For example, says Wu Wen-chuan, there have been cases in the past of firms in Taiwan attempting to import from Europe and North America hazardous wastes not listed as such under ROC law. But environmental agencies in the other countries took it upon themselves to inform the ROC government, and when asked for further information the firms involved dropped the projects of their own accord.
環保署吳文娟舉例說，曾有我國業者從歐美國家進口非我國列管的有害廢棄物，但是對方的環保單位主動告知我國政府，在我國政府要求廠商進一步提供相關資料時，廠商自己就打了退堂鼓。