AND MOVEMENT DOCUMENTS ....................................................... 63
TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF WASTES
THE COUNCIL,
1. Having regard to Article 5a) of the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development of 14 December 1960;
2. Having regard to the Decision of the Council of 30 March 1992 concerning the control of
transfrontier movements of wastes destined for recovery operations C(92)39/FINAL, as
amended, which establishes an operational control system for transboundary movements of
wastes destined for recovery operations;
3. Having regard to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of
Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, which entered into force on 5 May 1992, as amended on 6
November 1998 with Annexes VIII and IX listing respectively wastes characterised as hazardous
pursuant to Article 1(1)(a) of the Convention and wastes not covered by Article 1(1)(a) of the
Convention;
4. Noting that most OECD member countries (hereafter member countries) and the European
Community have become Parties to the Basel Convention;
5. Noting that member countries agreed at the Working Group on Waste Management Policy
(WGWMP) meeting in Vienna in October 1998 to further harmonisation of procedures and
requirements of OECD Decision C(92)39/FINAL with those of the Basel Convention;
6. Noting that recovery of valuable materials and energy from wastes is an integral part of the
international economic system and that well established international markets exist for the
collection and processing of such materials within member countries;
7. Noting further that many industrial sectors in member countries have already implemented waste
recovery techniques in an environmentally sound and economically efficient manner, thus
increasing resource efficiency and contributing to sustainable development, and convinced that
further efforts to promote and facilitate waste recovery are necessary and should be encouraged;
8. Recognising that the environmentally sound and economically efficient recovery of wastes may
justify transboundary movements of wastes between member countries;
9. Recognising that the operational Control System established by Decision C(92)39/FINAL has
provided a valuable framework for member countries to control transboundary movements of
wastes destined for recovery operations in an environmentally sound and economically efficient
manner;
10. Desiring, therefore, to continue this agreement or arrangement under Article 11.2 of the Basel
11. Recognising that member countries may, within their jurisdiction, impose requirements
consistent with this Decision and in accordance with the rules of international law, in order to
better protect human health and the environment;
12. Recognising the need to revise Decision C(92)39/FINAL in order to improve certain elements of
the Control System and to enhance harmonisation with the Basel Convention,
On the proposal of the Environment Policy Committee:
DECIDES that the text of Decision C(92)39/FINAL is revised as follows:
1. DECIDES that member countries shall control transboundary movements of wastes destined for
recovery operations within the OECD area in accordance with the provisions set out in Chapter II
of this Decision and in the appendices to it.
2. INSTRUCTS the Environment Policy Committee in co-operation with other relevant OECD
bodies, in particular the Trade Committee, to ensure that the provisions of this Control System
remain compatible with the needs of member countries to recover wastes in an environmentally
sound and economically efficient manner.
3. RECOMMENDS member countries to use for the Notification Document and Movement
Document the forms contained in Appendix 8 to this Decision.
4. INSTRUCTS the Environment Policy Committee to amend the forms for the Notification
Document and Movement Document as necessary.
5. INSTRUCTS the Environment Policy Committee to review the procedure for amending the
waste lists under Chapter II. B, (3) at the latest seven (7) years after the adoption of the present
6. REQUESTS member countries to provide the information that is necessary for the
implementation of this Decision and is listed in Appendix 7 to this Decision.
7. REQUESTS the Secretary General to transmit this Decision to the United Nations Environment
Programme and the Secretariat of the Basel Convention.
A. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Decision:
1. WASTES are substances or objects, other than radioactive materials covered by other
international agreements, which:
(i) are disposed of or are being recovered; or
(ii) are intended to be disposed of or recovered; or
(iii) are required, by the provisions of national law, to be disposed of or recovered.
2. HAZARDOUS WASTES are:
(i) Wastes that belong to any category contained in Appendix 1 to this Decision unless they
do not possess any of the characteristics contained in Appendix 2 to this Decision;
(ii) Wastes that are not covered under sub-paragraph 2.(i) but are defined as, or are considered
to be, hazardous wastes by the domestic legislation of the member country of export,
import or transit. Member countries shall not be required to enforce laws other than their
own.
3. DISPOSAL means any of the operations specified in Appendix 5.A to this Decision.
4. RECOVERY means any of the operations specified in Appendix 5.B to this Decision.
5. TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT means any movement of wastes from an area under the
national jurisdiction of a member country to an area under the national jurisdiction of another
member country.
6. RECOVERY FACILITY means a facility which, under applicable domestic law, is operating or
is authorised or permitted to operate in the country of import to receive wastes and to perform
recovery operations on them.
7. COUNTRY OF EXPORT means a member country from which a transboundary movement of
wastes is planned to be initiated or is initiated.
8. COUNTRY OF IMPORT means a member country to which a transboundary movement of
wastes is planned or takes place.
9. COUNTRY OF TRANSIT means a member country other than the country of export or import
through which a transboundary movement of wastes is planned or takes place.
10. COUNTRIES CONCERNED means the countries of export and import and any country of
transit, as defined above.
11. OECD AREA means all land and marine areas, under the national jurisdiction of any member
12. COMPETENT AUTHORITIES means the regulatory authorities of countries concerned having
jurisdiction over transboundary movements of wastes covered by this Decision.
13. PERSON means any natural or legal person.
14. EXPORTER means any person under the jurisdiction of the country of export who initiates the
commences, possession or other forms of legal control of the wastes.
15. IMPORTER means any person under the jurisdiction of the country of import to whom
possession or other form of legal control of the waste is assigned at the time the waste is received
in the country of import.
16. RECOGNISED TRADER means any person under the jurisdiction of a member country who,
with appropriate authorisation of countries concerned, acts in the role of principal to purchase
and subsequently sell wastes; such a person may act to arrange and facilitate transboundary
17. GENERATOR means any person whose activities create wastes.
18. A MIXTURE OF WASTES means a waste that results from an intentional or unintentional
mixing of two or more different wastes. A single shipment of wastes, consisting of two or more
wastes, where each waste is separated, is not a mixture of wastes.
B. GENERAL PROVISIONS
(1) Conditions
The following conditions shall apply to transboundary movements of wastes subject to this
Decision:
(a) The wastes shall be destined for recovery operations within a recovery facility which will
recover the wastes in an environmentally sound manner according to national laws,
regulations and practices to which the facility is subject.
(b) All persons involved in any contracts or arrangements for transboundary movements of
wastes destined for recovery operations should have the appropriate legal status, in
accordance with domestic legislation and regulations.
(c) The transboundary movements shall be carried out under the terms of applicable
international transport agreements.
(d) Any transit of wastes through a non-member country shall be subject to international law
and to all applicable national laws and regulations.
(2) Control procedures
A two-tiered system serves to delineate controls to be applied to such transboundary movements
of wastes:
a) Green control procedure:
Wastes falling under the Green control procedure are those wastes in Appendix 3 to this
Decision. This Appendix has two parts:
Part I contains the wastes in Annex IX of the Basel Convention, some of which are
subject to a note for the purposes of this Decision;
Part II contains additional wastes that OECD member countries agreed to be subject
to the Green control procedure, in accordance with criteria referred to in Appendix 6
to this Decision.
The Green control procedure is described in Section C.
b) Amber control procedure:
Wastes falling under the Amber control procedure are those wastes in Appendix 4 to this
Part I contains the wastes in Annexes II and VIII of the Basel Convention, some of
which are subject to a note for the purposes of this Decision;
to the Amber control procedure, in accordance with criteria referred to in Appendix
6 to this Decision.
The Amber control procedure is described in Section D.
(3) Procedure for amendments to the lists of wastes in Appendices 3 and 4
Normally, and without any other formal decision, amendments made to Annex IX under the
Basel Convention will be incorporated into Part I of Appendix 3 to this Decision and
amendments made to Annexes II and VIII under the Basel Convention will be incorporated into
Part I of Appendix 4 to this Decision, entering into effect from the date on which the amendment
to the Basel Convention (hereafter the Amendment) becomes effective for the Parties to the
Convention. On that same date any relevant change will be automatically made to Part II of
Appendices 3 or 4.
In exceptional cases:
a) A member country that determines, in accordance with the criteria referred to in Appendix 6,
that a different level of control is justified for one or more wastes covered by the
Amendment, may object in writing to the OECD Secretariat within sixty (60) days following
the adoption of the Amendment by the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention.
Such an objection, which shall provide an alternative proposal for inclusion into the relevant
appendix or appendices to this Decision, will be immediately disseminated by the OECD
Secretariat to all member countries;
b) The notification of an objection to the OECD Secretariat suspends the incorporation of the
waste(s) concerned into the relevant appendix to this Decision. Pending examination of the
objection by the appropriate OECD body, the waste(s) concerned shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 6 (b) and 6 (c) hereunder;
c) The appropriate OECD body shall promptly examine the objection and the related
alternative proposal and shall reach a conclusion one month before the Amendment becomes
effective for the Parties to the Basel Convention;
d) If consensus is reached within the appropriate OECD body during that period, the relevant
Appendix to this Decision will be modified as appropriate. Any modification becomes
effective on the same date on which the amendment to the Basel Convention becomes
effective for the Parties to the Convention;
e) If no consensus is reached within the appropriate OECD body during that period, the
Amendment will not be applied within the OECD Control System. With respect to the
waste(s) concerned, the relevant appendix to this Decision will be modified as appropriate.
Each member country retains its right to control such waste(s) in conformity with its
domestic legislation and international law.
(4) Provision for specific national control
a) This Decision does not prejudice the right of a member country to control, on an exceptional
basis, certain wastes differently, in conformity with domestic legislation and the rules of
international law, in order to protect human health and the environment;
b) Thus, a member country may control wastes subject to the Green control procedure as if
those wastes had been subject to the Amber control procedure;
c) A member country may, in conformity with domestic legislation, legally define or consider a
waste subject to the Amber control procedure as subject to the Green control procedure
because it does not exhibit any of the hazardous characteristics listed in Appendix 2 of this
Decision, as determined using national procedures;
d) In the case of a transboundary movement of wastes where the wastes are legally defined as,
or considered to be, wastes subject to the Amber control procedure only by the country of
import, the requirements of section D that apply to the exporter and the country of export,
shall apply mutatis mutandis to the importer and the country of import, respectively.
(5) Information requirements
Any member country exercising the right to apply a different level of control shall immediately
inform the OECD secretariat citing the specific waste(s) and applicable legislative requirements.
Member countries which prescribe the use of certain tests and testing procedures in order to
determine whether a waste exhibits one or more of the hazardous characteristics listed in
Appendix 2 of this Decision shall also inform the OECD secretariat concerning which tests and
testing procedures are being so utilised; and, if possible, which wastes would or would not be
legally defined or considered to be hazardous wastes based upon application of these national
procedures. All the above information requirements are specified in Appendix 7 to this Decision.
In addition, certain member countries have developed regulations used to determine whether or not wastes are
controlled as hazardous wastes.
(6) Wastes not listed in Appendices 3 or 4 to this Decision
Wastes which are destined for recovery operations but have not yet been assigned to Appendices
3 or 4 of this Decision, shall be eligible for transboundary movements pursuant to this Decision
(a) Member countries shall identify such wastes and, if appropriate, make applications to the
Technical Working Group of the Basel Convention in order to amend the relevant Annexes
of the Basel Convention;
(b) Pending assignment to a list, such wastes shall be subject to the controls required for the
transboundary movements of wastes by the domestic legislation of the countries concerned
in order that no country is obliged to enforce laws other than its own;
(c) However, if such wastes exhibit a hazardous characteristic listed in Appendix 2 to this
Decision as determined by using national procedures
and any applicable international
agreements, such wastes shall be subject to the Amber control procedure.
(7) Generator of mixed or transformed waste
If two or more lots of wastes are mixed and/or otherwise subjected to physical or chemical
transformation operations, the person who performs these operations shall be deemed to be the
generator of the new wastes resulting from these operations.
(8) Procedures for mixtures of wastes
Having regard to paragraph 11 of the preamble of this Decision, a mixture of wastes, for which
no individual entry exists, shall be subject to the following control procedure:
(i) A mixture of two or more Green wastes shall be subject to the Green control procedure,
provided the composition of this mixture does not impair its environmentally sound
recovery;
(ii) A mixture of a Green waste and more than a de minimis amount of an Amber waste or
a mixture of two or more Amber wastes shall be subject to the Amber control
procedure, provided the composition of this mixture does not impair its
environmentally sound recovery.
C. GREEN CONTROL PROCEDURE
Transboundary movements of wastes subject to the Green control procedure shall be subject to
all existing controls normally applied in commercial transactions.
Regardless of whether or not wastes are included on the list of wastes subject to the Green
control procedure (Appendix 3), they may not be subject to the Green control procedure if they
are contaminated by other materials to an extent which (a) increases the risks associated with the
wastes sufficiently to render them appropriate for submission to the Amber control procedure,
when taking into account the criteria in Appendix 6 to this Decision, or (b) prevents the recovery
of the wastes in an environmentally sound manner.
D. AMBER CONTROL PROCEDURE
(a) Contracts
Transboundary movements of wastes under the Amber control procedure may only occur under
the terms of a valid written contract, or chain of contracts, or equivalent arrangements between
facilities controlled by the same legal entity, starting with the exporter and terminating at the
recovery facility. All persons involved in the contracts, or arrangements shall have appropriate
legal status.
The contracts shall:
i) clearly identify: the generator of each type of waste, each person who shall have legal
control of the wastes and the recovery facility;
ii) provide that relevant requirements of this Decision are taken into account and are binding on
all parties to the contracts;
iii) specify which party to the contract (i) shall assume responsibility for an alternative
management of the wastes in compliance with applicable laws and regulations including, if
necessary, the return of the wastes in accordance with section D.(3) (a) below and (ii), as the
case may be, shall provide the notification for re-export in accordance with section D.(3) (b)
Upon the request of the competent authorities of the countries of export or import, the exporter
shall provide copies of such contracts or portions thereof.
Any information contained in the contracts provided under terms of the above paragraph shall be
held strictly confidential in accordance with and to the extent required by domestic laws.
(b) Financial guarantees
Where applicable, the exporter or the importer shall provide financial guarantees in accordance
with national or international law requirements, for alternative recycling, disposal or other means
of environmentally sound management of the wastes in cases where arrangements for the
transboundary movement and the recovery operations cannot be carried out as foreseen.
(c) Transboundary movements of Amber wastes for laboratory analysis
Member countries may exempt a transboundary movement of a waste from the Amber control
procedure, if it is explicitly destined for laboratory analysis to assess its physical or chemical
characteristics or to determine its suitability for recovery operations. The amount of such waste
so exempted shall be determined by the minimum quantity reasonably needed to adequately
perform the analysis in each particular case, but not more than 25 kg. Analytical samples must
be appropriately packaged and labelled and they remain subject to the conditions set out in
Chapter II Section B. (1)(c) and (d) of this Decision. Where a competent authority of a country
of import or country of export is required to be informed under its domestic legislation, the
exporter shall inform that authority of a transboundary movement of a laboratory sample.
(2) Functioning of the Amber control procedure:
Procedures are provided under the Amber control procedure for the following two cases:
Case 1: individual transboundary movements or multiple shipments to a recovery facility;
Case 2: transboundary movements to pre-consented recovery facilities.
Case 1: Individual transboundary movements of wastes or multiple shipments to a
recovery facility.
(a) Prior to commencement of each transboundary movement of wastes, the exporter shall
provide written notification (single notification) to the competent authorities of the
countries concerned. The notification document shall include all of the information listed in
Appendix 8.A to this Decision. In accordance with domestic laws, the competent authorities
of the country of export, instead of the exporter, may themselves transmit this notification;
(b) In instances where competent authorities acting under the terms of their domestic laws are
required to review the contracts referred to in section D. (1) above, the contract(s) or
portions thereof to be reviewed must be sent together with the notification document in order
that such review may be appropriately performed;
(c) The competent authorities of the countries concerned may request additional information if
the notification is not complete. Upon receipt of the complete notification document
referred to in paragraph (a) above, the competent authorities of the country of import and, if
applicable, of the country of export shall transmit an acknowledgement to the exporter with
a copy to the competent authorities of all other countries concerned within three (3) working
days of the receipt of the notification;
(d) The competent authorities of the countries concerned shall have thirty (30) days to object,
according to their domestic laws, to the proposed transboundary movement of wastes. The
thirty (30)-day period for possible objection shall commence upon issuance of the
acknowledgement of the competent authority of the country of import;
(e) Any objection by any of the competent authorities of the countries concerned must be
provided in writing to the exporter and to the competent authorities of all other countries
concerned within the thirty (30)-day period;
(f) If no objection has been lodged (tacit consent), the transboundary movement of wastes may
commence after this thirty (30)-day period has passed. Tacit consent expires within one (1)
calendar year from the end of the thirty (30)-day period;
(g) In cases where the competent authorities of the countries concerned do not object and decide
to provide written consent, it shall be issued within the thirty (30)-day period commencing
upon issuance of the acknowledgement of the receipt of notification by the competent
authority of the country of import. The transboundary movement of wastes may commence
after all consents are received. Copies of the written consent(s) shall be sent to competent
authorities of all countries concerned. Written consent is valid for up to one (1) calendar
year from the date of its issuance;
(h) Objection or written consent may be provided by post, e-mail with a digital signature, e-mail
without digital signature followed by post, or telefax followed by post;
(i) The transboundary movement of wastes may only take place during the period when the
consents of all competent authorities (tacit or written consent) are valid;
(j) Each transboundary movement of wastes shall be accompanied by a movement document
which includes the information listed in Appendix 8.B to this Decision;
(k) Within three (3) days of the receipt of the wastes by the recovery facility, the recovery
facility shall return a signed copy of the movement document to the exporter and to the
competent authorities of the countries of export, transit and import. Those countries of
transit that do not wish to receive a signed copy of the movement document shall inform the
OECD Secretariat. The recovery facility shall retain the original of the movement document
for three (3) years;
(l) As soon as possible, but no later than thirty (30) days after the completion of recovery and
no later than one (1) calendar year following the receipt of the waste, the recovery facility
shall send a certificate of recovery to the exporter and to the competent authorities of the
countries of export and import by post, e-mail with a digital signature, email without digital
signature followed by post, or telefax followed by post;
(m) In cases where essentially similar wastes (e.g. those having essentially similar physical and
chemical characteristics) are to be sent periodically to the same recovery facility by the same
exporter, the competent authorities of the countries concerned may elect to accept one
general notification for such multiple shipments for a period of up to one year. Each
shipment must be accompanied by its own movement document, which includes the
information listed in Appendix 8.B to this Decision;
(n) Revocation of the acceptance in (m) above may be accomplished by means of an official
notice to the exporter from any of the competent authorities of the countries concerned.
Notice of revocation of acceptance for transboundary movements previously granted under
this provision shall be given to the competent authorities of all countries concerned by the
competent authorities of the country that revokes such acceptance.
Case 2: Transboundary movements of wastes to pre-consented recovery facilities
(a) Competent authorities having jurisdiction over specific recovery facilities in the country of
import may decide not to raise objections concerning transboundary movements of certain
types of wastes to a specific recovery facility (pre-consented recovery facility). Such
decisions can be limited to a specified period of time and can be revoked at any time;
(b) Competent authorities that elect this option shall inform the OECD secretariat of the
recovery facility name, address, technologies employed, waste types to which the
pre-consent applies, and the period covered. The OECD secretariat must also be notified of
any revocations;
(c) For all transboundary movements of wastes to such facilities paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of
Case 1 shall apply;
(d) The competent authorities of the countries of export and transit shall have seven (7) working
days to object, according to their domestic laws, to the proposed transboundary movement
of wastes. The seven (7) working days period for possible objection shall commence upon
issuance of the acknowledgement of the competent authority of the country of import. In
exceptional cases where the competent authority of the country of export needs more than
seven (7) working days in order to receive additional information from the exporter as
necessary to meet the requirements of its domestic law, it may inform the exporter within the
seven (7) working days that additional time is needed. This additional time may be up to
thirty (30) days starting from the day of the issuance of the acknowledgement of the
competent authority of the country of import;
(e) Paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of Case 1 shall apply with a period of seven (7) working days
instead of thirty (30) days but for the exceptional cases mentioned in paragraph (d) above, in
which case the period shall remain thirty (30) days;
(f) Paragraphs (h), (i), (j), (k) and (l) of Case 1 shall apply;
(g) In the case of the acceptance of a general notification, paragraph (m) of Case l shall apply
with the exception that the shipments can cover a period of up to three (3) years. For the
revocation of this acceptance, paragraph (n) in Case 1 shall apply.
(3) Duty to return or re-export wastes subject to the Amber control procedure
When a transboundary movement of wastes subject to the Amber control procedure, to which
countries concerned have given consent, cannot be completed in accordance with the terms of the
contract, for any reason such as illegal shipments, the competent authority of the country of
import shall immediately inform the competent authority of the country of export. If alternative
arrangements cannot be made to recover these wastes in an environmentally sound manner in the
country of import, the following provisions shall apply as the case may be:
(a) Return from a country of import to the country of export:
The competent authority of the country of import shall inform the competent authorities of
the countries of export and transit, mentioning in particular the reason for returning the
waste. The competent authority of the country of export shall admit the return of those
wastes. In addition, the competent authorities of the countries of export and transit shall
not oppose or prevent the return of these wastes. The return should take place within
ninety (90) days from the time the country of import informs the country of export or such
other period of time as the concerned member countries agree. Any new transit country
would require a new notification.
(b) Re-export from a country of import to a country other than the initial country of export:
Re-export from a country of import of wastes subject to the Amber control procedure may
only occur following notification by an exporter in the country of import to the countries
concerned, as well as to the initial country of export. The notification and control
procedure shall follow the provisions set out in Case 1 of Section D. (2) with the addition
that the provisions concerning the competent authorities of countries concerned shall also
apply to the competent authority of the initial country of export.
(4) Duty to return wastes subject to the Amber control procedure from a country of transit
When the competent authority of the country of transit observes that a transboundary movement
of wastes subject to the Amber control procedure, to which countries concerned have given
consent, does not comply with the requirements of the notification and movement documents or
otherwise constitutes illegal shipment, the competent authority of the country of transit shall
immediately inform the competent authorities of the countries of export and import and any other
countries of transit.
If alternative arrangements cannot be made to recover these wastes in an environmentally sound
manner, the competent authority of the country of export shall admit the return of the shipment of
these wastes. In addition, the competent authorities of the country of export and other countries
of transit shall not oppose or prevent the return of the wastes. The return should take place
within ninety (90) days from the time the country of transit informs the country of export or such
other period of time as the concerned countries agree.
(5) Provisions relating to recognised traders
(a) A recognised trader may act as an exporter or importer for wastes with all the
responsibilities associated with being an exporter or importer.
(b) The notification document called for in Chapter II section D (2), case 1, a) above shall
include a signed declaration by the exporter that the appropriate contracts referred to in
Chapter II section D (1) (a) are in place and are legally enforceable in all countries
(6) Provisions relating to exchange (R12) and accumulation (R13) operations
For transboundary movements of wastes destined for exchange (R12) or accumulation (R13)
operations paragraphs (a) to (j), (m) and (n) of Case 1 shall apply. In addition:
(a) If wastes are destined for a facility or facilities where a R12 or R13 recovery operation as
designated in Appendix 5.B to this Decision takes place, the recovery facility or facilities
where the subsequent R1-R11 recovery operation as designated in Appendix 5.B takes place
or may take place, shall also be indicated in the notification document;
(b) Within three (3) days of the receipt of the wastes by the R12/R13 recovery facility or
facilities, the facilit(y)ies shall return a signed copy of the movement document to the
exporter and to the competent authorities of the countries of export and import. The
facilit(y)ies shall retain the original of the movement document for three (3) years;
(c) As soon as possible but no later than thirty (30) days after the completion of the R12/R13
recovery operation and no later than one (1) calendar year following the receipt of the waste,
the R12 or R13 facilit(y)ies shall send a certificate of recovery to the exporter and to the
competent authorities of the countries of export and import by post, e-mail with a digital
signature, email without digital signature followed by post, or telefax followed by post;
(d) When an R12/R13 recovery facility delivers wastes for recovery to an R1-R11 recovery
facility located in the country of import, it shall obtain as soon as possible but no later than
one calendar year following delivery of the waste, a certification from the R1-R11 facility
that recovery of the wastes at that facility has been completed. The R12/R13 facility shall
promptly transmit the applicable certification(s) to the competent authorities of the countries
of import and export, identifying the transboundary movements to which the certification(s)
pertain;
(e) When an R12/R13 recovery facility delivers wastes for recovery to an R1-R11 recovery
facility located:
i) In the initial country of export, a new notification is required in accordance with
Section D. (2); or
ii) In a third country other than the initial country of export, a new notification is required
in accordance with Section D. (3) (b).
APPENDIX 1:
CATEGORIES OF WASTES TO BE CONTROLLED
Waste streams:
Y1 Clinical wastes from medical care in hospitals, medical centres and clinics
Y2 Wastes from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products
Y3 Waste pharmaceuticals, drugs and medicines
Y4 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals
Y5 Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood preserving chemicals
Y6 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of organic solvents
Y7 Wastes from heat treatment and tempering operations containing cyanides
Y8 Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use
Y9 Waste oil/water, hydrocarbon/water mixtures, emulsions
Y10 Waste substances and articles containing or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's)
and/or polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT's) and/or polybrominated biphenyls (PBB's)
Y11 Waste tarry residues arising from refining, distillation and any pyrolytic treatment
Y12 Wastes from production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, laquers, varnish
Y13 Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues/adhesives
Y14 Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which
are not identified and/or are new and whose effects on man and/or the environment are not
Y15 Wastes of an explosive nature not subject to other legislation
Y16 Wastes from production, formulation and use of photographic chemicals and processing materials
Y17 Wastes resulting from surface treatment of metals and plastics
Y18 Residues arising from industrial waste disposal operations
Wastes having as constituents:
Y19 Metal carbonyls
This Appendix is identical to Annex I of the Basel Convention.
Y20 Beryllium; beryllium compounds
Y21 Hexavalent chromium compounds
Y22 Copper compounds
Y23 Zinc compounds
Y24 Arsenic; arsenic compounds
Y25 Selenium; selenium compounds
Y26 Cadmium; cadmium compounds
Y27 Antimony; antimony compounds
Y28 Tellurium; tellurium compounds
Y29 Mercury; mercury compounds
Y30 Thallium; thallium compounds
Y31 Lead; lead compounds
Y32 Inorganic fluorine compounds excluding calcium fluoride
Y33 Inorganic cyanides
Y34 Acidic solutions or acids in solid form
Y35 Basic solutions or bases in solid form
Y36 Asbestos (dust and fibres)
Y37 Organic phosphorous compounds
Y38 Organic cyanides
Y39 Phenols; phenol compounds including chlorophenols
Y40 Ethers
Y41 Halogenated organic solvents
Y42 Organic solvents excluding halogenated solvents
Y43 Any congener of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan
Y44 Any congener of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
Y45 Organohalogen compounds other than substances referred to in this Appendix (e.g. Y39, Y41,
Y42, Y43,Y44)
LIST OF HAZARDOUS CHARACTERISTICS
H1: Explosive
An explosive substance or waste is a solid or liquid substance or waste (or mixture of
substances or wastes) which is in itself capable by chemical reaction of producing gas at such a
temperature and pressure and at such a speed as to cause damage to the surroundings.
H3: Flammable liquids
The word "flammable" has the same meaning as "inflammable". Flammable liquids are liquids,
or mixtures of liquids, or liquids containing solids in solution or suspension (for example,
paints, varnishes, lacquers, etc. but not including substances or wastes otherwise classified on
account of their dangerous characteristics) which give off a flammable vapour at temperatures
of not more than 60.5C, closed-cup test, or not more than 65.6C, open-cup test. (Since the
results of open-cup tests and of closed-cup tests are not strictly comparable and even individual
results by the same test are often variable, regulations varying from the above figures to make
allowance for such differences would be within the spirit of this definition).
H4.1: Flammable solids
Solids, or waste solids, other than those classed as explosives, which under conditions
encountered in transport are readily combustible, or may cause or contribute to fire through
friction.
H4.2: Substances or wastes liable to spontaneous combustion
Substances or wastes which are liable to spontaneous heating under normal conditions
encountered in transport, or to heating up in contact with air, and being liable to catch fire.
H4.3: Substances or wastes which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
Substances or wastes which, by interaction with water, are liable to become spontaneously
flammable or to give off flammable gases in dangerous quantities.
H5.1: Oxidising
Substances or wastes which, while in themselves not necessarily combustible, may, generally by
yielding oxygen cause, or contribute to, the combustion of other materials.
H5.2: Organic peroxides
Organic substances or wastes that contain the bivalent-0-0-structure are thermally unstable
substances which may undergo exothermic self-accelerating decomposition.
Codes and hazardous characteristics are identical to those in Annex III of the Basel Convention.
Corresponds to hazard classification system included in the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport
of Dangerous Goods (14
Revised Edition, UN, New York, 2005) for H1 through H9; omissions of H2, H7 and
H9 are deliberate. Codes H10-H13 correspond to UN class 9.
H6.1: Poisonous (Acute)
Substances or wastes liable either to cause death or serious injury or to harm human health if
swallowed or inhaled or by skin contact.
H6.2: Infectious substances
Substances or wastes containing viable micro-organisms or their toxins which are known or
suspected to cause disease in animals or humans.
H8: Corrosives
Substances or wastes that, by chemical action, will cause severe damage when in contact with
living tissue, or, in the case of leakage, will materially damage, or even destroy, other goods or
the means of transport; they may also cause other hazards.
H10: Liberation of toxic gases in contact with air or water
Substances or wastes which, by interaction with air or water, are liable to give off toxic gases in
dangerous quantities.
H11: Toxic (delayed or chronic)
Substances or wastes which, if they are inhaled or ingested or if they penetrate the skin, may
involve delayed or chronic effects, including carcinogenicity.
H12: Ecotoxic
Substances or wastes which if released present or may present immediate or delayed adverse
impacts to the environment by means of bioaccumulation and/or toxic effects upon biotic
H13: Capable, by any means, after disposal, of yielding another material, e.g. leachate, which
possesses any of the characteristics listed above.
The potential hazards posed by certain types of wastes are not yet fully documented; objective tests to
define quantitatively these hazards do not exist. Further research is necessary in order to develop means to
characterise potential hazards posed to man and/or the environment by these wastes. Standardised tests
have been derived with respect to pure substances and materials. Many member countries have developed
tests which can be applied to materials destined for disposal or recovery by means of operations listed in
Appendices 5.A or 5.B in order to decide if these materials exhibit any of the characteristics listed in this
Appendix.
LIST OF WASTES SUBJECT TO THE GREEN CONTROL PROCEDURE
Regardless of whether or not wastes are included on this list, they may not be subject to the Green control
procedure if they are contaminated by other materials to an extent which (a) increases the risks associated
with the wastes sufficiently to render them appropriate for submission to the Amber control procedure,
when taking into account the criteria in Appendix 6, or (b) prevents the recovery of the wastes in an
environmentally sound manner.
Wastes listed in Annex IX of the Basel Convention.
(a) Any reference to list A in Annex IX of the Basel Convention shall be understood as a reference to
Appendix 4 of this Decision;
(b) In Basel entry B1020 the term bulk finished form includes all metallic non-dispersible
of the scrap listed therein;
(c) Pending approval by the Basel Convention, Basel entry B1030 shall read: Residues containing
refractory metals;
(d) The part of Basel entry B1100 that refers to Slags from copper processing etc does not apply
and OECD entry GB040 in Part II applies instead;
(e) Basel entry B1110 does not apply and OECD entries GC010 and GC020 in Part II apply instead;
(f) Basel entry B2050 does not apply and OECD entry GG040 in Part II applies instead;
(g) The reference in Basel entry B3010 to fluorinated polymer wastes shall be deemed to include
polymers and co-polymers of fluorinated ethylene (PTFE).
The following wastes will also be subject to the Green control procedure:
Metal Bearing Wastes Arising from Melting, Smelting and Refining of Metals
GB040 7112 Slags from precious metals and copper processing for further refining
Non-dispersible does not include any wastes in the form of powder, sludge, dust or solid items containing
encased hazardous waste liquids.
Other wastes containing metals
GC010 Electrical assemblies consisting only of metals or alloys.
GC020 Electronic scrap (e.g. printed circuit boards, electronic components, wire, etc.)
and reclaimed electronic components suitable for base and precious metal
GC030 ex 890800 Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up, properly emptied of any
cargo and other materials arising from the operation of the vessel which may
have been classified as a dangerous substance or waste
GC050 Spent Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Catalysts (e.g. aluminium oxide, zeolites)
Glass waste in non-dispersible form
GE020 ex 7001 Glass Fibre Waste
ex 701939
Ceramic wastes in non-dispersible form
GF010 Ceramic wastes which have been fired after shaping, including ceramic vessels
(before and/or after use)
Other wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals
and organic materials
GG030 ex 2621 Bottom ash and slag tap from coal fired power plants
GG040 ex 2621 Coal fired power plants fly ash
Solid plastic wastes
GH013 391530 Polymers of vinyl chloride
ex 390410-40
Wastes arising from tanning and fellmongery operations and leather use
GN010 ex 050200 Waste of pigs, hogs or boars bristles and hair or of badger hair and other brush
making hair
GN020 ex 050300 Horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting
GN030 ex 050590 Waste of skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, of feathers
and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further
worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation
LIST OF WASTES SUBJECT TO THE AMBER CONTROL PROCEDURE
Wastes listed in Annexes II and VIII of the Basel Convention.
(a) Any reference to list B in Annex VIII of the Basel Convention shall be understood as a reference
to Appendix 3 of this Decision;
(b) In Basel entry A1010, the term excluding such wastes specifically listed on List B (Annex IX)
is a reference both to Basel entry B1020 and the note on B1020 in Appendix 3 to this Decision,
Part I (b);
(c) Basel entries A1180 and A2060 do not apply and OECD entries GC010, GC020 and GG040 in
Appendix 3 Part II apply instead when appropriate. Member countries may control these wastes
differently in accordance with Chapter II B 6 of this Decision concerning wastes not listed in
Appendices 3 or 4, and the chapeau of Appendix 3;
(d) Basel entry A4050 includes spent potlinings from aluminium smelting because they contain Y33
inorganic cyanides. If the cyanides have been destroyed, spent potlinings are assigned to Part II
entry AB120 because they contain Y32, inorganic fluorine compounds excluding calcium
fluoride.
The following wastes will also be subject to the Amber control procedure:
Metal bearing wastes
AA010 261900 Dross, scalings and other wastes from the iron and steel industry
AA060 262050 Vanadium ashes and residues
AA190 810420 Magnesium waste and scrap that is flammable, pyrophoric or emits, upon contact
ex 810430 with water, flammable gases in dangerous quantities
This listing includes wastes in the form of ash, residue, slag, dross, skimming, scaling, dust, powder, sludge
and cake, unless a material is expressly listed elsewhere.
Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials
AB030 Wastes from non-cyanide based systems which arise from surface treatment of
AB070 Sands used in foundry operations
AB120 ex 281290 Inorganic halide compounds, not elsewhere specified or included
AB130 Used blasting grit
AB150 ex 382490 Unrefined calcium sulphite and calcium sulphate from flue gas desulphurisation
(FGD)
Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials
AC060 ex 381900 Hydraulic fluids
AC070 ex 381900 Brake fluids
AC080 ex 382000 Antifreeze fluids
AC150 Chlorofluorocarbons
AC160 Halons
AC170 ex 440310 Treated cork and wood wastes
AC250 Surface active agents (surfactants)
AC260 ex 3101 Liquid pig manure; faeces
AC270 Sewage sludge
Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents
AD090 ex 382490 Wastes from production, formulation and use of reprographic and photographic
chemicals and materials not elsewhere specified or included
AD100 Wastes from non-cyanide based systems which arise from surface treatment of
AD120 ex 391400 Ion exchange resins
AD150 Naturally occurring organic material used as a filter medium (such as bio-filters)
RB020 ex 6815 Ceramic based fibres of physico-chemical characteristics similar to those of
APPENDIX 5.A:
DISPOSAL OPERATIONS
Appendix 5.A is meant to encompass all such disposal operations that occur in practice, whether or not
they are adequate from the point of view of environmental protection.
D1 Deposit into or onto land, (e.g. landfill, etc.)
D2 Land treatment, (e.g. biodegradation of liquid or sludgy discards in soils, etc.)
D3 Deep injection, (e.g. injection of pumpable discards into wells, salt domes or naturally occurring
repositories, etc.)
D4 Surface impoundment, (e.g. placement of liquid or sludge discards into pits, ponds or lagoons,
D5 Specially engineered landfill, (e.g. placement into lined discrete cells which are capped and
isolated from one another and the environment, etc.)
D6 Release into a water body except seas/oceans
D7 Release into seas/oceans including sea-bed insertion
D8 Biological treatment not specified elsewhere in this Appendix which results in final compounds
or mixtures which are discarded by means of any of the operations in Appendix 5.A
D9 Physico chemical treatment not specified elsewhere in this Appendix which results in final
compounds or mixtures which are discarded by means of any of the operations in Appendix 5.A,
(e.g. evaporation, drying, calcination, etc.)
D10 Incineration on land
D11 Incineration at sea
D12 Permanent storage (e.g. emplacement of containers in a mine, etc.)
D13 Blending or mixing prior to submission to any of the operations in Appendix 5.A
D14 Repackaging prior to submission to any of the operations in Appendix 5.A
D15 Storage pending any of the operations in Appendix 5.A
The wording of D1 to D15 in Appendix 5.A is identical to that of Annex IV.A of the Basel Convention.
APPENDIX 5.B:
RECOVERY OPERATIONS
Appendix 5.B is meant to encompass all such operations with respect to materials considered to be or
legally defined as wastes and which otherwise would have been destined for operations included in
Appendix 5.A.
R1 Use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration) or other means to generate energy
R2 Solvent reclamation/regeneration
R3 Recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents
R4 Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds
R5 Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials
R6 Regeneration of acids or bases
R7 Recovery of components used for pollution abatement
R8 Recovery of components from catalysts
R9 Used oil re-refining or other reuses of previously used oil
R10 Land treatment resulting in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement
R11 Uses of residual materials obtained from any of the operations numbered R1-R10
R12 Exchange of wastes for submission to any of the operations numbered R1-R11
R13 Accumulation of material intended for any operation in Appendix 5.B
The wording of R1 to R13 in Appendix 5.B is identical to that of Annex IV.B of the Basel Convention.
CRITERIA FOR THE OECD RISK-BASED APPROACH
A) Properties
1) Does the waste normally exhibit any of the hazardous characteristics listed in Appendix 2 to this
Decision? Furthermore, it is useful to know if the waste is legally defined as or considered to be a
hazardous waste in one or more member countries.
2) Is the waste typically contaminated?
3) What is the physical state of the waste?
4) What is the degree of difficulty of cleanup in the case of accidental spillage or mismanagement?
5) What is the economic value of the waste bearing in mind historical price fluctuations?
B) Management
6) Does the technological capability to recover the waste exist?
7) Is there a history of adverse environmental incidents arising from transboundary movements of
the waste or associated recovery operations?
8) Is the waste routinely traded through established channels and is that evidenced by commercial
classification?
9) Is the waste usually moved internationally under the terms of a valid contract or chain of
contracts?
10) What is the extent of reuse and recovery of the waste and how is any portion separated from the
waste but not subject to recovery managed?
11) What are the overall environmental benefits arising from the recovery operations?
PRACTICAL INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY MEMBER COUNTRIES
(1) Competent authority: Indicates the address, telephone, e-mail and fax numbers of the regulatory
authority having jurisdiction over transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery
operations. If separate competent authorities are known to exist for different types of movements
(e.g. different authorities for transit than for import/export), this is also indicated. When
applicable, indicate the code number of the national competent authorities.
(2) Contact point: Provides the point of correspondence, including the address, telephone e-mail and
fax numbers, through which individuals can, if desired, obtain additional or complementary
(3) Acceptable languages: Indicates the languages that can be used by the exporter so that the
notification document is understandable for the competent authority receiving it.
(4) Required points of Entry/Exit: Notes if and when national regulations prescribe that shipments
of recoverable wastes must enter or exit the territory through specific customs offices.
(5) Pre-consented recovery facilities: Indicates if a member country has granted pre-consent for
certain wastes to be accepted by one or more pre-consented recovery facilities within its
jurisdiction, in conformity with Chapter II, D, (2), Case 2. Details on the company, the location,
the expiry of pre-consent, the relevant waste types, and total quantity pre-consented is also
indicated when known.
(6) Classification differences: This item is meant to indicate when divergent classifications exist
between the OECD Appendices 3 and 4 and national waste lists, according to provisions of
Section B(4) of this Decision. When known specific wastes and associated controls are cited.
(7) Prohibitions: Provides information on wastes specifically banned or prohibited for import or
export under the member country's pertinent national laws or regulations.
(8) Contractual requirements: Notes requirements concerning contracts between the exporter and
the importer, including whether the competent authority shall review the contract.
(9) Written consent: Indicates if member countries require written consent for exports or imports of
wastes.
(10) Information related to Environmentally Sound Management: Indicates additional
information under the terms of domestic legislation on environmentally sound management of
(11) Notification for export: Indicates whether notifications for export are transmitted by the
competent authorities instead of the exporter.
(12) Movement document: Indicates if a country of transit does not wish to receive a signed copy of
the movement document, indicating the receipt of wastes by the recovery facility in the country
of import.
(13) Financial requirements: If member countries require financial guarantees for transboundary
movements of recoverable wastes, such requirements would be specified under this entry.
Information provided may inter alia include: the types of guarantee (e.g. insurance statement,
bank letters, bonds, etc.), the amount of guarantee (minimum and maximum, if any), whether the
guarantee varies according to amount and/or hazardousness of the waste, the damages to be
covered.
(14) Pertinent national laws/regulations: Provides citations to relevant domestic laws and
regulations containing provisions that relate to the conditions of this Decision.
(15) Other is used to indicate:
Additional differences between this Decision and national provisions;
Pending amendments to pertinent national laws/regulations; and
Other requirements or issues deemed relevant by the member country.
NOTIFICATION AND MOVEMENT DOCUMENTS
A. Information to be included in the notification document:
1) Serial number or other accepted identifier of notification document.
2) Exporter name, address, telephone, telefax, e-mail and contact person.
3) Recovery facility name, address, telephone, telefax, e-mail and technologies employed.
4) Importer name, address, telephone, telefax, e-mail.
5) Address, telephone, telefax, e-mail of any intended carrier(s) and/or their agents.
6) Country of export and relevant competent authority.
7) Countries of transit and relevant competent authorities.
8) Country of import and relevant competent authority.
9) Single notification or general notification. If general, period of validity requested.
10) Date(s) foreseen for commencement of transboundary movement(s).
11) Means of transport envisaged.
12) Certification that any applicable insurance or other financial guarantee is or shall be in force
covering the transboundary movement.
13) Designation of waste type(s) on the appropriate list (Part I or II of Appendix 3 or 4) and their
description(s), probable total quantity of each, and any hazardous characteristics.
14) Specification of the recovery operation(s) according to Appendix 5.B to this Decision.
15) Certification of the existence of written contract or chain of contracts or equivalent arrangement
as required by this Decision.
16) Certification by the exporter that the information is complete and correct to the best of his
B. Information to be included in the movement document:
Include all information at A. above plus:
(a) Date shipment has commenced.
(b) Carrier(s) name, address, telephone, telefax, e-mail.
(c) Type of packaging envisaged.
(d) Any special precautions to be taken by carrier(s).
(e) Declaration by exporter that no objection has been lodged by the competent authorities of all
countries concerned. This declaration requires signature of the exporter.
(f) Appropriate signatures for each custody transfer.
C. Recommended forms for the notification and movement documents (see Chapter I
paragraph 3) for transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations
within the OECD area and instructions for completing those forms:
Notification document for transboundary movements/shipments of waste
1. Exporter - notifier Registration No: 3. Notification No:
Notification concerning
A.(i) Individual shipment: (ii) Multiple shipments:
B.(i) Disposal (1): (ii) Recovery :
Contact person: C. Pre-consented recovery facility (2;3)
Tel: Fax: 4. Total intended number of shipments:
5. Total intended quantity (4):
2. Importer - consignee Registration No: Tonnes (Mg):
Address: 6. Intended period of time for shipment(s) (4):
First departure: Last departure:
Contact person: 7. Packaging type(s) (5):
Tel: Fax: Special handling requirements (6): Yes: No:
E-mail: 11. Disposal / recovery operation(s) (2)
8. Intended carrier(s) Registration No: D-code / R-code (5) :
Name(7): Technology employed (6):
Contact person: Reason for export (1;6):
E-mail: 12. Designation and composition of the waste (6):
Means of transport (5):
9. Waste generator(s) - producer(s) (1;7;8) Registration No:
13. Physical characteristics (5):
Tel: Fax: 14. Waste identification (fill in relevant codes)
E-mail: (i) Basel Annex VIII (or IX if applicable):
Site and process of generation (6) (ii) OECD code (if different from (i)):
(iii) EC list of wastes:
10. Disposal facility (2): or recovery facility (2): (iv) National code in country of export:
Registration No: (v) National code in country of import:
Name: (vi) Other (specify):
Address: (vii) Y-code:
(viii) H-code (5):
Contact person: (ix) UN class (5):
Tel: Fax: (x) UN Number:
E-mail: (xi) UN Shipping name:
Actual site of disposal/recovery: (xii) Customs code(s) (HS):
15. (a) Countries/States concerned, (b) Code no. of competent authorities where applicable, (c) Specific points of exit or entry (border crossing or port)
State of export - dispatch State(s) of transit (entry and exit) State of import - destination
16.Customs offices of entry and/or exit and/or export (European Community):
Entry: Exit:
17. Exporter's - notifier's / generator's - producer's (1) declaration:
I certify that the information is complete and correct to my best knowledge. 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.
18. Number of
annexes attached
Exporter's - notifier's name: Date: Signature:
Generator's - producer's name: Date: Signature:
FOR USE BY COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
19. Acknowledgement from the relevant competent authority of
countries of import - destination / transit (1) / export - dispatch (9):
20. Written consent (1;8) to the movement provided by the
competent authority of (country):
Country: Consent given on:
Notification received on: Consent valid from: until:
Acknowledgement sent on: Specific conditions: No: If Yes, see block 21 (6):
Name of competent authority: Name of competent authority:
Stamp and/or signature: Stamp and/or signature:
21. Specific conditions on consenting to the movement document or reasons for objecting
(1) Required by the Basel Convention
(2) In the case of an R12/R13 or D13-D15 operation, also attach corresponding information on any subsequent
R12/R13 or D13-D15 facilities and on the subsequent R1-R11 or D1-D12 facilit(y)ies when required
(3) To be completed for movements within the OECD area and only if B(ii) applies
(4) Attach detailed list if multiple shipments
(5) See list of abbreviations and codes on the next page
(6) Attach details if necessary
(7) Attach list if more than one
(8) If required by national legislation
(9) If applicable under the OECD Decision
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND CODES USED IN THE NOTIFICATION DOCUMENT
DISPOSAL OPERATIONS (block 11)
D3 Deep injection, (e.g. injection of pumpable discards into wells, salt domes or naturally occurring repositories, etc.)
D4 Surface impoundment, (e.g. placement of liquid or sludge discards into pits, ponds or lagoons, etc.)
D5 Specially engineered landfill, (e.g. placement into lined discrete cells which are capped and isolated from one another and the environment, etc.)
D8 Biological treatment not specified elsewhere in this list which results in final compounds or mixtures which are discarded by means of any of the
operations in this list
D9 Physico-chemical treatment not specified elsewhere in this list which results in final compounds or mixtures which are discarded by means of any of the
operations in this list (e.g. evaporation, drying, calcination, etc.)
D12 Permanent storage, (e.g. emplacement of containers in a mine, etc.)
D13 Blending or mixing prior to submission to any of the operations in this list
D14 Repackaging prior to submission to any of the operations in this list
D15 Storage pending any of the operations in this list
RECOVERY OPERATIONS (block 11)
R1 Use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration) or other means to generate energy (Basel/OECD) -
Use principally as a fuel or other means to generate energy (EU)
R13 Accumulation of material intended for any operation in this list.
PACKAGING TYPES (block 7)
1. Drum
2. Wooden barrel
3. Jerrican
4. Box
5. Bag
6. Composite packaging
7. Pressure receptacle
8. Bulk
9. Other (specify)
H-CODE AND UN CLASS (block 14)
UN Class H-code Characteristics
1 H1 Explosive
3 H3 Flammable liquids
4.1 H4.1 Flammable solids
4.2 H4.2 Substances or wastes liable to spontaneous combustion
4.3 H4.3 Substances or wastes which, in contact with water, emit flammable
5.1 H5.1 Oxidizing
5.2 H5.2 Organic peroxides
6.1 H6.1 Poisonous (acute)
6.2 H6.2 Infectious substances
8 H8 Corrosives
9 H10 Liberation of toxic gases in contact with air or water
9 H11 Toxic (delayed or chronic)
9 H12 Ecotoxic
9 H13 Capable, by any means, after disposal of yielding another material,
e. g., leachate, which possesses any of the characteristics listed
MEANS OF TRANSPORT (block 8)
R = Road
T = Train/rail
S = Sea
A = Air
W = Inland waterways
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS (block 13)
1. Powdery/powder
2. Solid
3. Viscous/paste
4. Sludgy
5. Liquid
6. Gaseous
Further information, in particular related to waste identification (block 14), i.e. on Basel Annexes VIII and IX codes, OECD codes and Y-codes, can be
found in a Guidance/Instruction Manual available from the OECD and the Secretariat of the Basel Convention.
Movement document for transboundary movements/shipments of waste
1. Corresponding to notification No: 2. Serial/total number of shipments: /
3. Exporter - notifier Registration No: 4. Importer - consignee Registration No:
Address: Address:
Contact person: Contact person:
Tel: Fax: Tel: Fax:
E-
5. Actual quantity: Tonnes (Mg): m
: 6. Actual date of
7. Packaging Type(s) (1): Number of packages:
Special handling requirements: (2) Yes: No:
8.(a) 1
Carrier (3): 8.(b) 2
Carrier: 8.(c) Last Carrier:
Registration No: Registration No:
Name: Name: Name:
Address: Address: Address:
Tel: Tel: Tel:
Fax: Fax: Fax:
E-mail: E-mail: E-mail:
- - - - - - - To be completed by carriers representative - - - - - - - More than 3 carriers (2)
Means of transport (1): Means of transport (1): Means of transport (1):
Date of transfer: Date of transfer: Date of transfer:
Signature: Signature: Signature:
9. Waste generator(s) - producer(s) (4;5;6): 12. Designation and composition of the waste (2):
Registration No:
Contact person: 13.Physical characteristics (1):
E-mail: 14.Waste identification (fill in relevant codes)
Site of generation (2): (i) Basel Annex VIII (or IX if applicable):
10. Disposal facility
or recovery facility
(ii) OECD code (if different from (i)):
Registration No: (iii) EC list of wastes:
Name: (iv) National code in country of export:
Address: (v) National code in country of import:
(vi) Other (specify):
Contact person: (vii) Y-code:
E-mail: (ix) UN class (1):
Actual site of disposal/recovery (2) (x) UN Number:
11. Disposal/recovery operation(s) (xi) UN Shipping name:
D-code / R-code (1): (xii) Customs code(s) (HS):
I certify that the above information is complete and correct to my best knowledge. I also certify that legally enforceable written contractual obligations have been
entered into, that any applicable insurance or other financial guarantee is in force covering the transboundary movement and that all necessary consents have been
received from the competent authorities of the countries concerned.
Name: Date: Signature:
16. For use by any person involved in the transboundary movement in case additional information is required
17. Shipment received by importer - consignee
(if not facility):
TO BE COMPLETED BY DISPOSAL / RECOVERY FACILITY
18. Shipment received at disposal facility
19. I certify that the disposal/ recovery of
the waste described above has been
Date of reception: Accepted:
Rejected*:
Tonnes (Mg): m
: *immediately contact
competent authorities
Approximate date of disposal/recovery:
Disposal/recovery operation (1): Date:
Name: Signature and stamp:
FOR USE BY CUSTOMS OFFICES (if required by national legislation)
20. Country of export - dispatch or customs office of exit 21. Country of import - destination or customs office of entry
The waste described in this movement document left the The waste described in this movement document entered the
country on: country on:
Stamp: Stamp:
22. Stamps of customs offices of transit countries
Name of country: Name of country:
Entry: Exit: Entry: Exit:
(3) If more than 3 carriers, attach information as required in blocks 8 (a,b,c).
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND CODES USED IN THE MOVEMENT DOCUMENT
D3 Deep injection, (e.g. injection of pumpable discards into wells, salt domes or
naturally occurring repositories, etc.)
D4 Surface impoundment, (e.g. placement of liquid or sludge discards into pits,
ponds or lagoons, etc.)
D5 Specially engineered landfill, (e.g. placement into lined discrete cells which
are capped and isolated from one another and the environment), etc.
D8 Biological treatment not specified elsewhere in this list which results
in final compounds or mixtures which are discarded by means of any of the
D9 Physico-chemical treatment not specified elsewhere in this list which results in
final compounds or mixtures which are discarded by means of any of the operations
in this list (e.g. evaporation, drying, calcination, etc.)
R1 Use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration) or other
means to generate energy (Basel/OECD) - Use principally
as a fuel or other means to generate energy (EU)
R3 Recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are
not used as solvents
R10 Land treatment resulting in benefit to agriculture or
ecological improvement
R11 Uses of residual materials obtained from any of the
operations numbered R1-R10
R12 Exchange of wastes for submission to any of the
R13 Accumulation of material intended for any operation in this
e.g. leachate, which possesses any of the characteristics listed above
R = Road A = Air
T = Train/rail W = Inland waterways
1. Powdery / powder 5. Liquid
2. Solid 6. Gaseous
3. Viscous / paste 7. Other (specify)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE NOTIFICATION AND MOVEMENT DOCUMENTS
International instruments have been established to control export and import of wastes which may
pose a risk or a hazard to human health and the environment. The two such instruments with the greatest
influence are the Basel Convention
, whose secretariat is administered by the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Council
Decision C(2001)107/FINAL, as amended (hereinafter the OECD Decision). Member States of the
European Union are also obliged to comply with a European Community Regulation.
The Basel
Convention and the European Community Regulation concern international movements of waste, whether
destined for disposal or recovery, whereas the OECD Decision only concerns movements of wastes
destined for recovery operations within the OECD area. All of the instruments operate subject to a range of
administrative controls by the countries implementing them.
The present instructions provide the necessary explanations for completing the notification and
movement documents. Both documents are compatible with the three instruments mentioned above, since
they take into account the specific requirements set out in the Basel Convention, the OECD Decision and
the European Community Regulation. Because the documents have been made broad enough to cover all
three instruments, however, not all blocks in the document will be applicable to all of the instruments and
it therefore may not be necessary to complete all of the blocks in a given case. Any specific requirements
relating to only one control system have been indicated with the use of footnotes. It is also possible that
national implementing legislation may use terminology that differs from that adopted in the Basel
Convention and the OECD Decision. For example, the term shipment is used in the European
Community Regulation instead of movement and the titles of the notification and movement documents
therefore reflect this variation by employing the term movement/shipment.
The documents include both the term disposal and recovery, because the terms are defined
differently in the three instruments. The European Community Regulation and the OECD Decision use the
term disposal to refer to disposal operations listed in Annex IV.A of the Basel Convention and
Appendix 5.A of the OECD Decision and recovery for recovery operations listed in Annex IV.B of the
Basel Convention and Appendix 5.B of the OECD Decision. In the Basel Convention itself, however, the
term disposal is used to refer to both disposal and recovery operations.
The competent national authorities in each country of export will be responsible for providing and
issuing the notification and movement documents (in both paper and electronic versions when capability
exists and relevant legal requirements are fulfilled
). When doing so, they will use a numbering system,
which allows a particular consignment of waste to be traced. The numbering system should be prefixed
with the country code that can be found in the ISO standard 3166 abbreviation list.
Countries may wish to issue the documents in a paper size format that conforms to their national
standards (normally ISO A4, as recommended by the United Nations). In order to facilitate their use
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, 22 March 1989.
See www.basel.int.
Regulation (EC) N 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste
(Official Journal of the European Union No. L 190, 12.7.2006, page 1 (with amendments)). See
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/waste/shipments/index.htm.
See for example Article 26, Section 4 of the Regulation (EC) N 1013/2006 on shipments of waste.
internationally, however, and to take into account the difference between ISO A4 and the paper size used
in North America, the frame size of the forms should not be greater than 183 x 262 mm with margins
aligned at the top and the left side of the paper.
Purpose of the notification and movement documents
The notification document is intended to provide the competent authorities of countries concerned
with the information they need to assess the acceptability of proposed waste movements. The document
includes space for the competent authorities to acknowledge receipt of the notification and, where required,
to consent in writing to a proposed movement.
The movement document is intended to travel with a consignment of waste at all times from the
moment it leaves the waste generator to its arrival at a disposal or recovery facility in another country.
Each person who takes charge of a transboundary movement is to sign the movement document either
upon delivery or receipt of the wastes in question. Space is provided in the document for detailed
information on all carriers of the consignment. There are also spaces in the movement document for
recording passage of the consignment through the customs offices of all countries concerned (while not
strictly required by applicable international instruments, national legislation in some countries requires
such procedures, as well as information to ensure proper control over movement). Finally, the document is
to be used by the relevant disposal or recovery facility to certify that the waste has been received and that
the recovery or disposal operation has been completed.
Those filling out printed copies of the documents should use typescript or block capitals in permanent
ink throughout. Signatures should always be written in permanent ink and the name of the authorized
representative should accompany the signature in capital letters. In the event of a minor mistake, for
example the use of the wrong code for a waste, a correction can be made with the approval of the
competent authorities. The new text must be marked and signed or stamped, and the date of the
modification must be noted. For major changes or corrections, a new form must be completed.
The forms have also been designed to be easily completed electronically. Where this is done,
appropriate security measures should be taken against any misuse of the forms. Any changes made to a
completed form with the approval of the competent authorities should be visible. When using electronic
forms transmitted by e-mail, a digital signature is necessary.
To simplify translation, the documents require a code, rather than text, for the completion of several
blocks. Where text is required, however, it must be in a language acceptable to the competent authorities in
the country of import and, where required, to the other concerned authorities.
A six digit format should be used to indicate the date. For example, 29 January 2006 should be shown
as 29.01.06 (Day.Month.Year).
Where it is necessary to add annexes or attachments to the documents providing additional
information, each attachment should include the reference number of the relevant document and cite the
block to which it relates.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE NOTIFICATION DOCUMENT
The exporter or the competent authority of the country of export, as appropriate, is to complete blocks 1
18 (except the notification number in block 3). The waste generator, where practicable, should also sign in
block 17.
Blocks 1 and 2: Provide the registration number (where applicable), full name, address (including the
name of the country), telephone and fax numbers (including the country code) and e-mail address of the
exporter or the competent authority of the country of export, as appropriate, and importer,
and also the
name of a contact person responsible for the shipment. The phone and fax numbers and the e-mail address
should facilitate contact of all relevant persons at any time regarding an incident during shipment.
Normally, the importer would be the disposal or recovery facility given in block 10. In some cases,
however, the importer may be another person, for example a recognized trader, a dealer, a broker, or a
corporate body, such as the headquarters or mailing address of the receiving disposal or recovery facility in
block 10. In order to act as an importer, a recognized trader, dealer, broker or corporate body must be
under the jurisdiction of the country of import and possess or have some other form of legal control over
the waste at the moment the shipment arrives in the country of import. In such cases, information relating
to the recognized trader, dealer, broker or corporate body should be completed in block 2.
Block 3: When issuing a notification document, a competent authority will, according to its own system,
provide an identification number which will be printed in this block (see the fourth paragraph in the
introduction above). The appropriate boxes should be ticked to indicate:
a) Whether the notification covers one shipment (single notification) or multiple shipments (general
notification);
b) Whether the waste being shipped is destined for disposal (which, as noted in the first and third
paragraph of the introduction above, is possible in the case of a shipment falling within the ambit
of the Basel Convention or the European Community Regulation but not one within the ambit of
the OECD Decision) or for recovery;
c) Whether the waste being shipped is destined for a facility which has been granted a pre-consent
for receiving certain wastes subject to the Amber control procedure in accordance with case 2 of
the Functioning of the Amber Control Procedure (see chapter II, section D of the OECD
Decision).
Blocks 4, 5 and 6: For single or multiple shipments, give the number of shipments in block 4 and the
intended date of a single shipment or, for multiple shipments, the dates of the first and last shipments, in
block 6. In block 5, give the weight in tonnes (1 megagram (Mg) or 1,000 kg) or volume in cubic metres
(1,000 litres) of the waste. Other units of the metric system, such as kilograms or litres, are also acceptable;
when used, the unit of measure should be indicated and the unit in the document should be crossed out.
Some countries may always require the weight to be quoted. For multiple shipments, the total quantity
shipped must not exceed the quantity declared in block 5. The intended period of time for movements in
block 6 may not exceed one year, with the exception of multiple shipments to pre-consented recovery
facilities that fall under the OECD Decision (see the specific instructions on block 3, subparagraph (c)), for
which the intended period of time may not exceed three years. In the case of multiple shipments, the Basel
In the European Community, the terms notifier and consignee are used instead of exporter and importer.
Convention requires the expected dates or the expected frequency and the estimated quantity of each
shipment to be quoted in blocks 5 and 6 or attached in an annex. Where a competent authority issues a
written consent to the movement and the validity period of that consent in block 20 differs from the period
indicated in block 6, the decision of the competent authority overrides the information in block 6.
Block 7: Types of packaging should be indicated using the codes provided in the list of abbreviations and
codes attached to the notification document. If special handling precautions are required, such as those
required by producers handling instructions for employees, health and safety information, including
information on dealing with spillage, and transport emergency cards, tick the appropriate box and attach
the information in an annex.
Block 8: Provide the following necessary information on the carrier or carriers involved in the shipment:
registration number (where applicable), full name, address (including the name of the country), telephone
and fax numbers (including the country code), e-mail address and the name of a contact person responsible
for the shipment. If more than one carrier is involved, append to the notification document a complete list
giving the required information for each carrier. Where the transport is organized by a forwarding agent,
the agents details should be given in block 8 and the respective information on actual carriers should be
provided in an annex. Means of transport should be indicated using the abbreviations provided in the list of
abbreviations and codes attached to the notification document.
Block 9: Provide the required information on the generator of the waste. This information is required under
the Basel Convention and many countries may require it under their national legislation.
information is not required, however, for movements of wastes destined for recovery under the OECD
Decision. The registration number of the generator should be given where applicable. If the exporter is the
generator of the waste then write Same as block 1. If the waste has been produced by more than one
generator, write see attached list and append a list providing the requested information for each
generator. Where the generator is not known, give the name of the person in possession or control of such
wastes. The definition of generator used in the Basel Convention provides that in instances where the
true generator of the waste is not known, the generator is deemed to be the person who is in possession or
control of the waste. Also provide information on the process by which the waste was generated and the
site of generation. Some countries may accept that information on the generator be given in a separate
annex which would only be available to the competent authorities.
Block 10: Give the required information on the destination of the shipment by first ticking the appropriate
type of facility: either disposal or recovery. The registration number should be given where applicable. If
the disposer or recoverer is also the importer, state here Same as block 2. If the disposal or recovery
operation is a D13-D15 or R12 or R13 operation (according to the definitions of operations set out in the
list of abbreviations and codes attached to the notification document), the facility performing the operation
should be mentioned in block 10, as well as the location where the operation will be performed. In such a
case, corresponding information on the subsequent facility or facilities, where any subsequent R12/R13 or
D13-D15 operation and the D1-D12 or R1-R11 operation or operations takes or take place or may take
place should be provided in an annex. Provide the information on the actual site of disposal or recovery if
it is different from the address of the facility.
Block 11: Indicate the type of recovery or disposal operation by the using R-codes or D-codes provided in
the list of abbreviations and codes attached to the notification document.
The OECD Decision only
In the European Community, the term producer is used instead of generator.
In the European Community Regulation, the definition of operation R1 in the list of abbreviations is different from that
used in the Basel Convention and the OECD Decision; both wordings are therefore provided. There are other editorial
differences between the terminology used in the European Community and that used in the Basel Convention and the
OECD Decision, which are not contained in the list of abbreviations.
covers transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations (R-codes) within the OECD
area. If the disposal or recovery operation is a D13-D15 or R12 or R13 operation, corresponding
information on the subsequent operations (any R12/R13 or D13-D15 as well as D1-D12 or R1-R11) should
be provided in an annex. Also indicate the technology to be employed. Specify also the reason for export
(this is not required, however, by the OECD Decision).
Block 12: Give the name or names by which the material is commonly known or the commercial name and
the names of its major constituents (in terms of quantity and/or hazard) and their relative concentrations
(expressed as a percentage), if known. In the case of a mixture of wastes, provide the same information for
the different fractions and indicate which fractions are destined for recovery. A chemical analysis of the
composition of the waste may be required in accordance with national legislation. Attach further
information in an annex if necessary.
Block 13: Indicate physical characteristics of the waste at normal temperatures and pressures by using the
codes provided in the list of abbreviations and codes attached to the notification document.
Block 14: State the code that identifies the waste according to the system adopted under the Basel
Convention (under subheading (i) in block 14) and, where applicable, the systems adopted in the OECD
Decision (under subheading (ii)) and other accepted classification systems (under subheadings (iii)
to (xii)). According to the OECD Decision, only one waste code (from either the Basel or OECD systems)
should be given, except in the case of mixtures of wastes for which no individual entry exists. In such a
case, the code of each fraction of the waste should be provided in order of importance (in an annex if
necessary).
(i): Basel Convention Annex VIII codes should be used for wastes that are subject to control under
the Basel Convention and the OECD Decision (see Part I of Appendix 4 in the OECD Decision);
Basel Annex IX codes should be used for wastes that are not usually subject to control under the
Basel Convention and the OECD Decision but which, for a specific reason such as contamination
by hazardous substances or different classification according to national regulations, are subject to
such control (see Part I of Appendix 3 in the OECD Decision). Basel Annexes VIII and IX can be
found in the text of the Basel Convention as well as in the Instruction Manual available from the
Secretariat of the Basel Convention. If a waste is not listed in Annexes VIII or IX of the Basel
Convention, insert not listed.
(ii): OECD member countries should use OECD codes for wastes listed in Part II of Appendices 3
and 4 of the OECD Decision, i.e. wastes that have no equivalent listing in the Basel Convention or
that have a different level of control under the OECD Decision from the one required by the Basel
Convention. If a waste is not listed in Part II of Appendices 3 and 4 of the OECD Decision, insert
(iii): European Union member mtates should use the codes included in the European Community
list of wastes (see Commission Decision 2000/532/EC as amended).
(iv) and (v): Where applicable, national identification codes used in the country of export and, if
known, in the country of import should be used.
(vi): If useful or required by the relevant competent authorities, add here any other code or
additional information that would facilitate the identification of the waste.
See http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/consleg/main/2000/en_2000D0532_index.html.
(vii): State the appropriate Y-code or Y-codes according to the Categories of wastes to be
controlled (see Annex I of the Basel Convention and Appendix 1 of the OECD Decision), or
according to the Categories of wastes requiring special consideration given in Annex II of the
Basel Convention (see Appendix 2 of the Basel Instruction Manual), if it or they exist(s). Y-codes
are not required by the OECD Decision except where the waste shipment falls under one of the two
Categories requiring special consideration under the Basel Convention (Y46 and Y47 or
Annex II wastes), in which case the Basel Y-code should be indicated.
(viii): If applicable, state here the appropriate H-code or H-codes, i.e. the codes indicating the
hazardous characteristics exhibited by the waste (see the list of abbreviations and codes attached to
the notification document).
(ix): If applicable, state here the United Nations class or classes which indicate the hazardous
characteristics of the waste according to the United Nations classification (see the list of
abbreviations and codes attached to the notification document) and are required to comply with
international rules for the transport of hazardous materials (see the United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Model Regulations (Orange Book), latest
edition).
(x and xi): If applicable, state here the appropriate United Nations number or numbers and United
Nations shipping name or names. These are used to identify the waste according to the United
Nations classification system and are required to comply with international rules for transport of
hazardous materials (see the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods. Model Regulations (Orange Book), latest edition).
(xii): If applicable, state here customs code or codes, which allow identification of the waste by
customs offices (see the list of codes and commodities in the Harmonized commodity description
and coding system produced by the World Customs Organization).
Block 15: The Basel Convention uses the term States, whereas the OECD Decision uses
member countries and the European Community Regulation uses member states. On line (a) of
block 15, provide the name of the countries of export, transit and import or the codes for each country by
using the ISO standard 3166 abbreviations.
On line (b), provide the code number of the respective
competent authority for each country if required by the national legislation of that country and on line (c)
insert the name of the border crossing or port and, where applicable, the customs office code number as the
point of entry to or exit from a particular country. For transit countries give the information in line (c) for
points of entry and exit. If more than three transit countries are involved in a particular movement, attach
the appropriate information in an annex.
Block 16: This block should be completed for movements involving entering, passing through or leaving
member states of the European Union.
Block 17: Each copy of the notification document is to be signed and dated by the exporter (or by the
recognized trader, dealer or broker if acting as an exporter) or the competent authority of the country of
export, as appropriate, before being forwarded to the competent authorities of the countries concerned.
Under the Basel Convention, the waste generator is also required to sign the declaration; it is noted that this
may not be practicable in cases where there are several generators (definitions regarding practicability may
be contained in national legislation). Further, where the generator is not known, the person in possession or
See http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.htm.
In the European Community, the terms dispatch and destination are used instead of export and import.
control of the waste should sign. Some countries may require that the declaration also certify the existence
of insurance against liability for damage to third parties. Some countries may require proof of insurance or
other financial guarantees and a contract to accompany the notification document.
Block 18: Indicate the number of annexes containing any additional information supplied with the
notification document (see blocks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 20 or 21). Each annex must include a
reference to the notification number to which it relates, which is indicated in the corner of block 3.
Block 19: This block is for use by the competent authority to acknowledge receipt of the notification.
Under the Basel Convention, the competent authority or authorities of the country or countries of import
(where applicable) and transit issue such an acknowledgement. Under the OECD Decision, the competent
authority of the country of import issues the acknowledgement. Some countries may, according to their
national legislation, require that the competent authority of the country of export also issues an
acknowledgement.
Blocks 20 and 21: Block 20 is for use by competent authorities of any country concerned when providing
a written consent to a transboundary movement of waste. The Basel Convention (except if a country has
decided not to require written consent with regard to transit and has informed the other Parties thereof in
accordance with Article 6(4)) of the Basel Convention) and certain countries always require a written
consent whereas the OECD Decision does not require a written consent. Indicate the name of the country
(or its code by using the ISO standard 3166 abbreviations), the date on which the consent is provided and
the date on which it expires. If the movement is subject to specific conditions, the competent authority in
question should tick the appropriate box and specify the conditions in block 21 or in an annex to the
notification document. If a competent authority wishes to object to the movement it should do so by
writing OBJECTION in block 20. Block 21, or a separate letter, may then be used to explain the reasons
for the objection.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE MOVEMENT DOCUMENT
16, except the means of transport, the date of transfer and the signature, which appear in blocks 8 (a) to
8 (c) and which are to be completed by the carrier or its representative. The importer is to complete
block 17 in the event that it is not the disposer or recoverer and it takes charge of a shipment of waste after
it arrives in the country of import.
Block 1: Enter the notification number of the consignment. This is copied from block 3 in the notification
Block 2: For a general notification for multiple shipments, enter the serial number of the shipment and the
total intended number of shipments indicated in block 4 in the notification document. (for example, write
4 and 11 for the fourth shipment out of eleven intended shipments under the general notification in
question). In the case of a single notification, enter 1/1.
Blocks 3 and 4: Reproduce the same information on the exporter or the competent authority of the country
of export, as appropriate, and importer as given in blocks 1 and 2 in the notification document.
Block 5: Give the actual weight in tonnes (1 megagram (Mg) or 1,000 kg) or volume in cubic metres
when used, the unit of measure should be indicated and the unit in the form should be crossed out. Some
countries may always require the weight to be quoted. Attach, wherever possible, copies of weighbridge
tickets.
Block 6: Enter the date when the shipment actually starts. The starting dates of all shipments should be
within the validity period issued by the competent authorities. Where the different competent authorities
involved have granted different validity periods, the shipment or shipments may only take place in the time
period during which the consents of all competent authorities are simultaneously valid.
codes attached to the movement document. If special handling precautions are required, such as those
prescribed by producers handling instructions for employees, health and safety information, including
the information in an annex. Also enter the number of packages making up the consignment.
Blocks 8 (a), (b) and (c): Enter the registration number (where applicable), name, address (including the
name of the country), telephone and fax numbers (including the country code) and e-mail address of each
actual carrier. When more than three carriers are involved, appropriate information on each carrier should
be attached to the movement document. When transport is organized by a forwarding agent, the agents
details should be given in block 8 and the information on each carrier should be provided in an annex. The
means of transport, the date of transfer and a signature should be provided by the carrier or carriers
representative taking possession of the consignment. A copy of the signed movement document is to be
retained by the exporter. Upon each successive transfer of the consignment, the new carrier or carriers
representative taking possession of the consignment will have to comply with the same request and also
sign the document. A copy of the signed document is to be retained by the previous carrier.
Block 9: Reproduce the information given in block 9 of the notification document.
Blocks 10 and 11: Reproduce the information given in blocks 10 and 11 in the notification document. If
the disposer or recoverer is also the importer, write in block 10: Same as block 4. If the disposal or
recovery operation is a D13-D15 or R12 or R13 operation (according to the definitions of operations set
out in the list of abbreviations and codes attached to the movement document), the information on the
facility performing the operation provided in block 10 is sufficient. No further information on any
subsequent facilities performing R12/R13 or D13-D15 operations and the subsequent facility(ies)
performing the D1-D12 or R1-R11 operation(s) needs to be included in the movement document.
Blocks 12, 13 and 14: Reproduce the information given in blocks 12, 13 and 14 in the notification
Block 15: At the time of shipment, the exporter (or the recognized trader or dealer or broker if acting as an
exporter) or the competent authority of the country of export, as appropriate, or the generator of the waste
according to the Basel Convention, shall sign and date the movement document. Some countries may
require copies or originals of the notification document containing the written consent, including any
conditions, of the competent authorities concerned to be enclosed with the movement document.
Block 16: This block can be used by any person involved in a transboundary movement (exporter or the
competent authority of the country of export, as appropriate, importer, any competent authority, carrier) in
specific cases where more detailed information is required by national legislation concerning a particular
item (for instance information on the port where a transfer to another transport mode occurs, the number of
containers and their identification number, or additional proof or stamps indicating that the movement has
been approved by the competent authorities).
Block 17: Not required under the OECD Decision. Under the Basel Convention, this block is to be
completed by the importer in the event that it is not the disposer or recoverer and in case the importer takes
charge of the waste after the shipment arrives in the country of import.
Block 18: This block is to be completed by the authorized representative of the disposal or recovery
facility upon receipt of the waste consignment. Tick the box of the appropriate type of facility. With regard
to the quantity received, please refer to the specific instructions on block 5 of the instructions for
completing the movement document. A signed copy of the movement document is given to the last carrier.
If the shipment is rejected for any reason, the representative of the disposal or recovery facility must
immediately contact his or her competent authority. Under the OECD Decision, signed copies of the
movement document must be sent within three working days to the exporter and the competent authority in
the countries concerned (with the exception of those OECD transit countries which have informed the
OECD Secretariat that they do not wish to receive such copies of the movement document). The original
movement document shall be retained by the disposal or recovery facility.
Receipt of the waste consignment must be certified by any facility performing any disposal or recovery
operation, including any D13-D15 or R12 or R13 operation. A facility performing any D13-D15 or
R12/R13 operation or a D1-D12 or R1-11 operation subsequent to a D13-D15 or R12 or R13 operation in
the same country, is not, however, required to certify receipt of the consignment from the D13-D15 or R12
or R13 facility. Thus, block 18 does not need to be used for the final receipt of the consignment in such a
case. Indicate also the type of disposal or recovery operation by using the list of abbreviations and codes
attached to the movement document and the approximate date by which the disposal or recovery of waste
will be completed (this is not required by the OECD Decision).
Block 19: This block is to be completed by the disposer or recoverer to certify the completion of the
disposal or recovery of the waste. Under the Basel Convention, signed copies of the document with
block 19 completed should be sent to the exporter and competent authorities of the country of export.
Under the OECD Decision, signed copies of the movement document with block 19 completed should be
sent to the exporter and competent authorities of the countries of export and import as soon as possible, but
no later than 30 days after the completion of the recovery and no later than one calendar year following the
receipt of the waste. For disposal or recovery operations D13-D15 or R12 or R13, the information on the
facility performing such an operation provided in block 10 is sufficient, and no further information on any
The disposal or recovery of waste must be certified by any facility performing any disposal or recovery
operation, including a D13D15 or R12 or R13 operation. Therefore, a facility performing any D13D15
or R12/R13 operation or a D1D12 or R1R11 operation, subsequent to a D13D15 or R12 or R13
operation in the same country, should not use block 19 to certify the recovery or disposal of the waste,
since this block will already have been completed by the D13D15 or R12 or R13 facility. The means of
certifying disposal or recovery in this particular case must be ascertained by each country.
Blocks 20, 21 and 22: Not required by the Basel Convention or by the OECD Decision. The blocks may
be used for control by customs offices at the borders of country of export, transit and import if so required
by national legislation.
ANNEX B: OECD CONSOLIDATED LIST OF WASTES SUBJECT TO
THE GREEN CONTROL PROCEDURE
To facilitate the use of the OECD list of wastes subject to the Green control procedure, Parts I and II of
Appendix 3 to the OECD Decision have been consolidated into one single list: it consists of wastes listed
in Annex IX of the Basel Convention, to which the OECD specificities mentioned in Part I of Appendix 3
to the OECD Decision have been applied. In addition, the wastes listed under Part II of Appendix 3 to the
OECD Decision have been inserted into the appropriate categories of Basel Annex IX.
OECD specificities mentioned in Parts I and II of Appendix 3 to the OECD Decision have been indicated
in italics.
procedure if they are contaminated by other materials to an extent which:
a) Increases the risks associated with the wastes sufficiently to render them appropriate for
submission to the Amber control procedure, when taking into account the criteria in Appendix 6
to the OECD Decision; or
b) Prevents the recovery of the wastes in an environmentally sound manner.
In addition, for the purposes of this Decision, the Working Group on Waste Prevention and Recycling
(WGWPR) has agreed that the expression in non-dispersible form, used but not defined in Basel entries,
means the same as in the OECD entries, i.e. does not include any wastes in the form of powder, sludge,
dust or solid items containing encased hazardous waste liquids. Because this definition is OECD specific,
it is also indicated in italics.
References to Appendices of Decision C(2001)107/FINAL cover the following topics:
Appendix 1: Categories of wastes to be controlled (Y1-Y45)
Appendix 2: List of hazardous characteristics (H1-H13)
Appendix 3: List of wastes subject to the Green Control Procedure
Appendix 4: List of wastes subject to the Amber Control Procedure
Appendix 5.A: Disposal operations (D1-D15)
Appendix 5.B: Recovery operations (R1-R13)
Appendix 6: Criteria for the OECD risk-based approach
B1 Metal and metal bearing wastes
B1010 Metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible form
- Precious metals (gold, silver, the platinum group, but not mercury)
- Iron and steel scrap
- Chromium scrap
- Copper scrap
- Nickel scrap
- Aluminium scrap
- Zinc scrap
- Tin scrap
- Tungsten scrap
- Molybdenum scrap
- Tantalum scrap
- Magnesium scrap
- Cobalt scrap
- Bismuth scrap
- Titanium scrap
- Zirconium scrap
- Manganese scrap
- Germanium scrap
- Vanadium scrap
- Scrap of Hafnium, Indium, Niobium, Rhenium and Gallium
- Thorium scrap
- Rare earths scrap
B1020 Clean, uncontaminated metal scrap, including alloys, in bulk finished form,
i.e.-non-dispersible form
(sheet, plate, beams, rods, etc), of:
Antimony scrap
Beryllium scrap
Cadmium scrap
Lead scrap (but excluding lead-acid batteries)
Selenium scrap
Tellurium scrap
B1030 Residues containing refractory metals
B1031 Molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, niobium and rhenium metal and metal alloy
wastes in metallic dispersible form (metal powder) excluding such wastes as specified in
Appendix 4 under entry A1050, Galvanic sludges
B1040 Scrap assemblies from electrical power generation not contaminated with lubricating oil, PCB
or PCT to an extent to render them hazardous
B1050 Mixed non-ferrous metal, heavy fraction scrap, not containing Appendix1 materials in
concentrations sufficient to exhibit Appendix 2 characteristics
B1060 Waste selenium and tellurium in metallic elemental form including powder
B1070 Waste of copper and copper alloys in dispersible form, unless they contain Appendix1
constituents to the extent that they exhibit Appendix 2 characteristics
B1080 Zinc ash and residues including zinc alloys residues in dispersible form unless containing
Appendix1 constituents in concentration such as to exhibit Appendix 2 characteristics
B1090 Waste batteries conforming to a specification, excluding those made with lead, cadmium or
B1100 Metal-bearing wastes arising from melting, smelting and refining of metals:
Hard zinc spelter
Zinc-containing drosses:
- Galvanising slab zinc top dross (>90% Zn)
- Galvanising slab zinc bottom dross (>92% Zn)
- Zinc die casting dross (>85% Zn)
- Hot dip galvanisers slab zinc dross (batch) (>92% Zn)
- Zinc skimmings
Aluminium skimmings (or skims) excluding salt slag
and replaced by the following entry GB040
Wastes of refractory linings, including crucibles, originating from copper smelting
Slags from precious metals processing for further refining
Tantalum-bearing tin slags with less than 0.5% tin
7112 Slags from precious metals and copper processing for further refining
Note that even where low level contamination with Appendix 1 materials initially exists, subsequent processes,
including recycling processes, may result in separated fractions containing significantly enhanced
concentrations of those Appendix 1 materials.
The status of zinc ash is currently under review and there is a recommendation with the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) that zinc ashes should not be dangerous goods.
Deleted entry in the Basel list: Slags from copper processing for further processing or refining not containing
arsenic, lead or cadmium to an extent that they exhibit Annex III hazard characteristics.
This OECD entry applies instead of the part of Basel entry B1100 that refers to slags from copper
processing and is mentioned in the above footnote 4.
B1110 DELETED
, and replaced by the two following entries GC010 and GC020
GC010 Electrical assemblies consisting only of metals or alloys
GC020 Electronic scrap (e.g. printed circuit boards, electronic components, wire, etc.) and reclaimed
electronic components suitable for base and precious metal recovery
B1115 Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics, not included in Appendix 4 (note the
related entry A1190 in Appendix 4) excluding those destined for Appendix 5.A operations or
any other disposal operations involving, at any stage, uncontrolled thermal processes, such as
open-burning
B1120 Spent catalysts excluding liquids used as catalysts, containing any of:
Transition metals,
excluding waste catalysts
(spent catalysts, liquid
used catalysts or other
catalysts) in Appendix 4:
Yttrium
Lanthanides (rare
earth metals):
Lanthanum
B1130 Cleaned spent precious-metal-bearing catalysts
Deleted entry in the Basel list: B1110 Electrical and electronic assemblies:
Electronic assemblies consisting only of metals or alloy.
Waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap (not including scrap from electrical power generation,
and including printed circuit boards) not containing components such as accumulators and other batteries
included on List A, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glass and PCB-
capacitors, or not contaminated with Annex I constituents (e.g. cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated
biphenyl) or from which these have been removed, to an extent that they do not possess any of the
characteristics contained in Annex III (note the related entry on List A, A1180).
Electrical and electronic assemblies (including printed circuit boards, electronic components and wires)
destined for direct reuse (reuse can include repair, refurbishment or upgrading, but not major reassembly),
and not for recycling or final disposal (in some countries these materials destined for direct re-use are not
considered wastes).
B1140 Precious-metal-bearing residues in solid form which contain traces of inorganic cyanides
B1150 Precious metals and alloy wastes (gold, silver, the platinum group, but not mercury) in a
dispersible, non-liquid form with appropriate packaging and labelling
B1160 Precious-metal ash from the incineration of printed circuit boards (note the related entry in
Appendix 4, A1150)
B1170 Precious-metal ash from the incineration of photographic film
B1180 Waste photographic film containing silver halides and metallic silver
B1190 Waste photographic paper containing silver halides and metallic silver
B1200 Granulated slag arising from the manufacture of iron and steel
B1210 Slag arising from the manufacture of iron and steel including slags as a source of TiO
B1220 Slag from zinc production, chemically stabilised, having a high iron content (above 20%) and
processed according to industrial specifications (e.g. DIN 4301) mainly for construction
B1230 Mill scaling arising from the manufacture of iron and steel
B1240 Copper oxide mill-scale
B1250 Waste end-of-life motor vehicles, containing neither liquids nor other hazardous components
GC030 ex 890800 Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up, properly emptied of
any cargo and other materials arising from the operation of the vessel which may have been
classified as a dangerous substance or waste
B2 Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents,
which may contain metals and organic materials
B2010 Wastes from mining operations in non-dispersible form
Natural graphite waste
Slate waste, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise
Mica waste
Leucite, nepheline and nepheline syenite waste
Feldspar waste
Fluorspar waste
Silica wastes in solid form excluding those used in foundry operations
B2020 Glass waste in non-dispersible form
Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass except for glass from cathode-ray tubes and
other activated glasses
GE020 ex 7001 Glass fibre waste in non-dispersible form
B2030 Ceramic wastes in non-dispersible form
Cermet wastes and scrap (metal ceramic composites)
Ceramic based fibres not elsewhere specified or included
GF010 Ceramic wastes in non-dispersible form
, which have been fired after shaping, including
ceramic vessels (before and/or after use)
B2040 Other wastes containing principally inorganic constituents:
Partially refined calcium sulphate produced from flue-gas desulphurization (FGD)
Waste gypsum wallboard or plasterboard arising from the demolition of buildings
Slag from copper production, chemically stabilised, having a high iron content (above
20%) and processed according to industrial specifications (e.g. DIN 4301 and
DIN 8201) mainly for construction and abrasive applications
Sulphur in solid form
Limestone from the production of calcium cyanamide (having a pH less than 9)
Sodium, potassium, calcium chlorides
Carborundum (silicon carbide)
Broken concrete
Lithium-tantalum and lithium-niobium containing glass scraps
B2050: DELETE
and replaced by the following entry GG040
B2060 Spent activated carbon not containing any Appendix 1 constituents to the extent that they
exhibit Appendix 2 characteristics, for example, activated carbon resulting from the treatment
of potable water and processes of the food industry and vitamin production (note the related
entry in Appendix 4, A4160)
B2070 Calcium fluoride sludge
B2080 Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes not included in Appendix 4 (note the
related entry in Appendix 4, A2040)
B2090 Waste anode butts from steel or aluminium production made of petroleum coke or bitumen
and cleaned to normal industry specifications (excluding anode butts from chlor alkali
encased hazardous waste liquid.
Deleted entry on the Basel list: B2050 Coal-fired power plant fly-ash, not included on list A (note the related
entry on list A, A2060) .
electrolyses and from metallurgical industry)
B2100 Waste hydrates of aluminium and waste alumina and residues from alumina production
excluding such materials used for gas cleaning, flocculation or filtration processes
B2110 Bauxite residue ("red mud") (pH moderated to less than 11.5)
B2120 Waste acidic or basic solutions with a pH greater than 2 and less than 11.5, which are not
corrosive or otherwise hazardous (note the related entry in Appendix 4, A4090)
B2130 Bituminous material (asphalt waste) from road construction and maintenance, not containing
(note the related entry in Appendix 4, A3200)
B3 Wastes containing principally organic constituents,
which may contain metals and inorganic materials
B3010 Solid plastic waste:
The following plastic or mixed plastic materials, provided they are not mixed with other
wastes and are prepared to a specification:
Scrap plastic of non-halogenated polymers and co-polymers, including but not limited
to the following
- ethylene
- styrene
- polypropylene
- polyethylene terephthalate
- acrylonitrile
- butadiene
- polyacetals
- polyamides
- polybutylene terephthalate
- polycarbonates
- polyethers
- polyphenylene sulphides
- acrylic polymers
- alkanes C10-C13 (plasticiser)
- polyurethane (not containing CFCs)
- polysiloxanes
- polymethyl methacrylate
- polyvinyl alcohol
- polyvinyl butyral
- polyvinyl acetate
The Concentration level of Benzo[a]pyrene should not be 50mg/kg or more.
It is understood that such scraps are completely polymerized.
Waste of cured resins or condensation products including the following:
- urea formaldehyde resins
- phenol formaldehyde resins
- melamine formaldehyde resins
- epoxy resins
- alkyd resins
The following fluorinated polymer wastes
- perfluoroethylene/propylene (FEP)
- perfluoroalkoxy alkane
tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro vinyl ether (PFA)
tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro methylvinyl ether (MFA)
- polyvinylfluoride (PVF)
- polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF)
- Polymers and co-polymers of fluorinated ethylene (PTFE)
B3020 Paper, paperboard and paper product wastes
The following materials, provided they are not mixed with hazardous wastes:
Waste and scrap of paper or paperboard of:
unbleached paper or paperboard or of corrugated paper or paperboard
other paper or paperboard, made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the
paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers,
journals and similar printed matter)
other, including but not limited to 1) laminated paperboard 2) unsorted scrap.
B3030 Textile wastes
The following materials, provided they are not mixed with other wastes and are prepared to a
Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- not carded or combed
Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding
garnetted stock
- noils of wool or of fine animal hair
- other waste of wool or of fine animal hair
- waste of coarse animal hair
Post-consumer wastes are excluded from this entry:
- Wastes shall not be mixed
- Problems arising from open-burning practices to be considered
Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- yarn waste (including thread waste)
- garnetted stock
Flax tow and waste
Tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of true hemp (Cannabis
sativa L.)
Tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of jute and other textile bast
fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie)
Tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of sisal and other textile
fibres of the genus Agave
Tow, noils and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of coconut
Tow, noils and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of abaca (Manila hemp
or Musa textilis Nee)
Tow, noils and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of ramie and other
vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included
Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibres
- of synthetic fibres
- of artificial fibres
Worn clothing and other worn textile articles
Used rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn out articles of twine,
cordage, rope or cables of textile materials
- sorted
B3035 Waste textile floor coverings, carpets
B3040 Rubber wastes
The following materials, provided they are not mixed with other wastes:
Waste and scrap of hard rubber (e.g. ebonite)
Other rubber wastes (excluding such wastes specified elsewhere)
B3050 Untreated cork and wood waste:
Wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or
similar forms
Cork waste: crushed, granulated or ground cork
B3060 Wastes arising from agro-food industries provided they are not infectious:
Wine lees
Dried and sterilised vegetable waste, residues and by-products, whether or not in the
form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included
Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable
Waste of bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to
shape), treated with acid or degelatinised
Fish waste
Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste
Other wastes from the agro-food industry excluding by-products which meet national
and international requirements and standards for human or animal consumption
B3065 Waste edible fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin (e.g. frying oils), provided they do not
exhibit an Appendix 2 characteristic
B3070 The following wastes:
Waste of human hair
Waste straw
Deactivated fungus mycelium from penicillin production to be used as animal feed
B3080 Waste parings and scrap of rubber
GN010 ex 050200 Waste of pigs, hogs or boars bristles and hair or of badger hair and other
brush making hair
GN030 ex 050590 Waste of skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, of
feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down,
not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation.
B3090 Paring and other wastes of leather or of composition leather not suitable for the manufacture
of leather articles, excluding leather sludges, not containing hexavalent chromium compounds
and biocides (note the related entry in Appendix 4, A3100)
B3100 Leather dust, ash, sludges or flours not containing hexavalent chromium compounds or
biocides (note the related entry in Appendix 4, A3090)
B3110 Fellmongery wastes not containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious
substances (note the related entry in Appendix 4, A3110)
B3120 Wastes consisting of food dyes
B3130 Waste polymer ethers and waste non-hazardous monomer ethers incapable of forming
B3140 Waste pneumatic tyres, excluding those destined for Appendix 5A operations
B4 Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents
B4010 Wastes consisting mainly of water-based/latex paints, inks and hardened varnishes not
containing organic solvents, heavy metals or biocides to an extent to render them hazardous
B4020 Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues/adhesives, not
listed in Appendix 4, free of solvents and other contaminants to the extent that they do not
exhibit Appendix 2 characteristics, e.g. water-based, or glues based on casein, starch, dextrin,
cellulose ethers, polyvinyl alcohols (note the related entry in Appendix 4, A3050)
B4030 Used single-use cameras, with batteries not included in Appendix 4
ANNEX C: OECD CONSOLIDATED LIST OF WASTES SUBJECT TO
THE AMBER CONTROL PROCEDURE
To facilitate the use of the OECD list of wastes subject to the Amber control procedure, Parts I and II of
Appendix 4 to the OECD Decision have been consolidated into one single list: it consists of Annexes II
and VIII of the Basel Convention, to which the OECD specificities mentioned in Part I of Appendix 4 to
the OECD Decision have been applied. In addition, the wastes listed under Part II of Appendix 4 to the
OECD Decision have been inserted into the appropriate categories of Basel Annex VIII.
Basel Annex II: Categories of wastes requiring special consideration
Y46 Wastes collected from households
Y47 Residues arising from the incineration of household wastes
A1 Metal and metal bearing wastes
A1010 Metal wastes and waste consisting of alloys of any of the following:
- Antimony
- Arsenic
- Beryllium
- Cadmium
- Lead
- Mercury
- Selenium
- Tellurium
- Thallium
but excluding such wastes specifically listed in Appendix 3 under entry B1020, and which are
in non-dispersible form
A1020 Waste having as constituents or contaminants, excluding metal waste in massive form, any of
- Antimony; antimony compounds
- Beryllium; beryllium compounds
- Cadmium; cadmium compounds
- Lead; lead compounds
- Selenium; selenium compounds
- Tellurium; tellurium compounds
A1030 Wastes having as constituents or contaminants any of the following:
- Arsenic; arsenic compounds
- Mercury; mercury compounds
- Thallium; thallium compounds
A1040 Wastes having as constituents any of the following:
- Metal carbonyls
- Hexavalent chromium compounds
AA190 810420 Magnesium waste and scrap that is flammable, pyrophoric or emits, upon
ex 810430 contact with water, flammable gases in dangerous quantities
A1050 Galvanic sludges
A1060 Waste liquors from the pickling of metals
A1070 Leaching residues from zinc processing, dust and sludges such as jarosite, hematite, etc.
A1080 Waste zinc residues not included in Appendix 3, containing lead and cadmium in
A1090 Ashes from the incineration of insulated copper wire
A1100 Dusts and residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelters
A1110 Spent electrolytic solutions from copper electrorefining and electrowinning operations
A1120 Waste sludges, excluding anode slimes, from electrolyte purification systems in copper
electrorefining and electrowinning operations
A1130 Spent etching solutions containing dissolved copper
A1140 Waste cupric chloride and copper cyanide catalysts
A1150 Precious metal ash from incineration of printed circuit boards not included in Appendix 3
A1160 Waste lead-acid batteries, whole or crushed
A1170 Unsorted waste batteries excluding mixtures of only Appendix 3 batteries. Waste batteries not
specified in Appendix 3 containing Appendix 1 constituents to an extent to render them
A1180: does not apply and OECD entries GC010 and GC020 apply instead when appropriate
A1190 Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics containing or contaminated with coal tar,
, lead, cadmium, other organohalogen compounds or other Appendix 1 constituents to
the extent that they exhibit Appendix 2 characteristics
A2 Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents,
A2010 Glass waste from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses
A2020 Waste inorganic fluorine compounds in the form of liquids or sludges but excluding such
wastes specified in Appendix 3
A2030 Waste catalysts but excluding such wastes specified in Appendix 3
A2040 Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes, when containing Appendix 1
constituents to the extent that it exhibits an Appendix 2 hazardous characteristic (note the
related entry in Appendix 3, B2080)
A2050 Waste asbestos (dusts and fibres)
A2060 : does not apply and; OECD entry GG040 applies instead when appropriate
Note that mirror entry on list B (B1160) does not specify exceptions.
Member countries may control these wastes differently in accordance with Chapter II B 6 of Decision
C(2001)107/FINAL concerning wastes not listed in Appendices 3 or 4, and the chapeau of Appendix 3 to this
PCBs are at a concentration level of 50mg/kg or more
AB030 Wastes from non-cyanide based systems which arise from surface treatment of metals
AB120
ex 281290 Inorganic halide compounds, not elsewhere specified or included
AB150 ex 382490 Unrefined calcium sulphite and calcium sulphate from flue gas
desulphurisation (FGD)
A3 Wastes containing principally organic constituents,
A3010 Waste from the production or processing of petroleum coke and bitumen
A3020 Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use
A3030 Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with leaded anti-knock compound sludges
A3040 Waste thermal (heat transfer) fluids
A3050 Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues/adhesives
excluding such wastes specified in Appendix 3 (note the related entry in Appendix 3, B4020)
A3060 Waste nitrocellulose
A3070 Waste phenols, phenol compounds including chlorophenol in the form of liquids or sludges
A3080 Waste ethers not including those specified in Appendix 3
This entry includes spent potlinings from aluminium smelting without inorganic cyanides but containing Y32,
inorganic fluorine compounds excluding calcium fluoride.
A3090 Waste leather dust, ash, sludges and flours when containing hexavalent chromium compounds
or biocides (note the related entry in Appendix 3, B3100)
A3100 Waste paring and other waste of leather or of composition leather not suitable for the
manufacture of leather articles containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (note
the related entry in Appendix 3, B3090)
A3110 Fellmongery wastes containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious
substances (note the related entry in Appendix 3, B3110)
A3120 Fluff - light fraction from shredding
A3130 Waste organic phosphorous compounds
A3140 Waste non-halogenated organic solvents but excluding such wastes specified in Appendix 3
A3150 Waste halogenated organic solvents
A3160 Waste halogenated or unhalogenated non-aqueous distillation residues arising from organic
solvent recovery operations
A3170 Wastes arising from the production of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons (such as
chloromethane, dichloro-ethane, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, allyl chloride and
epichlorhydrin)
A3180 Wastes, substances and articles containing, consisting of or contaminated with polychlorinated
biphenyl (PCB), polychlorinated terphenyl (PCT), polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) or
polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), or any other polybrominated analogues of these compounds,
at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more
A3190 Waste tarry residues (excluding asphalt cements) arising from refining, distillation and any
pyrolitic treatment of organic materials
A3200 Bituminous material (asphalt waste) from road construction and maintenance, containing tar
(note the related entry in Appendix 3, B2130)
The 50 mg/kg level is considered to be an internationally practical level for all wastes. However, many
individual countries have established lower regulatory levels (e.g. 20 mg/kg) for specific wastes.
A4 Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents
A4010 Wastes from the production, preparation and use of pharmaceutical products but excluding
such wastes specified in Appendix 3
A4020 Clinical and related wastes; that is wastes arising from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, or
similar practices, and wastes generated in hospitals or other facilities during the investigation
or treatment of patients, or research projects
A4030 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals,
including waste pesticides and herbicides which are off-specification, outdated
, or unfit for
their originally intended use
A4040 Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood-preserving chemicals
Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any of the following:
Inorganic cyanides, excepting precious-metal-bearing residues in solid form containing
traces of inorganic cyanides
Organic cyanides
A4060 Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions
A4070 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers,
varnish excluding any such waste specified in Appendix 3 (note the related entry in Appendix
3, B4010)
AD090 ex 382490 Wastes from production, formulation and use of reprographic and
photographic chemicals and materials not elsewhere specified or included
AD100 Wastes from non-cyanide based systems which arise from surface treatment of plastics
A4080 Wastes of an explosive nature (but excluding such wastes specified in Appendix 3)
A4090 Waste acidic or basic solutions, other than those specified in the corresponding entry in
Appendix 3 (note the related entry in Appendix 3, B2120)
A4100 Wastes from industrial pollution control devices for cleaning of industrial off-gases but
excluding such wastes specified in Appendix 3
Outdated means unused within the period recommended by the manufacturer.
This entry does not include wood treated with wood preserving chemicals.
This entry includes spent potlinings from aluminium smelting containing Y33, inorganic cyanides.
A4110 Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any of the following:
Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan
Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
A4120 Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with peroxides
A4130 Waste packages and containers containing Appendix 1 substances in concentrations sufficient
to exhibit Appendix 2 hazard characteristics
A4140 Waste consisting of or containing off specification or outdated
chemicals corresponding to
Appendix 1 categories and exhibiting Appendix 2 hazard characteristics
A4150 Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities
which are not identified and/or are new and whose effects on human health and/or the
environment are not known
A4160 Spent activated carbon not included in Appendix 3 (note the related entry in Appendix 3,
B2060)
ANNEX D: LIST OF OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES AND YEAR OF ACCESSION
1 - Australia (1971)
2 - Austria (1961)
3 - Belgium (1961)
4 - Canada (1961)
5 - Czech Republic (1995)
6 - Denmark (1961)
7 - Finland (1969)
8 - France (1961)
9 - Germany (1961)
10 - Greece (1961)
11 - Hungary (1996)
12 - Iceland (1961)
13 - Ireland (1961)
14 - Italy (1961)
15 - Japan (1964)
16 - Korea (1996)
17 - Luxembourg (1961)
18 - Mexico (1994)
19 - The Netherlands (1961)
20 - New Zealand (1973)
21 - Norway (1961)
22 - Poland (1996)
23 - Portugal (1961)
24 - Slovak Republic (2000)
25 - Spain (1961)
26 - Sweden (1961)
27 - Switzerland (1961)
28 - Turkey (1961)
29 - United Kingdom (1961)
30 - United States (1961)
ANNEX E: INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT AGREEMENTS
1 - United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, 2005
Revised Edition, UN, New York.
2 - "Technical Instructions on the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air", 1984,
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
They are Annex 18 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the "Chicago Convention"), 1944.
3 - "Dangerous Goods Regulations", 47th edition, 2006.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Controls the shipment by air of dangerous substances, including biological substances.
4 - European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Good by Road
(ADR), of 30 September 1957; new version: 2005 Restructured ADR, including amendments adopted in
2002, 2003 and 2004 and applicable as from 1 January 2005.
5 - European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland
Waterways (ADN), of 25 May 2000.
6 - "International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code", as amended in May 2002,
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO, London).
Made legally binding through Regulation VII/1.4 of SOLAS Convention (International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea), 1974.
7 - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973/78 (MARPOL),
as amended. Regulates disposal of wastes generated by normal operation of vessels.
8 - Convention concerning the International Carriage by Rail of Dangerous Goods (COTIF), 1985
as amended by the Vilnius Protocol in 1999.
9 - "Guidelines for the Safe Transport of Infectious Substances and Diagnostic Specimens", 1997
The World Health Organisation (WHO).
ANNEX F: CONTRACT
RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS OF THE OECD DECISION
TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE EXPORTER AND THE IMPORTER
NOTE: National regulations and practices may lead to different requirements with regard to the contents
and formulation of this contract
This contract is made between the following parties to comply with the OECD Council Decision
C(2001)107/FINAL on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery
Operations (the OECD Decision).
The enforcement of this contract is subject to the consent given by the competent authorities concerned to
the transboundary movement of waste.
The parties to this contract are:
The Importer: [name and address of the Importer]
The Exporter : [name and address of the Exporter]
This contract is subject to the Notification N.: [code number of the Notification document]
The Exporter wishes to recover its waste (the waste) and the Importer will make the necessary
arrangements to recover the waste as specified in more detail in the [reference to the commercial portion of
the contract] between the Exporter and the Importer.
1 The Importer will provide suitable facilities and accept for recovery the waste of the Exporter as
described in the attached notification document in accordance with [reference to the applicable
national law] and will recover the waste in accordance with these regulations
2 The Exporter guarantees and warrants to the Importer that the waste delivered to the Importer
shall be as described in the attached notification document.
This provision does not apply if the importer is another entity than the recovery facility. In this case, another
contract has to be made between the importer and the recovery facility. If the importer is not in the same
country as the recovery facility, provisions of the Decision related to recognised traders (see Chapter II,
Section D, 5) apply. If the importer is in the same country as the recovery facility, national legislation applies.
3 The Exporter shall comply with the provisions of [reference to the applicable national law
implementing the OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL]. In particular, the Exporter shall provide
the attached notification document to the competent authorities of the countries of export, import
and transit and, once all necessary consents have been obtained from these authorities, shall
ensure that each shipment of waste is accompanied by a duly completed movement document.
4 The Recovery Facility shall, within 3 working days following the receipt of the waste, complete
block 18 of the movement document form and send a copy of the form to the Exporter and to the
competent authorities of the countries of export, import and transit
5 The Recovery Facility shall, as soon as possible and no later than thirty (30) days after the
completion of recovery and no later than one (1) calendar year following the receipt of waste,
complete block 19 of the movement document form certifying that the waste has been recovered
in an environmentally sound manner and send it to the Exporter and to the competent authorities
of the countries of export and import
6 In cases where the transboundary movement cannot be completed in accordance with the original
terms of this contract, specify which party to the contract shall assume responsibility for an
alternative management of the waste concerned in accordance with [reference to the applicable
national law implementing the OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL]:
iii) in case of return from a country of import to the country of export:
the Exporter shall, take the waste back within 90 days from the time when the country of
export was informed about the incident or such other period of time as the concerned
member countries agree.
iv) in case of re-export from a country of import to a third country:
the Importer shall notify the competent authorities concerned, including the competent
authority of the initial country of export.
7 This contract is personal to the parties and may not be assigned without the authority of the
parties and shall last for [length of the validity period] from the date of its execution.
Signed by the duly authorised representatives of the parties
The Importer: The Exporter:
by .......................... date .............................. by .......................... date ..............................
ANNEX G: INTERACTIVE INFORMATION DATABASE
(HTTP://WWW2.OECD.ORG/WASTE)
Select a query. The next page will allow you to select, when necessary, the country/waste concerned
Competent authority
For a specific country, find the competent authorities (national or territorial)
Recovery Facility Sites
Which facilities have been pre-consented for a specific waste and a specific duration by competent authorities
in a specific country?
List of recovery facilities for a specific country (not mandatory according to the OECD decision
C(2001)107/FINAL but considered useful)
List of recovery facilities with Environmentally Sound Management of waste (not mandatory according to the
OECD decision C(2001)107/FINAL but considered useful)
Points of Entry and Exit required by Customs offices
Where are the points of Entry and Exit required by Customs offices in a specific country?
Specific Requirements and Provisions
For a specific country, are there particular requirements related to contracts?
Does a specific country provide written consent for exports - imports - transit?
For a specific country, does the competent authority itself transmit the notification document instead of
the exporter?
For a specific country, does the competent authority acknowledge receipt of the notification document as
well as for export and transit?
For a specific country, does the competent authority, in the case of transit, request to not receive a
certification of receipt from the recovery facility?
Types of movements:
For a specific country, are transboundary movements of wastes for laboratory analysis subject to the
Amber Control procedure?
For a specific country, are mixtures of Green wastes subject to the Amber control procedure?
Financial Requirements:
For a specific country, what are the specific financial requirements?
Different classification of wastes
For a specific country, which Green wastes are controlled as Amber?
For a specific country, which Amber wastes are controlled as Green?
For a specific country, which additional wastes are controlled as Amber?
Different implementation:
For a specific country, which provisions of Decision C(2001)107/FINAL are implemented differently?
For a specific country, what are the relevant laws and regulations that justify a different implementation of
Decision C(2001)107/FINAL?
Prohibitions:
For a specific country, which wastes are prohibited for Import, Export or Transit?
Pending amendments to national laws and regulations
What are the pending amendments to national laws and regulations in a specific country?
Organisation For Economic Co Operation And Development
Documents Similar To 42262259.pdf
Jed Mendoza
Mohammed Khatib
Ar Praveen Jangid
Getahun Girma
Anand Saran
Priya Singhal
Rohtash Singh Rathore
Urban Community of Practice
nafli
Bhavik Vachhani
Aleja Medina
Lisa Hikmawan
Satheesh Purushothaman
Surindra Basdeo
turudrummer
shankerahul
Fx Niubie
Unep Chw Subm Guid Eval Asses Marpolresiduesfdraft Comment Imo 20150204.English
Seamen 777
Value Stream Mapping Basics
Black Bell Consulting Group
onlineapp_allotplotshed
math_mallikarjun_sap
59252785 Materials Handling and Wastage Control
Tvc Teja
Ias Exam _ Solid Waste Management
Yash Belani
1-s2.0-S1359835X05002125-main
Varti Torres
FS SWM WTE Greater Malang
Benny Aryanto Sihaloho
Practice Exam on Environment.doc
Marton Emile Desales
E 3.1b.pdf
osers
More From Susana Pires
052 PP 40 07 Helena Paiva
Susana Pires
estrutura cristalina
Emanoel Frazão
Ampco Alloy Brochure
Copper Ampcometal
ACFAA67 ASTM Specialty Handbook
AnilKotthur
IHRM Staffing
Chandra Sudhir
documents.tips_pasolink-v4-v13pdf.pdf
Holger Az Murillo Gómez
Zootown Kickdown 2017 Tournament Packet
Karla Hornstein
Ash Utilization Khaparkheda Sept17
Veena Ganvir Pathan
AmadaLibertad
Carburator r 1
Nomy Zahran Zainal
tobymao
Additional US FCC Telecom Statement
Antony Prasanna
Fy11q3 3c11 Ebo Envy14 (Jjlin) a4 Brochure English Web
Shan Karu
Contermporary medical tourism 2013.pdf
Marisela Pilquiman Vera
BMICAPA Zoning Regulations
Shilpa Dewangan
Study Plan Cma
Khalil Ur Rehman Kawish
Brookfield Rheometer –A Device to Know More about Liquid
anmalliance123
EOT Crane Details.docx
Babu Sundararaman
Extra Ordinary Leave
Tapan Sharma
GMP Manual Beginner
Beaugos Kyrrie
KFC (Final Project)
Abid280
CME1-15500777
Perkresht Pawar
(3) Sustainable Land Management Sourcebook.pdf
Super Pippo
Evacuation Time
Sikli
SENATE HEARING, 112TH CONGRESS - ARE CONSUMERS ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM FLAMMABILITY OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE? HEARING ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FURNITURE FLAMMABILITY STANDARDS AND FLAME-RETARDANT CHEMICALS
HOUSE HEARING, 112TH CONGRESS - COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2012
SIM Chapter 3 Information System for Competitive Advantage
MuhammadIqbal
Kyocera Substrates) Electronic Fine Ceramics
manolo_super
Mickynegrito Terceros
How Much Water is in an Orange
Analysis Model Waterfall Model
Mohit Sngg
Class 12 Cbse Accountancy Question Paper 2007
Sunaina Rawat
Superstocks Final Advance Reviewer's Copy
banman87