G/TBT/N/SWZ/9  
18 November 2019  
(19-7840) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  ESWATINI   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Eswatini Environment Authority  
P. O. Box 2602  
Mbabane, H100  
Eswatini  
Tel: +268 24046960  
Email: reception@sea.org.sz  or ceosec@sea.org.sz  
Name and address (including telep hone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7 .1 [  ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electrical 
and electronic waste; Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste 
of human hair (HS 0501); Pebbles, gravel, broke n or crushed stone, of a kind commonly 
used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle 
and flint, whether or not heat -treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, 
whether or not incorporating the ma terials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred 
macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 25.15 or 25.16, whether 
or not heat -treated (HS 2517); Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not 
elsewhere specified or i ncluded; municipal waste; sewage sludge; other wastes specified 
in Note 6 to this Chapter (HS 3825); Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard 
(HS 4707); Wastes (ICS 13.030)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Waste 
Regulations, 2000 (35 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  These Regulations regulate the management of solid waste and 
liquid waste disposed of on land, and are binding on the State.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature  of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or health; Protection of the 
environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. The Environment Management Act, 2002  
2. The Eswatini Environment Authority Act, 1992  
3. Eswatini Government Gazette  G/TBT/N/SWZ/9  
 
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  4. Environmental Audit, Assessment and Review Regulations, 1999  
5. Urban Government Act, 1969  
6. The Litter Regulations, 2011  
7. Basel Conventio n  
8. Bamako Convention   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Eswatini Environment Authority  
P. O. Box 2602  
Mbabane, H100  
Eswatini  
Tel: +268 24046960  
Email: reception@sea.o rg.sz or ceosec@sea.org.sz  
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