COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste Generation, treatment and transboundary shipment of hazardous waste and other waste in the Member States of the European Union, 2010-2012
Date: 2015-12-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission
Subjects: activity report, administrative check, environmental cooperation, export of waste, hazardous waste, unauthorised dumping, waste disposal, waste recycling

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 17.12.2015  SWD(2015) 291 final   COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste  Generation, treatment and transboundary shipment of hazardous waste and other waste in the Member States of the European Union, 2010-2012 {COM(2015) 660 final}  
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1.0 

General Introduction ...................................................................................... 12 

Section A: Data on Generation, Treatment and Shipment of Hazardous Waste 

2.0 
in the EU Member States (Basel Convention) .............................................................. 15 

2.1  Generation of Hazardous Waste ........................................................................... 16 

Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of EU Member 

2.2 
States 27 

2.3 

Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into EU Member States
74 

2.4 

Import and Export of Notified Waste from and to Countries outside the EU .... 111 

2.5  Differences between Reported Amounts of ‘Import’ and ‘Export’ .................... 125 

Section B: Summary of the Data Supplied by Member States on the Basis of the 
3.0 
Basel Convention Questionnaire; 2010-2012 ............................................................. 128 

3.1  Questionnaire on ‘Transmission of Information’ (in accordance with Articles 13 & 
16 of the Basel Convention) .......................................................................................... 129 

3.1.1  Question 1(a): Designated Competent Authority to the Basel Convention . 129 

3.1.2  Question 1(b): Designated Focal Points to the Basel Convention ................ 129 

3.1.3  Question 2(a): National Definition of Waste Used for the Purpose of 
Transboundary Movements of Waste ....................................................................... 129 

3.1.4  Question 2(b): National Definition of Hazardous Waste Used for the Purpose 
of Transboundary Movements of Waste ................................................................... 133 

3.1.5  Question 2(c): Regulation/Control of Additional Wastes as Hazardous ...... 137 

3.1.6  Question 2(d) (1): Other Wastes that Require Special Consideration when 
Subjected to Transboundary Movement ................................................................... 142 

3.1.7  Question 2(d) (2): Significant Changes to the National Definition of 
Hazardous Waste ....................................................................................................... 145 

3.1.8  Question 2(e): The Source or Basis of the Definition of Hazardous Waste .. 146 

3.1.9  Question 2(f): The Coverage of the National Definition of Hazardous Waste

147 

3.1.10 
Movements that are Applicable to the Wastes Listed under Question 2(f) .............. 148 

Question 2(g.i) Requirements (procedures) Concerning Transboundary 

3.1.11 
Subjected to Transboundary Movement ................................................................... 149 

Question 2(g.ii) Other Wastes that Require Special Consideration when 

 
 
 
 
 
Question 3(a): Implementation of the Amendment to the Basel Convention 
3.1.12 
(Decision III/1) ............................................................................................................ 150 

3.1.13 
Wastes for Final Disposal (Annex IVA) ....................................................................... 152 

Question 3(b): Restrictions on the Export of Hazardous Wastes and Other 

3.1.14 
Wastes for Recovery (Annex IVB) .............................................................................. 154 

Questions 3(c): Restrictions on the Export of Hazardous Wastes and Other 

3.1.15 
Wastes for Final Disposal (Annex IVA) ....................................................................... 156 

Question 3(d): Restrictions on the Import of Hazardous Wastes and Other 

Questions 3(e): Restrictions on the Import of Hazardous Wastes and Other 
3.1.16 
Wastes for Recovery (Annex IVB) .............................................................................. 159 

3.1.17 
Wastes  161 

Questions 3(f): Restrictions of the Transit of Hazardous Waste and Other 

Question 4(a): Use and Acceptance of the Document Forms of the Basel 

3.1.18 
Convention in the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous and Other 
Wastes  162 

3.1.19 
Movement Document Forms ..................................................................................... 163 

Question 4(b): Acceptable Language(s) to receive the Notification and 

3.1.20 
listed under Annex V (A and B) of the Basel Convention ........................................... 164 

Question 4(c): Additional Information Requirements in addition to those 

3.1.21 
Wastes and Other Wastes is Established .................................................................. 167 

Question 4(d): Border Control of Export/Import/Transit of Hazardous 

3.1.22 
Amount of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes Generated ................................... 169 

Question 5: Measures Taken for the Reduction and/or Elimination of the 

Question 6: Measures Taken for the Reduction of the Amount of Hazardous 
3.1.23 
Wastes and Other Wastes Subject to Transboundary Movement ............................ 205 

Question 7: Information on the Effects of the Generation, Transportation 

3.1.24 
and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes on Human Health and the 
Environment or Information on where this could be found ...................................... 223 

3.1.25 
Table 1 of the Basel Convention Questionnaire on Bilateral, Multilateral or 
Regional Agreements or Arrangements in Force ....................................................... 231 

3.1.26 
Tables 2 and 3 of the Basel Convention Questionnaire on Disposal Facilities 
Operated within the National Jurisdiction ................................................................. 242 

3.1.27 
did not Proceed as Intended ...................................................................................... 269 

Table 9 of the of the Basel Convention Questionnaire on Disposals which 

Table 9 of the of the Basel Convention Questionnaire on Accidents 

3.1.28 
Occurring during the Transboundary Movement and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes 
and Other Wastes ...................................................................................................... 311 

4.0 

Section C: Competent Authorities to the Basel Convention (2012) ................ 316 

 
 
 
5.0 

Section D: Y-Codes for Waste under the Basel Convention ............................ 323 

5.1  Categories of Wastes to be Controlled ............................................................... 323 

5.2  Categories of Wastes Requiring Special Consideration ...................................... 325 

6.0 
Section E: Summary of the Data Supplied by the Member States on the basis of 
the European Commission Questionnaire; 2010-2012 ................................................ 326 

6.1  Questionnaire for Member States’ Reporting Obligation pursuant to Article 51 
(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 ............................................................................ 326 

6.2  Questionnaire Replies for Member States’ Reporting Obligation pursuant to 
Article 51 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 ........................................................... 329 

6.3  Additional Details and Remarks of Member States to the European Commission 
Questionnaire ............................................................................................................... 334 

APPENDICES ............................................................................................................... 399 

A.1.0  Key Definitions ................................................................................................. 400 

A.2.0 

Illegal Shipments of Waste .............................................................................. 402 

 
 
 
 
 
 
List of Tables, Figures and Boxes  

Table 1: Table of Member State Replies to the Implementation Questionnaires for 2010-

2012 ............................................................................................................................. 13 

Table 2: Total Generation of Hazardous Waste in Member States, in 1,000 tonnes ........ 16 

Table 3: Total Generation of Hazardous Waste in Member States, in 1,000 tonnes ........ 18 

Figure 1: Total Generation of Hazardous Wastes in EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes 21 

Table 4: Total Generation of Hazardous Waste Per Capita in Member States, in kg per 

capita ........................................................................................................................... 22 

Figure 2: Total Generation of Hazardous Waste Per Capita in Member States, in kg per 

capita ........................................................................................................................... 24 

Figure 3: Waste Generation of Hazardous Waste and Other Waste in Selected EU 

Member states, as Distributed on Y-codes in 2012, in 1,000 tonnes ......................... 25 

Table 5: Waste Generation of Hazardous Waste and Other Waste in Selected EU Member 
States, as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2012, in 1,000 tonnes ........................................ 26 

Figure 4: Shipment of Hazardous Waste out of EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes ....... 27 

Table 6: Shipment of hazardous waste out of EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes ......... 28 

Figure 5: Shipment of Hazardous Waste out of Member States, in kg per capita ............ 29 

Table 7: Shipment of Hazardous Waste out of Member States, in kg per capita .............. 30 

Figure 6: Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in Relation to Generation 

in 2012, in % ................................................................................................................ 31 

Table 8: Hazardous Waste Shipped out of each Member State in Relation to Generation 

in 2012, in 1,000 tonnes .............................................................................................. 32 

Table 9: Shipment of all Notified Waste out of EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes ....... 33 

Figure 7:  Shipment of all Notified Waste out of EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes ..... 35 

Table 10: Shipment of all Notified Waste out of EU Member States, in kg per capita ...... 36 

Figure 8: Shipment of all Notified Waste out of EU Member States, in kg per capita ...... 38 

Figure 9: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and other Notified Waste out of Member States, 
as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2012, in % ...................................................................... 40 

Figure 10: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and other Notified Waste out of Member 

States, as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2011, in % .......................................................... 41 

Figure 11: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and other Notified Waste out of Member 

States, as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2010, in % .......................................................... 42 

Figure 12: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and other Notified Waste out of Member 

States, as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2009, in % .......................................................... 43 

 
 
 
Figure 13: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and other Notified Waste out of Member 

States, as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2008, in % .......................................................... 44 

Table 11: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of Member 

States, as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2012, in tonnes .................................................. 45 

Table 12: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of Member 

States, as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2011, in tonnes .................................................. 46 

Table 13: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of Member 

States, as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2010, in tonnes .................................................. 48 

Table 14: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of Member 

States, as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2009, in tonnes .................................................. 50 

Table 15: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of Member 

States, as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2008, in tonnes .................................................. 52 

Figure 14: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of Member 

States for Total EU-27, as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2001-2012, in million tonnes ... 54 

Table 16: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of Member States (EU-27), in 

tonnes .......................................................................................................................... 55 

Figure 15: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of Member States (EU-27), in 

million tonnes .............................................................................................................. 55 

Table 17: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU-15 Member States, in 

tonnes .......................................................................................................................... 56 

Figure 16: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU-15 Member States, in 

million tones ................................................................................................................ 56 

Table 18: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU-12 Member States, in 

tonnes .......................................................................................................................... 57 

Figure 17: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU-12 Member States, in 

million tones ................................................................................................................ 57 

Figure 18: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2012, in 

% .................................................................................................................................. 58 

Table 19: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2012, in 

tonnes .......................................................................................................................... 59 

Figure 19: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2011, in 

% .................................................................................................................................. 60 

Table 20: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2011, in 

tonnes .......................................................................................................................... 61 

Figure 20: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2010, in 

% .................................................................................................................................. 62 

 
 
 
Table 21: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2010, in 

tonnes .......................................................................................................................... 63 

Figure 21: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2009, in 

% .................................................................................................................................. 64 

Table 22: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2009, in 

tonnes .......................................................................................................................... 65 

Figure 22: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2008, in 

% .................................................................................................................................. 66 

Table 23: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2008, in 

tonnes .......................................................................................................................... 67 

Table 24: Shipment of all Notified Waste from EU Member States to EU, EFTA, OECD and 
Non-OECD countries, in 1,000 tonnes ......................................................................... 68 

Figure 23: Shipment of all Notified Waste from EU-12 to EU, EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD 

countries, in 1,000 tonnes ........................................................................................... 69 

Figure 24: Shipment of all Notified Waste from EU-15 to EU, EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD 

Countries, in 1,000 tonnes........................................................................................... 70 

Figure 25: Shipment of all Notified Waste from EU-27 to EU, EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD 

Countries, in 1,000 tonnes........................................................................................... 70 

Table 25: Shipment of Hazardous Waste from EU Member States to EU, EFTA, OECD and 
Non-OECD countries, in 1,000 tonnes ......................................................................... 71 

Figure 26: Shipment of Hazardous Waste from EU-12 to EU, EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD 

Countries, in 1,000 tonnes........................................................................................... 72 

Figure 27: Shipment of Hazardous Waste from EU-15 to EU, EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD 

countries, in 1,000 tonnes ........................................................................................... 73 

Figure 28: Shipment of Hazardous Waste from EU-27 to EU, EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD 

Countries, in 1,000 tonnes........................................................................................... 73 

Table 26: Shipment of Hazardous Waste into EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes ......... 74 

Figure 29: Shipment of Hazardous Waste into EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes ........ 76 

Table 27: Shipment of hazardous waste into EU Member States, in kg per capita ........... 77 

Figure 30: Shipment of Hazardous Waste into EU Member States, in kg per capita ........ 79 

Table 28: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and other Notified Waste into EU Member 

States, in 1,000 tonnes ................................................................................................ 80 

Figure 31: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into EU Member 

States, in 1,000 tonnes ................................................................................................ 82 

Table 29: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into EU Member 

States, in kg per capita................................................................................................. 83 

 
 
 
Figure 32: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into EU Member 

States, in kg per capita................................................................................................. 85 

Figure 33: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States, 
as Distributed on Y-codes in 2012, in % ...................................................................... 86 

Figure 34: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States, 
as Distributed on Y-codes in 2011, in % ...................................................................... 87 

Figure 35: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States, 
as Distributed on Y-codes in 2010, in % ...................................................................... 88 

Table 30: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States, 

as Distributed on Y-codes in 2012, in tonnes .............................................................. 89 

Table 31: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States, 

as Distributed on Y-codes in 2011, in tonnes .............................................................. 91 

Table 32: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States, 

as Distributed on Y-codes in 2010, in tonnes .............................................................. 93 

Table 33: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States 

for total EU-27, as Distributed on Y-codes in 2001-2012, in tonnes ........................... 95 

Figure 36: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States 

for total EU-27, as Distributed on Y-codes in 2001-2012, in million tonnes ............... 96 

Figure 37: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States (EU-27), in 

million tonnes .............................................................................................................. 97 

Table 34: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States (EU-27), in tonnes
 ..................................................................................................................................... 97 

Figure 38: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into EU-15 Member States, in million 
tonnes .......................................................................................................................... 98 

Table 35: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into EU-15 Member States, in tonnes

 ..................................................................................................................................... 98 

Table 36: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States in 2012, in tonnes
 ..................................................................................................................................... 99 

Figure 39: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States in 2012, in % . 100 

Table 37: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States in 2011, in tonnes
 ................................................................................................................................... 101 

Figure 40: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States in 2011, in % . 102 

Table 38: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States in 2010, in tonnes
 ................................................................................................................................... 103 

Figure 41: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States in 2010, in % . 104 

Table 39: Shipment of all Notified Waste into EU Member States from EU, EFTA, OECD 

and Non-OECD countries, in 1,000 tonnes ................................................................ 105 

 
 
 
Figure 42: Shipment of all Notified Waste into EU-12 from EU, EFTA, OECD and Non-

OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes .............................................................................. 106 

Figure 43: Shipment of all Notified Waste into EU-15 from EU, EFTA, OECD and Non-

OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes .............................................................................. 106 

Figure 44: Shipment of all Notified Waste into EU-27 from EU, EFTA, OECD and Non-

OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes .............................................................................. 107 

Table 40: Shipment of Hazardous Waste into EU Member States from EU, EFTA, OECD 

and Non-OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes ............................................................... 108 

Figure 45: Shipment of Hazardous Waste into EU-12 from EU, EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD 
Countries, in 1,000 tonnes......................................................................................... 109 

Figure 46: Shipment of Hazardous Waste into EU-15 from EU, EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD 
Countries, in 1,000 tonnes......................................................................................... 109 

Figure 47: Shipment of Hazardous Waste into EU-27 from EU, EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD 
Countries, in 1,000 tonnes......................................................................................... 110 

Table 41: Top Treatment (Recovery) of all Notified Waste Exported by EU Member States 
(2001 to 2012), in 1,000 tonnes ................................................................................ 111 

Table 42: Top Treatment (Disposal) of all Notified Waste Exported by EU Member States 
(2001 to 2012), in 1,000 tonnes ................................................................................ 112 

Figure 48: Top Treatment of all Notified Waste Exported by EU Member States (2001 to 

2012) .......................................................................................................................... 113 

Table 43: Import and Export of Hazardous Waste from and to Countries outside the 

European Union, in tonnes ........................................................................................ 114 

Figure 49: Import and Export of Hazardous Waste from and to Countries outside the 

European Union, in tonnes ........................................................................................ 115 

Table 44: Import and Export of all Notified Waste from and to Countries outside the 

European Union, in tonnes ........................................................................................ 116 

Figure 50: Import and Export of all Notified Waste from and to Countries outside the 

European Union, in tonnes ........................................................................................ 117 

Table 45: Export of Hazardous Waste out of the European Union to Non-OECD Countries 
(all treatments), in tonnes ......................................................................................... 118 

Table 46: Export of Hazardous Waste out of the European Union to EFTA Countries (all 

treatments), in tonnes ............................................................................................... 119 

Table 47: Export of Hazardous Waste out of the European Union to OECD Countries 

(non-EFTA) (all treatments), in tonnes ...................................................................... 120 

Figure 51: Export of Hazardous Waste out of the European Union - All Treatments, in 

tonnes ........................................................................................................................ 121 

 
 
 
Table 48: Import of Hazardous Waste into the European Union from non-OECD Countries 
(All Treatments), in tonnes ........................................................................................ 122 

Table 49: Import of Hazardous Waste into the European Union from EFTA Countries (All 

Treatments), in tonnes .............................................................................................. 123 

Table 50: Import of Hazardous Waste into the European Union from EFTA Countries (All 

Treatments), in tonnes .............................................................................................. 124 

Figure 52: Import of Hazardous Waste into the European Union - All Treatments, in 

tonnes ........................................................................................................................ 125 

Table 51: Difference between “Export” and “Import” of all Notified Waste between EU 

Countries, in 1,000 tonnes......................................................................................... 125 

Table 52: Difference between Reported "Export" and "Import" of Hazardous Waste 

between EU Countries, in 1,000 tonnes .................................................................... 126 

Table 53: Difference between Reported "Export" and "Import" of all other Notified 

Wastes (i.e. excluding Hazardous Waste) between EU Countries, in 1,000 tonnes . 127 

Table 54: Measures Taken by Member States to Reduce/Eliminate the Amount of Waste 
Generated .................................................................................................................. 169 

Table 55: Measures Taken by Member States to Reduce/Eliminate the Amount of Waste 
Subject to Transboundary Movement ....................................................................... 205 

Table 56: Information from Member States on the Effects of Waste on Human Health 

and the Environment ................................................................................................. 223 

Table 57: Information from Member States Concerning Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional 
Agreements or Arrangements ................................................................................... 231 

Table 58: Information from Member States on Disposal and Recovery Facilities Operated 
within the National Jurisdiction ................................................................................. 242 

Table 59: Information from Member States on Shipments which did not Proceed as 

Intended .................................................................................................................... 269 

Table 60: Information from Member States on Accidents Occurring during the 

Transboundary Movement and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes . 311 

Table 61: Competent Authorities to the Basel Convention (2012) .................................. 316 

Table 62: Waste Streams .................................................................................................. 323 

Table 63: Wastes Having as Constituents ........................................................................ 324 

Table 64: Categories of Wastes Requiring Special Consideration ................................... 325 

Table 65: Questionnaire for Member States’ Reporting Obligation pursuant to Article 

51(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 .................................................................... 326 

Table 66: Replies of Member States for the Reporting Years 2010-2012 ....................... 329 

Table 67: Question 1 - Information on the Measures Taken to Prohibit Generally or 

Partially Shipments of Waste between Member States ........................................... 334 

 
 
 
Table 68: Question 2 - Information on the Measures Taken to Object Systematically to 

Shipments of Waste between Member States ......................................................... 341 

Table 69: Question 3 - Information on the Prohibition of the Import of Waste ............. 342 

Table 70: Questions 4 & 5 - Information on Exceptions to the Implementation of the 

Principle of Proximity, Priority for Recovery and Self-sufficiency ............................. 344 

Table 71: Question 10 - Information on the Member States’ System for the Supervision 

and Control of shipments of Waste Exclusively within their Jurisdiction ................. 345 

Table 72: Question 11 - Information on Illegal Shipments of Waste ............................... 352 

Table 73: Questions 12 & 13 - Information on Spot Checks on Shipments of Waste or on 

the Related Recovery or Disposal .............................................................................. 368 

Table 74: Question 14 - Information on Financial Guarantees ........................................ 387 

Table 75: Approximate Number of Recorded Illegal Shipments of Waste Ascertained by 

Member State Authorities ......................................................................................... 402 

 
 
 
1.0  General Introduction 

This  working  document  to  the  Report  from  the  Commission  to  the  Council  and  the  European 
Parliament  contains  data  on  the  generation,  treatment  and  transboundary  shipment  of 
hazardous  waste  and  other  waste  in  the  Member  States  of  the  European  Union  (EU),  2010-
20121. 

The report is comprised of five sections and contains both quantitative and qualitative data on 
waste generation and treatment:  

  Section A: Provides a quantitative outline of the Member States' waste transactions; 
  Section B: Summarises Member States' provisions regarding waste management in line 

with the Basel Convention; 

  Section  C:  Provides  an  up-to-date  list  of  the  Competent  Authorities  to  the  Basel 

Convention; 

  Section D: Provides a list of the Y-codes for waste according to the Basel Convention; and 
  Section E: Summarises Member States' provisions regarding waste management in line 

with the Waste Shipment Regulation. 

At the time this report was published, all countries had submitted replies to the Implementation 
Questionnaires for both the Basel Convention (in regards to Article 51(1)) and Waste Shipment 
Regulation (in regards to Article 51(2)) for the years 2010-2012. These replies are summarised in 
Section B and E respectively.2 

The tables and figures in Section A cover the Basel Convention for the years 2001-2012. The cut-
off date for Member States to send the information pertaining to 2010-2012 to Eurostat was 18 
June 2014. All Member States with the exception of  Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Spain 
submitted  information  in  time  to  be  included  in  Section  A.  For  these  four  Member  States 
estimates were used.  

Further information on Member States’ reporting is summarised in Table 1.  

For practical reasons, the report does not differentiate between direct quotes from the Member 
States’  replies  and  other  re-phrased  or  shortened  passages.  The  original  replies  from  the 
Member States constitute the only “authentic” document submitted by the Member States. 

Key  definitions  that  are  used  in  this  document  and  the  accompanying  report  are  included  in 
Appendix A.1.0. 

1 This excludes Croatia which did not join the European Union until July 1st 2013.  
2 Poland’s response to the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) Implementation Questionnaire pertaining to 
Article 51(2) of the WSR was submitted for 2011 but it was identical in content and date of submission to 
the 2010 response. 

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Table  1:  Table  of  Member  State  Replies 
Questionnaires for 2010-2012  

to 

the 

Implementation 

Article  51  (1)  pertaining  to 
the Basel Convention 

Article 51 (2) pertaining to the 
EU Questionnaire on the WSR 

(Sections A and B) 

(Section E) 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2010 

2011 

2012 

Member 
State 

Austria 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Cyprus 

Czech 
Republic 

Denmark 

Estonia 

Finland 

France 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Ireland 

Italy 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Malta 

Netherlands 

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Article  51  (1)  pertaining  to 
the Basel Convention 

Article 51 (2) pertaining to the 
EU Questionnaire on the WSR 

(Sections A and B) 

(Section E) 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2010 

2011 

2012 

3 

Member 
State 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Sweden 

United 
Kingdom 

Member  State  replies  submitted  and  summarised  in  Section  B.  Also 
quantitative data pertaining to Article 51(1) of the Basel Convention were 
submitted  before  cut-off  date  of  18/06/2014  and  are  presented  in  the 
tables and figures in Section A. 

Member  State  replies  submitted  and  summarised  in  Section  B.  However 
quantitative data pertaining to Article 51(1) of the Basel Convention were 
not submitted before cut-off date of 18/06/2014, therefore estimates are 
presented in the tables and figures in Section A. 

Member State replies submitted and summarised in Section E. 

3 Poland’s response to the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) Implementation Questionnaire pertaining to 
Article 51(2) of the WSR was submitted for 2011 but it was identical in content and date of submission to 
the 2010 response. 

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2.0  Section  A:  Data  on  Generation, 
Treatment  and  Shipment  of  Hazardous 
Waste  in  the  EU  Member  States  (Basel 
Convention) 

Section A contains the following subsections: 

  2.1: Generation of Hazardous Waste 
  2.2: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into EU Member States 
  2.3: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into EU Member States 
  2.4: Import and Export of Notified Waste from and to Countries outside the EU 
  2.5: Differences between Reported Amounts of ‘Import’ and ‘Export’ 

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2.1  Generation of Hazardous Waste 

Table 2: Total Generation of Hazardous Waste in Member States, in 1,000 tonnes 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

1997 

1998 

1999 

2000 

2001 

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

319 

318 

334 

403 

462 

472 

503 

524 

386 

515 

449 

423 

539 

542 

433 

599 

630 

1,109 

1,363 

1,416 

1,317 

1,272 

2,841 

1,571 

1,653 

1,638 

2,797 

2,802 

2,711 

2,133 

2,259 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

855 

756 

755 

610 

626 

526 

1,159 

1,030 

817 

815 

793 

647 

204 

0 

0 

0 

4 

0 

24 

33 

50 

151 

77 

75 

77 

84 

2,380 

2,603 

2,785 

2,424 

1,904 

1,693 

1,626 

1,455 

1,733 

2,038 

2,161 

1,784 

1,841 

0 

99 

132 

140 

131 

204 

319 

262 

374 

354 

421 

374 

386 

427 

469 

488 

453 

826 

925 

843 

7,730 

7,476 

7,273 

7,679 

7,361 

11,491 

5,619 

5,966 

6,206 

6,399 

7,540 

7,245 

7,016 

6,764 

8,618 

7,737 

6,784 

9,098 

9,312 

9,233 

500 

0 

0 

485 

586 

638 

1,203 

976 

1,312 

1,310 

2,349 

2,397 

2,395 

2,246 

2,030 

1,426 

1,507 

944 

2,443 

2,450 

2,443 

2,688 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

6,748 

0 

0 

9,970 

10,893 

0 

0 

0 

12,128 

13,837 

14,366 

13,507 

14,937 

15,830 

19,636 

19,500 

18,401 

18,457 

18,529 

18,775 

18,594 

17,316 

16,440 

16,993 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

300 

300 

354 

335 

2,719 

2,306 

4,719 

3,749 

4,143 

5,476 

3,915 

5,068 

4,982 

2,326 

1,177 

963 

1,088 

1,132 

333 

921 

333 

796 

721 

333 

333 

1,571 

933 

493 

769 

237 

821 

328 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Lithuania 

119 

68 

244 

328 

0 

370 

0 

0 

467 

0 

0 

576 

0 

0 

0 

83 

37 

0 

0 

0 

64 

77 

0 

3,401 

4,058 

3,811 

3,911 

4,279 

4,991 

5,419 

5,439 

7,937 

9,235 

0 

11,291 

0 

0 

80 

0 

0 

0 

78 

0 

0 

80 

63 

104 

0 

93 

59 

97 

0 

93 

51 

72 

53 

26 

8 

101 

104 

103 

5 

2 

2 

27 

44 

97 

54 

28 

50 

91 

55 

45 

33 

91 

55 

32 

89 

124 

55 

31 

90 

85 

56 

29 

105 

97 

47 

1,836 

2,212 

2,436 

3,009 

2,827 

2,599 

2,745 

2,746 

2,490 

2,140 

2,088 

4,509 

5,300 

3,919 

4,810 

4,850 

5,028 

0 

0 

0 

160 

480 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

85 

0 

0 

27 

0 

227 

735 

322 

0 

32 

89 

99 

55 

277 

144 

0 

58 

141 

93 

24 

Country 

Austria 

Belgium 1) 

Bulgaria 

Cyprus 

Czech Republic 

Denmark 

Estonia 

Finland 

France 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Ireland 2) 

Italy 

Latvia 

Luxembourg 

Malta 

Netherlands 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

241 

647 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

225 

644 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

9,093 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3,239 

3,928 

5,247 

4,071 

1,122 

1,424 

2,237 

395 

272 

0 

42 

0 

27 

0 

102 

205 

37 

13 

168 

195 

258 

2,710 

2,408 

1,717 

861 

1,056 

238 

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458 

198 

643 

240 

328 

1,341 

1,779 

1,812 

2,247 

1,631 

1,761 

1,635 

1,389 

1,795 

272 

328 

288 

358 

2,812 

3,540 

1,472 

1,624 

862 

1,077 

33 

57 

68 

75 

234 

257 

183 

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77 

0 

0 

Country 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Sweden 

United Kingdom 
Total EU-154 
Total EU-N125 
Total EU-276 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

1997 

1998 

1999 

2000 

2001 

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

1,001 

512 

525 

1,500 

1,400 

1,300 

1,600 

1,660 

1,441 

2,419 

1,021 

694 

667 

663 

54 

53 

33 

29 

125 

128 

79 

65 

67 

58 

68 

67 

97 

602 

110 

562 

466 

380 

350 

84 

97 

0 

78 

2,000 

3,394 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

24 

0 

3,294 

3,294 

3,223 

3,223 

3,223 

3,182 

3,112 

3,228 

3,143 

3,362 

2,880 

2,953 

2,991 

801 

1,000 

0 

0 

850 

0 

1,354 

0 

2,777 

0 

2,064 

0 

2,516 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2,186 

2,160 

2,677 

4,878 

4,846 

5,820 

6,296 

5,568 

5,585 

5,316 

5,153 

4,120 

6,037 

7,082 

7,099 

4,374 

4,202 

12,234 

8,945 

8,683 

22,018 

29,971 

32,480 

32,994 

36,252 

36,198 

41,220 

40,050 

49,679 

44,881 

52,565 

52,038 

68,158 

33,866 

36,342 

23,860 

1,920 

10,645 

14,144 

16,568 

17,502 

19,894 

22,000 

17,477 

19,370 

18,066 

14,092 

14,739 

13,325 

13,462 

12,830 

16,139 

14,195 

13,457 

14,972 

14,704 

13,342 

22,878 

23,089 

25,251 

39,520 

49,865 

54,480 

50,471 

55,623 

54,264 

55,312 

54,789 

63,004 

58,342 

65,395 

68,177 

82,354 

47,323 

51,314 

38,564 

15,262 

1)  Data for Belgium (1993-2008) only covers the Flemish Region.  
2)  Data for Ireland 2011 only covers shipments which have single Y code attached, this is in contrast to previous reporting.  

Note: “0” indicates that the Member State has not reported any information about hazardous waste generation 

4 Country group which includes EU Member States in 2003: Belgium (BE), Denmark (DK), Germany (DE), Ireland (IE), Greece (EL), Spain (ES), France (FR), Italy (IT), 
Luxembourg (LU), the Netherlands (NL), Austria (AT), Portugal (PT), Finland (FI), Sweden (SE) and the United Kingdom (UK). 
5 Country group which includes the Members States that joined the EU in 2004: the Czech Republic (CZ), Estonia (EE), Cyprus (CY), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT), 
Hungary (HU), Malta (MT), Poland (PL), Slovenia (SI) and Slovakia (SK), and in 2007: Bulgaria (BG) and Romania (RO). Also referred to as EU-12. 
6 Country group which includes EU-15 plus EU-N12 countries, i.e. the European Union between 2007 and 2013. This includes: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; 
Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; 
Romania; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; and the UK. 

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Table 3: Total Generation of Hazardous Waste in Member States, in 1,000 tonnes7  

Country 

Austria 
Belgium 1) 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 2) 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 

1997 

334 
1,416 
855* 
4* 
2,380* 
131 
7,361 
485 
2,443 
13,837 
300* 
4,143 
349* 
3,401 
80* 
80 
104* 
5* 
3,009 
4,071 
37 
2,710 
1,500 
29 
3,294* 
801* 
4,878 

2000 

2004 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

472 
2,841 
756 
4* 
2,603 
262 
5,966 
1,203 
2,688 
14,937 
300* 
5,068 
467* 
3,911 
93 
59 
97 
5* 
2,745 
2,237 
195 
861 
1,600 
128 
3,294 
1,000* 
6,296 

515 
2,797 
526 
24 
1,693 
374 
7,245 
2,349 
6,748 
18,401 
335 
963 
576 
5,439 
27 
44 
97 
54 
2,088 
1,341 
272 
328 
1,021 
58 
3,182 
1,354 
5,153 

423 
2,711 
1,030 
50 
1,455 
427 
6,764 
2,395 
6,748 
18,529 
333 
796 
721 
9,235 
45 
33 
91 
55 
5,300 
1,812 
358 
57 
667 
67 
3,228 
2,777 
6,037 

539 
2,133 
817 
151 
1,733 
469 
8,618 
2,246 
9,970 
18,775 
333 
1,571 
493 
9,235* 
32 
89 
124 
55 
3,919 
2,247 
2,812 
68 
663 
97 
3,143 
2,777* 
7,082 

542 
2,259 
815 
77 
2,038 
488 
7,737 
2,030 
10,893 
18,594 
333 
933 
769 
11,291 
31 
90 
85 
56 
4,810 
1,631 
3,540 
75 
602 
110 
3,362 
2,064 
7,099 

433 
2,259* 
793 
75 
2,161 
453 
6,784 
1,426 
10,893* 
17,316 
237 
821 
328 
11,291* 
29 
105 
97 
47 
4,850 
1,761 
1,472 
234 
562 
84 
2,880 
2,290* 
4,374 

599 
2,259* 
647 
77 
1,784 
826 
9,098 
1,507 
10,893* 
16,440 
227 
735 
322 
11,291* 
32 
89 
99 
55 
5,028 
1,635 
1,624 
257 
466 
97 
2,953 
2,516 
4,202 

630 
2,259* 
204 
84 
1,841 
925 
9,312 
944 
10,893* 
16,993 
277 
1,088 
144 
11,291* 
58 
141 
93 
24 
5,028* 
1,389 
862 
183 
380 
97* 
2,991 
2,516* 
4,202* 

630* 
2,259* 
160 
480 
1,841* 
843 
9,233 
944* 
10,893* 
16,993* 
277* 
1,132 
144* 
11,291* 
85 
141* 
93* 
27 
5,028* 
1,795 
1,077 
183* 
350 
78 
2,991* 
2,516* 
4,202* 

7 Data gaps filled using estimates in order to derive estimated totals for EU-groups. 

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Country 

Total EU-15 
Total EU-N12 
Total EU-27 

1997 

34,819* 
23,218* 
58,037* 

2000 

2004 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

40,708* 
19,379* 
60,087* 

49,679 
13,325* 
63,004* 

59,313* 
12,830 
72,143* 

64,050* 
16,139 
80,189* 

68,158 
14,195 
82,354 

60,599* 
13,457 
74,056* 

60,785* 
14,972 
75,757* 

60,049* 
14,801* 
74,850* 

60,182* 
15,506* 
75,688* 

Bold  figures*  indicate  estimated  values 
reported 
due 
hazardous waste 

to  missing  data  on 

1)  Data for Belgium (1993 – 2008) only covers the Flemish region.  
2)  Data for Ireland 2011 only covers shipments which have a single Y code attached, this is in contrast to previous reporting.  

Note: "0" indicates that the Member State has not reported any information about hazardous waste generation.  

2011 data for 2012 
2008 data used for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 
1999 data used for 1997 
2002 data used for 1997 and 2000 

NOTE: DUE TO LACK OF DATA THE FOLLOWING APPROXIMATIONS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT: 
Austria (AT): 
Belgium (BE): 
Bulgaria (BG): 
Cyprus (CY): 
Czech  Republic 
(CZ): 
Finland (FI): 
France (FR): 
Germany (DE): 
Greece (GR): 
Ireland (IE): 
Italy (IT): 
Latvia (LV): 
Lithuania (LT): 
Luxembourg (LU):  1999 data used for 1997. 2011 data for 2012 

1999 data used for 1997. 2011 data for 2012 
2011 data used for 2012 
1998 data used for 2000. 2004 data used for 2006. 2008 data used for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 
2011 data used for 2012 
2001 data used for 1997 and 2000. 2011 data for 2012 
1997 value based on average of 1996 and 1998 values. 2001 data used for 2000, 2011 data for 2012 
2006 data used for 2007. 2008 data used for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 
1999 data used for 1997 
2011 data for 2012 

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Malta (MT): 
Netherlands (NL): 
Romania (RO): 
Slovenia (SI): 
Spain (ES): 

Sweden (SE): 
United  Kingdom 
(UK): 

2001 data used for 1997 and 2000. 
2010 data used for 2011 and 2012 
2011 data used for 2012 
2010 data used for 2011 
1999 data used for 1997. 2011 data used for 2012 
1998 data used for 1997. 1999 data used for 2000. Average of 2006 and 2008 data used for 2007. 2010 data used for 2009 and  2011 and 
2012 

2010 data is used for 2011 and 2012 

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Figure  1:  Total  Generation  of  Hazardous  Wastes  in  EU  Member  States,  in 
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Table 4: Total Generation of Hazardous Waste Per Capita in Member States, 
in kg per capita8 

Country 

Austria 
Belgium 1) 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech 
Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 2) 

1997 

42 
139 
104* 
6* 

231* 

25 
5,235 
94 
41 
169 
27* 
402 
95* 

2000 

2004 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

59 
277 
92 
6* 

253 

49 
4,348 
233 
45* 
182 
27* 
496 
122* 

63 
269 
67 
33 

166 

69 
5,362 
450 
108 
223 
30 
95 
143 

51 
258 
133 
66 

142 

79 
5,030 
456 
108* 
225 
30 
79 
171 

65 
202 
106 
193 

168 

86 
6,420 
426 
157 
228 
30 
156 
114 

65 
212 
107 
97 

196 

89 
5,770 
383 
170 
226 
30 
93 
175 

52 
212* 
104 
95 

71 
212* 
86 
96 

206 

170 

82 
5,061 
268 
170* 
211 
21 
82 
74 

149 
6,789 
282 
170* 
201 
20 
73 
72 

2011 

75 
212* 
28 
100 

176 

166 
6,948 
176 
170* 
208 
24 
109 
31 

2012 

75* 
212* 
22 
557 

176* 

151 
6,968 
176* 
170* 
208* 
24* 
114 
31* 

Italy 

60 

69 

94 

157 

157* 

189 

189* 

189* 

189* 

189* 

Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United 
Kingdom 
Total EU-15 
Total EU-N12 
Total EU-27 

33* 
22 
243* 
11* 
193 
105 
4 
120 
279 
15 
83* 
91* 

84 

93* 
219* 
121* 

39 
17 
223 
11* 
173 
58 
19 
38 
296 
65 
82 
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107 

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213 
134 
128 
35 
26 
15 
190 
29 
75 
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86 

129 
129 
129 

20 
10 
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136 
324 
47 
34 
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33 
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100 

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26 
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136 
240 
59 
265 
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48 
71 
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43 
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116 

173 
137 
165 

13 
31 
197 
114 
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Bold figures* include estimated values  
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data) 

1)  Data for Belgium (1993-2008) only covers the Flemish Region.  
2)  Data  for  Ireland  2011  only  covers  shipments  which  have  single  Y  code  attached,  this  is  in  contrast  to 

previous reporting.  

3)  Note:  "0"  indicates  that  the  Member  State  has  not  reported  any  information  about  hazardous  waste 

generation.  

8 Data gaps filled in order to estimate totals for EU-groups. 

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2011 data for 2012 

1999 data used for 1997 

2002 data used for 1997 and 2000 

2008 data used for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 

NOTE: DUE TO LACK OF DATA THE FOLLOWING APPROXIMATIONS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT: 
Austria 
(AT): 
Belgium 
(BE): 
Bulgaria 
(BG): 
Cyprus 
(CY): 
Czech 
Republic 
(CZ): 
Finland (FI):  2011 data used for 2012 
France 
(FR): 
Germany 
(DE): 
Greece 
(GR): 

1999 data used for 1997. 2011 data for 2012 

2011 data used for 2012 

1998  data  used  for  2000.  2004  data  used  for  2006.  2008  data  used  for  2009,  2010,  2011  and 
2012 

Ireland (IE): 
Italy (IT): 
Latvia (LV): 
Lithuania 
(LT): 
Luxembourg 
(LU): 
Malta (MT): 
Netherlands 
(NL): 
Romania 
(RO): 
Slovenia 
(SI): 
Spain (ES): 
Sweden 
(SE): 
United 
Kingdom 
(UK): 

2001 data used for 1997 and 2000. 2011 data for 2012 
1997 value based on average of 1996 and 1998 values. 2001 data used for 2000. 2011 data for 
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2006 data used for 2007. 2008 data used for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 
1999 data used for 1997 

2011 data for 2012 

1999 data used for 1997. 2011 data for 2012 
2001 data used for 1997 and 2000. 

2010 data used for 2011 and 2012 

2011 data used for 2012 

2010 data used for 2011 
1999 data used for 1997. 2011 data used for 2012 
1998  data  used  for  1997.  1999  data  used  for  2000.  Average  of  2006  and  2008  data  used  for 
2007. 2010 data used for 2009 and 2011 and 2012 

2010 data is used for 2011 and 2012 

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Note: “0” indicates that the Member State has not reported any information about hazardous waste generation.  

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Figure 3: Waste Generation of Hazardous Waste and Other Waste in Selected EU Member states, as Distributed on 
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Table 5: Waste Generation of Hazardous Waste and Other Waste in Selected 
EU Member States, as Distributed on Y-Codes in 2012, in 1,000 tonnes 

Country 

Bulgaria 

Cyprus 

Denmark 

Estonia 

Hungary 

Netherlands 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovakia 
Slovenia 
France 

Y1-Y18 

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762 

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401 

139 

267 

114 

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3,925 

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2.2  Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of EU Member States 

Figure 4: Shipment of Hazardous Waste out of EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes 

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400

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200

100

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Table  6:  Shipment  of  hazardous  waste  out  of  EU  Member  States,  in  1,000 
tonnes 

Country reporting 

2001 

2003 

2005 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-12 
EU-15 
EU-27  

106 
721 

2 
2 
177 
3 
39 
149 
270 
1 
18 
282 
183 
17 

89 
5 
808 
18 
63 
n/a 
0 
8 
61 
105 
36 
73 
3,091 
3,164 

150 
792 

2 
1 
136 
1 
60 
710 
186 
3 
31 
389 
243 
16 
84 
86 

191 
829 

3 
2 
86 
0 
68 
399 
229 
3 
76 
257 
672 
1 
2 
46 
1 

270 
631 
1 
5 
18 
119 
3 
95 

1 
2 
6 
166 
1 
114 
760 
249 
25 
77 
576 

173 
673 
0 
2 
7 
176 
5 
107 
972 
164 
23 
69 
191 

285 
279 
285 
199 
836 
689 
1,026  861 
5 
9 
0 
8 
5 
4 
11 
15 
4 
64 
102 
117 
2 
1 
3 
120 
92 
74 
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863 
334 
317 
309 
249 
22 
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39 
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29 
49 
72 
323 
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211 
201 
1,243  1,237  1,405  1,459  1,354  977 
7 
4 
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2 

11 
17 
114 
2 

17 
18 
89 
18 

2 
6 
44 
2 

14 
24 
81 
17 
813 
14 
63 
2 
4 
45 
104 
270 
192 
176 

12 
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14 
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14 
17 
7 
5 
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249 
218 
172 

10 
108 
n/a 
3 
22 
44 
95 
120 
120 

1,177  3,221  3,121  3,031  2,743  738 
37 
92 
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15 
49 
119 
60 
191 
4,254  6,368  7,776  7,748  7,204  6,112  6,072  5,279 
4,445  6,488  8,047  7,967  7,428  6,308  6,248  5,452 

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310 
222 
196 

66 
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2 
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60 
176 
149 
271 

13 
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103 
52 
256 
172 
218 

26 
61 
23 
3 
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54 
184 
164 
223 

Bold 
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=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

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Figure 5: Shipment of Hazardous Waste out of Member States, in kg per capita 

*In previous years Luxembourg has reported significantly smaller values as exports especially to France, than France has reported as imports from Luxembourg. However, in 2012 
the export data used for Luxembourg is estimated using the import data for the other countries, as Luxembourg has not reported on time. Therefore the difference between 2012 
and previous years is significant. As such Luxembourg has been included in a separate graph due to the high values recorded in comparison to other Member States (see adjacent 
comparisons  between  Member  States  easier. 
graph 

the  data  presented  and  makes 

to  Figure  5).  This  allows 

interpretation  of 

clearer 

for  a 

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Table  7:  Shipment  of  Hazardous  Waste  out  of  Member  States,  in  kg  per 
capita 

Country reporting 

2001 

2003 

2005 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-N12 
EU-15 

13 
70 

4 
0 
33 
2 
8 
2 
3 
0 
2 
70 
3 
7 

203 
11 
50 
0 
6 

0 
4 
1 
12 
1 
1 
8 

19 
76 

3 
0 
25 
1 
11 
11 
2 
0 
3 
95 
4 
7 
24 
191 

73 
1 
9 

0 
7 
1 
13 
1 
2 
11 

23 
79 

4 
0 
16 
0 
13 
6 
3 
0 
8 
57 
11 
0 
1 
99 
3 
197 
0 
10 

0 
11 
1 
10 
2 
1 
16 

34 
97 
0 
5 
0 
21 
2 
14 
13 
3 
1 
7 
71 
21 
3 
1 
153 
4 
191 
2 
1 
2 
0 
35 
1 
19 
2 
3 
20 

24 
81 
0 
3 
1 
30 
1 
21 
12 
3 
2 
8 
126 
21 
1 
2 
91 
5 
184 
0 
1 
0 
1 
51 
1 
28 
3 
2 
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21 
62 
0 
3 
1 
32 
3 
20 
15 
2 
2 
7 
38 
23 
5 
5 
231 
4 
166 
1 
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1 
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3 
2 
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33 
63 
1 
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1 
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22 
4 
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24 
8 
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7 
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40 
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32 
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16 
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732* 
34 
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0 
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1 
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26 
3 
2 
13 

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

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Figure 6: Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in Relation to Generation in 2012, in % 

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Table 8: Hazardous Waste Shipped out of each Member State in Relation to 
Generation in 2012, in 1,000 tonnes 

Country 

Export 

Treated in country 

Generation 

Year* 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 

285 
861 
1 
5 
11 
119 
3 
92 
760 
317 
44 
19 
211 
576 
12 
24 
81 
14 
738 
14 
17 
2 
5 
50 
104 
310 
222 

619 
1,398 
159 
74 
1,829 
724 
9,230 
852 
10,133 
16,676 
233 
547 
94 
10,715 
73 
117 
13 
13 
4,276 
1,786 
1,060 
417 
364 
66 
2,887 
2,206 
3,981 

904 
2,259 
160 
80 
1,841 
843 
9,233 
944 
10,893 
16,993 
277 
566 
305 
11,291 
85 
141 
93 
27 
5,014 
1,800 
1,077 
419 
369 
116 
2,991 
2,516 
4,202 

2011 
2008 
2012 
2012 
2011 
2012 
2012 
2011 
2008 
2011 
2011 
2012 
2011 
2008 
2012 
2011 
2011 
2012 
2010 
2012 
2012 
2011 
2012 
2012 
2011 
2010 
2010 

*Due to lack of generation data for 2012, the comparison has been undertaken based on the 
newest data available for both exports and the generation of hazardous waste. 

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Table 9: Shipment of all Notified Waste out of EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes 

Country reporting  2001 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg* 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 

136 
806 
0 
2 
4 
344 
3 
43 
207 
1,540 
1 
18 
287 
364 
17 
0 
89 
5 
2,135 
18 
63 
0 
0 

2003 

209 
869 
0 
2 
2 
385 
1 
63 
740 
907 
3 
31 
421 
430 
16 
84 
86 
0 
3,848 
155 
92 
0 
2 

2005 

394 
955 
0 
3 
2 
386 
0 
72 
582 
1,103 
3 
76 
534 
1,035 
1 
2 
46 
1 
3,221 
13 
108 
0 
5 

2007 

476 
1,141 
0 
4 
4 
293 
3 
78 
1,101 
1,827 
9 
72 
331 
1,471 
7 
4 
84 
2 
3,172 
66 
8 
37 
5 

2008 

875 
983 
1 
26 
6 
336 
1 
118 
977 
1,561 
32 
77 
720 
1,666 
2 
6 
82 
2 
3,146 
13 
6 
2 
3 

2009 

2,162 
858 
0 
30 
12 
255 
5 
111 
1,178 
1,201 
72 
69 
242 
1,713 
11 
17 
172 
2 
2,920 
26 
61 
23 
5 

2010 

978 
903 
10 
41 
15 
227 
1 
131 
1,586 
1,514 
76 
49 
282 
1,783 
17 
18 
141 
18 
3,074 
20 
54 
4 
12 

2011 

836 
1,555 
5 
182 
19 
151 
2 
930 
1,502 
1,950 
64 
29 
357 
1,715 
14 
53 
123 
19 
2,879 
14 
63 
2 
219 

2012 

734 
1,782 
1 
181 
20 
234 
3 
120 
1,517 
1,809 
22 
19 
361* 
1,416 
12 
23* 
695* 
16 
2,699 
14 
17 
7 
157 

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Country reporting  2001 

Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-N12 
EU-15 
EU-27  

8 
61 
120 
36 
76 
6,231 
6,307 

2003 

15 
49 
153 
61 
310 
8,316 
8,626 

2005 

22 
44 
107 
197 
125 
8,788 
8,912 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

70 
60 
312 
167 
274 
10,530 
10,804 

103 
99 
362 
198 
243 
11,160 
11,403 

77 
70 
289 
267 
277 
11,572 
11,850 

104 
70 
472 
617 
309 
11,910 
12,219 

115 
116 
408 
1,218 
674 
13,865 
14,539 

178 
48* 
330 
1,859 
631 
13,641 
14,272 

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

*In previous years, Luxembourg has reported significantly smaller values for exports especially to France, than France has reported for imports from Luxembourg. However, in 
2012 the export data used for Luxembourg is estimated using import data from other countries, as Luxembourg did not report on time. Therefore the difference between the 
2012 data for Luxembourg and that of previous years is significant. 

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Figure 7:  Shipment of all Notified Waste out of EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes 

2001

2003

2005

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

4.000

3.500

3.000

2.500

2.000

1.500

1.000

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2012 the export data used for Luxembourg is estimated using import data from other countries, as Luxembourg did not report on time. Therefore the difference between the 
2012 data for Luxembourg and that of previous years is significant.  

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Table 10: Shipment of all Notified Waste out of EU Member States, in kg per capita 

Country reporting 

2001 

2003 

2005 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 

17 
78 
0 
4 
0 
64 
2 
8 
3 
19 
0 
2 
72 
6 
7 
0 
203 
11 
133 
0 
6 
0 
0 
4 
1 

26 
84 
0 
3 
0 
71 
1 
12 
12 
11 
0 
3 
103 
7 
7 
24 
191 
0 
238 
4 
9 
0 
0 
7 
1 

48 
91 
0 
4 
0 
71 
0 
14 
9 
13 
0 
8 
121 
18 
0 
1 
99 
3 
197 
0 
10 
0 
1 
11 
1 

57 
108 
0 
5 
0 
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2 
15 
17 
22 
1 
7 
73 
25 
3 
1 
176 
4 
194 
2 
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2001 

2003 

2005 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-N12 
EU-15 
EU-27 

13 
1 
1 
16 
13 

17 
1 
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22 
18 

12 
3 
1 
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18 

34 
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39 
3 
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23 

31 
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29 
24 

50 
10 
3 
30 
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43 
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7 
35 
29 

35 
29 
6 
34 
28 

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

*In previous years Luxembourg had reported significantly smaller values for exports especially to France, than France has reported for imports from Luxembourg. However, in 
2012 the export data used for Luxembourg is estimated using import data from other countries, as Luxembourg did not report on time. Therefore the difference between the 
2012 data for Luxembourg and that of previous years is significant. 

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Figure 8: Shipment of all Notified Waste out of EU Member States, in kg per capita 

300

250

200

150

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2012 the export data used for Luxembourg is estimated using import data from other  countries, as Luxembourg did not report on time. Therefore the difference between the 
2012  data  for  Luxembourg  and  that  of  previous  years  is  significant.  As  such  Luxembourg  has  been  included  in  a  separate  graph  adjacent  to  Figure  8  due  to  the  high  values 
recorded  in  comparison  to  other  Member  States.  This  allows  for  a  clearer  interpretation  of  the  data  presented  and  makes  comparisons  between  Member  States  easier.

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Figure 9: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and other Notified Waste out of Member States, as Distributed on Y-Codes 
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Table 11: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of Member States, as Distributed on Y-Codes 
in 2012, in tonnes 

Country reporting  Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Y1-Y45 

Y46-Y47 

or 

EU 
National 
HW 

or 

EU 
national 
NON-HW 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous, 
specified 
by country 

Non-
hazardous, 
specified 
by country 

3,648 

383,215 

Austria 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Cyprus 

Czech Republic 

Denmark 

Estonia 

Finland 

France 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Ireland 

Italy 

Latvia 

143,645 

121,419 

212,347 

190,556 

103 

0 

348 

9,194 

469 

1,226 

5,400 

2,352 

25,638 

2,949 

24,496 

58,508 

0 

0 

4 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

81,160 

1,291 

39 

195,648 

228,173 

955,043 

0 

175,814 

1,663 

19,610 

0 

0 

0 

15,351 

83,974 

0 

0 

0 

174 

95,132 

0 

8,528 

11,793 

10,526 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

276,866 

287,566 

3,324 

107,211 

417,537 

311,735 

1,238 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

247,318 

61,867 

1,227,332 

0 

3,247 

134,535 

134,678 

4,009 

2,812 

10,566 

16,316 

0 

32 

0 

0 

0 

7,181 

0 

0 

0 

66,228* 

39,688* 

7,741* 

85,961* 

28,294* 

74,276* 

501,412 

408,884 

1,131 

212,431 

65,415 

82,700 

3,627 

3,654 

Lithuania 

8,851* 

13,703* 

Luxembourg 

103,888* 

43,000* 

Malta 

10,367 

3,578 

Netherlands 

530,613 

255,295 

Poland 

Portugal 

1,429 

16,931 

2,925 

423 

0 

92* 

0* 

221 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0* 

4,590 

358* 

0 

43* 

24,135* 

237,512* 

265,341* 

122 

0 

0 

0 

20 

2,568 

9,334 

0 

1,439 

0 

0 

0 

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366 

0 

0* 

0 

0 

0* 

0* 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0* 

0 

0 

0* 

0* 

0 

0 

0 

17 

Not 
possible 
to 
classify 
as HZ or 
NHZ 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Total 

734,416 

1,781,766 

1,376 

181,214 

19,887 

233,549 

3,418 

119,720 

111,825 

1,517,302 

0 

0 

0 

0* 

0 

0 

0* 

1,808,977 

22,155 

19,128 

360,840* 

1,415,719 

11,871 

23,047* 

21,416* 

695,347* 

0 

0 

0 

0 

15,746 

2,699,308 

13,687 

17,371 

0 

44 

0 

0 

0 

0 

5,869 

0 

0 

0 

0 

58,652* 

143,746 

0 

0* 

55* 

0 

1,910,832 

0 

0 

 
 
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Y19-Y45 

Y1-Y45 

Y46-Y47 

or 

EU 
National 
HW 

or 

EU 
national 
NON-HW 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous, 
specified 
by country 

Romania 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Sweden 

371 

219 

24,192 

6,045 

6,598 

2,260 

11,055 

37,380 

170,336 

42,256 

United Kingdom 

59,868 

148,001 

0 

0 

14,895 

24 

1,008 

1,591 

0 

0 

891 

658 

0 

2,509 

0 

3,639 

28,174 

35,412 

0 

0 

127,348 

166 

574 

863,028 

8,408 

772,388 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Non-
hazardous, 
specified 
by country 

0 

151,693 

0 

0 

52,553 

5,404 

Not 
possible 
to 
classify 
as HZ or 
NHZ 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Total 

6,969 

156,680 

178,382 

47,912 

330,312 

1,858,689 

EU-27 

2,313,200  1,875,871  30,064 

2,052,352  1,225,225 

3,924,257 

1,604 

6,912 

2,712,063 

133,241 

14,274,790 

*Bold 
figures 

=The  countries  that have  not  reported  on  time.  Therefore  as  export  data  for  those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

Table 12: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of Member States, as Distributed on Y-Codes 
in 2011, in tonnes 

Country 
reporting 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Y1-Y45 

Y46-Y47 

EU  or  National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Austria 

153,324 

126,427 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

645,450 

104,755 

817 

4,115 

0 

0 

26 

107,888 

4,979 

2,355 

106,942 

86,019 

38,997 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

440,771 

572,530 

0 

Total 

835,74
4 
1,554,6
93 
4,958 

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reporting 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Y1-Y45 

Y46-Y47 

EU  or  National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Cyprus 

2,184 

Czech Republic 

3,129 

5,725 

1,658 

Denmark 

15,658 

40,714 

Estonia 

Finland 

525 

1,071 

23,035 

58,361 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

39,547 

0 

0 

86,284 

0 

6,635 

7,914 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

18,046 

10,707 

817,447 

France 

318,060 

216,541 

798 

156,721 

0 

0 

Germany 

92,328 

116,355 

190,338 

108,305 

1,443,112 

Greece 

Hungary 

Ireland 

Italy 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

7,817 

3,732 

4,499 

25,548 

0 

0 

31,510 

137 

97,298 

64,725 

18,503 

60,781 

30,537 

782,781 

567,711 

3,153 

2,680 

18 

21,204 

264,628 

3,270 

0 

0 

40,041 

0 

93 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Luxembourg 

30,264 

50,458 

Malta 

13,069 

2,083 

1,141 

447 

Netherlands 

567,006 

245,114 

Poland 

Portugal 

4,566 

15,668 

4,267 

46,860 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

20,000 

0 

92,029 

96,166 

0 

29,049 

1,764 

2,136 

0 

0 

0 

11,258 

0 

0 

400 

905 

4,886 

0 

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8,248 

7,260 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

215 

0 

68 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

810,267 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

126,760 

0 

0 

0 

2,307 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

476 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2,065,851 

0 

0 

Total 

182,46
5 
18,682 
150,57
0 
1,596 
929,90
4 
1,502,3
88 
1,950,4
38 
64,135 

29,416 
363,94
1 
1,715,0
32 
14,429 

52,933 
122,52
7 
19,276 
2,878,8
76 
13,719 

62,528 

 
 
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reporting 

Romania 

Slovakia 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Y1-Y45 

Y46-Y47 

EU  or  National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

136 

158 

1,978 

1,142 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

3,082 

Slovenia 

17,032 

13,988 

14,398 

649 

0 

Spain 

7,912 

34,458 

0 

0 

62,038 

Sweden 

155,854 

57,027 

7,638 

88,995 

49,367 

or 

EU 
National 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 
0 

214,933 

69,412 

79 

0 

United Kingdom 

58,679 

105,299 

27,250 

180,142 

846 

844,555 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

0 

0 

0 

11,225 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 
0 

0 

0 

0 

48,934 

1,674 

EU-27 

3,022,316 

1,922,101 

69,847 

1,341,450 

422,795 

3,672,034 

27,018 

810,267 

3,259,302 

Total 

2,114 
219,31
5 
115,48
0 
115,71
2 
407,81
4 
1,218,4
44 
14,547,
129 

Table 13: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of Member States, as Distributed on Y-Codes 
in 2010, in tonnes 

Country reporting 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Y1-Y45 

Y46-Y47 

or 

EU 
National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Austria 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

150,603 

126,789 

548,199 

118,503 

0 

0 

192,518 

0 

2,565 

4,650 

150 

300 

2,001 

0 

0 

22,191 

22,107 

0 

0 

0 

0 

108,632 

1,321 

298,880 

0 

0 

292,245 

Not 
possible 
to  classify 
as 
Hazardous 
or  Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

0 

0 

0 

Total 

978,470 

903,518 

9,666 

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Country reporting 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Y1-Y45 

Y46-Y47 

or 

EU 
National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

33 

0 

142 

0 

0 

70 

0 

0 

Cyprus 

3 

Czech Republic 

3,166 

4,687 

4,456 

Denmark 

27,267 

48,515 

Estonia 

Finland 

France 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Ireland 

Italy 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Malta 

194 

748 

50,984 

61,501 

592,122 

153,358 

104,347 

100,909 

30,824 

5,927 

1,326 

94,042 

47,184 

67,785 

670,006 

425,026 

6,014 

3,790 

39,195 

14,664 

11,315 

13,974 

49,537 

1,608 

Netherlands 

508,695 

227,554 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

4,247 

2,916 

13,305 

40,972 

414 

239 

14,234 

8,961 

3,457 

1,314 

14,616 

42,323 

36,136 

0 

0 

384 

0 

0 

92,826 

26,174 

32,423 

0 

0 

7,397 

7,107 

134,968 

0 

0 

4,108 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

7,180 

0 

0 

0 

5,729 

699,710 

133,872 

103,680 

954,077 

0 

0 

2,020 

379 

37,098 

307 

0 

77 

0 

13,003 

31,516 

24,638 

49,561 

1,663 

324,261 

123,203 

0 

0 

52,142 

15 

0 

0 

60 

0 

13,114 

0 

0 

2,723 

0 

440 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

14,639 

0 

0 

0 

0 

68,202 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

69 

0 

0 

0 

0 

18,013 

1,477 

21 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

6,240 

0 

401 

0 

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Not 
possible 
to  classify 
as 
Hazardous 
or  Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Total 

40,827 

15,186 

227,205 

942 

131,244 

1,585,920 

117,159 

1,514,044 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

7,670 

0 

0 

76,088 

49,196 

282,208 

1,783,062 

17,414 

17,764 

140,874 

17,830 

3,074,441 

20,346 

54,277 

3,871 

11,946 

103,693 

69,737 

0 

0 

0 

0 

147 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

240,566 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,835 

2,321,718 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

 
 
Country reporting 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Y1-Y45 

Y46-Y47 

or 

EU 
National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Not 
possible 
to  classify 
as 
Hazardous 
or  Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

Total 

Sweden 

99,510 

144,590 

571 

United Kingdom 

98,450 

114,384 

1,508 

80,038 

12,941 

1,790 

7,339 

0 

0 

63,549 

82,128 

0 

472,176 

26,268 

52,764 

0 

0 

303,100 

616,754 

EU-27 

3,087,366 

1,838,598 

23,194 

1,207,969 

316,388 

1,485,563 

100,506 

1,034,947 

2,696,238 

427,929 

12,218,699 

Table 14: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of Member States, as Distributed on Y-Codes 
in 2009, in tonnes 

Country reporting 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Y1-Y45 

Y46-Y47 

or 

EU 
National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Not 
possible 
to  classify 
as 
Hazardous 
or  Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

94,880 

77,357 

557,336 

103,533 

229 

17 

166 

2,250 

3,324 

3,890 

774 

37,806 

48,561 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Czech Republic 

3,938 

Denmark 

28,071 

56,675 

Austria 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Cyprus 

Estonia 

Finland 

France 

147,514 

707 

1,658,788 

185,563 

11,727 

0 

28,053 

0 

0 

0 

24 

78,777 

42,953 

0 

0 

3,832 

20,604 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4,634 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

48,414 

0 

0 

2,435 

457,655 

182,655 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

548 

0 

0 

0 

346,919 

160,452 

4,193 

206,534 

0 

Total 

2,161,901 

858,159 

395 

30,320 

11,920 

255,438 

4,664 

110,803 

1,178,188 

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Country reporting 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Y1-Y45 

Y46-Y47 

or 

EU 
National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Ireland 

Italy 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

83,847 

16,126 

650 

93,412 

67,845 

6,570 

10,667 

75,969 

781,026 

435,110 

1,382 

8,536 

9,187 

8,722 

Luxembourg 

87,253 

26,814 

Malta 

161 

860 

Netherlands 

2,079,936 

190,455 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Sweden 

8,364 

14,969 

3,404 

172 

12,406 

23,874 

3,998 

46,396 

20,027 

860 

11,731 

29,351 

104,598 

58,704 

0 

15 

0 

3,518 

86 

326 

0 

0 

832 

0 

96 

0 

0 

0 

3,831 

0 

224 

134,275 

12,057 

0 

0 

44,302 

306,557 

0 

0 

57,864 

0 

152,326 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

385 

57,940 

17,953 

31,753 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

13,131 

0 

0 

1,947 

0 

667 

68,945 

20,079 

United Kingdom 

41,153 

92,379 

28,006 

0 

2,826 

724,053 

49,036 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

19,142 

16,359 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

6,940 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

111 

0 

0 

0 

0 

107 

35,601 

25,331 

0 

0 

0 

0 

156,973 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

473,042 

24,025 

0 

0 

0 

0 

29,649 

0 

742 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Not 
possible 
to  classify 
as 
Hazardous 
or  Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

Total 

179,372 

1,201,449 

0 

0 

0 

72,132 

69,257 

242,094 

1,603 

1,713,108 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,623 

0 

0 

0 

10,895 

17,258 

171,931 

1,853 

2,919,784 

25,700 

61,365 

23,431 

4,602 

76,759 

70,358 

288,893 

77,194 

266,889 

EU-27 

4,434,355 

1,548,737 

41,127 

1,414,542 

234,753 

2,467,378 

75,159 

1,166,475 

206,680 

260,340 

11,849,546 

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Table 15: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste out of Member States, as Distributed on Y-Codes 
in 2008, in tonnes 

Country reporting 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Y1-Y45 

Y46-Y47 

or 

EU 
National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Austria 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Cyprus 

Estonia 

Finland 

France 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Ireland 

Italy 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Czech Republic 

2,793 

Denmark 

21,137 

48,539 

84,344 

111,096 

668,897 

191,734 

804 

27 

104 

2,071 

3,120 

364 

350 

22,970 

67,949 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

111,613 

3,782 

425,317 

122,072 

615 

0 

24,013 

0 

0 

0 

24 

108,050 

96,778 

0 

0 

4,031 

22,626 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

208 

14,136 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

142,532 

137,369 

2,419 

180,038 

201,340 

1,034 

9,325 

276,202 

117,581 

103,221 

24,761 

607 

750 

25,180 

0 

13 

250 

177,957 

27,931 

866,145 

0 

0 

70 

50,453 

144,788 

62,106 

23,069 

39,402 

345,640 

748,424 

309,288 

414 

3,862 

1,902 

2,476 

Luxembourg 

30,012 

14,284 

Malta 

432 

1,028 

Netherlands 

2,250,806 

232,118 

Poland 

9,605 

145 

0 

0 

128 

0 

506 

0 

19 

427,954 

72,403 

0 

0 

37,658 

0 

114,636 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3,192 

6,795 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

104,622 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

107,324 

0 

0 

0 

0 

547,969 

0 

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Not 
possible 
to  classify 
as 
Hazardous 
or  Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Total 

874,860 

983,318 

908 

26,111 

6,145 

47,023 

335,663 

0 

0 

26,539 

714 

117,576 

976,798 

267,756 

1,560,591 

0 

0 

0 

32,246 

76,633 

719,627 

432 

1,665,825 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2,316 

6,466 

81,954 

1,966 

3,145,529 

12,961 

138,708 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

 
 
Country reporting 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Y1-Y45 

Y46-Y47 

or 

EU 
National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Sweden 

5,394 

781 

118 

17,649 

17,220 

969 

1,572 

1,048 

12,783 

34,887 

168,607 

58,381 

0 

8 

0 

4,812 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2,262 

0 

0 

67,425 

28,604 

United Kingdom 

26,291 

133,537 

2,987 

239 

8,776 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

46,881 

105 

0 

25 

39,403 

19,500 

0 

0 

0 

67,382 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Not 
possible 
to  classify 
as 
Hazardous 
or  Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Total 

6,363 

2,361 

3,428 

102,626 

99,093 

362,420 

6,691 

198,046 

EU-27 

4,511,363 

1,557,864 

34,211 

1,415,088 

864,496 

1,346,197 

187,299 

998,877 

138,708 

348,441 

11,402,544 

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Figure  14:  Shipment  of  Hazardous  Waste  and  Other  Notified  Waste  out  of  Member  States  for  Total  EU-27,  as 
Distributed on Y-Codes in 2001-2012, in million tonnes 

5

4

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t
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a
w

3

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s
e
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n
o
t
n
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l
l
i

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2

1

0

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Y1-Y18
Y46-Y47
Not Classified
Not possible to classify as HZ or NHZ

Y19-Y45
EU-WSR or national HW
Hazardous, specified by country

Y1-Y45
EU-WSR or national NON-HW
Non-hazardous, specified by country

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Table  16:  Treatment  of  Hazardous  Waste  Shipped  out  of  Member  States 
(EU-27), in tonnes 

Year 

2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

Disposal 

Recovery 

Mix 

Unknown 

EU-27 Total 

630,938 
881,761 
892,833 
1,176,711 
1,314,859 
1,765,064 
2,155,820 
2,037,705 
1,693,831 
1,889,228 
1,649,850 

2,435,246 
2,784,483 
3,530,261 
3,878,460 
5,169,636 
6,263,906 
5,801,447 
5,376,906 
4,601,945 
4,357,370 
3,790,775 

87,795 
21,766 
19,123 
132,829 
1,535 
13,537 
2,619 
3,170 
3,165 
932 
6,137 

10,213 
5,489 
2,328 
9,570 
1,476 
4,425 
6,925 
10,101 
9,021 
11 
4,877 

3,164,192 
3,693,499 
4,444,545 
5,197,570 
6,487,506 
8,046,932 
7,966,811 
7,427,882 
6,307,962 
6,247,541 
5,451,639 

Figure  15:  Treatment  of  Hazardous  Waste  Shipped  out  of  Member  States 
(EU-27), in million tonnes 

e
t
s
a
w

f
o
s
e
n
n
o
t
n
o

i
l
l
i

M

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Disposal

Recovery

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Table  17:  Treatment  of  Hazardous  Waste  Shipped  out  of  EU-15  Member 
States, in tonnes 

Year 

2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

Disposal 

Recovery 

Mix 

Unknown 

EU-15 Total 

604,315 
855,133 
845,759 
1,132,167 
1,284,431 
1,732,721 
2,129,727 
2,002,515 
1,668,657 
1,860,776 
1,618,054 

2,393,862 
2,761,355 
3,386,644 
3,732,672 
5,081,586 
6,028,112 
5,609,455 
5,190,395 
4,432,504 
4,210,146 
3,661,175 

82,690 
21,766 
19,094 
18,585 
484 
10,429 
2,290 
1,402 
2,205 
666 
60 

10,213 
4,781 
2,328 
9,370 
1,476 
4,377 
6,925 
10,079 
9,021 
11 
174 

3,091,080 
3,643,035 
4,253,825 
4,892,794 
6,367,977 
7,775,639 
7,748,397 
7,204,391 
6,112,388 
6,071,599 
5,279,462 

Figure  16:  Treatment  of  Hazardous  Waste  Shipped  out  of  EU-15  Member 
States, in million tones 

e
t
s
a
w

f
o
s
e
n
n
o
t
n
o

i
l
l
i

M

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Disposal
Recovery

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Table  18:  Treatment  of  Hazardous  Waste  Shipped  out  of  EU-129 Member 
States, in tonnes 

Year 

2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

Disposal 

Recovery 

Mix 

Unknown 

EU-N12 Total 

26,623 
26,628 
47,074 
44,544 
30,428 
32,343 
26,093 
35,190 
25,174 
28,452 
31,796 

41,384 
23,128 
143,617 
145,788 
88,050 
235,794 
191,992 
186,511 
169,441 
147,224 
129,600 

5,105 
0 
29 
114,244 
1,051 
3,108 
329 
1,768 
960 
266 
6,077 

0 
708 
0 
200 
0 
48 
0 
22 
0 
0 
4,703 

73,112 
50,464 
190,720 
304,776 
119,529 
271,293 
218,414 
223,491 
195,575 
175,942 
172,176 

Figure  17:  Treatment  of  Hazardous  Waste  Shipped  out  of  EU-12  Member 
States, in million tones 

Disposal
Recovery

250

200

150

100

50

0

e
t
s
a
w

f
o
s
e
n
n
o
t
d
n
a
s
u
o
h
T

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

9 Also referred to as EU-N12.  

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Figure 18: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2012, in % 

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

a
i
r
t
s
u
A

i

m
u
g
e
B

l

Mix

Recovery

Disposal

s
u
r
p
y
C

a
i
r
a
g
u
B

l

c
i
l

b
u
p
e
R
h
c
e
z
C

i

a
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o
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s
E

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a
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F

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c
n
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r
F

k
r
a
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n
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D

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n
a
m
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e
G

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c
e
e
r
G

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r
a
g
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u
H

d
n
a
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r
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l
a
t
I

a
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t
a
L

i

a
n
a
u
h
t
i
L

g
r
u
o
b
m
e
x
u
L

a
t
l
a
M

s
d
n
a
l
r
e
h
t
e
N

d
n
a
o
P

l

l

a
g
u
t
r
o
P

i

a
n
a
m
o
R

a
i
k
a
v
o
l
S

i

a
n
e
v
o
l
S

i

n
a
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S

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Table 19: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States 
in 2012, in tonnes 

Recovery or Disposal 

Country 

Disposal 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-N12 
EU-15 
EU-27  

17,304 
63,743 
112 
403 

45,592 

4,813 
86,490 
73,149 
4,851 

51,028* 
701,208 
224 
388* 
305,802* 
3,572 
189,123 
226 
2,218 

26,871 
6,046* 
66,641 
46 
31,796 
1,618,054 
1,649,850 

Recovery 

252,699 
567,332 
1,220 
4,997 
12,315 
73,215 
3,262 
89,983 
898,803 
261,178 
17,255 
19,128 
90,913* 
275,460 
11,647 
22,617* 
78,598* 
10,613 
599,353 
13,119 
15,153 
2,422 
4,987 
23,271 
41,042* 
182,371 
217,822 
129,600 
3,661,175 
3,790,775 

Mix 

Total 

270,003 
631,075 
1,332 
5,400 
18,050 
118,807 
3,262 
94,797 
985,293 
334,327 
22,155 
19,128 
141,951* 
976,668 
11,871 
23,004* 
384,400* 
14,186 
788,476 
13,687 
17,371 
2,422 
4,987 
50,142 
47,088* 
249,011 
217,868 
167,473 
5,279,288 
5,446,761 

5,735 

49 

10* 

342 

6,077 
60 
6,137 

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

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Figure 19: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2011, in % 

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

a
i
r
t
s
u
A

i

m
u
g
e
B

l

Mix

Recovery

Disposal

a
i
r
a
g
u
B

l

s
u
r
p
y
C

c
i
l

b
u
p
e
R
h
c
e
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C

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o
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E

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F

l

e
c
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F

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r
a
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n
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a
m
r
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G

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c
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G

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a
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n
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a
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r
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L

a
t
l
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M

s
d
n
a
l
r
e
h
t
e
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d
n
a
o
P

l

l

a
g
u
t
r
o
P

i

a
n
a
m
o
R

a
i
k
a
v
o
l
S

i

a
n
e
v
o
l
S

i

n
a
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Table 20: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States 
in 2011, in tonnes 

Recovery or Disposal 

Country 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-N12 
EU-15 
EU-27  

Disposal 

15,741 
151,539 
1,129 
50 

10,807 

688 
104,334 
106,784 
6,774 
23 
58,353 
1,044,280 
229 
396 
17,503 
2,580 
156,957 
455 
2,040 
116 

23,475 
14,850 
170,127 

28,452 
1,860,776 
1,889,228 

Recovery 

Mix 

268,988 
684,685 
3,829 
7,859 
11,422 
53,479 
1,596 
91,416 
1,241,004 
210,203 
37,124 
29,394 
154,799 
309,482 
14,200 
23,480 
63,219 
14,113 
656,068 
13,007 
60,488 
1,998 
4,382 
21,943 
89,558 
99,659 
192,074 
147,224 
4,212,246 
4,359,470 

329 

237 

9 

257 

99 

266 
666 
932 

Total 

284,730 
836,223 
4,958 
7,910 
11,422 
64,286 
1,596 
92,103 
1,345,667 
316,988 
44,135 
29,416 
213,152 
1,353,762 
14,429 
23,884 
80,722 
16,693 
813,026 
13,719 
62,528 
2,114 
4,382 
45,418 
104,408 
269,885 
192,074 
175,942 
6,073,688 
6,249,630 

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Figure 20: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2010, in % 

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

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Recovery

Disposal

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C

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Table 21: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States 
in 2010, in tonnes 

Recovery or Disposal 

Country 

Disposal 

Recovery 

Mix 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-N12 
EU-15 
EU-27  

21,382 
59,480 
1,890 
315 

9,992 

407 
69,359 
111,351 
8,380 
456 
56,972 
954,654 
340 
318 
24,495 
2,699 
155,859 
190 
2,090 
120 

18,846 
9,125 
185,070 
41 
25,174 
1,668,657 
1,693,831 

257,331 
629,328 
7,476 
4,375 
15,186 
91,964 
942 
119,185 
1,379,131 
197,585 
30,610 
48,433 
144,116 
504,087 
17,074 
16,578 
64,237 
15,111 
582,225 
19,995 
52,187 
3,751 
4,276 
16,244 
42,599 
116,279 
221,640 
169,441 
4,432,504 
4,601,945 

2,162 

43 

868 

92 

960 
2,205 
3,165 

Total 

278,713 
688,809 
9,366 
4,690 
15,186 
101,956 
942 
119,592 
1,450,652 
308,936 
38,990 
48,889 
201,131 
1,458,741 
17,414 
17,764 
88,732 
17,809 
738,084 
20,277 
54,277 
3,871 
4,276 
35,090 
51,724 
301,349 
221,681 
195,575 
6,103,367 
6,298,941 

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Figure 21: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2009, in % 

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

Unknown

Mix

Recovery

Disposal

I

A
R
T
S
U
A

I

M
U
G
L
E
B

I

A
R
A
G
L
U
B

S
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P
Y
C

C
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K
R
A
M
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D

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N
A
L
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C
N
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R
F

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R
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G

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C
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L
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M

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D
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A
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T
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N

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N
A
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L
A
G
U
T
R
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P

I

A
N
A
M
O
R

I

A
K
A
V
O
L
S

I

A
N
E
V
O
L
S

I

N
A
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D
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W
S

I

M
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G
N
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D
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Table 22: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States 
in 2009, in tonnes 

Recovery or Disposal 

Country 

Disposal 

Recovery  Mix 

Unknown  Total 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-N12 
EU-15 
EU-27  

15,316 
70,270 
344 
94 

21,310 

7,448 
41,905 
15,954 
5,669 
2,800 
61,231 
1,002,131 
266 
776 
31,078 
933 
554,274 
291 
9,732 
14,127 

15,619 
10,024 
59,025 
1,224 
35,250 
1,906,591 
1,941,841 

172,968 
667,014 
395 
109 
7,286 
176,661 
4,664 
106,971 
715,761 
163,259 
6,392 
69,257 
190,682 
1,406,551 
10,895 
17,258 
114,067 
1,853 
2,764,500 
25,567 
61,365 
23,431 
2,979 
76,759 
53,999 
183,605 
164,214 
240,453 
6,948,009 
7,188,462 

1,155 

1,642 

126 

4,497 

69 

0 
4,497 
4,497 

1,768 
1,224 
2,992 

157,652 
596,744 
51 
15 
7,286 
155,351 
4,664 
99,523 
673,856 
147,305 
723 
66,457 
128,296 
404,420 
106,29 
14,840 
82,989 
920 
2,210,226 
25,150 
51,633 
9,304 
2,979 
61,140 
43,975 
120,014 
162,990 
203,435 
5,035,697 
5,239,132 

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Figure 22: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States in 2008, in % 

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

Mix

Recovery

Disposal

I

A
R
T
S
U
A

I

M
U
G
L
E
B

I

A
R
A
G
L
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B

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P
Y
C

C
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R
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C
N
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C
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Table 23: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped out of EU Member States 
in 2008, in tonnes 

Recovery or Disposal 

Country 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-N12 
EU-15 
EU-27  

Disposal 

12,205 
102,024 
821 
145 

39,757 

2,966 
34,463 
11,581 
699 
600 
347,477 
907,395 
183 
521 
19,301 
710 
494,026 
303 
2,898 
128 

22,696 
19,378 
83,569 
35 
26,107 
2,077,774 
2,103,881 

Recovery 

Mix 

187,039 
759,996 
42 
252 
5,937 
86,067 
714 
110,579 
327,738 
233,215 
24,682 
76,033 
228,708 
330,476 
1,902 
5,892 
24,827 
1,256 
2,536,867 
12,658 
3,465 
2,233 
3,428 
79,930 
30,708 
171,846 
171,373 
190,277 
5,227,586 
5,417,863 

45 

231 
53 

2,049 
177 

329 
2,226 
2,555 

Total 

199,244 
862,020 
908 
397 
5,937 
125,824 
714 
113,545 
362,201 
244,796 
25,381 
76,633 
576,185 
1,237,871 
2,316 
6,466 
44,128 
1,966 
3,030,893 
12,961 
6,363 
2,361 
3,428 
102,626 
52,135 
255,592 
171,408 
216,713 
7,307,586 
7,524,299 

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Table  24:  Shipment  of  all  Notified  Waste  from  EU  Member  States  to  EU, 
EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

To 

From 

Year 

EU-15 

EU-N12 

EFTA  OECD (non-EFTA) 

Non-OECD 

Total 

0 
164 
156 
17 
0 
0 
23 
17 
32 
44 
46 
36 
48 
103 
166 
148 
199 
162 
188 
183 
1,216 
254 
36 
212 
260 
182 
148 
199 
184 
205 
215 
1,260 
300 

63 
301 
279 
125 
214 
273 
220 
249 
273 
674 
631 
6,227 
8,296 
10,095 
8,775 
9,739 
10,530 
11,160 
11,572 
11,910 
13,864 
13,635 
6,290 
8,597 
10,374 
8,900 
9,952 
10,804 
11,379 
11,821 
12,182 
14,539 
14,266 

EU-N12 

EU-15 

EU-27 

2001 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 
2001 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 
2001 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

12 
44 
51 
81 
39 
80 
10 
95 
46 
165 
58 
212 
71 
123 
95 
137 
92 
148 
341 
284 
275 
306 
66 
5,745 
50 
7,799 
56 
9,615 
109 
8,018 
342 
8,572 
453 
9,271 
631 
9,784 
10,146  694 
9,930 
998 
10,924  940 
11,914  775 
78 
5,790 
101 
7,881 
95 
9,696 
119 
8,113 
389 
8,737 
511 
9,484 
9,907 
702 
10,282  789 
10,077  1,090 
11,207  1,282 
12,220  1,050 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
370 
358 
313 
480 
673 
604 
569 
537 
795 
740 
662 
370 
358 
313 
480 
673 
604 
569 
537 
795 
740 
662 

7 
5 
4 
3 
3 
3 
2 
0 
0 
5 
4 
10 
41 
7 
3 
4 
3 
15 
8 
4 
45 
30 
17 
46 
12 
6 
6 
6 
17 
8 
4 
50 
34 

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Figure 23: Shipment of all Notified Waste from EU-12 to EU, EFTA,10 OECD11 
and Non-OECD countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

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700
650
600
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0

Non-
OECD

OECD
(non-
EFTA)

EFTA

EU-N12

EU-15

2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

10 European Free Trade Association. 
11 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.  

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Figure  24:  Shipment  of  all  Notified  Waste  from  EU-15  to  EU,  EFTA,  OECD 
and Non-OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

e
t
s
a
w

f
o
s
e
n
n
o
t
0
0
0
1

,

14.000

12.000

10.000

8.000

6.000

4.000

2.000

0

Non-OECD

OECD (non-
EFTA)

EFTA

EU-N12

EU-15

2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Figure  25:  Shipment  of  all  Notified  Waste  from  EU-27  to  EU,  EFTA,  OECD 
and Non-OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

e
t
s
a
w

f
o
s
e
n
n
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0
0
0
1

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14.000

12.000

10.000

8.000

6.000

4.000

2.000

0

Non-OECD

OECD (non-
EFTA)

EFTA

EU-N12

EU-15

2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Table  25:  Shipment  of  Hazardous  Waste  from  EU  Member  States  to  EU, 
EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

From 

EU-N12 

EU-15 

EU-27 

Year 

2001 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 
2001 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 
2001 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

To 

EU-15 

EU-N12 

EFTA  OECD (non-EFTA) 

Non-OECD 

Total 

42 
72 
76 
90 
150 
210 
122 
132 
140 
117 
108 
2,904 
4,094 
4,728 
6,216 
6,276 
7,489 
7,421 
6,828 
5,558 
5,580 
4,924 
2,946 
4,166 
4,803 
6,306 
6,426 
7,699 
7,543 
6,960 
5,698 
5,697 
5,033 

12 
51 
38 
10 
45 
58 
71 
92 
56 
59 
62 
5 
5 
16 
20 
53 
58 
100 
126 
156 
76 
101 
17 
56 
54 
30 
98 
115 
171 
218 
212 
136 
163 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
171 
93 
121 
53 
81 
128 
174 
189 
343 
248 
220 
171 
93 
121 
53 
81 
128 
174 
189 
343 
248 
220 

7 
5 
4 
3 
3 
3 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
6 
41 
7 
3 
4 
3 
15 
8 
4 
45 
28 
12 
45 
12 
6 
6 
6 
17 
8 
4 
45 
29 

0 
54 
46 
17 
0 
0 
23 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
7 
21 
75 
127 
98 
39 
53 
0 
0 
0 
1 
61 
68 
91 
127 
98 
62 
53 
0 
0 
0 

61 
182 
165 
120 
198 
271 
218 
223 
196 
176 
171 
3,087 
4,239 
4,893 
6,366 
6,542 
7,776 
7,748 
7,204 
6,061 
5,949 
5,274 
3,148 
4,421 
5,057 
6,486 
6,739 
8,047 
7,967 
7,428 
6,256 
6,125 
5,444 

The  Netherlands  has  submitted 
in  their  reply  to  the  Basel  Convention’s 
Implementation  Questionnaire  that  they  have  issued  ”other  hazardous  waste”  for  all  waste 
which could not be classified otherwise, i.e. by using one of the Basel Convention’s Y-code (Y1 to 

information 

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Y47).  However,  hazardous  waste  (as  defined  by  the  European  Waste  List)  has  not  been 
transported  out  of  the  EU  to  non-OECD  countries.  This  illustrates  a  classification  problem 
encountered  by  many  Member  States.  Within  the  EU  the  waste  is  predominately  classified 
according to the European Waste List. As there is no unique relation between the EWL-codes and 
the Basel-codes, Member States have to find solutions for waste that cannot be classified by one 
of the Y-codes in the Basel Convention.                                                                                                                               

Italy  has  reported  the  waste  as  hazardous  for  incineration  although  it  has  been  classified  as 
OECD-code B3140 for 2009 (tyres), which are normally regarded as non-hazardous waste.  

Slovenia  has  reported  the  waste  as  hazardous  for  incineration  in  2009  although  it  has  been 
classified  as  OECD-code  B1010,  B3020,  B3140,  which  is  normally  regarded  as  non-hazardous 
waste. 

Figure  26:  Shipment  of  Hazardous  Waste  from  EU-12  to  EU,  EFTA,  OECD 
and Non-OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

e
t
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a
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f
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e
n
n
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0
0
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1

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300

250

200

150

100

50

0

Non-
OECD

OECD
(non-
EFTA)
EFTA

EU-N12

EU-15

2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Figure  27:  Shipment  of  Hazardous  Waste  from  EU-15  to  EU,  EFTA,  OECD 
and Non-OECD countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

e
t
s
a
w

f
o
s
e
n
n
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t
0
0
0
1

,

9.000

8.000

7.000

6.000

5.000

4.000

3.000

2.000

1.000

0

Non-
OECD

OECD
(non-
EFTA)
EFTA

EU-N12

EU-15

2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Figure  28:  Shipment  of  Hazardous  Waste  from  EU-27  to  EU,  EFTA,  OECD 
and Non-OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

e
t
s
a
w

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n
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0
0
0
1

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9.000

8.000

7.000

6.000

5.000

4.000

3.000

2.000

1.000

0

Non-
OECD

OECD
(non-
EFTA)
EFTA

EU-N12

EU-15

2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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2.3  Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into EU Member States 

Table 26: Shipment of Hazardous Waste into EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes 

Country reporting  2001 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 

32 
591 
0 
0 
2 
116 
1 
7 
371 
799 
9 
0 
0 
31 
0 
0 
1 
0 
153 
0 
74 
0 

2003 

43 
868 
0 
0 
3 
107 
1 
15 
1,182 
1,244 
26 
0 
0 
195 
0 
0 
1 
0 
142 
123 
1 
0 

2005 

55 
778 
0 
0 
2 
97 
9 
12 
789 
2,172 
3 
2 
0 
28 
0 
0 
2 
0 
510 
6 
0 
0 

2007 

108 
922 
21 
0 
8 
114 
15 
11 
1,470 
2,617 
1 
1 
3 
1,117 
0 
7 
7 
0 
1,064 
8 
0 
0 

2008 

79 
762 
20 
0 
10 
137 
16 
18 
1,201 
3,205 
0 
1 
3 
53 
1 
6 
6 
0 
961 
19 
0 
0 

2009 

69 
679 
29 
0 
11 
92 
14 
26 
2,298 
3,035 
3 
3 
3 
34 
1 
8 
5 
0 
1,013 
37 
1 
0 

2010 

117 
704 
24 
0 
21 
146 
16 
18 
2,061 
3,112 
12 
1 
3 
560 
3 
8 
2 
0 
440 
44 
0 
0 

2011 

102 
538 
10 
0 
22 
188 
19 
31 
2,131 
3,461 
10 
0 
3 
786 
4 
12 
0 
0 
658 
77 
3 
7 

2012 

115 
582 
30 
0 
23 
262 
18 
21 
719 
3,077 
6 
8 
6* 
375 
6 
7* 
2* 
0 
870 
83 
1 
7 

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Country reporting  2001 

Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-N12 
EU-15 
EU-27  

1 
21 
206 
375 
182 
24 
2,947 
2,971 

2003 

4 
23 
127 
147 
204 
154 
4,302 
4,456 

2005 

1 
23 
172 
137 
129 
44 
4,885 
4,929 

2007 

3 
27 
222 
355 
128 
90 
8,138 
8,228 

2008 

1 
22 
388 
346 
132 
96 
7,291 
7,387 

2009 

1 
28 
217 
518 
154 
131 
8,148 
8,279 

2010 

1 
34 
203 
681 
162 
153 
8,223 
8,376 

2011 

0 
37 
307 
198 
121 
188 
8,536 
8,724 

2012 

11 
34 
117* 
265 
101 
228 
6,517 
6,744 

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

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Country 

2001 

2003 

2005 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 

4 
58 
0 
0 
0 
22 
1 
1 
6 
10 
1 
0 
0 
1 
0 

0 

1 
0 
10 
0 
7 
0 
0 
10 

5 
84 
0 
0 
0 
20 
0 
3 
19 
15 
2 
0 
0 
3 
0 

0 

3 
0 
9 
3 
0 
0 
1 
12 

7 
74 
0 
0 
0 
18 
7 
2 
13 
26 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 

4 
0 
31 
0 
0 
0 
0 
12 

8 
63 
4 
0 
1 
17 
10 
5 
36 
37 
0 
0 
1 
1 
0 

2 

10 
0 
61 
1 
0 
0 
0 
14 

14 
65 
3 
0 
2 
26 
12 
3 
32 
38 
1 
0 
1 
9 
2 

2 

4 
0 
27 
1 
0 
0 
0 
17 

12 
49 
1 
0 
2 
34 
14 
6 
33 
42 
1 
0 
1 
13 
2 

4 

1 
0 
40 
2 
0 
0 
0 
18 

14 
52 
4 
0 
2 
47 
14 
4 
11 
38 
1 
1 
1* 
6 
3 

2* 

3* 
0 
52 
2 
0 
0 
2 
16 

13 
87 
3 
0 
1 
21 
11 
2 
23 
32 
0 
0 
1 
19 
0 

2 

14 
0 
65 
0 
0 
0 
0 
14 

10 
71 
3 
0 
1 
25 
12 
3 
19 
39 
0 
0 
1 
1 
0 

2 

13 
0 
59 
0 
0 
0 
0 
11 

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Country 

2001 

2003 

2005 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

5 
42 

Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom  3 
0 
EU-N12 
8 
EU-15 
6 
EU-27  

3 
16 
3 
1 
11 
9 

4 
15 
2 
0 
13 
10 

5 
39 
2 
1 
21 
17 

9 
38 
2 
1 
18 
15 

5 
56 
2 
1 
21 
17 

4 
73 
3 
1 
21 
17 

7 
21 
2 
2 
21 
17 

2* 
28 
2 
2 
16 
13 

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

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100

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60

50

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2001

2003

2005

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

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s
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C

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Table 28: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and other Notified Waste into EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes  

Country reporting 

2001 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 

32 
646 
0 
0 
46 
118 
1 
8 
1,317 
2,630 
9 
0 
0 
1,149 
0 
0 
1 
0 
512 
0 
74 
0 
1 
21 
206 

2003 

48 
872 
0 
0 
3 
114 
1 
21 
1,183 
4,853 
26 
0 
0 
1,379 
0 
0 
1 
0 
434 
123 
1 
0 
4 
23 
166 

2005 

55 
806 
0 
0 
2 
111 
9 
18 
929 
5,965 
3 
17 
0 
1,335 
0 
0 
2 
0 
510 
8 
0 
0 
1 
23 
226 

2007 

248 
1,222 
21 
0 
8 
140 
15 
15 
1,556 
6,241 
1 
1 
4 
1,818 
0 
7 
7 
0 
1,073 
8 
0 
0 
3 
27 
234 

2008 

176 
772 
20 
0 
10 
144 
16 
20 
1,365 
6,854 
0 
1 
3 
702 
1 
6 
6 
0 
1,060 
19 
0 
0 
1 
22 
406 

2009 

219 
680 
29 
2 
11 
95 
14 
27 
2,359 
7,626 
3 
3 
5 
728 
1 
8 
5 
0 
1,017 
37 
1 
0 
1 
28 
231 

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2010 

362 
704 
24 
15 
21 
147 
16 
75 
2,133 
6,861 
12 
1 
6 
576 
3 
8 
2 
0 
1,051 
45 
0 
0 
1 
38 
257 

2011 

369 
1,130 
10 
20 
23 
189 
19 
104 
2,222 
6,451 
10 
0 
7 
802 
106 
12 
2 
0 
1,980 
77 
3 
7 
363 
41 
319 

2012 

637 
1,128 
30 
9 
184 
272 
18 
106 
2,070 
5,880 
6 
8 
15* 
1,187 
130 
7* 
15* 
0 
2,645 
88 
1 
29 
152 
37 
117* 

 
 
Country reporting 

2001 

Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-N12 
EU-15 
EU-27  

396 
182 
69 
7,280 
7,348 

2003 

500 
235 
154 
9,832 
9,987 

2005 

278 
131 
62 
10,367 
10,429 

2007 

618 
157 
90 
13,334 
13,424 

2008 

703 
192 
96 
12,404 
12,500 

2009 

827 
234 
133 
14,057 
14,190 

2010 

1,343 
242 
172 
13,773 
13,945 

2011 

1,526 
249 
679 
15,363 
16,042 

2012 

1,786 
262 
692 
16,127 
16,819 

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

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Figure 31: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into EU Member States, in 1,000 tonnes 

s
e
n
n
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0
0
0
1
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r
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p
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2001

2003

2005

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

8000

7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

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Table 29: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into EU Member States, in kg per capita 

Country 

2001 

2003 

2005 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 

4 
63 
0 
0 
5 
22 
1 
2 
21 
32 
1 
0 
0 
20 
0 
0 
1 
0 
32 
0 
7 
0 
0 
10 
5 

6 
84 
0 
0 
0 
21 
0 
4 
19 
58 
2 
0 
0 
24 
0 
0 
3 
0 
27 
3 
0 
0 
1 
12 
4 

7 
77 
0 
0 
0 
20 
7 
3 
15 
72 
0 
2 
0 
23 
0 
0 
4 
0 
31 
0 
0 
0 
0 
12 
5 

21 
72 
3 
0 
1 
26 
12 
4 
21 
82 
0 
0 
1 
12 
0 
2 
13 
0 
64 
0 
0 
0 
0 
11 
9 

30 
115 
3 
0 
1 
26 
11 
3 
24 
75 
0 
0 
1 
31 
0 
2 
14 
0 
65 
0 
0 
0 
0 
14 
5 

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26 
63 
4 
2 
1 
17 
10 
5 
36 
92 
0 
0 
1 
12 
0 
2 
10 
0 
62 
1 
0 
0 
0 
14 
5 

43 
65 
3 
18 
2 
26 
12 
14 
33 
83 
1 
0 
1 
10 
2 
2 
4 
0 
63 
1 
0 
0 
0 
19 
5 

44 
102 
1 
24 
2 
34 
14 
19 
34 
78 
1 
0 
1 
13 
51 
4 
4 
0 
119 
2 
0 
0 
67 
20 
7 

76 
101 
4 
11 
18 
49 
14 
20 
31 
71 
1 
1 
3* 
20 
63 
2* 
28* 
0 
158 
2 
0 
1 
28 
18 
2* 

 
 
Country 

2001 

2003 

2005 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-N12 
EU-15 
EU-27 

44 
3 
1 
19 
15 

56 
4 
1 
26 
21 

31 
2 
1 
27 
21 

68 
3 
1 
34 
27 

76 
3 
1 
31 
25 

89 
4 
1 
35 
28 

144 
4 
2 
35 
28 

162 
4 
7 
38 
32 

188 
4 
7 
40 
34 

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

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Figure 32: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into EU Member States, in kg per capita 

180

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

a
t
i
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t
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I

2001

2003

2005

2007

162 
2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

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Figure 33: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States, as Distributed on Y-codes 
in 2012, in % 

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

EU or National HW

EU or national NON-HW

Hazardous, specified by
country

Not possible to classify as
HZ or NHZ

Non-hazardous, specified
by country

Not Classified

Y19-Y45

Y1-Y18

Y1-Y45

Y46-Y47

Note: Malta reported a value of zero for shipment of hazardous waste and other notified waste into its borders. 

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Figure 34: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States, as Distributed on Y-codes 
in 2011, in % 

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

EU or National HW

EU or national NON-HW

Hazardous, specified by
country

Non-hazardous, specified
by country

Not Classified

Y19-Y45

Y1-Y18

Y1-Y45

Y46-Y47

Note: Malta reported a value of zero for shipment of hazardous waste and other notified waste into its borders.  

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Figure 35: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States, as Distributed on Y-codes 
in 2010, in % 

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

EU or National HW

EU or national NON-HW

Hazardous, specified by
country
Not possible to classify as
HZ or NHZ
Non-hazardous, specified
by country
Not Classified

Y19-Y45

Y1-Y18

Y1-Y45

Y46-Y47

Note: Malta reported a value of zero for shipment of hazardous waste and other notified waste into its borders. 

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Table 30: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States, as Distributed on Y-codes in 
2012, in tonnes 

Y1-
Y45 

0 

0 

356 

0 

143 

0 

0 

0 

Country 
reporting 

Y46-Y47 

Austria 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Cyprus 

Czech Republic 

Denmark 

Estonia 

Finland 

France 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Ireland 

Italy 

Latvia 

39,506 

2,232 

0 

0 

0 

828 

0 

845 

569,746 

0 

0 

0* 

0 

107,442 

Lithuania 

0* 

Luxembourg 

3,009* 

Malta 

Netherlands 

0 

0 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Not 
Classified 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

68,212 

22,325 

0 

482,485 

224,649 

149,422 

10,933 

10,435 

19,248 

0 

0 

0 

0 

21,021 

9,314 

1,410 

215,294 

14,107 

1,327 

16,554 

19,349 

629 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

84,256 

0 

0 

0 

0 

48* 

811,411 

0 

0* 

2,651* 

0 

1,774,705 

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0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0* 

0 

15,978 

0* 

0* 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0* 

0 

0 

0* 

0* 

0 

0 

1,468,760  927,295 

3,724 

8,240 

6,333* 

2,415 

0 

0* 

193,523 

82,396 

5,380 

2,216* 

1,306* 

0 

829 

3,857* 

0* 

0 

762,890 

95,708 

Not 
possible 
to  classify 
as 
Hazardous 
or  Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

54,638 

0 

0 

0 

0* 

0 

0 

0* 

0* 

0 

0 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified 
by 
country 

or 

EU 
national 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

Grand 
Total 

8,452 

405 

15,955 

207,778 

637,339 

1,128,871 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

17 

0 

533,857 

0 

0 

159,663 

9,456 

0 

39 

0 

0 

0* 

0 

0 

0* 

0* 

0 

0 

0 

0 

8,307* 

0 

0 

0* 

7,621* 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2,080 

32,690 

76 

1,035 

0 

0 

0* 

30,039 

9,314 

184,317 

272,376 

17,957 

106,170 

2,070,001 

5,880,909 

6,139 

8,240 

14,688* 

99,430 

1,186,760 

29 

1,193* 

205* 

0 

129,657 

7,266* 

14,792* 

0 

11,740 

2,645,043 

65,071 

2,325 

211,478 

245,198 

1,231,278 

260,013 

5,009 

2,233,719 

676,380 

 
 
Y1-
Y45 

0 

0 

0 

0 

836 

Country 
reporting 

Y46-Y47 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Not 
Classified 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

0 

0 

8 

0 

0 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Sweden 

17,381 

34,516 

373 

18 

153 

0 

570 

6,625 

0 

32,926 

0 

0 

0 

2,068 

0 

21,945 

10,537 

141,224 

0 

0* 

0 

0 

0 

25* 

966,402 

1,332 

398* 

434* 

34,669* 

81,188* 

304,544 

376 

110,642 

89,595 

United Kingdom  65,997 

8,076 

36,189 

38,055 

EU-N12 

EU-15 

EU-27  

107,450 

1,335 

45,150 

135,576 

37,239 

165,237 

1,052,176  11,211  3,357,389  1,748,904  10,933 

4,123,315 

1,159,626  12,546  3,402,539  1,884,480  48,172 

4,288,552 

Not 
possible 
to  classify 
as 
Hazardous 
or  Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0* 

0 

0 

0 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified 
by 
country 

or 

EU 
national 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

Grand 
Total 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0* 

0 

0 

0 

2,117 

31,565 

0 

0 

0 

3,528 

0* 

250,515 

94,392 

165,308 

0 

15 

76 

0 

306* 

64,046 

18,502 

35,034 

87,647 

943 

28,612 

151,989 

37,290 

117,020* 

1,786,120 

262,544 

692,329 

54,638 

54,638 

13,478 

13,478 

4,369,590 

1,388,081 

16,129,714 

4,534,897 

1,423,115 

16,822,043 

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

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Table 31: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States, as Distributed on Y-codes in 
2011, in tonnes 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

EU  or  national 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

EU or National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

Grand Total 

Country 
reporting 

Austria 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Cyprus 

Czech Republic 

Denmark 

Estonia 

Finland 

France 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Ireland 

Italy 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Y46-Y47 

Y1-Y45 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

36,612 

0 

0 

0 

0 

126 

0 

1,310 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

66,800 

25,925 

314,880 

140,364 

0 

0 

54 

167,309 

924 

27,226 

10,128 

0 

20,290 

7,708 

17,920 

2,982 

Not 
Classifi
ed 

0 

0 

0 

0 

872 

0 

0 

0 

90,928 

1,881 

283,469 

240,140 

236 

1,733,864 

1,021,761 

580,604 

0 

0 

0 

15,507 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

6,360 

185 

2,686 

780,626 

947 

5,372 

1,420 

Luxembourg 

550 

Malta 

Netherlands 

Poland 

Portugal 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

322 

0 

538,590 

23,245 

2,584 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2,925 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3,356 

82 

0 

5,227 

633 

5,602 

0 

0 

97,654 

28,544 

0 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 
230,831 

467,800 

0 

20,000 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,321,338 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

106 

123,993 

0 

0 

0 

1,787 

0 

71,497 

1,605,638 

0 

9,171 

83,497 

0 

0 

1,396 

12,527 

0 

996 

0 

2,409,630 

706,106 

0 

0 

4,107 

399 

99,570 

0 

1,267 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

137 

0 

0 

2,330 

0 

0 

0 

22,259 

20,986 

0 

369,446 

1,130,535 

10,128 

20,000 

22,613 

189,457 

18,844 

104,011 

2,222,293 

6,451,966 

9,716 

405 

6,794 

801,758 

106,405 

12,395 

2,139 

0 

1,979,842 

76,793 

2,584 

175 

0 

0 

0 

3,842 

0 

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Y46-Y47 

Y1-Y45 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

0 

0 

0 

428 

0 

0 

2,768 

0 

154 

312 

184 

6,676 

43 

33,835 

144,337 

151,174 

161,439 

361 

63,520 

96,501 

42,232 

Not 
Classifi
ed 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

United Kingdom 

45,021 

24,717 

35,111 

Country 
reporting 

Romania 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Sweden 

EU-N12 

EU-15 

EU-27  

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified  by 
country 

EU  or  national 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

EU or National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

0 

363,080 

4,495 

12,137 

1,167,040 

82,690 

467,145 

0 

0 

0 

11,320 

37,602 

19,405 

24,849 

902,883 

927,732 

Grand Total 

6,829 

363,435 

41,282 

319,396 

1,526,462 

249,176 

679,129 

15,365,575 

16,044,704 

0 

8,141 

27,427 

123,752 

3,973 

20,000 

3,842 

932,525 

26,959 

4,167,685 

1,835,024 

236 

2,019,969 

1,605,638 

3,874,654 

932,525 

35,100 

4,195,112 

1,958,776 

4,209 

2,039,969 

1,609,481 

4,341,799 

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Table 32: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States, as Distributed on Y-codes in 
2010, in tonnes 

Country 
reporting 

Y46-Y47 

Y1-
Y45 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Not 
Classified 

Austria 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Cyprus 

24,018 

0 

0 

14,725 

Czech Republic 

0 

Denmark 

Estonia 

Finland 

France 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Ireland 

Italy 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Malta 

Netherlands 

188 

0 

1,250 

72,132 

772,041 

0 

0 

2,898 

15,975 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

74,882 

33,060 

498,083 

176,865 

23,800 

0 

112 

0 

0 

20,175 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

119,228 

9,652 

182 

25 

16,222 

16,981 

497 

0 

0 

603 

232,502 

252,516 

398 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,497,960  917,657 

7,825 

373 

3,269 

5,077 

161 

1,921 

2,129 

0 

3,741 

57 

0 

27,300 

3,268 

5,832 

0 

0 

368,602 

70,163 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified 
by country 

130,898 

Not 
possible 
to  classify 
as 
Hazardous 
or  Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,107,406 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

611,019 

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Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified 
by country 

or 

EU 
national 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

Grand 
Total 

0 

29,590 

0 

0 

781 

0 

0 

0 

89,320 

9,504 

0 

0 

0 

0 

136 

0 

55,412 

0 

0 

0 

244 

17,512 

0 

877 

0 

1,575,057 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

528,012 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,465 

1,869,528 

696,736 

0 

0 

130 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

140 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

361,682 

704,538 

23,800 

14,725 

21,312 

146,898 

16,247 

75,017 

2,133,208 

6,861,328 

11,566 

570 

6,297 

576,364 

3,429 

7,753 

2,129 

0 

1,051,249 

 
 
Country 
reporting 

Y46-Y47 

Y1-
Y45 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Not 
Classified 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified 
by country 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Sweden 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2,508 

218,120 

121 

70 

4,874 

24,879 

1,243 

464 

0 

1,285 

0 

0 

0 

0 

34,048 

0 

0 

0 

0 

32,216 

168,935 

52,371 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

576,024 

87,100 

0 

443,514 

Not 
possible 
to  classify 
as 
Hazardous 
or  Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

United Kingdom  31,470 

10,610  94,785 

46,105 

33,517 

14,725 

0 

32,551 

104,481 

1,243 

0 

0 

14,246 

0 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified 
by country 

or 

EU 
national 
Non-
Hazardous 
Waste 

or 

EU 
National 
Hazardous 
Waste 

Grand 
Total 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

159 

0 

781 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3,966 

0 

0 

1,138 

3,966 

14,318 

45,314 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,245 

17,794 

10,280 

14,702 

464 

0 

1,285 

38,014 

257,396 

1,342,781 

242,151 

172,449 

EU-N12 

EU-15 

EU-27  

1,140,600  11,404  3,530,026  1,793,591  86,468 

1,185,431 

1,121,652 

2,134,283 

2,015,664 

753,948 

13,773,067 

1,155,325  11,404  3,562,577  1,898,072  87,711 

1,185,431 

1,121,652 

2,135,064 

2,019,630 

768,650 

13,945,516 

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Table 33: Shipment of Hazardous Waste and Other Notified Waste into Member States for total EU-27, as Distributed 
on Y-codes in 2001-2012, in tonnes 

Year 

Y1-Y18 

Y19-Y45 

Y1-
Y45 

EU or national 
Hazardous 
Waste 

Y46-Y47 

or 

EU 
national 
Non- 
Hazardous 
Waste 

Not 
Classified 

Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified 
by 
country 

Non-
Hazardous 
Waste, 
specified 
by 
country 

2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

15,609  830,775 

1,334,985  789,563 
1,209,900  1,094,826  13,563  1,105,844 
2,017,064  1,244,981  25,895  1,168,011 
2,151,040  1,471,098  24,528  730,321 
2,200,415  1,296,396  36,312  1,332,431 
3,071,183  1,400,282  37,056  1,243,191 
3,591,493  1,619,705  37,362  1,660,782 
3,477,969  1,705,484  27,125  1,182,767 
3,714,744  1,671,488  44,752  928,569 
3,562,577  1,898,072  11,404  768,650 
4,195,112  1,958,776  35,100  927,732 
3,402,539  1,884,480  12,546  1,423,115 

33,442 
48,071 
1,114 

3,134,639  0 
3,901,536  0 
4,916,011  0 
4,694,584  766,742 

408,533 
491,212 
613,446 
1,113,761  16,635 
634,961 
547,296 
645,187 
943,886 
673,698 
1,155,325  2,019,630  87,711 
932,525 
1,159,626  4,534,897  48,172 

1,442,075  2,126,738  63,493 
1,235,694  2,164,558  1,014,196 
1,318,742 
1,543,288  645,729 
993,209 
1,717,314  565,662 
1,918,839 
2,928,765  301,715 
2,135,064 
1,609,481 
13,478 

4,341,799  4,209 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
19,631 
67,528 
1,185,431 
2,039,969 
4,288,552 

Not 
possible 
to  classify 
as 
Hazardous 
non-
or 
Hazardous 
Waste 
800,884 
376,910 
0 
63,864 
1,295,965 
1,670,021 
2,361,476 
1,866,884 
1,939,661 
1,121,652 
0 
54,638 

Total 

7,348,430 
8,241,862 
9,986,522 
11,032,573 
10,428,786 
12,383,477 
13,423,764 
12,499,931 
14,189,759 
13,945,516 
16,044,704 
16,822,043 

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Figure  36:  Shipment  of  Hazardous  Waste  and  Other  Notified  Waste  into  Member  States  for  total  EU-27,  as 
Distributed on Y-codes in 2001-2012, in million tonnes 

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o
s
e
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n
o
t
n
o

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l
l
i

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6

5

4

3

2

1

0

2001

2002

2003

2004

Y1-Y18
EU or National HW
Not Classified
Not possible to classify as HZ or NHZ

2007

2006

2005
Y19-Y45
Y46-Y47
Hazardous, specified by country

2008

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2010

2011

2009
Y1-Y45
EU or national NON-HW
Non-hazardous, specified by country

2012

 
 
 
 
 
 
Figure 37: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States (EU-27), 
in million tonnes 

Disposal

Recovery

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

e
t
s
a
w

f
o
s
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n
n
o
t
n
o

i
l
l
i

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Table 34: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States (EU-27), 
in tonnes 

Year 

2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

Disposal 

344,529 
460,351 
491,730 
696,277 
1,227,712 
1,642,932 
1,835,810 
2,192,004 
2,082,679 
1,681,625 
2,061,834 
2,070,596 

Recovery 

2,620,410 
2,948,190 
3,960,703 
4,446,831 
3,700,170 
5,078,295 
6,390,637 
5,193,643 
6,196,050 
6,693,528 
6,658,149 
4,668,359 

Mix 

3,973 
4,948 
156 
621 
21 
379 
114 
907 
22 
784 
6,354 
7,562 

Not specified 

EU-27 Total 

2,020 
10,644 
3,362 
0 
1,171 
44,302 
1,523 
0 
0 
229 
100 
177 

2,970,932 
3,424,133 
4,455,951 
5,143,729 
4,929,074 
6,765,908 
8,228,084 
7,386,554 
8,278,751 
8,376,165 
8,726,437 
6,746,695 

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Figure 38: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into EU-15 Member States, 
in million tonnes 

Disposal

Recovery

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

e
t
s
a
w

f
o
s
e
n
n
o
t
n
o

i
l
l
i

M

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Table 35: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into EU-15 Member States, in 
tonnes 

Year 

2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

Disposal 

344,529 
460,351 
491,730 
696,277 
1,225,424 
1,639,625 
1,831,736 
2,190,415 
2,080,522 
1,675,951 
2,040,441 
2,052,876 

Recovery 

2,596,085 
2,928,709 
3,806,925 
4,406,406 
3,658,058 
4,862,881 
6,304,794 
5,099,387 
6,067,167 
6,546,999 
6,491,780 
4,458,625 

Mix 

3,949 
277 
156 
621 
21 
379 
114 
907 
22 
472 
6,105 
7,562 

Not specified 

EU 15 Total 

2,020 
10,644 
3,362 
0 
1,171 
41,142 
1,523 
0 
0 
229 
100 
0 

2,946,583 
3,399,981 
4,302,173 
5,103,304 
4,884,674 
6,544,027 
8,138,167 
7,290,709 
8,147,711 
8,223,650 
8,538,426 
6,519,062 

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Table 36: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States in 2012, 
in tonnes 

Country reporting 

Disposal 

Recovery  Mix 

Not specified 

Total 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-27 

59,565 
116,477 
0 
0 
0 
173,380 
38 
3,132 
132,266 
1,145,461 
0 
0 
0* 
16,916 
0 
0* 
1,361* 
0 
331,145 
17,683 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3,676* 
52,791 
16,707 
2,070,596 

55,378 
465,372 
30,039 
0 
23,243 
88,712 
17,742 
17,898 
586,748 
1,931,983 
6,139 
8,240 
6,333* 
358,433 
6,238 
7,266* 
150* 
0 
539,193 
65,780 
943 
6,658 
10,765 
33,762 
112,880* 
204,348 
84,115 
4,668,359 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0* 
0 
0 
0* 
0* 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
41* 
7,521 
0 
7,562 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
177 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0* 
0 
0 
0* 
0* 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0* 
0 
0 
177 

114,943 
581,849 
30,039 
0 
23,243 
262,092 
17,957 
21,030 
719,014 
3,077,444 
6,139 
8,240 
6,333* 
375,349 
6,238 
7,266* 
1,511* 
0 
870,338 
83,463 
943 
6,658 
10,765 
33,762 
116,597* 
264,659 
100,822 
6,746,695 

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

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Figure 39: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States in 2012, 
in % 

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

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u
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p
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C

Not
specified

Mix

Recovery

Disposal

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a
p
S

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e
d
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w
S

7
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U
E

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a
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t
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e
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u
L

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d
n
a
l
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e
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t
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d
n
a
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P

l

l

a
g
u
t
r
o
P

i

a
n
a
m
o
R

i

a
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a
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o
S

l

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Note: Cyprus and Malta reported a value of zero for shipment of hazardous waste and other notified 
waste into its borders. 

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Table 37: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States in 2011, 
in tonnes 

Country reporting 

Disposal 

Recovery  Mix 

Not specified 

Total 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-27 

52,769 
64,339 
0 
0 
0 
112,776 
0 
4,257 
142,451 
1,388,004 
0 
82 
0 
11,621 
0 
0 
171 
0 
202,709 
21,311 
3 
0 
0 
0 
24,137 
16,788 
20,418 
2,061,834 

49,128 
474,402 
10,128 
0 
21,741 
74,768 
18,844 
26,947 
1,988,915 
2,073,728 
9,716 
323 
2,686 
774,231 
3,910 
12,395 
151 
0 
455,795 
55,057 
2,581 
6,829 
355 
36,787 
282,594 
175,090 
101,047 
6,658,149 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
249 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
6,105 
0 
6,354 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
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0 
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100 
0 
0 
100 

101,896 
538,741 
10,128 
0 
21,741 
187,544 
18,844 
31,204 
2,131,365 
3,461,732 
9,716 
405 
2,686 
785,852 
3,910 
12,395 
322 
0 
658,504 
76,617 
2,584 
6,829 
355 
36,787 
306,831 
197,983 
121,464 
8,726,437 

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Figure 40: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States in 2011, 
in % 

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

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Note: Cyprus and Malta reported a value of zero for shipment of hazardous waste and other notified 
waste into its borders. 

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Table 38: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States in 2010, 
in tonnes 

Country reporting 

Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EU-27 

Disposal 

63,118 
79,104  
0 
0 
0 
43,348 
0 
3,538 
181,685 
1,246,899 
0 
158 
0 
4,747 
0 
0 
76 
0 
24,447 
5,516 
0 
0 
0 
0 
13,461 
949 
14,641 
1,681,687 

Recovery 

53,069 
625,434 
23,800 

21,312 
103,180 
16,247 
14,817 
1,879,162 
 1,866,804  
 11,566  
 412  
 3,269  
 555,642  
 3,429  
 7,753  
 2,053  
0 
 415,783  
 38,243  
 464  
0 
 1,285  
 34,148  
 188,816  
 679,966  
 147,139  
6,693,793 

Mix 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
312 
0 
0 
0 
0 
240 
232 
0 

784 

Total 

 116,187  
 704,538  
 23,800  
0 
 21,312  
 146,528  
 16,247  
 18,355  
 2,060,847  
 3,113,703  
 11,566  
 570  
 3,269  
 560,389  
 3,429  
 7,753  
 2,129  
0 
 440,230  
 44,071  
 464  
0 
 1,285  
 34,148  
 202,517  
 681,147  
 161,780  
8,376,264 

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Figure 41: Treatment of Hazardous Waste Shipped into Member States in 2010, 
in % 

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

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Disposal

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Note:  Cyprus,  Malta  and  Romania  reported  a  value  of  zero  for  shipment  of  hazardous  waste  and 
other notified waste into its borders. 

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Table  39:  Shipment  of  all  Notified  Waste  into  EU  Member  States  from  EU, 
EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

From 

To 

Year 

EU-15 

EU-N12 

EFTA  OECD (non-EFTA) 

Non-OECD 

Total 

EU-N12 

EU-15 

EU-27 

14 
2001  45 
12 
2002  2 
14 
2003  4 
18 
2004  5 
17 
2005  25 
55 
2006  94 
31 
2007  33 
41 
2008  37 
54 
2009  57 
61 
2010  84 
248 
2011  391 
144 
2012  514 
66 
2001  6,475 
38 
2002  7,360 
53 
2003  8,494 
2004  10,079  80 
2005  9,127 
55 
2006  10,398  55 
2007  11,689  136 
2008  10,387  122 
2009  11,928  112 
2010  11,201  136 
2011  12,350  164 
2012  12,486  197 
79 
2001  6,520 
51 
2002  7,362 
2003  8,498 
67 
2004  10,084  99 
2005  9,152 
73 
2006  10,492  110 
2007  11,722  168 
2008  10,423  163 
2009  11,985  166 
2010  11,285  196 
2011  12,741  412 
2012  13,000  341 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
31 
12 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
1 
2 
4 
1 
675 
669 
1,052  129 
680 
77 
1,089  14 
1,633  27 
1,384  50 
1,596  77 
1,791  40 
2,119  53 
2,562  112 
3,128  65 
31 
675 
669 
12 
1,052  129 
77 
680 
1,089  14 
1,634  27 
1,384  53 
1,598  77 
1,792  40 
2,121  53 
2,565  112 
3,130  65 

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10 
11 
13 
17 
19 
71 
22 
17 
20 
26 
36 
33 
27 
45 
67 
73 
70 
48 
74 
221 
186 
264 
175 
245 
37 
56 
80 
91 
89 
119 
96 
239 
207 
289 
211 
279 

69 
25 
31 
40 
62 
221 
90 
96 
133 
172 
679 
692 
7,273 
8,124 
9,796 
10,989 
10,354 
12,161 
13,334 
12,404 
14,057 
13,773 
15,363 
16,122 
7,342 
8,149 
9,827 
11,030 
10,416 
12,382 
13,424 
12,500 
14,190 
13,945 
16,042 
16,814 

 
 
  
  
Figure 42: Shipment of all Notified Waste into EU-12 from EU, EFTA, OECD and 
Non-OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

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OECD

OECD
(non-
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EFTA

EU-N12

EU-15

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Figure 43: Shipment of all Notified Waste into EU-15 from EU, EFTA, OECD and 
Non-OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

16.000

14.000

12.000

10.000

8.000

6.000

4.000

2.000

0

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OECD
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EFTA

EU-N12

EU-15

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Figure 44: Shipment of all Notified Waste into EU-27 from EU, EFTA, OECD and 
Non-OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

18.000

16.000

14.000

12.000

10.000

8.000

6.000

4.000

2.000

0

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Non-
OECD

OECD
(non-
EFTA)
EFTA

EU-N12

EU-15

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Table  40:  Shipment  of  Hazardous  Waste  into  EU  Member  States  from  EU, 
EFTA, OECD and Non-OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

To 

EU-N12 

EU-15 

EU-27 

Year 

2001 

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2001 

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2001 

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

From 

EU-15 

EU-N12 

EFTA 

1 

1 

4 

5 

8 

94 

33 

37 

55 

64 

85 

108 

2,660 

3,014 

3,561 

4,583 

4,305 

5,787 

7,282 

6,234 

6,950 

6,473 

6,738 

5,478 

2,661 

3,015 

3,565 

4,588 

4,312 

5,881 

7,315 

6,271 

7,005 

6,537 

6,823 

5,586 

14 

12 

14 

18 

17 

55 

31 

41 

54 

61 

64 

86 

55 

28 

41 

48 

48 

46 

110 

94 

92 

114 

124 

114 

68 

40 

55 

66 

65 

101 

141 

135 

147 

175 

188 

200 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

1 

2 

4 

1 

173 

221 

511 

368 

494 

648 

652 

709 

909 

1,436 

1,494 

687 

173 

221 

511 

368 

494 

649 

652 

710 

910 

1,438 

1,498 

688 

OECD  (non-
EFTA) 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

29 

10 

128 

73 

12 

23 

48 

76 

39 

53 

97 

50 

29 

10 

128 

73 

12 

23 

51 

76 

39 

53 

97 

50 

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Non-OECD 

Total 

10 

11 

13 

17 

19 

71 

22 

17 

20 

25 

35 

32 

23 

38 

25 

29 

22 

40 

46 

178 

157 

147 

82 

185 

33 

49 

38 

46 

41 

111 

68 

195 

178 

172 

118 

217 

24 

24 

31 

40 

44 

221 

90 

96 

131 

153 

188 

228 

2,940 

3,311 

4,266 

5,100 

4,882 

6,544 

8,138 

7,291 

8,148 

8,223 

8,536 

6,512 

2,965 

3,335 

4,297 

5,141 

4,926 

6,764 

8,228 

7,386 

8,279 

8,376 

8,724 

6,740 

 
 
  
  
Figure 45: Shipment of Hazardous Waste into EU-12 from EU, EFTA, OECD and 
Non-OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

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200

150

100

50

0

Non-OECD

OECD (non-
EFTA)

EFTA

EU-N12

EU-15

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Figure 46: Shipment of Hazardous Waste into EU-15 from EU, EFTA, OECD and 
Non-OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

e
t
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a
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f
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0
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1

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10.000

9.000

8.000

7.000

6.000

5.000

4.000

3.000

2.000

1.000

0

Non-OECD

OECD (non-
EFTA)

EFTA

EU-N12

EU-15

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Figure 47: Shipment of Hazardous Waste into EU-27 from EU, EFTA, OECD and 
Non-OECD Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

e
t
s
a
w

f
o
s
e
n
n
o
t
0
0
0
1

,

14.000

12.000

10.000

8.000

6.000

4.000

2.000

0

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Non-OECD

OECD
(non-
EFTA)

EFTA

EU-N12

EU-15

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2.4  Import and Export of Notified Waste from and to Countries outside the EU 

Table  41:  Top  Treatment  (Recovery)  of  all  Notified  Waste  Exported  by  EU  Member  States  (2001  to  2012),  in  1,000 
tonnes  

Recovery 
corrected 

code 

Waste management 

R1 

R4 

R5 

R3 

R12 

Mix 

R10 

R13 

R9 

R2 

R11 

R6 

R7 

R8 

Use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration) or other means to 
generate energy 
Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds 

Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials 
Recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as 
solvents 
Exchange  of  wastes  for  submission  to  any  of  the  operations 
numbered R1-R11 
Mix of 2 or more R and D codes 
Land  treatment  resulting  in  benefit  to  agriculture  or  ecological 
improvement 
Accumulation of material intended for any operation in Section B 

Used oil re-refining or other reuses of previously used oil 

Solvent reclamation/regeneration 
Uses  of  residual  materials  obtained  from  any  of  the  operations 
numbered R1-R10 
Regeneration of acids or bases 

Recovery of components used for pollution abatement 

Recovery of components from catalysts 

Not specified 

No R or D code reported by the Member State 

2001 

2003 

2006 

2007  2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

792 

1,314 

1,721 

1,945 

2,088 

2,182 

2,691 

3,144 

3,945 

1,378 

576 

1,424 

1,074 

1,417 

1,690 

1,369 

1,370 

1,696 

3,125 

1,803 

1,911 

1,877 

1,349 

1,647 

2,195 

2,086 

2,184 

1,335 

1,416 

1,510 

1,457 

1,199 

944 

1,222 

1,181 

1,253 

33 

234 

6 

387 

124 

51 

50 

112 

11 

10 

13 

123 

463 

149 

771 

91 

55 

38 

79 

22 

8 

1 

224 

256 

100 

211 

255 

91 

33 

59 

21 

16 

0 

284 

782 

620 

579 

380 

279 

562 

874 

89 

249 

256 

80 

58 

43 

44 

14 

57 

420 

104 

238 

90 

22 

29 

31 

14 

15 

1,680 

196 

155 

197 

78 

9 

22 

32 

9 

0 

64 

223 

69 

132 

25 

88 

16 

3 

869 

644 

63 

96 

239 

67 

54 

20 

22 

15 

0 

789 

568 

52 

46 

234 

66 

83 

11 

23 

17 

1 

Total 

5,112 

7,027 

7,716 

8,557 

8,558 

9,210 

9,525 

11,735 

11,358 

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Table  42:  Top  Treatment  (Disposal)  of  all  Notified  Waste  Exported  by  EU  Member  States  (2001  to  2012),  in  1,000 
tonnes 

Disposal 
code 
corrected 
Not 
specified 
Mix 

D9 

D8 

D6 

D5 

D4 

D3 

D2 

D15 

D14 

D13 

D12 

D11 

D10 

D1 

Total 

Waste management 

2001 

2003 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

No R or D code reported by the Member State 

Mix of 2 or more R and D codes 
Physico-chemical  treatment  not  specified  elsewhere  in  this  Annex  which 
results in final compounds or mixtures which are discarded by means of any 
of  the  operations  in  Section  A,  (e.g.,  evaporation,  drying,  calcination, 
neutralization, precipitation, etc.) 
Biological  treatment  not  specified  elsewhere  in  this  Annex  which  results  in 
final  compounds  or  mixtures  which  are  discarded  by  means  of  any  of  the 
operations in Section A 
Release into a water body except seas/oceans 

0 
Surface impoundment, (e.g., placement of liquid or sludge discards into pits, 
ponds or lagoons, etc.) 
Deep injection, (e.g., injection of pumpable discards into wells, salt domes of 
naturally occurring repositories, etc.) 
Land  treatment,  (e.g.,  biodegradation  of  liquid  or  sludgy  discards  in  soils, 
etc.) 
Storage pending any of the operations in Section A 

Repackaging prior to submission to any of the operations in Section A 

Blending or mixing prior to submission to any of the operations in Section A 

Permanent storage (e.g., emplacement of containers in a mine, etc.) 

Incineration at sea 

Incineration on land 

Deposit into or onto land, (e.g., landfill, etc.) 

1 

17 

9 

72 

0 

44 

0 

2 

1 

11 

0 

5 

0 

0 

257 

240 

0 

94 

214 

245 

414 

283 

234 

160 

180 

179 

158 

36 

57 

0 

5 

2 

0 

0 

8 

0 

26 

69 

0 

538 

172 

0 

120 

4 

1 

1 

4 

0 

55 

60 

0 

684 

155 

76 

0 

24 

1 

1 

0 

2 

9 

35 

70 

0 

938 

588 

130 

175 

26 

15 

83 

93 

0 

76 

0 

0 

0 

1 

19 

22 

70 

0 

993 

626 

0 

146 

0 

79 

1 

0 

0 

181 

185 

158 

0 

4 

0 

3 

12 

39 

48 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

5 

51 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

3 

4 

71 

0 

1 

0 

0 

31 

5 

6 

24 

0 

0 

0 

0 

7 

3 

10 

26 

0 

1,263 

1,548 

1,498 

1,480 

1,438 

901 

750 

471 

572 

919 

1,089 

1,467 

2,202 

2,223 

2,835 

2,626 

2,681 

2,806 

2,904 

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Figure 48: Top Treatment of all Notified Waste Exported by EU Member States (2001 to 2012) 

Total disposal of which:

D10

D1

D9

Total recovery of which:

R1

R4

R5

R3

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2003

2001

0

2.000

4.000

6.000

8.000

10.000

12.000

14.000

1,000 tonnes of waste 

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Table 43: Import and Export of Hazardous Waste from and to Countries outside the European Union, in tonnes 

l

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Country group 
EFTA 
Non-OECD 
OECD (non-EFTA) 
Sub-total, Disposal 
EFTA 
Non-OECD 
OECD (non-EFTA) 
Sub-total, Recovery 

y
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EFTA 
Non-OECD 
OECD (non-EFTA) 
Sub-total, Disposal 
EFTA 
Non-OECD 
OECD (non-EFTA) 
Sub-total, Recovery 

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2001 
100,787 
0 
0 
100,787 
70,369 
1,098 
12,476 
83,943 
184,730 
46,721 
4,273 
1,824 
52,818 
126,469 
18,475 
27,577 
172,521 
225,339 

2003 
60,033 
6,010 
0 
66,043 
32,159 
54,357 
45,227 
131,743 
197,786 
58,863 
5,891 
8,771 
73,525 
451,790 
21,648 
118,843 
592,281 
665,806 

2005 
16,581 
0 
0 
16,581 
36,283 
91,213 
5,593 
133,089 
149,670 
242,560 
6,123 
3,906 
252,589 
251,926 
22,038 
8,570 
282,534 
535,123 

2006 
30,520 
0 
0 
30,520 
50,935 
127,192 
6,161 
184,288 
214,808 
358,400 
4,252 
1,441 
364,093 
290,821 
52,496 
21,293 
364,610 
728,703 

2007 
35,060 
0 
0 
35,060 
93,057 
97,756 
6,273 
197,086 
232,146 
275,487 
17,385 
4,297 
297,169 
376,260 
35,591 
46,582 
458,433 
755,602 

2008 
97,507 
0 
0 
97,507 
76,636 
44,904 
16,871 
138,411 
235,918 
144,274 
139,319 
7,732 
291,325 
566,119 
37,971 
67,822 
671,912 
963,237 

2012 
2011 
2010 
2009 
99,479 
176,465 
236,035 
99,902 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
99,479 
176,465 
236,035 
99,902 
133,027 
70,960 
106,646 
88,937 
0 
0 
0 
53,240 
28,771 
44,892 
4,123 
7,753 
161,798 
115,852 
110,769 
149,930 
261,276 
292,317 
346,804 
249,832 
279,753 
201,626 
87,061 
156,541 
54,966 
60,048 
105,072 
128,723 
10,360 
7,739 
5,354 
9,779 
197,487 
345,079 
269,413 
295,043 
1,350,997  1,290,493  405,714 
753,630 
157,567 
48,806 
37,229 
33,341 
69,162 
89,767 
47,055 
29,473 
816,444 
1,446,859  1,417,490  632,443 
1,111,487  1,644,346  1,686,902  977,522 

The Netherlands has noted in its reply to the Implementation Questionnaire on the Basel Convention that they have issued ”other hazardous waste” for all waste which could not be 
classified otherwise, i.e. by using one of the Basel Convention’s Y-code (Y1 to Y47). However, hazardous waste (as defined by the European Waste List) has not been transported out 
of the EU to non-OECD countries. This illustrates a classification problem encountered by many Member States. Within the EU the waste is predominately classified according to the 
European Waste List. As there is no unique relation between the EWL-codes and the Basel-codes, Member States have to find solutions for waste that cannot be classified by one of 
the Y-codes in the Basel Convention. 

Italy has reported waste as hazardous for incineration although it has been classified as OECD-code B3140 for 2009 (tyres), which are normally regarded as non-hazardous waste.  

Slovenia  has  reported  the  waste  as  hazardous  for  incineration  in  2009  although  it  has  been  classified  as  OECD-code  B1010,  B3020,  B3140,  which  is  normally  regarded  as  non-
hazardous waste. 

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Figure 49: Import and Export of Hazardous Waste from and to Countries outside the European Union, in tonnes 

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Table 44: Import and Export of all Notified Waste from and to Countries outside the European Union, in tonnes 

Country group 

Non-OECD 

EFTA 

2001 

0 

2003 

6,010 

2005 

0 

2006 

0 

2007 

0 

2008 

0 

2009 

0 

2010 

0 

2011 

0 

2012 

0 

263,257  311,133 

395,068 

419,599 

309,675 

300,935 

287,071 

512,111 

450,728 

333,502 

OECD (non-EFTA) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Sub-total, Disposal 

263,257  317,143 

395,068 

419,599 

309,675 

300,935 

287,071 

512,111 

450,728 

333,502 

Non-OECD 

35,838 

95,709 

178,286 

147,827 

198,774 

184,463 

204,862 

215,281 

1,257,122  299,847 

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EFTA 

OECD (non-EFTA) 

y
r
e
v
o
c
e
R
Total, Recovery + Disposal 

Sub-total, Recovery 

106,334  46,501 

17,362 

45,606 

84,594 

5,857 

253,410 

294,161 

267,840 

250,068 

282,504 

288,817 

328,803 

6,302 

6,397 

16,899 

8,006 

4,371 

49,326 

34,204 

159,534  187,816 

268,737 

407,539 

499,332 

469,202 

462,936 

502,156 

1,595,265  662,853 

422,791  504,959 

663,805 

827,138 

809,007 

770,137 

750,007 

1,014,267  2,045,993  996,355 

Non-OECD 

EFTA 

4,336 

46,955 

48,608 

13,699 

33,143 

166,040 

151,218 

184,293 

107,378 

65,899 

90,605 

85,453 

259,763 

380,436 

327,480 

183,113 

184,577 

117,734 

244,602 

340,465 

OECD (non-EFTA) 

1,834 

8,772 

3,906 

1,442 

4,297 

7,794 

9,870 

5,354 

7,739 

10,468 

Sub-total, Disposal 

96,775 

141,180 

312,277 

395,577 

364,920 

356,947 

345,665 

307,381 

359,719 

416,833 

Non-OECD 

32,872 

33,142 

40,213 

102,546 

63,238 

72,465 

55,285 

105,052 

103,978 

212,523 

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OECD (non-EFTA) 

y
r
e
v
o
c
e
R
Total, Recovery + Disposal 

Sub-total, Recovery 

584,206  966,723 

828,987 

1,253,257  1,056,977  1,414,572  1,603,781  2,002,335  2,315,035  2,780,594 

28,732 

120,725 

10,272 

25,629 

48,561 

69,507 

29,886 

47,831 

104,496 

54,402 

645,810  1,120,590  879,472 

1,381,432  1,168,776  1,556,544  1,688,952  2,155,219  2,523,509  3,047,518 

742,585  1,261,770  1,191,749  1,777,009  1,533,696  1,913,491  2,034,617  2,462,600  2,883,228  3,464,351 

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Figure 50: Import and Export of all Notified Waste from and to Countries outside the European Union, in tonnes 

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Table  45:  Export  of  Hazardous  Waste  out  of  the  European  Union  to  Non-
OECD Countries (all treatments), in tonnes  

Country reporting 
Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
Total 

2008 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
5,039 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

Export to non-OECD countries 
2010 
2009 
2001 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
49,246  0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
373 
0 
3,968 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
653 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
72 
0 
0 
1,098  60,512  91,213  97,756  44,904  53,240  0 

2005 
2007 
2003 
0 
216 
0 
350 
1,232 
25 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
29 
0 
1,520 
0 
0 
5,000 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
16,660  0 
7,470 
0 
1,215 
1,764 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
46,300  0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
72,988  89,788  33,659  26 
4,924 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
6,206 
0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

2011 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

2012 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0* 
0 
0 
0* 
0* 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0* 
0 
0 
0 

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

The Netherlands has submitted information that in their Basel reports they have issued ”other hazardous waste” for 
all  waste  which  could  not  be  classified  otherwise,  i.e.  by  using  one  of  the  Basel  Convention’s  Y-code  (Y1  to  Y47). 
However, hazardous waste (as defined by the European Waste List) has not been transported out of the EU to non-
OECD  countries.  This  illustrates  a  classification  problem  encountered  by  many  Member  States.  Within  the  EU  the 
waste is predominately classified according to the European Waste List. As there is no unique relation between the 
EWL-codes and the Basel-codes, Member States have to find solutions for waste that cannot be classified by one of 
the Y-codes in the Basel Convention. 

Italy has reported the waste as hazardous for incineration although it has been classified as OECD-code B3140 for 2009 
(tyres), which are normally regarded as non-hazardous waste. 

Slovenia has reported the waste as hazardous for incineration in 2008 although it has been classified as OECD-code 
B1010, B3020, B3140, which is normally regarded as non-hazardous waste. 

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Table  46:  Export  of  Hazardous  Waste  out  of  the  European  Union  to  EFTA 
Countries (all treatments), in tonnes 

Export to EFTA countries 
2005 
2003 
8,905 
2,689 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

2007 
30,059 
4 
0 
0 
0 
6,411 
0 
3,700 

Country reporting  2001 
Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
Total 

16,111 
0 
0 
0 
0 
103,457  50,988  2,482 
0 
740 
5,463 
6,375 
0 
0 
0 
404 
0 
0 
0 
0 
11,432 
0 
22 
0 
0 
0 
0 
7,050 
20,102 
171,156  92,513  53,152  128,117  174,143  188,839  342,681  247,524  232,505 

2011 
2010 
3,099 
4,663 
2,281 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
8,008 
6,914 
0 
0 
4,235 
5,647 
10,029 
84,415 
13,415 
10,661 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
15,363 
27,604 
0 
0 
0 
0 
22 
0 
0 
0 
149 
24 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
12,446 
30 
200,443  174,555  137,271 
2,280 

0 
0 
877 
5,969 
15,194  11,732  11,478 
17,195 
7,499 
5,701 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
38 
0 
30 
17,860 
5,745 
6,664 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
5,134 
293 
297 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
96 
36 
0 
10,369  34,838 
7,617 
122 
2,456 

2009 
5,577 
0 
0 
0 
0 
17,113 
0 
136 
49,454 
12,868 
0 
0 
0 
16,507 
0 
0 
0 
0 
10,818 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
23 
71,983 
4,360 

2008 
16,543 
0 
0 
0 
0 
34,456 
0 
0 
8,634 
17,452 
0 
0 
0 
13,404 
0 
0 
0 
0 
16,286 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
26 
65,638 
1,704 

2012 
2,599 
72 
0 
0 
0 
43,589 
0 
4,317 
3,744 
10,778 
158 
0 
0* 
13,231 
0 
0* 
0* 
0 
110 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0* 

3,889 

3,922 

1,304 

See Table 45 for notes.  

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

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Table  47:  Export  of  Hazardous  Waste  out  of  the  European  Union  to  OECD 
Countries (non-EFTA) (all treatments), in tonnes 

Country reporting 
Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
Total 

0 
0 
0 
0 
95 

2007 
0 
0 
0 

2008 
0 
194 
0 

2011 
0 
0 
0 
0 
22 
10 
0 
0 
29 

Export to OECD countries (non-EFTA) 
2012 
2001 
0 
0 
0 
3,713 
0 
0 
0 
2,399 
79 
0 
33 
0 
0 
0 
112 
0 
0 
0 
6,234 
981 
21,200  1,200 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
73 
16 
144 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
121 
4,500 
136 
8,873 
346 
0 
0 
61 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
93 
37 
27 
0 
0 
0 
305 
20,571  12,654 
2,665 
12,476  45,227  5,593  6,303  16,871  7,753  4,123  44,892  28,771 

2005 
2003 
0 
0 
30,594  0 
0 
0 
2,758  2,732  1,961 
2,373 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
490 
341 
191 
1,008 
231 
1,504  1,322  2,909 
1,826 
0 
0 
0 
0 
4 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2,073 
0 
0 
100 
0 
85 
323 
0 
150 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
26 
6,133 
30 
0 
405 
406 

2010 
2009 
0 
0 
39 
219 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
97 
122 
2,599  3,045  2,759 
0 
0 
25 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
56 
0 
0 
0 
0 
18 
0 
4,739  381 

0 
0* 
0 
0 
0 
0 
234* 
8,165* 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0* 
0 

0 
0 
219 
242 
0 
0 
0 
355 
271 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
88 
55 
788 

0 
0 
115 
0 
0 
0 
0 
140 
142 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
138 
0 

See Table 45 for notes.  

Bold 
figures* 

=The countries that have not reported on time. Therefore as export data for those 
Member States, import data from other Member States have been used. 

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Figure  51:  Export  of  Hazardous  Waste  out  of  the  European  Union  -  All 
Treatments, in tonnes 

See Table 45 for notes.  

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Table  48:  Import  of  Hazardous  Waste  into  the  European  Union  from  non-
OECD Countries (All Treatments), in tonnes 

2008 
1,279 
11,479 
3,400 
0 
0 
0 
0 
302 

Country reporting  2001 
Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
Total 

Import from non-OECD countries 
2007 
283 
4,456 
6,200 
0 
0 
0 
200 
129 
14,532  7,131 
7,610 
8,611 
20 
0 
350 
0 
0 
0 
2,260 
1,821 
0 
0 
961 
681 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3,827 
2,286 
1,100 
248 
0 
0 
0 
0 
778 
1,640 
5,027 
5,675 
125,450  53,613 
980 
365 
93 
5,951 
5,141 

0 
5,538 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
463 
1,323 
3,167 
0 
0 
0 
120 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1,127 
0 
0 
0 
0 
138 
8,866 
43 
1,963 
22,748  27,539  28,161  52,976  177,290  162,064  153,955  97,277  212,887 

2011 
2,381 
5,006 
1,057 
0 
100 
1,061 
0 
330 
3,949 
9,683 
4,660 
0 
0 
3,181 
0 
415 
0 
0 
220 
21,635  14,953 
0 
154 
0 
5,635 
25,263  0* 
294 
12,252  9,792 

2010 
3,523 
5,409 
8,000 
0 
256 
7,465 
0 
135 
92,338 
5,817 
7,691 
72 
0 
4,665 
0 
0 
0 
0 
619 
5,628 
0 
0 
0 
4,813 
703 
289 
6,532 

2009 
805 
8,594 
6,000 
0 
0 
153 
0 
392 
72,669 
2,649 
908 
0 
0 
2,434 
0 
0 
0 
0 
880 
2,659 
0 
42 
0 
4,712 

2012 
1,833 
5,460 
3,908 
0 
2,245 
5,938 
0 
297 
26,262 
6,367 
874 
0 
0* 
111,424 
0 
0* 
0* 
0 
1,172 

2005 
54 
1,844 
0 
0 
0 
0 
351 
50 
3,089 
5,566 
2,717 
1,800 
0 
246 
0 
0 
0 
0 
700 
1,620 
111 
0 
105 
6,184 
603 
54 
3,067 

2003 
195 
4,266 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1,143 
1,482 
5,003 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2,930 
0 
0 
0 
0 
5,586 
4,759 
0 
2,175 

0 
1,123 
0 
4,535 

535 
5,019 

186 

Bold 
figures*  =The countries that have not reported on time for 2012. 

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Table  49:  Import  of  Hazardous  Waste  into  the  European  Union  from  EFTA 
Countries (All Treatments), in tonnes 

2007 
5,752 
4,486 
0 
0 
0 
48,081 
0 
1,679 

2009 
3,392 
2,296 
0 
0 
0 
40,937 
0 
13,973 

2008 
3,455 
4,815 
0 
0 
0 
57,261 
0 
9,335 

2010 
2,902 
1,701 
0 
0 
94 
83,163 
72 
3,990 

2005 
707 
5,359 
0 
0 
0 
26,510 
0 
3,310 

Country reporting  2001 
Austria 
293 
Belgium 
3,772 
Bulgaria 
0 
Cyprus 
0 
Czech Republic 
0 
Denmark 
34,466 
Estonia 
0 
Finland 
2,716 
France 
5,609 
Germany 
61,866 
Greece 
0 
Hungary 
0 
Ireland 
0 
Italy 
409 
Latvia 
0 
Lithuania 
0 
Luxembourg 
0 
Malta 
0 
Netherlands 
851 
Poland 
0 
Portugal 
285 
Romania 
0 
Slovakia 
0 
Slovenia 
0 
Spain 
15,160 
Sweden 
35,881 
United Kingdom  11,882 
Total 

Import from EFTA countries 
2003 
821 
6,554 
0 
0 
0 
36,773 
0 
2,370 
297,957  262,480  233,866  211,152  200,305  389,229 
122,600  115,905  140,165  150,675  180,919  190,740 
0 
0 
0 
2,250 
0 
0 
0 
0 
183 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
29,916 
11,229 

0 
0 
0 
18,314 
0 
135 
0 
0 
9,887 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3,744 
178,715  196,688  343,917  482,354 
6,946 

0 
0 
0 
226,538 
0 
1,921 
0 
0 
30,688 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
4,318 

0 
0 
0 
1,631 
0 
0 
0 
0 
26,743 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
5,118 
38,467 
8,256 

0 
0 
0 
29,422 
0 
906 
0 
0 
74,528 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
4,523 

0 
0 
0 
1,857 
0 
1,376 
0 
0 
56,898 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1,806 

20,580 

15,075 

15,058 

2011 
3,389 
4,161 
0 
0 
0 
102,542 
120 
15,213 
527,731 
250,962 
0 
0 
0 
419,427 
0 
3,454 
0 
0 
67,278 
92 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3,635 
83,982 
16,197 

2012 
3,087 
11,179 
0 
0 
171 
26,123 
243 
4,136 
35,908 
264,552 
2,994 
0 
0* 
4,294 
0 
463* 
0* 
0 
168,560 
973 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0* 
146,938 
19,106 

173,190  510,653  494,486  651,770  710,393  910,176  1,438,290  1,498,183  692,925 

Bold 
figures*  =The countries that have not reported on time for 2012. 

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Table  50:  Import  of  Hazardous  Waste  into  the  European  Union  from  EFTA 
Countries (All Treatments), in tonnes 

Country reporting 
Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
Total 

0 
0 
0 

2011 
64 

2008 
94 

2010 
108 

2009 
11 

2012 
1,206 

0 
131 
675 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1,061 
1,481 

0 
0 
0 
20,202  7,435 
0 
191 
2,618 

Import from EFTA countries 
2001 
102 
1,691 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
286 
1,566 
2,397 
8,980 
0 
0 
6,750 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2,975 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3,715 
91 
852 
29,405  127,614  12,476  50,879  75,554  39,252  52,638  97,506  79,521 

2007 
132 
17,373  18,687  12,223  15,244  11,160  12,171 
3,000 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1,079 
7,326 
0 
0 
0 
3,308 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3,087 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
15,094  41,597  8,879 
35 
445 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
193 
216 
413 
1,229 
13,241  15,139  22,685  22,137  21,510 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1,290 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

2005 
2003 
56 
0 
53 
11,414 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
787 
618 
3,977 
4,680 
5,605 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1,905 
1,643 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
27 
1,433 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
4,410 
1,918 
92 
124 
100,745  603 

0 
0 
164 
0 
0 
0 
0* 
0 
0 
5,731 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0* 
0 
0 
0* 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
332 
173 
0 
0 
0 
43 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
12,869  25,372  0* 
511 
89 
250 
15,078  131 
14 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
458 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

16 
0 

0 
0 

Bold 
figures*  =The countries that have not reported on time for 2012. 

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Figure  52:  Import  of  Hazardous  Waste  into  the  European  Union  -  All 
Treatments, in tonnes 

2.5  Differences  between  Reported  Amounts  of  ‘Import’  and 

‘Export’ 

Table  51:  Difference  between  “Export”  and  “Import”  of  all  Notified  Waste 
between EU Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

EU-27 

Year 

2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

Import 

6,606 
7,505 
8,725 
10,185 
9,237 
10,603 
11,890 
10,586 
12,151 
11,481 
13,155 
13,348 

Export 

5,884 
7,408 
8,010 
9,932 
8,244 
9,136 
9,995 
10,632 
11,100 
11,204 
12,497 
13,278 

Difference 

-722 
-97 
-715 
-254 
-993 
-1,467 
-1,895 
46 
-1,052 
-277 
-658 
-70 

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Table 52: Difference between Reported "Export" and "Import" of Hazardous 
Waste between EU Countries, in 1,000 tonnes 

EU-27 

Year 

2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

Import 

Export 

Difference 

2,735 
3,144 
3,779 
4,657 
4,381 
5,983 
7,457 
6,405 
7,152 
6,713 
7,013 
5,792 

2,979 
3,601 
4,246 
4,997 
6,338 
6,535 
7,815 
7,714 
7,178 
5,910 
5,833 
5,202 

244 
456 
467 
341 
1,956 
552 
358 
1,309 
26 
-803 
-1,180 
-590 

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Table  53:  Difference  between  Reported  "Export"  and  "Import"  of  all  other 
Notified Wastes (i.e. excluding Hazardous Waste) between EU Countries, in 
1,000 tonnes 

EU-27 

Year 

2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

Import 

Export 

Difference 

3,870 
4,357 
4,945 
5,529 
4,846 
4,620 
4,433 
4,181 
5,000 
4,768 
6,142 
7,557 

2,905 
3,790 
3,759 
4,933 
1,895 
2,601 
2,180 
2,895 
3,893 
5,258 
6,665 
8,076 

-966 
-567 
-1,186 
-595 
-2,951 
-2,019 
-2,253 
-1,286 
-1,106 
490 
522 
520 

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3.0  Section  B:  Summary  of 

the  Data 
Supplied by Member States on the Basis of 
the Basel Convention Questionnaire; 2010-
2012 

Section B of the report presents a summary of the qualitative data (Part I and II B of the Basel 
Convention Implementation Questionnaire) supplied by the Member States to the Secretariat of 
the Basel Convention.  

The reporting period spans the years 2010-2012. For reporting purposes Member State replies to 
the  Implementation  Questionnaire  have  been  consolidated,  i.e.  one  reply  is  submitted  per 
Member  State  for  the  three  year  period.  Where  replies  change  significantly  between  the 
reporting years they are provided separately. Where possible, Member State replies are grouped 
and/or shortened in length to prevent them from being replicated verbatim.    

Since  the  Convention  has  been  effective  since  1992,  Member  States  have  introduced  systems 
and measures that have been in place for several years. Therefore, for some questions, Member 
States’ replies are very similar – and in some cases identical – to the replies given in the previous 
reporting period (2007-2009).  

In  these  instances,  rather  than  making  reference  to  the  replies  provided  to  the  2007-2009 
Implementation Report, the replies have also been included under the relevant headings in this 
report to produce a standalone document.   

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3.1  Questionnaire  on 

‘Transmission  of 

accordance  with  Articles  13  &  16  of 
Convention)  

Information’  (in 
the  Basel 

3.1.1  Question  1(a):  Designated  Competent  Authority  to  the  Basel 

Convention 

Member State’s replies to this question are included in Section C.   

Article  13  (2)  of  the  Basel  Convention  requires  the  Parties  to  inform  each  other,  through  the 
Secretariat, of changes regarding the designation of Competent Authorities and/or Focal Points, 
pursuant to Article 5. A list of Competent Authorities to the Basel Convention (as of 2012) can be 
found in Section C.12 
An up-to-date list of Competent Authorities to the Basel Convention can be found online.13 

3.1.2  Question 1(b): Designated Focal Points to the Basel Convention 

Member  States  have  submitted  information  on  Focal Points  in  their  replies.  An  updated list  of 
Focal Points can be online.14 

3.1.3  Question  2(a):  National  Definition  of  Waste  Used  for  the 

Purpose of Transboundary Movements of Waste 

According to Article 1(a) of the EU Waste Framework Directive (2006/12/EC) ‘waste’ is defined as 
follows: 

‘Waste’ shall mean any substance or object in the categories set out in Annex I which the holder 
discards or intends or is required to discard.15 

Member  States  indicated  that  they  implemented  the  definition  of  waste  given  above.  These 
cases have not been included below. In the cases where additional information on the national 
definition  of  waste  is  provided  by  Member  States  (for  example  information  on  national 
legislation), this is summarised below.  
Some  Member  States  referenced  the  EU  Revised  Waste  Framework  Directive  (2008/98/EC)16 
when providing national definitions of waste which has the same definition of waste as the EU 
Waste Framework Directive (2006/12/EC). Other Member States reference the definition given 
in  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC).17 The  definitions  of  waste  are  the  same 
between the two pieces of legislation. 

12 United Nations (1989) Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous 
Wastes and their Disposal of 22 March 1989 
13 http://www.basel.int/Countries/CountryContacts/tabid/1342/Default.aspx  
14 http://www.basel.int/Countries/CountryContacts/tabid/1342/Default.aspx  
15 Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste (OJ L 
114/9 of 27.4.2006) 
16 European Parliament, and European Council (2008) Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament 
and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (Text with EEA 
relevance), Official Journal of the European Union 
17 Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on 
Shipments of Waste (OJ L 190/1 of 12.7.2006) 

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Cyprus 2010 – 2012: The House of Representative passed the new Waste Law on December 23, 
2011 (Law 185(I)/2011). Within the new Law there is a definition of waste used for the purpose 
of  transboundary  movements  of  waste  and  it  is  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  EU 
Revised  Waste  Framework  Directive 
the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 
(1013/2006/EC) and the Basel Convention. 

(2008/98/EC), 

Czech  Republic  2010-2012:  A  definition  is  provided  in  the  Act  on  Waste  No.  185/2001,  as 
amended. Waste means any movable thing in the categories set out in Annex 1 to the Act, which 
a person discards or intends or is required to discard. 

Denmark 2010-2012: According to the Revised Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) Article 
3 (1) waste means any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to 
discard. This is ratified in the Danish Statutory Order of Waste no. 1415/2011 Section 2. 

Estonia 2010-2012: Waste shall mean any movable property or registered ship, which the holder 
has discarded or intends or is required to discard. 

Finland  2010-2012:  According  to  Section  5  of  the  Finnish  Waste  Act  (646/2011) “waste  means 
any substance or object which the holder discards, intends to discard or is required to discard.” 

This definition is identical to the definition of waste in the Revised Waste Framework Directive 
(2008/98/EC). 

Germany  2010-2012: 
(1013/2006/EC) apply. 

In  Germany  the  provisions  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 

Concerning  the  definition  of  waste  the  Regulation  refers  to  the  Revised  Waste  Framework 
Directive  (2008/98/EC).  Article  3  (1)  reads:  “’’waste’  means  any  substance  or  object  which  the 
holder discards or intends or is required to discard.” 

Greece  2011-2012:  In  national  legislation,  the  definition  of  “waste”,  as  stated  in  the  Waste 
Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC) is used. 

The Common Ministerial Decision 50910/2727/16-12-2003 (Article 2 (a)) defines non-hazardous 
waste as follows: 

“Solid (non-hazardous) Waste shall mean any substance or object in the categories set out in (a) 
Annex I of Directive 75/422/EEC and (b) European Waste Catalogue, which the holder discards or 
intends or is required to discard.” 

Greece  2012:  In  national  legislation  (Law  4042/2012,  OJG  24  A)  the  definition  of  “waste”,  as 
stated  in  Directive  2008/98/EC,  is  used  “any  substance  or  object  which  the  holder  discards  or 
intends or is required to discard”.  

Hungary 2010-2012: Waste shall mean any substance or object in the categories set out in Annex 
1 to Act XLIII of 2000 which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard. (The Annex 1 
to Act XLIII of 2000 is available in the Country Fact Sheet (Hungary) prepared by the Secretariat). 

Ireland  2010-2012: Section 4 (1) (a) of the Waste Management Act 1996, as amended, defines 
waste  to  mean  any  substance  or  object  belonging  to  a  category  of  waste  specified  in  the  First 
Schedule (of the Act), or for the time being included in the European Waste Catalogue which the 
holder  discards  or  intends  to  or  is  required  to  discard,  and  anything  which  is  discarded  or 
otherwise  dealt  with  as  if  it  were  waste  shall  be  presumed  to  be  waste  until  the  contrary  is 
proved. 

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New  regulations  to  transpose  the  provisions  of  the  Revised  Waste  Framework  Directive 
(2008/98/EC)  were  signed  into  Irish  law  on  the  31st  March  2011.  The  regulations,  amend  the 
definition  of  waste  to  “‘waste’  means  any  substance  or  object  which  the  holder  discards  or 
intends or is required to discard.” 

Italy 2012: The national definition of waste is contained in Article 183(1) (a) of Legislative Decree 
No  152/2006,  in  accordance  with  the  definition  of  the  Revised  Waste  Framework  Directive 
(2008/98/EC). 

Latvia 2010-2012: "Waste - any object or substance which holder disposes of, or intends to or is 
forced to dispose of." (Waste Management Law, Article 1.1) 

Lithuania 2010-2012: According to the Law on Waste Management adopted on 1 July 2002 No 
IX-1004 (with last amendments on 1 July 2012), waste means any substance or object which the 
holder  discards  or  intends  to  or  is  required  to  discard,  belonging  to  the  categories  of  waste, 
pursuant  to  the  Annex  I  of  this  Law,  and  fall  into  the  list  of  waste  adopted  by  the  Ministry  of 
Environment. List of waste is determined in the Rules of Waste Management adopted on 14 July 
1999  by  the  Order  No  217  by  the  Minister  of  Environment  Annex  2  “List  of  waste”  (with  last 
amendments on - 3 May 2011 by the Order No D1-368). 

Poland  2010-2012:  In  the  light  of  the  Act  on  Waste  of  14  December  2012  (Official  Journal  of 
2013 item 21) “waste” shall mean any substance or object which the holder discards, intends to 
discard or is required to discard. 

Portugal  2010-2012:  According  to  the  Waste  Act  (Decree-Law  73/2011  of  17  of  June  of  2011) 
waste is any substance or object that the holder discards or intends to or is required to discard, 
in accordance with the Revised Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC). 

Romania  2010-2012:  In Romania there is no national definition of waste used specially for the 
purposes  of  transboundary  movements.  The  definition  of  waste  from  Law  211/2011  on  waste 
regime  is  based  on  the  relevant  definitions  of  the  Revised  Waste  Framework  Directive 
(2008/98/EC). 

Slovakia 2010-2012: According to the Act No. 223/2001  of Laws on Waste and on of Certain Acts 
as amended a waste shall mean a movable thing specified in Annex 1, which the holder discards, 
or  wishes  to  discard,  or  is  obliged  to  discard  pursuant  to  the  Act  or  special  regulations  (For 
instance, the Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 272/1994  of Laws on Human 
Health  Protection,  as  amended,  Section  43  of  the  Act  No.  140/1998    of  Laws  on  Medicaments 
and Medical Aids, on Modification of the Act No. 455/1991  on Trade Licensing (Trade Licensing 
Act), as amended, and on Modification and Amendment of the Act of the National Council of the 
Slovak Republic No. 220/1996  of Laws on Advertisement, as amended by the Act No. 119/2000  
of  Laws,  Regulation  of  the  Ministry  of  Health  of  the  Slovak  Republic  No.  12/2001    of  Laws  on 
Requirements for the Provision of Radiation Protection).  

The  national  waste  definition  refers  to  the  waste  definition  of  the  Waste  Framework  Directive 
(2006/12/EC) on waste as amended. 

The Act No. 343/2012 amending Act No. 223/2001  on waste and on the amendment of certain 
acts  as  amended  was  approved  by  the  Slovak  Government  in  the  year  2012  and  entered  into 
force  from  1st  January  2013.    The  Revised  Waste  Framework  Directive  (2008/98/EC)  was 
transposed into this new Act. 

Slovenia 2010: Definition of waste is in line with the Waste Framework Directive (2006/12/EC). 
According to Article 3 of Decree on Waste Management (2008,) waste is further defined as:  

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“Waste is waste according to act regulating environmental protection and it is classified in one of 
the groups of wastes specified in Annex 1 to this decree.” 

Slovenia 2011 – 2012: Definition of waste is in line with the Revised Waste Framework Directive 
(2008/98/EC). According Article 3 of Decree on Waste Management (2011) waste is defined as:  

Waste  means  any  substance  or  object  which  the  holder  discards  or  intends  or  is  requested  to 
discard. 

Spain 2010: According to the Act 10/1998 on Wastes, Article 3, Definitions, “wastes” are those 
substances or objects falling under any of the categories referred to in the annex to the present 
Act, which the holder discards, has the intention or is required to discard. In any case, substances 
or  objects  (which  fulfil  the  above  condition)  and  listed  in  the  European  Waste  Catalogue 
approved by the Community institutions should always be considered as wastes.  (For categories 
of wastes appearing in the annex to the Act, see annex II to the questionnaire) (The version in 
force of the European Waste Catalogue/List has been adopted by Decision 2000/532/EC of the 
Commission  of  European  Communities  of  3rd  May  2000,  amended  by  Decisions  of  the 
Commission 2001/118/EC of 16th January 2001, 2001/119 of 22nd January 2001, and Decision of 
the  Council  2001/573  of  23rd  July  2001.  The  European  Waste  List  has  been  published  in  the 
Spanish Official Gazette of 19th February 2002 by Order MAM/304/2002). 

Spain  2011-2012:  According  to  the  Act  22/2011,  of  July  the  28th,  on  Wastes,  Article  3, 
Definitions:  ‘waste’  means  any  substance  or  object  which  the  holder  discards  or  intends  or  is 
required to discard.  

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3.1.4  Question 2(b): National Definition of Hazardous Waste Used for 

the Purpose of Transboundary Movements of Waste 

The  EU  definition  of  hazardous  waste  differs  from  the  definition  of  the  Basel  Convention. 
According  to  the  Directive  on  Hazardous  Waste  (Council  Directive  91/689/EEC  as  amended  by 
Directive 2008/98/EC) ‘hazardous waste’ is defined as follows: 18 

 

 

“Waste  classified  as  hazardous  waste  featuring  on  the  list  established  by  Commission 
Decision  2000/532/EC  on  the  basis  of  Annexes  I  (Categories  of  hazardous  waste  listed 
according to their nature or the activity which generated them) and II (Constituent of the 
wastes  in  Annex  I.B.  which  render  them  hazardous  when  they  have  the  properties 
described  in  Annex  III)  to  this  Directive.  This  waste  must  have  one  or  more  of  the 
properties listed in Annex III (Properties of waste which render them hazardous). The list 
shall  take  into  account  the  origin  and  composition  of  the  waste  and,  where  necessary, 
limit values of concentration...” and  
“Any other waste which is considered by a Member State to display any of the properties 
listed in Annex III...” 

The  properties  which  render  waste  hazardous  are  further  specified  by  the  Decision 
2000/532/EC19 establishing a List of Wastes as last amended by Decision 2001/573/EC20. 

Some  Member  States  have  implemented  a  definition  of  waste  in  line  with  the  EU  or  Basel 
Convention  definitions;  these  are  not  included  below.  Member  States  have  mentioned  an 
alternate  national  definition  of  hazardous  waste  or  submitted  additional  information  to  the 
above (for example on national legislation) and these are outlined below.  

Austria 2010-2012: The definition of hazardous waste is laid down in the Ordinance on a Waste 
Catalogue (Federal Law Gazette II 2003/570, as amended by Federal Law Gazette  II 2008/498). 
The text can be obtained online.21 

A  consolidated  list  of  the  Austrian  Waste  List  (hazardous  wastes  marked  with  a  "g")  can  be 
downloaded online.22  

Bulgaria 2010-2011:  The national definition of “hazardous waste” is laid down in the Bulgarian 
Waste Management Act,  dated 18 September 2003, promulgated in State Gazette 86/2003, as 
amended, and states that: 

"Hazardous  waste"  is  the  waste,  which  composition,  quantity  and  properties  create  risk  for 
human health and environment, have one or more properties determining them as hazardous, 
and/or contain components turning them into hazardous and/or are defined as such according 

18 Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (repealed) (OJ No L 377/20 of 31.12.91) 
19 Commission Decision of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to 
Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of 
hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (notified 
under document number C(2000) 1147) 
20 Commission Decision of 23 July 2001 amending Commission Decision 2000/532/EC as regards the list of 
wastes 
21 http://www.lebensministerium.at/dms/lmat/umwelt/abfall-ressourcen/abfall-altlastenrecht/awg- 
verordnungen/abfallverzeichnisvo/abfallverzeichnisvo_idf_498_2009/abfallverzeichnisvo_idf_498_2008.p
df  
22 
https://secure.umweltbundesamt.at/edm_portal/cms.do?get=/dms/edm/portal/downloads/downloadber
eich/Liste_Abfallarten_15-05-2012.pdf  

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to the Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and 
their disposal. 

National  definition  of  hazardous  waste  is  based  on  the  Directive  on  Hazardous  Waste 
(91/689/EEC) as amended, according to which “hazardous waste” is: 

Waste  classified  as  hazardous  waste  featuring  on  the  list  established  by  Commission  Decision 
2000/532/EC on the basis of Annexes I and II to the Directive. This waste must have one or more 
of the properties listed in Annex III to the Directive. The list shall take into account the origin and 
composition of the waste and, where necessary, limit values of concentration; 

Any other waste which is considered by a Member State to display any of the properties listed in 
Annex III. 

The  requirements  on  the  classification  of  waste  as  hazardous  as  laid  down  in  Directive 
91/689/EEC are completely transposed into the Bulgarian legislation by Ordinance No 3 on waste 
classification (No 44/25.05.2004) without any specific national requirements regarding the waste 
classification. 

There  are  not  any  other  wastes,  which  are  considered  by  Bulgaria  to  display  any  of  the 
properties in Annex III of the Directive on Hazardous Waste (91/689/EEC). 

Bulgaria  2012:  "Hazardous  waste"  means  waste  which  displays  one  or  more  of  the  hazardous 
properties listed in Annex III to the Waste Management Act (Properties of waste which render it 
hazardous). 

Waste Management Act, promulgated in State Gazette No 53/13.07.2012, effective 13.07.2012, 
and  transposes  the  Revised  Waste  Framework  Directive  (2008/98/EC).  Annex  III  to  the  Waste 
Management Act contains the hazardous properties listed in Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC. 

Cyprus  2010-2012:  The  House  of  Representative  passed  the  new  Waste  Law  on December  23, 
2011 (Law 185(I)/2011). Within the new Law there is a definition of waste used for the purpose 
of transboundary movements of waste and it is in accordance with the provisions of the Revised 
Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC), the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC)  and 
the Basel Convention. 

Czech Republic 2010-2012: Act on Waste No. 185/2001 , as amended, Decrees of the Ministry of 
the Environment No. 376/2001  and 381/2001 , as amended. 

Hazardous waste means waste which displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed in 
Annex 2 to the Act. Annex 2 to the Act is identical with Annex III of  Revised Waste Framework 
Directive (2008/98/EC). 

The control procedures for other transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery are 
not based on the definition of hazardous waste, but on a specific listing system established by 
the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). The listing system consists of two lists of waste. 
The  first  one  (Annex  III  to  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  1013/2006  -  Green  listed  waste) 
containing wastes not requiring notification and prior consent consists of wastes listed in Annex 
IX  to  the  Basel  Convention  supplemented  by  several  other  non-hazardous  wastes.  The  second 
one  (Annex  IV  to  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  -  Amber  listed  waste)  containing  wastes 
requiring notification and prior consent consists of wastes listed in Annex VIII and II to the Basel 
Convention  supplemented  by  several  other  not  necessarily  hazardous  wastes.  Transboundary 
movements  of  all  wastes  (both  hazardous  and  non-hazardous)  destined  for  final  disposal  are 
either prohibited or subject to notification and to prior consent. 

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Denmark 2010-2012: According to the Danish Statutory Order of Waste no 1415/2011, Section 
3,  No.  18,  Hazardous  waste  is  defined  as  waste  which  is  listed  on  and  marked  as  hazardous 
wastes in the list of wastes contained in Annex 2, which exhibit one or more of the properties 
specified  in  Annex  4.  As  hazardous  waste  is  also  seen  wastes  that  exhibit  properties  that  are 
listed in Annex 4. 

Estonia 2010-2012: Hazardous waste is defined by Section 6 and 8 of the Waste Act (2004).  

Finland  2010:  According to the Waste  Act (1072/1993) hazardous waste shall mean any waste 
which may cause particular harm to health or the environment because of its chemical or some 
other  property.  The  waste  definition  is  further  defined  in  the  Waste  Decree  (1390/1993). 
According to it, hazardous waste shall mean any waste listed in Annexes 2 (classes of hazardous 
wastes, 40 items) and 3 (substances according to which wastes are classified hazardous, C-list, 51 
items) of the Decree if they are referred to as hazardous waste in the list of the most common 
waste and hazardous wastes (Ministry of the Environment Decree 1129/2001). The Annexes 2-4 
of  the  Waste  Decree  are  in  accordance  with  the  Annexes  I,  II  and  III  of  the  Directive  on 
Hazardous  Waste  (91/689/EEC)  respectively,  and  the  above-mentioned  list  of  wastes  and 
hazardous wastes is based on the respective EC legislation. 

Finland 2011-2012: According to Section 5 of the Finnish Waste Act (646/2011): “waste means 
any substance or object which the holder discards, intends to discard or is required to discard.” 
This  definition  is  identical  to  the  definition  of  waste  in  the  Council  Directive  of  the  European 
Communities on waste (2008/98/EC). 

Greece  2010-2011:  “Hazardous  Waste”  is  defined  in  the  Directive  on  Hazardous  Waste 
(91/689/EEC),  as  amended  and  implemented  in  national  law  (Common  Ministerial  Decision 
13588/725/2006, Article 2, paragraph 2), as follows: 

“Substance  or  object  that  is  included  in  Annex  I  (“European  Waste  Catalogue”,  as  included  in 
Common Ministerial Decision 13588/725/2006) or has one or more properties listed in Annex II 
(Annex  III  of  91/689/EEC  Directive),  which  the  holder  discards  or  intends  or  is  required  to 
discard”. 

Greece  2012:  In  national  legislation  (Law  4042/2012,  OJG  24  A)  the  definition  of  “hazardous 
waste”, as stated in the Revised Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC), is used: “hazardous 
waste” means waste which displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex III”. 

Hungary 2010-2012: Hazardous waste shall mean waste displaying one or more of the properties 
listed  in  Annex  II  to  Act  XLIII  of  2000  and/or  containing  such  substances  or  components 
hazardous to health and/or the environment because of its origin, composition or concentration.  

Otherwise  the  Environmental  Ministerial  Decree  No.  16/2001  (VII.18)  adopted  the  European 
Waste Catalogue (EWC) codes and marked with * the hazardous waste within this EWC list. 

Ireland  2010-2012:  Section  4(2)a  of  the  Waste  Management  Act,  1996,  as  amended,  defines 
hazardous waste to mean a waste specified in the European Waste Catalogue/Hazardous Waste 
List (EWC/HWL), which has one or more hazardous properties specified in the Second Schedule 
of the Act. 

The  Minister  for  the  Environment,  Community  and  Local  Government  may  prescribe  a  waste 
which  is  not  specified  in  the  HWL  if  it  has  one  or  more  hazardous  properties  specified  in  the 
Second Schedule of the Act. 

New  regulations  to  transpose  the  provisions  of  the  Revised  Waste  Framework  Directive 
(2008/98/EC)  were  signed  into  Irish  law  on  the  31  March  2011.  The  regulations,  amend  the 

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definition  of  hazardous  waste  to  “‘hazardous  waste’  means  waste  (within  the  meaning  of  this 
section) which displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed in the Second Schedule”. 

Italy  2010-2012:  The  general  definition  of  hazardous  waste  is  set  by  Article  183(1)(b)  of 
Legislative  Decree  No  152/2006  and  by  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC)  in 
accordance with the Revised Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC). 

Latvia  2010:  "Hazardous  waste-  waste  which  has  one  or  more  characteristics  which  makes  it 
hazardous  to  human  life  and  health,  the  environment,  or  the  property  of  persons,  and  which 
conforms  to  a  hazardous  waste  category  specified  in  the  waste  classification"  (Waste 
Management Law, Article 4.1). 

Latvia 2011-2012: "Hazardous waste- waste which has one or more characteristics which makes 
it hazardous" (Waste Management Law, Article 1.2). 

Lithuania 2010-2012: According to the Law on Waste Management adopted on 1 July 2002 No 
IX-1004  (with  last  amendments  on  1  June  2013),  waste  is  indicated  as  hazardous  in  the  list  of 
waste, when having one or several hazardous properties listed in Annex 4 of this Law. Also any 
other waste in the list of waste in Annex 1 (of the Rules of Waste Management adopted on 14 
July 1999 by the Order No 217 by the Minister of Environment  (with last amendments on 3 May 
2011 by the Order No D1-368)) and stared,  having one or several hazardous properties listed in 
Annex 2 "Properties of waste which render them hazardous", and waste with properties H3-H8, 
H10,H11  of  Annex  2  and  conforming  to  the  criteria  of  hazardous  waste in Annex 3  "Criteria  of 
hazardous waste" are indicated as hazardous waste. 

Malta 2010-2012: “hazardous wastes” means wastes which belong to any category in Annexes I, 
II and VIII in Schedule 1 of these regulations, and which by virtue of Articles 9 and 10 of the Act 
(The Waste Regulations), are being declared to be toxic substances. 

Poland  2011-2012:  In  the  light  of  the  Act  on  Waste  of  14  December  2012  (Official  Journal  of 
2013 item 21) “hazardous waste” shall mean waste which displays one or more of the hazardous 
properties. Properties that make the waste is hazardous are specified in Annex 3 to the Act on 
Waste. 

The waste classification is consistent with EU classification. 

Portugal  2010:  According  to  the Waste  Act  (Decree-Law  178/2006  of  5  of  September  of  2006) 
hazardous waste means waste which exhibits characteristics which can be harmful to health or 
environment in accordance with the Directive on Hazardous Waste (91/689/EEC). 

Portugal  2011-2012:  According  to  the  Waste  Act  (Decree-Law  73/2011  of  17  of  June  of  2011) 
hazardous waste’ means waste which displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed in 
Annex III of the Revised Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC).  

Romania  2011-2012:  There  is  no  national  definition  of  hazardous  waste  in  Romania  used 
specially  for  the  purposes  of  transboundary  movements  (see  reply  to  Question  2(a)).  The 
hazardous waste definition from the Basel Convention is used.  

Slovakia 2010-2012: According to the Act No. 223/2001  of Laws on waste and on amendment of 
certain acts as amended, hazardous waste shall mean waste featuring one or several hazardous 
characteristics as listed in Annex 4 (H codes). Annex 4 is equivalent to Annex III of the Directive 
on Hazardous Waste (91/689/EEC).  

The Act No. 343/2012 amending Act No. 223/2001  on waste and on amendment of certain acts 
as amended  was approved by  the Slovak Government in the year 2012 and entered into force 

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from 1 January 2013.  This new Act amended the Annex 4 (Act No. 223/2001 ) in accordance with 
the Annex III of the Revised Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC).  

Slovenia 2010: Definition is in line with the Directive on Hazardous Waste (91/689/EEC).  

According to the Environmental Protection Act (2004), as amended, the definition of hazardous 
waste is as follows:  

Hazardous waste is waste which is due to certain hazardous ingredients or properties classified 
as hazardous wastes according to law. 

According  to  Article  4  of  Decree  on  Waste  Management  (2008)  hazardous  waste  shall  be 
deemed  to  be  waste  marked  with  asterisk  next  to  the  classification  number  of  waste  in  the 
classification  list  of  wastes.  As  hazardous  shall  also  be  deemed  waste  which  can  be  classified 
under one of the groups or general types of wastes in Annex 2 and content constituents listed in 
Annex 3 (constituents which render them hazardous) with properties from Annex 4 (hazardous 
properties). 

Slovenia  2011-2012:  Definition  is  in  line  with  the  Revised  Waste  Framework  Directive 
(2008/98/EC).  According  Article  3  of  Decree  on  Waste  Management  (2011),  hazardous  waste 
means  wastes  which  displays  one  or  more  of  the  hazardous  properties  listed  in  Annex  III 
(hazardous properties). 

Spain 2010: According to Spanish legislation, “hazardous wastes” refer to: 

  wastes which have been classified as hazardous in pursuance of Community law; and 
  wastes which the Government can approve in accordance with the established European 

laws or international agreements to which Spain is a Party. 

Spain  2011-2012:  According  to  Spanish  legislation,  ‘hazardous  waste’  means  waste  which 
displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex III of the Act 22/2011, of July 
the 28th, on Wastes; including packaging that has contained them. 

Sweden  2010-2011:  In  the  Waste  Ordinance  (SFS  2011:927)  hazardous  waste  is  waste  that  is 
marked  with  an  asterisk  in  annex  2  of  the  Ordinance  or  any  other  waste  that  exhibits  one  or 
more of the characteristics that are mentioned in annex 3 of the Ordinance. Annex 2 is the List of 
Wastes and annex 3 is the List of characteristics that render wastes hazardous wastes. 

3.1.5  Question  2(c):  Regulation/Control  of  Additional  Wastes  as 

Hazardous  

The transboundary shipment of hazardous wastes is in all Member States regulated with direct 
effect  by  the  Revised  Waste  Framework  Directive  (2008/98/EC).  It  provides  the  means  for 
supervising  and  controlling  shipments  of  waste  within,  into  and  out  of  the  European  Union.  It 
also includes the provisions of the Basel Convention as well as the revision of the Decision on the 
control  of  transboundary  movements  of  wastes  destined  for  recovery  operations,  adopted  by 
the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2001. 

The  EU  list  of  hazardous  wastes  has  been  drawn  up  on  the  basis  of  the  categories  of  generic 
types of hazardous waste and the constituents of wastes which render them hazardous (Annex I 
and Annex II of Council Directive 91/689/EEC23 as amended by Directive 2008/98/EC). Both the 
list of categories and the list of constituents are broader than Annex I to the Basel Convention. 

23 Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (repealed) (OJ No L 377/20 of 31.12.91) 

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The  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC)  does  not  include  a  definition  of  hazardous 
waste. Wastes listed in Annex IV and certain ones in Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 
are  controlled  as  hazardous  for  the  purpose  of  transboundary  shipments.  A  number  of  the 
wastes listed in these Annexes are not included within the scope of Article 1 (1) (a) of the Basel 
Convention.  Consequently,  transboundary  movements  of  additional  wastes  are  regulated.  Due 
to  structural  differences  between  the  List  of  hazardous  wastes  and  Annex  I  to  the  Basel 
Convention  it  is  not  always  possible  to  specify  the  additional  wastes  in  detail.  Member  States 
also submitted specific information relating to the additional wastes which are controlled and/or 
regulated as hazardous.  

Member State replies to this question are listed below:  

Austria  (2010-2012),  Estonia  (2010-2012),  Finland  (2010-2012),  Germany  (2010-2012),  Poland 
(2010-2012)  and  Sweden  (2010-2012)  state  that  their  national  definition  of  hazardous  waste 
covers  wastes  other  than  those  listed  in  Annexes  I,  II  and  VIII  of  the  Basel  Convention.  The 
Secretariat  of  the  Basel  Convention  has  made  the  information  transmitted  to  it,  pursuant  to 
Article 3 of the Basel Convention, available on the website of the Basel Convention.24 

Belgium  2010-2012: 
In  Belgium  the  provisions  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 
(1013/2006/EC) apply, especially referring to its Annex IV. This annex consists of two parts: part 
1 contains the wastes of annexes II and VII (A list) of the Basel Convention. Part 2 contains OECD 
codes. There is also a list which specifies the wastes which are not controlled (Annex III of the EC 
Regulation = Green List). All wastes not included in the Annexes of the Regulation are controlled. 
All wastes destined for final disposal are also controlled. 

Bulgaria  2010-2012:  Bulgaria  controls  additional  wastes  as  hazardous  that  are  not  included  in 
Article 1 (1) of the Basel Convention. These wastes are wastes featuring on the list established by 
Commission Decision 2000/532/EC and marked with an asterisk (*). 

Cyprus 2010-2012: Cyprus does not regulate/control any additional wastes as hazardous that are 
not included in Article 1 (1) (a) of the Basel Convention and would be controlled for the purpose 
of transboundary movements pursuant to Article 1 (1) (b).  

Czech  Republic  2010-2012:  The  Czech  Republic  regulates  and/or  controls  additional  wastes  as 
hazardous pursuant to Article 1 (1) (b) of the Basel Convention for the purpose of transboundary 
movements. 

Hazardous  wastes  in  the  EU  are  governed  by  the  Revised  Waste  Framework  Directive 
(2008/98/EC). 

The  EU  list  of  properties  of  wastes  which  render  them  hazardous  is  broader  than  the  list  of 
hazardous characteristics contained in Annex III to the Basel Convention.  

All  the  wastes  subject  to  control  under  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC)  are 
controlled. 

Denmark  2010-2012:  In  Annex  V  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC),  Denmark 
has listed hazardous waste which is subject to decision II/12 of the Convention. 

Estonia  2010-2012:  The  list  of  hazardous  waste  is  defined  in  the  EU  by  the  Revised  Waste 
Framework  (Directive  2008/98/EC)  and  Commission  Decision  2000/532/EC.  The  national 
definition of hazardous wastes covers wastes other than those listed in Annexes I, II and VIII of 
the Basel Convention.  

24 http://www.basel.int/natdef/frsetmain.php  

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Finland 2010-2012: The national definition of hazardous wastes covers wastes other than those 
listed in Annexes I, II and VIII of the Basel Convention.  

Additional wastes may contain, for example, the following constituents, which potentially render 
wastes  hazardous:  certain  metal  compounds  (like  cobalt,  nickel,  silver,  vanadium,  tin),  certain 
alkaline or alkaline earth metals (lithium, potassium, calcium, magnesium in un-combined form), 
aromatic  compounds,  polycyclic  and  heterocyclic  organic  compounds,  inorganic  sulphides, 
peroxides, chlorates, perchlorate, creosotes, isocyanates or thiocyanates. 

Due to some structural differences between the hazardous waste list and the Basel Convention 
Annexes it is not always possible to specify in full detail which of these wastes are additional to 
the Annexes. 

France 2010-2012: In the case of shipments of waste included in the Article 1 (1) (b), the Waste 
Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC)  and  the  EU  Regulation  No  1418/200725 require  the  prior 
written  consent  or  require  such  shipments  to  be  accompanied  by  certain  information 
(“information  procedure”),  depending  on  the  country  of  destination  and  the  purpose  of  the 
shipment. The exportation of such waste under the Article 1(1) (b) can also be banned. 

Germany  2010-2012:  The  national  definition  of  hazardous  wastes  covers  wastes  other  than 
those listed in Annexes I, II and VIII of the Basel Convention.  

Greece  2010-2012:  Hazardous  waste  is  defined  according  to  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 
(1013/2006/EC).  

Hungary 2010-2012: Hungary uses the European Waste Codes (EWC). The EWC hazardous waste 
list contains 107 waste codes which are not compatible with the Y-codes of Basel Convention. 

Ireland  2010-2012:  All  shipments  of  waste  are  controlled  in  accordance  with  the  Waste 
Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). 

Italy 2010-2012: These wastes include all the wastes that are listed in Part II of the Annexes to 
the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). 

Latvia  2010:  Latvia  does  not  regulate/control  any  additional  wastes  as  hazardous  that  are  not 
included in Article 1 (1) (a) of the Basel Convention and would be controlled for the purpose of 
transboundary movements pursuant to Article 1 (1) (b). 

Latvia  2011-2012:  Latvia  refers  to  the  list  of  regulated/controlled  wastes  that  is  included  in 
Annex V of the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). 

Lithuania 2010-2012: In Lithuania transboundary shipments of waste are regulated according to 
the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC).  Lithuania  does  not  regulate/control  any 
additional waste as hazardous that are included in Article 1 (1) (a) of the Basel Convention.  

Luxembourg  2010:  All  the  wastes  subject  to  control  under  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 
(1013/2006/EC) are controlled.  

Luxembourg  2011-2012:  There  is  no  domestic  legislation  regulating/controlling  any  waste  as 
hazardous in addition to waste regulated/controlled as hazardous by EU legislation. 

25 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 of 29 November 2007 concerning the export for recovery of 
certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of transboundary movements 
of wastes does not apply 

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Malta 2010-2012: Malta regulates wastes as per Annex IV and those marked with an asterisk in 
Part 2 of Annex V of the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). 

Netherlands  2010-2012: Lists of amber and red wastes (OECD-decision); and hazardous wastes 
on the European Hazardous Waste List. 

Poland  2010-2012:  The  Polish  national  list  of  hazardous  waste  covers  all  types  of  hazardous 
waste  stipulated  in  European  Waste  Catalogue  and  additionally  covers  the  below  mentioned 
waste which are considered hazardous under national legislation: 

  01 03 80* - Tailings from enrichment by flotation of non-ferrous metal ores that contain 

hazardous substances; 

  01  04  80*  -  Tailings  from  enrichment  by  flotation  of  coal  that  contain  hazardous 

substances; 

  01 04 82* - Tailings from enrichment by flotation of sulfide ores that contain hazardous 

substances; 

  01  04  84*  -  Tailings  from  enrichment  by  flotation  of  phosphoric  ores  (phosphorites, 

apatites) that contain hazardous substances; 

  02  01  80*  -  Dead  animals  and  animals  slaughtered  out  of  necessity  as  well  as  animal 

tissue waste, that exhibit hazardous properties; 

  02 02 80* -   Animal tissue waste that exhibits hazardous properties; 
  03 01 80* - Waste from chemical processing of wood that contain hazardous substances; 
  05 06 80* - Liquid wastes that contain phenols; 
  07 04 80* -   Expired plant protection agents, toxicity class I and II (highly toxic and toxic); 
  07 05 80* - Liquid wastes containing hazardous substances; 
  09 01 80* - Expired photography reagents; 
  10 11 81* - Asbestos-containing waste; 
  16 81 - Waste resulting from accidents and unplanned events; 
  16 81 01 * - Wastes exhibiting hazardous properties; 
  16 82 - Waste resulting from natural disasters; 
  16 82 01 * - Wastes exhibiting hazardous properties; 
  18 01 80* - Used therapeutic baths, biologically active, with infectious capability; 
  18 01 82* - Food remains from feeding patients residing in infectious unit. 

Portugal  2010-2012:  The  wastes  subject  to  control  procedure  are  defined  by  the  Waste 
Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC).  

Romania  2010-2012:  The  Member  State  does  not  regulate/control  any  additional  wastes  as 
hazardous  that  are  not  included  in  Article  1  (1)  (a)  of  the  Basel  Convention  and  would  be 
controlled for the purpose of transboundary movements pursuant to Article 1 (1) (b). 

Slovakia 2010-2012: Slovakia has been transposed the European Waste Catalogue into national 
legislation.  The  National  Waste  Catalogue  covers  all  types  of  hazardous  waste  listed  in  the 
European Waste Catalogue. The National Waste Catalogue covers all types of hazardous waste 
listed in the European Waste Catalogue and additionally it covers six  types of hazardous waste 
which  are  considered  non-hazardous  under  the  European  Waste  Catalogue.  They  are  the 
following  types  of  waste:  01  03  09,  03  03  05,  06  03  14,  08  01  16,  18  01  02,  18  01  07.  The 
European Waste Catalogue is not compatible with the Annexes under the Basel Convention and 
therefore  it  is  also  difficult  to  classify  the  individual  waste  codes.  So  we  present  only  the 
difference between the European and the National Waste Catalogue. 

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Waste holders classify their waste and eliminate unjustified waste classification into the category 
non-hazardous in the case, when the composition of the waste is adequately defined and based 
on its  composition  it is  possible to  classify  this  waste explicitly  as  hazardous  one. According to 
the first digits of the waste code a source of generation can be identified to address to the waste 
a relevant code as listed in Annexes I, II, and VIII. In some cases it is not easy to address relevant 
Y code to a specific code considering the range of Y codes listed in the Annex  1.  On the other 
hand sometimes it is possible to address one or more Y codes according to the Annex 1 of the 
Basel  Convention  to  one  code  of  hazardous  waste  listed  in  the  EU-waste  list.  A  waste  codes 
ending  with  two  digits  "99"  (wastes  not  otherwise  specified)  have  no  category  -  their 
classification depends on their composition. These types of waste are problematic and difficult 
(not easy) to classify according to Annexes I, II and VIII of the Basel Convention. 

Since  12  July  2007  the  transboundary  movements  of  waste  has  been  regulated  by  the  Waste 
Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC).  

Slovenia 2010-2012: With regard to the transboundary movements of wastes applies the Waste 
Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). The subject of control is: 

in the case of movements, waste destined for recycling:  

  waste destined for final disposal; 
 
  waste listed in Annex IV; 
  any waste not listed in Annex III, IIIA, IIIB, IV, IVA and V of Regulation (EC) 1013/2006;  
 
 

in the case of export from EU to OECD: waste listed in Annex IIIB; 
in the case of export out of EU to non-OECD: waste listed in Annex IIIA or IIIB and waste 
listed in Annex III; and 

  waste  which  is  normally  not  subject  of  control  but  in  country  of  import  is  controlled 

pursuant to Article 1 (1) (b). 

Wastes listed on Annex III, IIIA, IIIB (green list of wastes) of the WSR may as well be a subject to 
hazardous  waste  controls  if  they  are  contaminated  by  other  materials  to  an  extent  which 
increases the risks associated with the waste sufficiently to render it appropriate for inclusion in 
the "red list", or which prevents the recovery of the waste in an environmentally sound manner. 

Spain  2010-2012:  Spain refers to information  submitted under Questions 2(a), 2(b) and 2(d) in 
this Questionnaire.  

Sweden 2010-2012: The national definition of hazardous waste covers wastes other than those 
listed in Annexes I, II and VIII of the Basel Convention.  

United  Kingdom  2010-2012:  Wastes  listed  in  IV  and  certain  ones  in  Annex  V  of  the  WSR  are 
controlled as hazardous for the purpose of transboundary movements. A number of the wastes 
listed  in  these  Annexes  are  not  included  within  the  scope  of  Article  1  (1)  (a)  of  the  Basel 
Convention. 

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3.1.6  Question  2(d) 

(1):  Other  Wastes 

that  Require  Special 

Consideration when Subjected to Transboundary Movement 

Wastes  subject  to  control  for  transboundary  movements  are  listed  in  Annex  IV  while  wastes 
subject  only  to  information  requirements,  if  the  waste  is  destined  for  recovery,  are  set  out  in 
Annex  III  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC).  Annex  IV  also  contains  wastes 
which  do  not  exhibit  intrinsic  hazardous  properties  established  in  Annex  III  of  the  Basel 
Convention.  The  control  of  the  transboundary  movement  of  these  wastes  is  considered 
necessary for the environmentally sound management of waste.  

Wastes listed in Annex III ‘Green list of wastes’ of the Waste Shipment Regulation may also be 
subject  to  hazardous  waste  controls  if  they  are  contaminated  by  other  materials  to  an  extent 
which  increases  the  risks  associated  with  the  waste  sufficiently  to  render  it  appropriate  for 
inclusion  in  the  red  list  or  prevents  the  recovery  of  the  waste  in  an  environmentally  sound 
manner. Mixtures of waste and other wastes that do not have one single entry in Annex III of the 
Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC) have to be notified before shipment. 

Shipments of non-hazardous wastes for recovery to non-OECD countries may also be subject to 
hazardous  waste  control  procedures  according  to  the  wishes  of  the  importing  country.  A 
separate  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1418/200726 and  amendment  (EC)  No  740/200827 set 
out the applicable control procedures for such shipments. 

Note:  For  Austria,  Cyprus,  Czech  Republic,  Finland  and  Sweden  this  question  appears  as 
Question  2(g.ii) in  the  2012  Implementation  Questionnaires.  Their  replies  are  included  in  this 
Section.  

Member State replies to this question are listed below:  

Austria 2010-2012: The shipment of any waste not listed in Annex III, III (a) or III (b) of the Waste 
Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC) is subject to a notification procedure. 

Cyprus  2010-2012:  All  "Green"  listed  wastes  exported  or  imported  to  EU  have  to  be 
accompanied  by  Annex  VII  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC)  and  a  contract 
must be drawn up between the exporter and importer according to Article 18 (2) of the Waste 
Shipment Regulation. Further requirements for export to third countries outside EU are defined 
in Commission Regulation 1418/2007/EC. 

Czech Republic 2010-2012: Wastes not classified under one single entry in either Annex III to the 
Waste Shipment Regulation (Green listed waste) or Annex IV to the EU Regulation Amber listed 
waste). Transboundary movement of those wastes is subject to notification and prior consent. 

Finland  2010-2012:  The  wastes  subject  to  control  procedures  when  moved  transboundary  are 
defined  by  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC),  and  the  regulations  issued  on  the 
basis of the said regulation.  

26 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 of 29 November 2007 concerning the export for recovery of 
certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of transboundary movements 
of wastes does not apply 
27 Commission Regulation (EC) No 740/2008 of 29 July 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 as 
regards the procedures to be followed for export of waste to certain countries 

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Besides wastes identified above, the following waste streams have been controlled: 

Export:  Sludge  and  scales  from  steel  and  iron  production;  metal  and  metal-alloy  wastes  in 
metallic,  non-dispersible  form;  aluminium  slag;  unclassified,  exhausted  slicing  slurry;  silicon 
carbide waste; electronic and electric devices; construction and demolition waste; waste water 
treatment sludge and electronic and electric devices without hazardous parts.  

Import:  unclassified,    bark  and  trimming  waste;  residue  from  sorting,  RDF  Refuse  derived  fuel; 
unclassified,  wood chip  waste; unclassified,  dried  de-inking  sludge from  paper  recycling;  waste 
water treatment sludge; treated wood wastes and NFR non-ferrous metal fraction from shredder 
operation. 

Germany  2010-2012:  In  Germany  the  provisions  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  apply, 
especially  referring  to  Annexes  III,  IIIA,  IIIB,  IV  and  V.  Wastes  destined  for  disposal  are  always 
controlled.  Wastes  subject  to  control  for  transboundary  movements  are  listed  in  Annex  IV. 
Wastes not subject to  control, if  the waste is destined for recovery, are listed in Annex III, IIIA 
and  IIIB.  Non-listed  wastes  are  controlled  pursuant  to  Article  3  (1)  (b)  (iii).  For  the  export 
prohibition  Annex  V  applies,  which  contains  all  wastes  listed  in  Annexes  VIII  of  the  Basel 
Convention and additional wastes.  

Annex IV contains all the wastes mentioned under Question 2(b) and 2(c), but also wastes which 
do  not  exhibit  intrinsic  hazardous  properties  established  in  Annex  III  of  the  Basel  Convention. 
The control of the transboundary movement of these wastes is considered as necessary for an 
environmentally sound waste management. Pursuant to Annex V Part 3 of the Waste Shipment 
Regulation these wastes are exempted from the export prohibition. 

Portugal  2010-2012:  Wastes  that  are  not  listed  in  accordance  with  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation (1013/2006/EC) are subject to control procedures when subjected to transboundary 
movement. 

Spain  2010-2012:  The  transboundary  movement  of  wastes  in  Spain,  is  regulated  by  the  Waste 
Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007. 

Provisions in these regulations and their annexes define the wastes to be controlled and how the 
control  applies.  Since  there  is  no  definition  of  hazardous  wastes  in  these  regulations,  it  is  not 
possible to concisely list those wastes which, even though not included under Article 1 (1) of the 
Basel  Convention,  will  be  subject  to  the  control  of  shipments.  It  has  to  be  determined  in  each 
case whether the waste is listed under the previous Regulations, and then check which, if any, 
control of shipment applies. 

Sweden  2010-2012:  Wastes  that  are  not 
in  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 
(1013/2006/EC) and mixtures of waste that do not have one single entry in the Waste Shipment 
Regulation have to be pre-notified before shipment. 

listed 

United Kingdom 2010-2012: Wastes destined for recovery operations that are not listed in the 
WSR are subject to hazardous waste controls. 

listed  on  Annex  III  ‘green 

Wastes 
list  of  wastes’  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 
(1013/2006/EC) may be subject to hazardous waste controls if they are contaminated by other 
materials to an extent which increases the risks associated with the waste sufficiently to render 
it  appropriate  for  inclusion  in  the  red  list,  or  prevents  the  recovery  of  the  waste  in  an 
environmentally sound manner.  

Shipments of non-hazardous wastes (green list) for recovery to non-OECD countries may also be 
subject to hazardous waste control procedures according to the wishes of the importing country. 

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A  separate  Commission  Regulation  1418/2007  and  amendment  No  740/2008  set  out  the 
applicable control procedures for such shipments (the ‘green list regulations’). 

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3.1.7  Question 2(d) (2): Significant Changes to the National Definition 

of Hazardous Waste 

Note: This question only appears for 18 Member States (listed below), where a new format of 
Implementation  Questionnaire  has  been  used.  This  format  has  only  been  used  for  the  2012 
reporting  period.  In  these  cases,  the  previous  Question  2(d)  (see  above)  becomes  Question 
2(g.ii).  

Member  States  are  required  to  inform  the  Secretariat  of  the  Convention  of  any  changes  to 
national  definitions  of  hazardous  wastes  so  that  the  Secretariat  can  inform  all  parties  of  the 
information it has received, pursuant to Article 3 Paragraph 3 of the Convention.  

The Member States with the new format are as follows: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech 
Republic,  Denmark,  Estonia,  Finland,  Greece,  Ireland,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Luxembourg,  Malta, 
Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden. 

The  following  Member  States  stated  that  there  has  been  a  significant  change  to  the  national 
definition of hazardous waste: Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland and Slovenia. 

The following Member States stated that there hasn’t been a significant change to the national 
definition of hazardous waste: Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Slovakia and Sweden.  

Belgium did not answer the question.  

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3.1.8  Question  2(e):  The  Source  or  Basis  of  the  Definition  of 

Hazardous Waste 

This question asks Member States for the origin of their definition of hazardous waste. It is only 
asked  of  the  18  Member  States  that  have  used  the  new  format  of  Implementation 
Questionnaire.28 This format has only been used for some of the replies for 2012; it has not been 
used in 2011 or 2010. 

The following Member States based their definition of hazardous waste on EU waste law alone: 
Bulgaria,  Cyprus,  Czech  Republic,  Denmark,  Estonia,  Finland,  Greece,  Ireland,  Latvia  Lithuania, 
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovakia and Slovenia. 

The  following  Member  States  based  their  definition  of  hazardous  waste  on  EU  waste  law  and 
national sources: Austria, Malta and Sweden. 

Belgium did not answer the question.  

28 These are:  Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, 
Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden. 

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3.1.9  Question  2(f):  The  Coverage  of  the  National  Definition  of 

Hazardous Waste  

Annexes  I,  II  and  VIII  of  the  Basel  Convention  define  which  wastes  are  hazardous  under  the 
Convention. This question seeks to determine whether Member States classify any other waste 
types as hazardous.  

This  question  is  only  asked  of  the  18  Member  States  that  have  used  the  new  format  of 
Implementation  Questionnaire.29 This  format  has  only  been  used  for  some  of  the  replies  for 
2012; it has not been used in 2011 or 2010. 

The  following  Member  States  stated  that  the  national  definition  of  hazardous  waste  covers 
wastes other than those listed in Annexes I, II and VIII of the Basel Convention: Austria, Cyprus, 
Czech  Republic,  Denmark,  Estonia,  Finland,  Greece,  Lithuania,  Malta,  Netherlands,  Slovakia, 
Slovenia and Sweden.  

The  following  Member  States  stated  that  the  national  definition  of  hazardous  waste  doesn’t 
cover wastes other than those listed in Annexes I, II and VIII of the Basel Convention: Bulgaria, 
Ireland, Latvia and Luxembourg. 

Belgium did not answer the question.  

29 These are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, 
Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden. 

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3.1.10  Question  2(g.i)  Requirements 

(procedures)  Concerning 
Transboundary  Movements  that  are  Applicable  to  the  Wastes 
Listed under Question 2(f)  

This question relates to whether or not Member States employ the same requirements regarding 
the shipment of waste for waste types identified under Question 2(f) that are not included under 
Annexes I, II and VIII of the Basel Convention.  

The  following  Member  States  used  the  same  requirements  (procedures)  as  wastes  included 
under Annex I, II or VIII of the Convention: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, 
Finland, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden.  

The following Member States had other requirements:  

Cyprus 2012: Further to the Prior Notification Procedure required by the Basel Convention and 
the Waste Shipment Regulation, sets down limitations where hazardous wastes can be exported 
depending whether they are destined for recovery (only Organisation for Economic Cooperation 
and  Development  (OECD)  countries)  or  disposal  (only  European  Free  Trade  Association  (EFTA) 
countries).  

Belgium and Luxembourg didn’t answer the question.  

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3.1.11  Question  2(g.ii)  Other  Wastes 

that  Require  Special 

Consideration when Subjected to Transboundary Movement 

This question is the same  as Question  2 (d)  (1). It only appears as Question 2  (g.ii) for Austria, 
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland and Sweden. Their replies are included under Question 2(d) (1) 
in Section 3.1.6.  

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3.1.12  Question  3(a):  Implementation  of  the  Amendment  to  the 

Basel Convention (Decision III/1) 

Decision  III/I30 of  the  Conference  of  the  Parties  to  the  Basel  Convention,  which  added  a  new 
Annex VII to the Convention prohibiting as of 1 January 1998 all exports of hazardous waste for 
recovery to non- OECD countries ("Basel ban"), has  been implemented in EU legislation by  the 
Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006).  As  the  Regulation  has  direct  effect,  the  Basel  ban 
amendment is thereby implemented in all EU Member States. 

All Member States answered ‘Yes’ when asked whether they had implemented the Amendment. 
Additional  information  submitted  by  Member  States  on  relevant  legislation  and  its  entry  into 
force is provided below.  

Austria  2010-2012:  The  ban 
1013/2006/EC (OJ L 190/1 12.07.2006). 

is 

implemented  via  EU-Legislation  (Shipment  Regulation 

Bulgaria  2010-2012:  Bulgaria  ratified  the  amendment  to  the  Basel  Convention  (Decision  III/1) 
"Ban amendment" on 15.02.2000. 

Cyprus 2010-2012: A Law ratifying the amendment of the Basel Convention has been passed on 
14.04.2000 (No. 12(III)/2000). 

Finland 2010-2012: The Decision has been in force since 01.10.1995. 

Germany  2010-2012:  The  export  prohibition  has  been  implemented  through  Article  36  of  the 
Waste Shipment Regulation. Germany ratified Decision III/1 in 2002. 

Greece 2010-2012: The amendment of Basel Convention has been ratified by Law No. 3835/2010 
(FEK 43 A) (ratification Act). 

Ireland  2010-2012:  Ireland formally ratified the Amendment to the Basel Convention (Decision 
III/1) on 13.11.2009. 

Lithuania  2010-2012:  The  Law  on  the  Ratification  of  Decision  III/1  (Amendment  to  the  Basel 
Convention)  of  the  Conference  of  the  Parties  to  the  1989  Basel  Convention  on  the  Control  of 
Transboundary  Movements  of  Hazardous  Waste  and  their  Disposal  was  adopted  on  18 
September 2003, No. IX-1739. 

Luxembourg 2010-2012: The amendments were introduced by Law 29.06.1997. 

Malta  2010-2012:  On 12.12.2011, Malta accepted the amendment to  the Basel Convention on 
the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. 

Poland  2010-2012:  The  Act  of  5  July  2002  on  Ratification  of  Amendment  to  Basel  Convention 
about Control of Transboundary Movement and disposal of Hazardous Waste (Official Journal of 
2002) came into force in September 2002. 

Portugal  2010-2012:  Portugal  ratified  Decision  III/1  on  30.11.2000  (notice  No.  229/99,  from  7 
December of 1999).  

Romania  2010-2012:  Romania  accepted  the  Amendment  and  the  Annexes  VIII  and  IX  of  the 
Basel Convention through Law No. 265/2002. 

30 The Basel Ban Amendment, 
http://www.basel.int/Implementation/LegalMatters/BanAmendment/Overview/tabid/1484/Default.aspx  

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Slovenia 2010-2012: Slovenia ratified Decision III/1 in 2004. 

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3.1.13  Question  3(b):  Restrictions  on  the  Export  of  Hazardous 
Wastes and Other Wastes for Final Disposal (Annex IVA) 

In accordance with provisions of Article 34 of the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006): 

  All exports of waste from the Community destined for disposal shall be prohibited, with 
the exception of European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries which are also Parties 
to the Basel Convention.  

  However,  exports  of  waste  for  disposal  to    an  EFTA  country  Party  to  the  Basel 

Convention shall also be prohibited:  

(a) where the EFTA country prohibits imports of such waste; or  

(b) if the Competent Authority of dispatch has reason to believe that the waste 
will  not  be  managed  in  an  environmentally  sound  manner  in  the  country  of 
destination concerned.  

Shipments  of  waste  destined  for  disposal  operations  between  Member  States  of  the  EU  are 
subject to notification procedure stipulated in Articles 3 to 11 of the Waste Shipment Regulation. 
In  case  of  export  of  waste  for  disposal  to  EFTA  countries,  notification  procedure  stipulated  in 
Article 35 of the Waste Shipment Regulation should be applied.  

Member  States  have  introduced  the  relevant  restrictions,  referencing  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation.  These  instances  have  not  been  recorded  below,  which  summarises  additional 
information submitted by Member States on relevant legislation and its entry into force as well 
as other remarks.  

Note: Question 3(b) also asks Member States about the specific countries/regions and/or wastes 
which  would  be  covered  by  this  restriction  and  for  any  other  relevant  remarks.  These  replies 
have not been included below, which focuses on the relevant legislation and its entry into force.  

Austria  2010-2012:  Federal Waste Management Plan2011, which statutes  the principle of self-
sufficiency for final disposal. Based on this principle objections are raised in case of exports for 
final  disposal  provided  there  is  a  suitable  disposal  option  in  Austria.  In  line  with  the  EU 
Regulation  1013/2006/EC  final  disposal  is  allowed  only  within  the  European  Economic  Area 
(EEA). 

Cyprus 2010-2012: lists the following relevant pieces of legislation:  

- Waste Law on December 23, 2011 (No. 185(I)/2011); and 

-  A  Law  ratifying  the  amendment  of  the  Basel  Convention  has  been  passed  on  14.4.2000  (No. 
12(III)/2000). 

Denmark 2010-2012:  Paragraph 10 in Statutory Order No. 421/2012 on the shipment of waste 
has  a  general  prohibition  on  import  and  export  of  waste  for  disposal.  This  prohibition  is  in 
accordance with the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC), Article 11 (1) (a).  

Estonia 2010-2012: No restrictions in place. 

Finland 2010-2012: References the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). The regulation 
came into force in Finland on 12 July 2007. 

The amendment 747/2007 to the Waste Act (1072/1993) came into force on 12 July 2007. The 
Waste Act (1072/1993) has further been amended by 806/2008. 

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Germany 2010-2012: In Germany the provisions of the Waste Shipment Regulation apply since 
May 1994, especially referring to Article 34. 

Luxembourg 2010-2012: In the waste law of 21 March 2012, there is a prohibition to export any 
waste  destined  for  final  disposal  to  non-European  Union  countries.  The  prohibition  applies 
unless the carrier has a special permit for such an export. Such waste exports were prohibited 
already under the waste law of 17 June 1994, which was applicable before the law of 21 March 
2012.  

The  restrictions  and  notification  procedures  for  waste  transports  of  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation (1013/2006/EC) are applicable in addition to the export prohibition of the waste law 
of 21 March 2012. 

Malta  2010-2011:  Environment  Protection  (Control  of  Transboundary  Movement  of  Toxic  and 
other  Substances)  Regulations,  2000  (LN205/00),  which  entered  into  force  on  17  September 
2000. 

Malta  2012:  Waste Management (Shipments of Waste Regulations), 2011  (Legal Notice 285 of 
2011) which entered into force on 4 November 2011. 

Romania 2010-2012: No restrictions in place.  

United  Kingdom  2010-2012:  Article 34  of the WSR prohibits the  export of wastes for disposal, 
except to other EU and EFTA countries which are part to the Basel Convention. However, the UK 
prohibits the export of all wastes for disposal as set out in the UK Plan for Shipment of Waste 
(2012). 

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3.1.14  Questions  3(c):  Restrictions  on  the  Export  of  Hazardous 

Wastes and Other Wastes for Recovery (Annex IVB) 

Provisions regarding prohibition of export of waste for recovery have been provided for in Article 
36 of the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). Article 36 of the Regulation prohibits the 
shipment of certain wastes that are destined for recovery from EU Member States to countries 
which the OECD Decision does not apply:  

(a) wastes listed as hazardous in Annex V;  

(b) wastes listed in Annex V, Part 3;  

(c) hazardous wastes not classified under one single entry in Annex V;  

(d) mixtures of hazardous wastes and mixtures of hazardous wastes with non-hazardous 
wastes not classified under one single entry in Annex V;  

(e) wastes that the country of destination has notified to be hazardous under Article 3 of 
the Basel Convention;  

(f) wastes the import of which has been prohibited by the country of destination; or  

(g) wastes which the Competent Authority of dispatch has reason to believe will not be 
managed  in  an  environmentally  sound  manner,  as  referred  to  in  Article  49,  in  the 
country of destination concerned.  

Shipments of waste listed in Annex IV of the Waste Shipment Regulation destined for recovery 
operations between Member States of the EU are subject to notification procedure stipulated in 
Articles  3  -  12  of  the  Regulation.  Also  mixtures  of  waste and  other  unlisted  wastes  have  to  be 
notified before shipment for recovery. In case of export of waste for recovery to OECD countries, 
control procedures stipulated in Article 38 of the Regulation should be applied.  

Shipments of non-hazardous wastes for recovery to non-OECD countries may also be subject to 
hazardous  waste  control  procedures  according  to  the  wishes  of  the  importing  country.  A 
separate Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 and amendment (EC) No 740/2008 set out 
the applicable control procedures for such shipments. 

Member  States  have  introduced  the  relevant  restrictions,  referencing  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation.  These  instances  have  not  been  recorded  below,  which  summarises  additional 
information submitted by Member States on relevant legislation and its entry into force. 

Note: Question 3(c) also asks Member States about the specific countries/regions and/or wastes 
which  would  be  covered  by  this  restriction  and  for  any  other  relevant  remarks.  These  replies 
have not been included below, which focuses on the relevant legislation and its entry into force.  

Austria  2010-2012:  The  export  of  hazardous  wastes  in  accordance  with  Commission  Decision 
2000/532/EC  and  of  wastes  listed  in  Annex  V  of  the  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC)  for 
recycling is allowed only to Countries applying OECD Council Decision C(2001)107 FINAL.31 

In accordance with Article 69 (7) (a) of the Federal Waste Management Act the principle of self-
sufficiency and the proximity principle is applied in the case of exports for recovery operations 
R1 in a municipal waste incinerator. 

31 Decision of the Council C(2001)107/Final Concerning the Control of Transboundary Movements of 
Waste Destined for Recovery Operations  

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Belgium  2010-2012:  Belgium  fulfils  the  Provision  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 
(1013/2006/EC).  All  exports  of  hazardous  and  other  waste  for  recovery  listed  in  Annex  V  are 
prohibited  from  EU  countries  to  non-OECD  countries.  For  the  Walloon  Region,  there  can  be 
restrictions  on  some  wastes  destined  for  recovery  (R1)  if  it  exists  a  demand  for  local  similar 
plants. 

Cyprus 2010-2012: lists the following relevant pieces of legislation:  

Waste Law on December 23, 2011 (No. 185(I)/2011). 

A  Law  ratifying  the  amendment  of  the  Basel  Convention  has  been  passed  on  14.04.2000  (No. 
12(III)/2000). 

Estonia 2010-2012: No restrictions have been implemented.  

Luxembourg  2010-2012:  In  the  waste  law  of  21  March  2012  there  is  an  export  prohibition  for 
any waste destined for recovery to non-European Union countries. The prohibition applies unless 
the carrier has a special permit for such an export. Such waste exports were prohibited already 
under the waste law of 17 June 1994, which was applicable before the law of 21 March 2012.  

The restrictions and notification procedures for waste transports of Waste Shipment Regulation 
(1013/2006/EC) are applied.  

Malta  2010-2011:  Malta  references  the  Environment  Protection  (Control  of  Transboundary 
Movement  of  Toxic  and  other  Substances)  Regulations,  2000  (LN205/00),  which  entered  into 
force on 17 September 2000. 

Malta 2012: Malta references the Waste Management (Shipments of Waste Regulations), 2011 
(Legal Notice 285 of 2011) which entered into force on 4 November 2011. 

Romania 2010-2012: No restrictions in place. 

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3.1.15  Question  3(d):  Restrictions  on  the  Import  of  Hazardous 
Wastes and Other Wastes for Final Disposal (Annex IVA) 

In accordance with Article 41 of the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006), imports into the 
Community of waste destined for final disposal are prohibited except those from: 

(a) countries which are Parties to the Basel Convention; or 

(b)  other  countries  with  which  the  Community,  or  the  Community  and  its  Member 
States, have concluded bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements compatible 
with Community legislation and in accordance with Article 11 of the Basel Convention; or 

(c)  other  countries  with  which  individual  Member  States  have  concluded  bilateral 
agreements or arrangements in accordance with paragraph 2; or 

(d) other areas in cases where, on exceptional grounds during situations of crisis, peace-
making,  peacekeeping  or  war,  no  bilateral  agreements  or  arrangements  pursuant  to 
points  (b)  or  (c)  can  be  concluded  or  where  a  Competent  Authority  in  the  country  of 
dispatch has either not been designated or is unable to act. 

Shipment of waste destined for disposal operations between Member States of the EU is subject 
to notification procedure stipulated in Articles 3-12 of the Waste Shipment Regulation. In case of 
import of waste for disposal from a country party to the Basel Convention, control procedures 
stipulated in Article 42 of the Waste Shipment Regulation should be applied. 

Member  States  have  introduced  the  relevant  restrictions,  referencing  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation.  These  instances  have  not  been  recorded  below,  which  summarises  additional 
information submitted by Member States on relevant legislation and its entry into force. 

Note: Question 3(d) also asks Member States about the specific countries/regions and/or wastes 
which  would  be  covered  by  this  restriction  and  for  any  other  relevant  remarks.  These  replies 
have not been included below, which focuses on the relevant legislation and its entry into force.  

Austria  2010-2012:  Austria  references  the  Federal  Waste  Management  Plan  2006,  which 
statutes the principle of self-sufficiency for final disposal. Based on this principle objections can 
be raised in case of imports for final disposal provided there is no sufficient capacity for domestic 
wastes in Austria. 

The import of hazardous wastes is allowed only from Countries party to the Basel Convention or 
applying  the  OECD  Decision  C(2001)107  or  having  concluded  an  Article  11  agreement  of  the 
Basel Convention). 

Pursuant to Article 69/7 of the Federal Waste Management Act there is a ban on the import of 
asbestos wastes for final disposal. 

Cyprus 2010-2012: Cyprus references the following pieces of legislation:  

- Waste Law on December 23, 2011 (No. 185(I)/2011). 

-  A  Law  ratifying  the  amendment  of  the  Basel  Convention  has  been  passed  on  14.4.2000  (No. 
12(III)/2000). 

Czech Republic  2010-2012:  Act on Waste No. 185/2001  as last  amended by Act No. 154/2010  
(in force from July 2010). 

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Denmark 2010-2012: Paragraph 10 in Statutory Order no. 421/2012 on shipment of waste has a 
general prohibition on import and export of waste for disposal. This prohibition is in accordance 
with EU Shipment Regulation 1013/2006 Article 11 (1) (a).  

Estonia 2010-2012: No restrictions have been implemented. 

Finland 2010-2012: Waste Act (646/2011) came into force on 1 May 2012. Also references the 
Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC)  

France 2010-2012: References the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). 

Hungary  2010-2012:  Import  of  hazardous  wastes  into  Hungary  for  final  disposal  is  banned. 
Through:  

-  Paragraph  17  of  the  Act  XLIII  of  2000  on  Waste  Management  which  came  into  force  on  1 
January 2001; 

- Paragraph 1 (3) of the Governmental Decree No. 180/2007 (VII, 3) which came into force on 12 
July 2007. 

Latvia 2010-2012: References Waste Management Law, 18.11.2010. 

Luxembourg  2010-2012:  In the waste law of 21  March 2012 there is an  import prohibition for 
any  waste  destined  for  final  disposal  from  non-European  Union  countries.  The  prohibition 
applies  unless  the  carrier  has  a  special  permit  for  such  an  import.  Such  waste  imports  were 
prohibited already under the waste law of 17 June 1994, which was applicable before the law of 
21 March 2012.  

The  restrictions  and  notification  procedures  for  waste  transports  of  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation (1013/2006/EC) are applied.  

Malta  2010-2011:  The  Environment  Protection  (Control  of  Transboundary  Movement  of  Toxic 
and  other  Substances)  Regulations,  2000,  which  entered  into  force  on  17  September  2000 
(LN205/00). 

Malta  2012:  Waste Management (Shipments of Waste Regulations), 2011 (Legal Notice 285 of 
2011) which entered into force on 4 November 2011. 

Netherlands  2010-2012:  The  import  of  hazardous  waste  and  other  waste  for  final  disposal  is 
restricted on basis of the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC) since 12 July 2007. 

Specific restrictions are given in the Waste policy plan 2009-2021, entry into force 11 November 
2009. Only a restriction for the disposal operation D1 is in place.  

Poland  2010-2012:  Poland  references the Waste Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC) and the 
Ordinance of the Minister of Environment of 24.06.2008 on the type of waste banned for import 
for disposal operations (Polish national legislation).  

Romania 2010-2012: In accordance with the Article 32 (1) from the Government Ordinance No. 
195/2005  on  Environmental  Protection  approved  by  Law  265/2006,  the  import  of  any  kind  of 
wastes for final disposal is prohibited. 

Slovakia 2010-2012: Since 12 July 2007 the import of hazardous waste and other wastes for final 
disposal is regulated by relevant Articles of the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). 

Shipments of waste from other Member State to Slovak Republic and import of waste from other 
than Member State to Slovak Republic destined for disposal are forbidden pursuant to Article 23 
(3) of the national Waste Act No. 223/2001  as amended by subsequent regulations.  

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Ministry  of  Environment  of  the  Slovak  Republic  applies  objections  to  shipments  of  waste 
destined for disposal pursuant to Article 11 of the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). 

Spain 2010: Article 17 of Law Act 10/98 on Wastes, which entered into force on 22.04.98, allows 
Competent Authorities in Spain to restrict the import of wastes for final disposal (Annex IV (A) of 
Basel Convention). 

Spain  2011-2012:  Article  26.2  of  Act  22/2011,  of  July  the  28th,  on  Wastes  and  Contaminated 
Soils, allows Competent Authorities in Spain to restrict the import of wastes when they believe 
they will not be treated in an ESM. 

Sweden 2010-2012: Spain references the Swedish Ordinance on Waste (SFS 2011:927). 

United  Kingdom  2010-2012:  The  UK  Plan  for  Shipment  of  Waste  (2012)  sets  out  Government 
policy on shipments of waste for disposal to and from the United Kingdom. 

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3.1.16  Questions  3(e):  Restrictions  on  the  Import  of  Hazardous 

Wastes and Other Wastes for Recovery (Annex IVB) 

In  accordance  with  Article  43  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC),  imports  into 
the Community of waste destined for recovery are prohibited except those from: 

(a) countries to which the OECD Decision applies; or 

(b) other countries which are Parties to the Basel Convention; or 

(c) other countries with which the Community, or the Community and its Member States, have 
concluded  bilateral  or  multilateral  agreements  or  arrangements  compatible  with  Community 
legislation and in accordance with Article 11 of the Basel Convention; or 

(d) other countries with which individual Member States have concluded bilateral agreements or 
arrangements in accordance with paragraph 2; or 

(e) other areas in cases where, on exceptional grounds during situations of crisis, peace-making, 
peacekeeping or war, no bilateral agreements or arrangements pursuant to points (b) or (c) can 
be  concluded  or  where  a  Competent  Authority  in  the  country  of  dispatch  has  either  not  been 
designated or is unable to act. 

Shipments of waste listed in Annex IV of the Waste Shipment Regulation destined for recovery 
operations between Member States of the EU are subject to notification procedure stipulated in 
Articles  3  -  12  of  the  Regulation.  Also  mixtures  of  waste and  other  unlisted  wastes  have  to  be 
notified  before  shipment  for  recovery.  In  case  of  import  of  waste  for  disposal  from  an  OECD 
Decision  country  or  from  a  non-OECD  Decision  country  Party  to  the  Basel  Convention,  control 
procedures stipulated in Articles 44 and 45 of the Regulation should be applied. 

Member  States  have  introduced  the  relevant  restrictions,  referencing  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation.  These  instances  have  not  been  recorded  below.  Instead  below  is  a  summary  of 
additional  information  submitted  by  Member  States  on  relevant  legislation  and  its  entry  into 
force. 

Note: Question 3(e) also asks Member States about the specific countries/regions and/or wastes 
which  would  be  covered  by  this  restriction  and  for  any  other  relevant  remarks.  These  replies 
have not been included below, which focuses on the relevant legislation and its entry into force.  

Bulgaria 2010-2012: Bulgaria references the following pieces of legislation: 

1.  Waste  Management  Act,  promulgated 
13.07.2012; and  

in  State  Gazette  No  53/13.07.2012,  effective 

2. The Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). 

Cyprus 2010-2012: Cyprus references the following pieces of legislation: 

- Waste Law on December 23, 2011 (No. 185(I)/2011); 

-  A  Law  ratifying  the  amendment  of  the  Basel  Convention  has  been  passed  on  14.4.2000  (No. 
12(III)/2000). 

Estonia 2010-2012: No restrictions have been implemented. 

Finland 2010-2012: No restrictions have been implemented. 

France 2010-2012: No restrictions have been implemented. 

Hungary 2010-2012: No restrictions have been implemented. 

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Luxembourg  2010-2012:  In the waste law of 21  March 2012 there is an import prohibition for 
any  waste  destined  for  recovery  from  non-European  Union  countries.  The  prohibition  applies 
unless the carrier has a special permit for such an import. Such waste imports were prohibited 
already under the waste law of 17 June 1994, which was applicable before the law of 21 March 
2012.  

The  restrictions  and  notification  procedures  for  waste  transports  of  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation (1013/2006/EC) are applied.  

Malta  2010-2011:  The  Environment  Protection  (Control  of  Transboundary  Movement  of  Toxic 
and other Substances) Regulations, 2000 (LN205/00), which entered into force on 17 September 
2000. 

Malta  2012:  Waste Management (Shipments of Waste Regulations), 2011 (Legal Notice 285 of 
2011) which entered into force on 4 November 2011. 

Romania  2010-2012:  According to Article 32 (2) from the Government Ordinance no.195/2005 
on Environmental Protection approved by Law no. 265/2006, the import of waste for recovery 
shall be realized by respecting the specific legal acts approved by the Government, in compliance 
with the Romania’s Accession Treaty. 

Spain 2010: Article 17 of Law Act 10/98 on Wastes, which entered into force on 22.04.98, allows 
Competent Authorities in Spain to restrict the import of wastes for recovery (Annex IV B of Basel 
Convention). 

Spain  2011-2012:  Article  26 (2) of Act 22/2011, of July the 28th, on Wastes  and Contaminates 
Soils, allows Competent Authorities in Spain to restrict the import of wastes when they believe 
they  will  not  be  treated  in  an  ESM.  Additionally  Article  26  (3)  allows  Competent  Authorities  in 
Spain restraint the imports for energy recovery when it implies that their own wastes will then 
go for disposal or must be treated against their waste treatment plans. 

Sweden 2010-2012: References the Swedish Ordinance on Waste (SFS 2011:927). 

United  Kingdom  2010-2012:  No  restrictions  have  been  implemented  according  to  the  reply  to 
this question.  

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3.1.17  Questions  3(f):  Restrictions  of  the  Transit  of  Hazardous 

Waste and Other Wastes 

The transit of waste through the European Community from and to third countries is regulated 
by Articles 47 and 48 of the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). The transit of wastes 
has to be notified and is allowed only with a permit of the Competent Authorities. 

Member  States  have  introduced  the  relevant  restrictions,  referencing  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation.  These  instances  have  not  been  recorded  below,  which  summarises  additional 
information submitted by Member States on relevant legislation and its entry into force. 

Note: Question 3(f) also asks Member States about the specific countries/regions and/or wastes 
which  would  be  covered  by  this  restriction  and  for  any  other  relevant  remarks.  These  replies 
have not been included below, which focuses on the relevant legislation and its entry into force.  

Austria 2010-2012: There are no restrictions in place.  

Cyprus 2010-2012: Cyprus references the following pieces of legislation:  

- Law on Solid and Hazardous Waste Management on December 12, 2002 (No. 215(I)/2002). 

-  A  Law  ratifying  the  amendment  of  the  Basel  Convention  has  been  passed  on  14.4.2000  (No. 
12(III)/2000). 

Estonia 2010-2012: There are no restrictions in place. 

Finland 2010-2012: There are no restrictions in place. 

France 2010-2012: Refers to the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). 

Germany 2010-2012: There are no restrictions in place. 

Hungary 2010-2012: There are no restrictions in place. 

Italy 2010-2012: There are no restrictions in place. 

Malta  2010-2012:  Refers  to  the  Waste  Management  (Shipments  of  Waste  Regulations),  2011 
(Legal Notice 285 of 2011) which entered into force on 4 November 2011. 

Netherlands 2010-2012: There are no restrictions in place. 

Romania 2010-2012: According to Article 32 (4) of the Government Ordinance no.195/2005 on 
Environmental Protection approved by Law 265/2006, the export and transit of any wastes may 
take  place  in  accordance  with  agreements  to  which  Romania  is  a  party  and  with  specific 
legislation in the area.  

In  case  of  export,  the  responsible  operator  must  ensure  that  international  obligations  are 
observed and the consent by the Competent Authority of destination has been obtained. 

Slovenia 2010-2012: There are no restrictions in place. 

Sweden 2010-2012: There are no restrictions in place according to the reply to the question. 

United  Kingdom  2010-2012:  There  are  no  restrictions  in  place  according  to  the  reply  to  the 
question. 

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3.1.18  Question 4(a): Use and Acceptance of the Document Forms 
of  the  Basel  Convention  in  the  Control  of  Transboundary 
Movement of Hazardous and Other Wastes 

In  most  cases  notification  and  movement/accompanying  documents  referred  to  in  the  Waste 
Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC)  Annex  IA  and  IB  (as  amended  by  Council  Regulation  (EC) 
No 1379/2007 amending Annexes IA, IB, VII and VIII of the Waste Shipment Regulation,  for the 
purposes  of  taking  account  of  technical  progress  and  changes  agreed  under  the  Basel 
Convention) are used in the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and other 
wastes. These are largely based on, and in accordance with, the forms of the Basel Convention, 
with minor alterations specific to the European Union regulation. Basel Convention Notification 
and  Movements  document  forms  are  also  accepted  by  all  countries,  at  least  for  Basel  Parties 
outside the European Union. 

Below,  specific  information  submitted  by  Member  States  on  the  use  of  other  document  forms 
than those of the Basel Convention is summarised.  

Austria 2010-2012: In general the EU Notification and Movement document forms are used. For 
non-EU  Countries  the  Basel  Convention  Notification  and  Movements  document  forms  are 
accepted. 

Sweden 2010-2012: EU Forms are used in most cases. Almost all shipments are between Sweden 
and other EU Member States or EES/EFTA countries. 

United  Kingdom  2010-2012:  EC  Notification  and  Movement/Tracking  Forms  used  are  those 
approved  in  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC).These  are  largely  based  on  the 
forms of the Basel Convention, with minor alterations specific to the EU. Basel Convention forms 
are accepted for movements of waste from Basel Parties outside the EU. 

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3.1.19  Question  4(b):  Acceptable  Language(s)  to  receive  the 

Notification and Movement Document Forms 

Austria 2010-2012: English, French, German 

Belgium 2010-2012: Dutch, English, French, German 

Bulgaria 2010-2012: English, Bulgarian 

Cyprus 2010-2012: Greek, English 

Czech Republic 2010-2012: Czech, English, Slovak 

Denmark 2010-2012: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, English 

Estonia 2010-2012: English 

Finland 2010-2012: English, Finnish, Swedish 

France 2010-2012: French, English  

Germany 2010-2012: English (transit), German (import and transit) 

Greece 2010-2012: English, French, Greek 

Hungary 2010-2012: English, Hungarian 

Ireland 2010-2012: English 

Italy 2010-2012: English, French, Italian 

Latvia 2010-2012: English, German, Russian 

Lithuania 2010-2012: Lithuanian, English 

Luxembourg 2010-2012: English, French, German, Luxembourgish 

Malta 2010-2012 2010-2012: English 

Netherlands 2010-2012: Dutch, English, German 

Poland 2010-2012: Polish 

Portugal 2010-2012: Portuguese, Spanish, English, French 

Romania 2011-2012: English, Romanian 

Slovakia 2010-2012: All languages 

Slovenia 2010-2012: English, Slovene 

Spain 2010-2012: English, Spanish 

Sweden 2010-2012: English, Swedish 

United Kingdom 2010-2012: English 

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3.1.20  Question  4(c):  Additional 

in 
addition  to  those  listed  under  Annex  V  (A  and  B)  of  the  Basel 
Convention 

Information  Requirements 

Additional information required under the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC) include: 
waste  classification  in  accordance  with  the  European  Union  legislation,  a  contract  between 
notifier and consignee and information on the financial guarantee or equivalent insurance. 

Additional Information and documentation related to notification are described in Annex II the 
Waste Shipment Regulation. These include, inter-alia: 

 

If  the  waste  is  destined  for  an  interim  recovery  or  disposal  operation,  information 
regarding  all  facilities  where  subsequent  interim  and  non-interim  recovery  or  disposal 
operations are envisaged shall be indicated (Annex II Part 1 No. 5 of the Waste Shipment 
Regulation); 

  Evidence of registration of the carrier(s) regarding waste transports (Annex II Part 1, No. 

 

15 of the Waste Shipment Regulation); and 
If  the  waste  is  destined  for  recovery:  (Annex  II  Part  1  No.  20  of  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation): 

o  The planned method of disposal for the non-recoverable fraction after recovery; 
o  The amount of recovered material in relation to non-recoverable waste; 
o  The estimated value of recovered material; and 
o  The cost of recovery and the cost of disposal of the non-recoverable fraction. 

According to Annex II Part 3 of the Waste Shipment Regulation, any other pertinent information 
may be requested by the Competent Authorities. 

Below, the information submitted by Member States is summarised.  

Austria  2012:  In  specific  cases  additional  information  (e.g.  chemical  analysis,  technical 
description of the treatment plant, information on further treatment in case of notification for 
disposal operations D13, D14, D15, R12 and R130) are required. 

Belgium 2010-2012: Information requirements in addition to those listed under Annex V (A and 
B) of the Basel Convention: those reflected in the provisions of the Waste Shipment Regulation 
(1013/2006/EC). 

Bulgaria  2010-2012:  The  requirements  on  the  information,  to  be  provided  on  notification,  are 
laid down in Article 4 of the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). 

Cyprus 2010-2012: In the case of transit, further information is needed whether there will be a 
need for change of ships in the port, whether the wastes will be unloaded and stored and the 
time between arrival and departure of the wastes in the port of transit. 

Czech Republic 2010-2012: Additional information is required, in particular: waste classification 
in accordance with relevant EU and OECD legislation, contract between notifier and consignee, 
financial  guarantee,  information  on  insurance  against  damage  to  third  parties,  etc.  These 
requirements are specified in the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC) and Government 
Decree No. 374/2008  

Denmark 2010: Information asked for in the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC) Annex 
II part 2. 

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Finland 2010-2012: Waste classification in accordance with the European Community legislation; 
Copy of the contract between notifier and consignee; the contract must fulfil the obligations of 
the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). 

Germany  2010-2012:    If  the  waste  is  destined  for  an  interim  recovery  or  disposal  operation, 
information  regarding  all  facilities  where  subsequent  interim  and  non-interim  recovery  or 
disposal  operations  are  envisaged  shall  be  indicated  (Annex  II  Part  1  No.  5  of  the  Waste 
Shipment Regulation). 

• 

• 

• 
• 
• 
• 

Evidence of registration of the carrier(s) regarding waste transports (Annex II Part 1, 
No. 15 of the Waste Shipment Regulation); 
If the waste is destined for recovery: (Annex II Part 1 No. 20 of the Waste Shipment 
Regulation); 
The planned method of disposal for the non-recoverable fraction after recovery; 
The amount of recovered material in relation to non-recoverable waste; 
The estimated value of recovered material; and 
The cost of recovery and the cost of disposal of the non-recoverable fraction. 

Evidence of a financial guarantee or equivalent insurance for the costs of repatriation (Annex II 
Part 1  No.  24  of  the Waste Shipment  Regulation) and any  other  pertinent  information  may  be 
requested  by  the  Competent  Authorities  according  to  Annex  II  Part  3  of  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation. 

Greece  2010-2012:  Insurance  and/or  financial  guarantee  covering  third  parties  and  the 
restoration of the environment in its former state. 

Latvia 2011-2012:  Information requirements for transboundary movements of waste are set in 
Annex II of the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). 

Malta 2010-2012: The additional information requirements which were asked for in addition to 
those listed under Annex V (A and B) of the Basel Convention were:  

•A copy of the relevant authorisation (license certificates) as well as type and duration of 
the  authorization  of  the  disposal/recovery  facility  under  which  the  latter  operates 
according  to  import  state  law  pursuant  to  Articles  23,  24,  25,  26  and  27  of  Directive 
2008/98/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  19  November  2008  on 
waste  and  repealing  certain  Directives,  as  amended.  The  facility  must  have  adequate 
technical  capacity  for  the  disposal/recovery  of  the  waste  in  question  under  conditions 
presenting no danger to human health or to the environment, 

•Relevant 
transport  companies 
export/transit/import state law to be provided for each of them, where applicable; 

license  certificates  (and/or  authorisation/registration  numbers)  of  all 
to 

transport  of  hazardous  waste  according 

the 

for 

•A financial guarantee or equivalent insurance in favour of the Competent Authority of 
dispatch covering the costs for shipment, including cases referred to in Regulation (EEC) 
No.  1013/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  14  June  2006  on 
shipments of waste; 

•A  contract  between  the  exporter  and  the  consignor  (if  different  to  exporter)  in 
accordance with Regulation (EEC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste. 

Portugal  2010-2012:  Those  reflected  in  the  provisions  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 
(1013/2006/EC). 

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Slovakia 2010-2012: Since 12 July 2007 the transboundary movements of wastes is covered by 
the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC). Additional information that may be requested 
by  the  Competent  Authority  is  given  in  Annex  II,  part  3  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 
(1013/2006/EC). 

Slovenia  2010-2012:  Those  reflected 
(1013/2006/EC), especially: 

in  provisions  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 

-contract between notifier and consignee; it must fulfil the requirements of Regulation (EC) No. 
1013/2006; and 

-financial  guarantee  or  equivalent  insurance  according  to  Article  6  of  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation (1013/2006/EC).  

Spain 2010-2012: Spain applies additional information requirements reflected in the provisions 
of the Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC).  

Sweden  2010-2012:  Financial  guarantee  according  to  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 
(1013/2006/EC), Article 6. 

United  Kingdom  2010-2012:  Notification  form  and  some  additional  information  are  required. 
These  include:  registration  numbers  of  exporter  (notifier),  consignee,  disposal  facility  and 
carriers where applicable,  the waste identification  code (EWC or IWIC), the OECD classification 
(where  applicable),  technology  employed  by  recovery/disposal  facility,  total  number  of 
shipments,  single  or  general  notification,  Customs  Office  of  entry/exit  into/out  of  the  EU, 
number of annexes attached, and whether site is pre-authorised or not. 

Movement  tracking  form:  additional  information  requirements  include:  code  number  of 
recovery/disposal operation and technology employed, waste identification code, and the OECD 
classification  (where  applicable).  In  addition  details  of  the  financial  guarantee  are  required 
although  these  are  not  required  for  the  Environment  Agency  to  make  its  decision  whether  to 
authorise the shipments under the notification. 

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3.1.21  Question  4(d):  Border  Control  of  Export/Import/Transit  of 

Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes is Established 

Regular border controls are performed only at the external borders of the European Union. 

The border control for the purpose of export/import/transit of hazardous wastes is established 
for the following Member States:  Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, 
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, 
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.  

The Harmonized System on customs control of the World Customs Organization is used for the 
following  Member  States:  Austria,  Belgium,  Bulgaria,  Cyprus,  Czech  Republic,  Estonia,  Finland, 
France,  Germany,  Greece,  Hungary,  Ireland,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Malta,  Netherlands,  Poland, 
Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. 

Additional remarks are as follows:  

Austria 2010-2012:  Within the EU area there is no border control anymore. There are controls 
within the country and to the neighbouring non-EU Countries (i.e. Switzerland and Lichtenstein).  
Controls  are  performed  by  police  and  customs  on  a  regular  basis.  Additionally  controls  are 
performed by the Federal Ministry of Environment as part of the TFS-Project of the EU. 

Czech  Republic  2010-2012:  After  accession  of  the  Czech  Republic  to  the  EU  no  regular  border 
controls take place. Only spot checks are carried out.  

Denmark  2010-2012:  Simultaneous  controls  are  arranged  in  co-operation  with  other  EU 
countries. 

Finland 2010-2012: Border control on transboundary movements of wastes is performed by the 
Customs  authorities.  Due  to  the  Common  Market  regulations  in  the  European  Community, 
regular border controls are performed only at the external borders of the European Community. 
Within  the  European  Community  shipments  of  waste  are  controlled  with  random  checks  and 
checks based on risk analysis by the customs authorities and the police. Environment authorities 
work  in  co-operation  with  the  customs,  take  occasionally  part  in  checks  and  give  necessary 
expert advice. 

Greece  2010-2012:  Border  control  for  imports/exports  between  countries  of  the  EU  does  not 
exist.  In  these  cases  only  the  relevant  documentation  (notification  document  and  movement 
document) are checked. 

Hungary 2010-2012: Governmental Decree No. 180/2007 (VII. 3.) - designated customs offices of 
entry into and departure from the Community for shipments of waste entering and leaving the 
Community.  

The  border  station  and  the  customs  agencies  shall  check  the  undamaged  condition  of  the 
identification  marks  and  the  customs  seal  on  the  means  of  transportation,  as  well  as  the 
existence  and  contents  of  the  required  certificates.  In  the  case  of  any  irregularity  in 
transportation  or  the  suspicion  thereof,  the  designated  Competent  Authority  shall  be  notified. 
The Hungarian Customs and Finance Guard shall provide for the holding up of the consignment 
until the Competent Authority takes the necessary measures. 

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Poland  has  designated  customs  offices  of  entry  into  and  departure  from  the  European  Union 
territory. 

Portugal  2010-2012:  Regular  controls  are  performed  only  at  the  external  borders  of  the 
European  Community.  Within  this  area,  shipments  of  waste  are  controlled  at  random  by  the 
environmental authorities, custom and police.  

Romania  2010-2012:  Article  4  from  Government  Decision  no.788/2007  which  sets  some 
measures  for  implementation  of  the  Regulation  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Waste 
Shipment  Regulation  (1013/2006/EC),  specify  the  authorities  responsible  with  over  border 
control. 

Slovakia  2010-2012:  Whenever  possible,  the  code  number  of  the  Harmonized  Commodity 
Description  and  Coding  System  established  by  the  Brussels  Convention  of  14  June  1983  under 
the auspices of the Customs Cooperation Council (Harmonized System) is listed. Border controls 
are concentrated at outer borders of the EU and other border controls are reduced. 

United Kingdom 2010-2012: The use of the Harmonized System on customs control of the World 
Customs Organization is optional for exports and imports from and to the United Kingdom. 

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3.1.22  Question  5:  Measures  Taken  for  the  Reduction  and/or  Elimination  of  the  Amount  of  Hazardous 

Wastes and Other Wastes Generated 

Table 54: Measures Taken by Member States to Reduce/Eliminate the Amount of Waste Generated 

Member 
State 

Measure 

Type of Measure  

Austria 2010-
2012  

Waste avoidance was already a basic principle of the Austrian Waste Management Act 1990. New legislation 
was including the principles of sustainable development was prepared in 2001 and enforced in 2002 (Act on 
sustainable Waste Management: Federal Law Gazette I 2002/102). The national strategy is laid down in the 
Federal Waste Management Plan (latest edition 2011). 

National 
strategies/policies   

Austria 2010-
2012 

Branch  specific  concepts  for  hazardous  waste  management  (including  waste  avoidance)  (based  on  the 
Federal Waste Management Act and the Act on Chemical Substances (Federal Law Gazette I Nr. 53/1997 as 
amended) where drafted by the Federal Ministry. Detailed information is available via the home page.  

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines  

and 

A specific Ordinance on Waste Treatment Obligations was published (Federal Law Gazette II 2004/459) and 
enacted 13 August 2005. The Ordinance on Waste Treatment Obligations defines minimum requirements for 
the collection, storage and treatment of the following waste streams: 

Austria 2010-
2012 

• batteries and accumulators; 

• solvents and wastes containing solvents, waste paints and varnishes; 

• medical wastes involving the risk of injury; 

• residual amalgam; and 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

• PCB-containing electrical equipment and other PCB-containing wastes. 

The  party  obligated  is  the  waste  holder  (original  waste  producer,  waste  collector  or  waste  treatment 
operator). If the waste holder is not authorized or able to treat the waste appropriately, he shall according 
to Section 15 (5) Waste Management Act 2002 hand over the waste to a party authorised to collect or treat 

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State 

Measure 

Type of Measure  

the waste within due time to prevent impairments of the public interest (Section 1 (3) Waste Management 
Act 2002). 
The text of the Ordinance is available online.32 

Quality criteria for Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) are laid down in the Ordinance on Waste Incineration (BGBl. II 
idF. 127/2013). 

Quality  criteria  for  the  use  of  wood  waste  in  chip  board  production  are  laid  down  in  the  Ordinance  on 
Recycling of Wood (BGBl. II 160/2012). 

The  Federal  Act  on  the  Financing  and  Implementation  of  the  Remediation  of  Contaminated  Sites  (ALSAG, 
Federal Law Gazette 289/1989 as amended). The charge is donated for clean-up procedures. 

Several funds for subsidies for environmentally sound treatment/production exist. 

Waste management concepts provided by each company with more than 20 employees. 

Austria 2010-
2012 

Austria 2010-
2012 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

Measures  taken  by 
industries/  waste 
generators  

Belgium 
2010-2012 

Prevention of waste is very important in the European and the Belgian waste policy. Also, the use of certain 
dangerous products is forbidden by European legislation. 

National 
strategies/policies  

Flanders 

Belgium 
2010-2012 

It is an aim of the Flemish policy to protect public and environmental health against damaging influences of 
wastes and to prevent squandering of raw materials and energy by (in the following order of priority):  

  Preventing  and  reducing  waste  production  and  preventing  or  reducing  the  damaging  features  of 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

wastes;  

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  Promotion of waste recycling; and  
  Organising  the  disposal  of  all  the  wastes  which  cannot  be  prevented  or  recycled.  (Article  5  of  the 

Waste Management Decree of 20.04.94). 

Various initiatives which are taken in Flanders to prevent waste  from arising  are given as  examples in  the 
Member State’s reply. Two examples of these are given below:   

Reuse centres: Since 1995, the Flemish Public Waste Agency (OVAM) has helped to set up a network of 31 
reuse centres with 107 shops. They collect reusable furniture, electrical and electronic equipment, toys and 
clothing for free and resell those goods at a low price. Reuse centres collected in 2009 around 8 kg of goods 
to be given a second life per inhabitant per year.  

Ecolizer: In an effort to make eco-design more accessible to the designer, the OVAM developed the Ecolizer, 
a modern tool that is quick and can be easily consulted during the design process. The tool was developed 
for designers or product producing  companies as an introduction to eco-design and life cycle thinking and 
allows  designer  to  assess  the  most  important  environmental  impacts  of  their  products.  The  idea  for  the 
Ecolizer derived from the fact that despite the availability of a lot of academic information and software on 
eco-design, it is rarely applied by Flemish designers or companies. The Ecolizer, which consists of a number 
of cards put together in the form of a fan, brings part of this academic background closer to the designers to 
enable them to integrate environmental criteria in innovative products. The Ecolizer uses the single indicator 
methodology  of  the  eco-indicator  '99  method.  The  lay-out  of  the  original  tables  was  altered  so  that  each 
material  now  has  the  relevant  production,  tooling  and  waste  management  indicators  on  one  card.  The 
Ecolizer features 400 indicators, based on European and Flemish data, and is available in Dutch and English. 

Brussels 

The  ordinance  of  the  Brussels  Government  on  waste  prevention  and  management  of  1991  allows  the 
Government to take measures to prevent or reduce the production of waste and their harmfulness:  

  By encouraging development of cleaner technologies and technologies needing less natural resources; 
  By  encouraging  development  of  products  conceived  in  a  way  that  their  production,  their  use  or 

elimination provokes the minimum on waste; and 

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  By developing appropriate techniques for elimination of hazardous substances in waste. 

The  fourth  waste  prevention  and  management  plan  was  adopted  in  May  2010.  This  plan  confirmed  the 
waste management  hierarchy,  it  gives  priority to  prevention  and  re-use,  followed  by  recycling and energy 
recuperation, and disposal operations coming as a last resort.  

This  plan  is  based  on  general  principles  of  urban  governance:  waste  management  through  public  policies, 
awareness and information of citizens and enterprises and accountability of waste producers. 

Further information on the waste management plan and examples of schemes focused on waste reduction 
are submitted in the Member State’s reply but have not been included here.   

Wallonia  

The Walloon Government’s action plan reflects the wish to reduce the quantity of hazardous waste and the 
degree of hazard represented by waste that are produced.  

In order to reduce the quantity of waste, the Government is introducing a new waste reduction target: The 
“polluter pays” principle and the principle of producer responsibility in accordance with waste management 
plan: 

Lowest priority to landfilling and introduction of landfill tax;  

 
  Highest  priority  to  the  waste  treatment  in  the  form  of  recycling  encouraged  by  regional  authority 

investments and increase in the private undertaking;  

  Adoption of cleaner process techniques by industries, using of resources more effectively and re-using or 

sale of by-products; 

  Adoption  of  more  suitable  consumption  patterns  by  consumers,  for  example,  buying  products  with 

minimal packaging or/and re-use; and 

  Use  of  agreements  as  management  tools  to  promote  the  overall  principle  of  answerability  of  waste 

generators and market orientation in the field of waste and recycling.  

In order to reduce the degree of hazard represented by waste to be landfilled, following suitable treatment 
are used: physical treatment (solidification/ stabilization and dehydration); biological treatment (biological 

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activity); and physico-chemical treatment (de-chlorination; de-chromatisation; and de-cyanurisation). These 
objectives were translated into Government Action Plan and into a decree on waste on 27 June 1996. 

Federal:  Eco-tax:  Since  July  1993  a  national  law  introduced  taxes  on  certain  consuming  products  that  are 
considered to be harmful to the environment (soda packaging, batteries, pesticides, paper etc.) 

Flanders: 

The Member State gives several examples including:  

Eco-efficiency scan program: The program started in 2006. Designed for small and medium-sized enterprises 
(SMEs) the program provided the opportunity to the SME’s to have a free, professional audit concerning the 
use  of  resources  of  the  SME.  In  this  way  the  SMEs  would  have  the  necessary  information  to  reorganise 
themselves, improve their efficiency and thus reduce costs. Now the efficiency scan is provided via a web 
application.33 SMEs  can  register  and  do  a  scan  themselves.  In  this  way  they  discover  how  their  resources 
(materials, energy, working hours) can be optimised to reduce waste, improve efficiency and save costs.  

Further examples were given in Belgium’s reply that have not been included here.  

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

Belgium 
2010-2012 

Brussels  

  The  producer  liability  system  is  a  key  element  of  the  waste  prevention  and  management  plan  of 
Brussels. The plan provides that manufacturers must bear the real and full cost of waste created by their 
products; 

  Brussels has one municipal waste incinerator. Fees for collection and treatment of non-household waste 

(similar to household waste) are variable to encourage sorting and recycling of waste; and 

  Brussels  will  study  different  economic  instruments  to  improve  the  management  of  hazardous  waste: 

positive economic return, private financing, and introduction of a "return brand". 

Belgium 

Packaging prevention plans by packaging companies. 

Measures  taken  by 

33 https://services.ovam.be/ecoscan-extern/views/info/home.seam  

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2010-2012 

Flanders 

Type of Measure  

industries/waste 
generators 

The  environmental  management  plan  (MINA)  2003-2007  which  indicates  the  environmental  policy  of 
Flanders, describes some actions to reduce and/or eliminate generation of hazardous and other wastes:  

  Action  9:  Determine  goals  for  the  prevention,  reuse  and  recycling  of  industrial  waste  that  have  to  be 

tackled first; 

Belgium 
2010-2012 

  Action 10: Reduce the disposal of high calorie waste to a minimum and increase the energy recovery of 

non-recyclable waste to a maximum, with respect for the environment; 

  Action 11: Develop a source-oriented waste policy approach; and 
  Action 12: Obtain the objective of 13% prevention in 2007 of household waste compared with 2000. The 

Others  

aim is to decouple the generation of waste from economic growth. 

MINA 2003-2007 was extended to 2010. 

Wallonia 

  Development of production technology to minimize the production of hazardous waste; and  
  Development of technology to neutralize hazardous waste. 

Bulgaria 
2010-2012 

Measures regarding reduction of the amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes generated are described 
in the National Waste Management Programme 2009-2013 (NWMP). According to NWMP and in compliance 
with the requirements of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 19 November 
2008 on waste and repealing certain directives Bulgaria shall also develop a waste prevention program. 

As  laid  down  in  the  NWMP  the  following  measures  are  taken  on  national  level  towards  reduction  of  the 
amounts of hazardous and other wastes generated:  

National 
strategies/policies 

1. Implementation of requirements for environmental control such as the: 

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 

Implementation  of  the  requirements  of  the  Directive  on  integrated  pollution  prevention  and  control 
(IPPC) by the large industrial enterprises;  

  encouragement of the application of “cleaner” technologies; and 
 

Introduction  of  eco-management  and  audit  schemes  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EC)  No  761/2001 
allowing  voluntary  participation  by  organizations  in  a  Community  eco-management  and  audit  scheme 
(EMAS) and BDS EN ISO 14001 by installations that are potential sources of pollution. 

2. Implementation of “producer responsibility” principle: 

  Encouraging of “life cycle” analysis during the stage of design of the products according to ISO 14 040; 

and 

  The introduction of Regulation (EEC) 92/880 on Community eco-label award scheme. 

Bulgaria 
2010-2012 

  Environmental Protection Act (No 91/25 Sep 2002); 
  Waste Management Act (promulgated in State Gazette No 53, effective 13/07/2012); and 
  Regulation  (EC)  No  1013/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  14  June  2006  on 

shipments of waste in force since July 13, 2007. 

Bulgaria 
2010-2012 

Bulgaria 
2010-2012 

  Product  charge  for  putting  on  the  market  of  packaging  products,  electronic  equipment,  batteries  and 

accumulators, tires and vehicles. 

  Application of “cleaner” technologies; 
 

Introduction  of  environmental  management  systems  by  application  of  EMAS  and  certification 
procedures according to ISO 14000/ ISO 14001;  

  Encouragement  of  “life  cycle”  analysis  during  the  stage  of  design  of  the  products  according  to  ISO  14 

040;  

  Participation in the European eco-label award scheme; and 
  Playing a more important role in the waste management planning on municipal, regional and national 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

Measures  taken  by 
industries/waste 
generators 

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level through industry branch chambers and associations. 

A National Strategy for the Management of Wastes and a Study for the Management of Hazardous Wastes 
have been prepared (October 2002), taking into consideration all the necessary measures for the reduction 
of  the  generation  of  the  amount  of  hazardous  wastes  and  other  wastes,  as  requested  in  the  relevant  EU 
legislation. 

Cyprus  

2010-2012 

The  National  Strategy  for  the  Management  sets  the  basic  principle  of  the  waste  hierarchy  “Generation  of 
waste  shall  be  avoided  whenever  possible,  wastes  shall  be  recovered/  recycled  whenever  possible  and 
wastes shall be disposed of in an environmentally compatible way". 

National 
strategies/policies 

An update of the National Strategy for the Management of Wastes was done in 2009 with the preparation of 
studies  for  integrated  management  of  several  priority  waste  streams  (used  oils,  used  tyres,  agriculture 
waste, and customs waste). 

In terms of National Strategy a Study for Household and similar type Wastes Management and Minimization 
was conducted in 2012. 

Cyprus 

2010-2012 

Cyprus  

2010-2012 

The Waste Law on December 23, 2011 (No. 185(I)/2011), as well as the Integrated Pollution and Prevention 
Control  Law  of  2003  (No.  56(I)/2003)  allow  the  Government  to  take  measures  to  prevent  or  reduce 
production of hazardous waste and others wastes by encouraging of cleaner technologies and technologies 
needing  less  natural  resources  and  developing  appropriate  techniques  for  elimination  of  dangerous 
substances in wastes. 

In accordance with the EU and national legislation the environmental standards and the criteria to reduce 
and eliminate generation of hazardous wastes and other wastes are in elaboration. 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

Actions  have  been  made  to  the  Ministry  of  Finance  using  economic 
environmentally friendly activities or discourage polluting activities. 

instruments  to  encourage 

Every year the Department of Environment gives prizes to the companies introducing the best environment 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

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sound technologies. 

Type of Measure  

The  Department  of  Environment  in  2012  subsidised  22  companies  under  the  voluntary  program 
Environmental Management and Auditing System (EMAS) with the amount of € 98.855. 

Cyprus  

2010-2012 

Economic  and  consumer  pressures  have  moved  industry  to  introduce  methods  of  waste  reduction  on  a 
voluntary basis. Some of the initiatives that are in place include: Environment Management Systems such as 
ISO 14001 standards as well as changes in the products used in the production. These programs improve the 
overall operations of businesses and as a partial result of these efforts; a net reduction in wastes is achieved. 

Measures  taken  by 
industries/  waste 
generators 

Czech 
Republic 
2010-2012  

State  Environmental  Policy  2012-2020;  National  Environmental  Management  Programme;  National  Eco-
labelling Programme; and National Programme of Cleaner Production; Green public procurement; the Czech 
Republic Strategy for Sustainable Development. 

National 
strategies/policies 

  Act on Waste No. 185/2001  as amended; 
  Waste Management Plan of the Czech Republic (Government Decree No. 197/2003  as amended);  
  Regional Waste Management Plans for all 14 regions of the Czech Republic; and 
  National Implementation Plan of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

  Support of waste management projects from the public budget within various programmes; 
  Support from the funds of the European Union within various programmes of the European Commission; 
  Fee for landfill of waste (basic component of fee – for depositing of waste, risk component of fee – for 

depositing of hazardous waste); and 

  Financial reserve for reclamation of landfills. 

Czech 
Republic 
2010-2012 

Czech 
Republic 
2010-2012 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

Measures  taken  by 
industries/  waste 
generators 

Czech 
Republic 
2010-2012 

 
 
 

Implementation of cleaner production projects; 
Implementation of environmental management systems (EMS/EMAS); and 
Implementation of the National Eco-labelling Programme. 

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Voluntary  agreements  between  Ministry  of  the  Environment  of  the  Czech  Republic  and  the  following 
partners: 

  Confederation  of  Industry  of  the  Czech  Republic  and  Czech  Business  Council  for  Sustainable 

Development;  

  Association of Entrepreneurs in Building Industries and Association for Eco-building; 
  Economic Chamber (common section for the environment at the economic chamber); and 
  Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic. 

Others  

The  Government’s  resource  strategy  from  2014  sets  out  the  overall  strategy  for  waste  management  and 
introduces a series of initiatives for treatment of waste.  

The  reduction  and/or  elimination  of  hazardous  waste  is  not  only  based  on  a  separate  strategy  but  is  also 
based  on  bans  and  phasing  out  of  chemicals  which  is  implemented  through  the  national  strategy  of 
chemicals. 

The Member State gave the same reply as the one given for ‘National strategies/policies’. 

The Member State gave the same reply as the one given for ‘National strategies/policies’. 

Czech 
Republic 
2010-2012 

Denmark 
2010-2012  

Denmark 
2010-2012  

Denmark 
2010-2012  

Denmark 
2010-2012 

Environmentally  sound  management,  ISO  and  EMAS  systems  are  widespread  in  industries.  New  initiatives 
are set out in the coming strategy for waste prevention. 

Estonia 

The  environmental  policy  of  the  Estonian  government  has  been  provided  by  the  National  Environmental 
Strategy  (2007)  and  the  National  Environmental  Action  Plan  (2007),  which  also  set  guidelines  for  legal 

National 

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strategies/policies 

and 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

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industries/  waste 
generators 

 
 
Member 
State 

Measure 

2010-2012  

development. National Waste Management Plan (2008). 

Estonia 
2010-2012 

Waste Act, Packaging Act, etc. 

Type of Measure  

strategies/policies 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

In 2008 the Government approved a new National Waste Plan until 2016. This strategic plan determines the 
principles  and  the  objectives  of  the  waste  management  and  the  waste  prevention.  For  each  goal  and 
objective, a policy instrument has been proposed and a responsible body for the implementation has been 
identified.  Finland’s  waste  policy  is  aimed  at  the  waste  prevention  and  decreasing  the  negative  effects  of 
waste on human health and the environment.  

The waste management goals, and the policy instruments that are required for reaching the goals set, are 
described by eight main themes: 

1. Improving the materials efficiency of production and consumption 

Finland 
2010-2012 

2. Promoting recycling 

3. Decreasing hazardous chemicals in waste 

National  strategies/ 
policies 

4. Reducing harmful effects on the climate from waste management 

5. Reducing risks to health and the environment from waste management 

6. Developing and clarifying the organization of waste management 

7. Improving waste management know-how 

8. Managing waste shipments safely 

The  plan  also  suggests  that  industrial  sectors  should  negotiate  sector-specific  agreements  for  promoting 
materials efficiency and, in these agreements, set targets for waste prevention and recycling. The national 
waste  plan  includes  a  separate  national  waste  prevention  program.  A  special  follow-up  program  was 

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developed during year 2010. The effectiveness of the plan was estimated in 2010 and 2013. 

New  regional  waste  plans  are  completed  by  Centres  for  Economic  Development,  Transport  and  the 
Environment either separately covering their own area or in co-operation with other centres covering larger 
areas. Five regional waste plans cover the whole continental Finland. The plans specify measures to be taken 
in the regions in order to carry out and develop the tasks provided for or regulated in or under the Waste 
Act. Plans present data on wastes and the current status of waste management, the developing targets set 
and measures necessary to achieve them.  The Province of Åland prepares its own regional waste plan. 

The  Waste  Act  (646/2011),  which  entered  into  force  on  1  May  2012,  introduces  the  general  obligation  to 
prevent  waste  generation  and  to  reduce  its  quantity  and  harmfulness.  In  order  to  implement  the  general 
obligation,  the  Government  may  issue  general  regulations  concerning  the  production  and  marketing  of 
products.  Such  regulations  have  so  far  been  issued  for  example  on  batteries  and  accumulators,  ozone 
depleting substances, asbestos and impregnated wood. 

The  Environment  Protection  Act  (86/2000)  sets  general  regulations  on  the  licensing  of  industrial  facilities 
including  waste  disposal  and  recovery  plants  and  major  waste-generating  industries.  The  Act  aims  at  the 
reduction  of  the  burden  to  the  environment  caused  by  various  industrial  operations  as  well  as  at  the 
prevention  of  waste  generation  and  reduction  of  their  harmful  effects.  The  Act  replaced  several  previous 
regulations  on  facility  licensing.  According  to  the  Act,  the  environment  permit  shall  contain  necessary 
regulations,  among  other  things,  in  order  to  minimize  the  waste  generated  and  diminish  the  harmful 
properties of wastes. The Act came into force on 1 March 2000. 

Finland 
2010-2012 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

Finland 
2010-2012 

The Waste Tax Act (1126/2010) came into force in 2010. According to the Act, a State tax of €40 per tonne 
shall be paid on waste deposited at landfills before 1 January 2013 and of 50 euros per tonne after 1 January 
2013. Some waste types are exempt from waste tax.  

Some  subsidies  are  awarded  by  the  government  to  projects  aiming  at  environmental  protection.  Among 
waste management projects, in general, the priority is given to those projects which aim at the prevention of 
waste generation and the reduction of hazardousness of wastes. 

Economic 
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2010-2012 

Various industrial establishments and waste generators continuously develop their process technologies e.g. 
in  order  to  eliminate  generation  of  hazardous  and  other  wastes.  In  recent  years  a  number  of  industrial 
establishments  have  also  created  their  own  environmental  management  systems  on  voluntary  basis,  for 
example, in accordance with the European Community Eco-management and Audit Scheme, ISO 14001 or 
branch-specific programmes such as ”Responsible Care” by the chemical industry. In December 2013 there 
were nine EMAS-registered sites in Finland. 

Measures  taken  by 
industries/waste 
generators 

Finland 
2010-2012 

Waste and hazardous waste minimisation are also promoted by: 

Education  and  advisory  services:  it  is  a  legal  obligation  for  the  Finnish  Environmental  administration 
(especially the Finnish Environment Institute and regional Centres for Economic Development, Transport and 
the  Environment)  and  local  authorities  to  provide  advisory  services  on  wastes  to  all  interested  parties 
(industry,  commerce,  households  etc.).  Advisory  services  include  preparation  and  dissemination  of 
information  material  (brochures,  guidebooks,  websites  etc.),  information  campaigns,  on-line  advice,  and 
training  courses.  Advice  is  given  on  all  necessary  issues  related  to  wastes  and  their  management  but  the 
main  focus  nowadays  is  on  preventive  measures.  Advisory  services  are  also  provided  by  regional  waste 
management  organisations,  private  companies,  producer  corporations  and  environmental  NGOs;  and  eco-
labelling, such as Nordic Swan Label and European Union Eco-label, research programmes and R&D projects, 
such  as  the  Environmental  Cluster  Research  Programme  co-financed  by  several  ministries  and  academies 
which  aim  at  seeking new  ways  of  saving the  environment  and  natural  resources  and  at  developing  them 
into  environmentally  friendly  products,  production  technologies  and  infrastructure,  and  various  R&D 
projects financed by the National Technology Agency TEKES.34 

Others 

France  

2010-2012 

Measures related to EU policies 
Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) transposed in French law by the Ordinance of 17th December 2010 
and the Decree of 11th July 2011. 

National 
strategies/policies 

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Local waste prevention programs 

Type of Measure  

All  local  authorities  responsible  for  collecting  and  processing  household  or  similar  waste  should  define  a 
local waste prevention program by 1 January 2012. This program will set targets for reducing waste and will 
contain measures that have to be implemented to achieve them. 

Classified installations for the protection of environment regulation (code de l'environnement) 

Nomenclature  imposing  a  permit  or  declaration  system  depending  on  the  significance  of  the  risks  or 
inconvenience which may be caused. 

The classified installations for the protection of the environment  regulation is a way of applying the waste 
prevention principle. 

Measures related to national policies 

The  Environment  Round  Table  (“Grenelle  de  l'environnement”)  objectives  on  waste  minimization  and 
recycling:  after  the  Grenelle  I  Law  (2009),  the  Grenelle  II  Law  No.  2010-788  from  July  12  2010  introduces 
non-hazardous waste prevention plans that replace household and assimilated waste management plan. The 
objectives are: 

  Develop the re-using; 
  Encourage waste recovery focusing on re-use, recycling and other recoveries; and 
 
Limit incineration and landfilling to waste that cannot be treated differently. 

Transboundary movements of waste  

France  

2010-2012 

Decree  No.  2010  577  from  May  31th  2010  completes  the  ordinance  No.  2009-894  from  July  2009  on 
administrative fines  and  criminal  penalties with  penalties  for  summary  offenses  (code  de  l'environnement 
Articles R 541-83 and following). 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

Waste management 

Grenelle  II  Law  (loi  portant  engagement  national  pour  l'environnement  No.  2010-788  du  17  Juillet  2010) 

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Ordinance of 17 December 2010 and Decree of 11 July 2011 (transposed WFD) Code de l'environnement. 

Waste prevention  

A new scheme which extends producer responsibility for the collection and the treatment of medical waste 
has been established with Decree from July 2011. It aims to define the modalities of the collection process 
and  to  precise  the  obligations  of  the  collectors.  The  cost  of  this  sector  is  the  responsibility  of  the  health 
industry and it is free for the patient. 

France  

2010-2012 

France  

2010-2012 

  Taxes (General tax on polluting activities) on the disposal of hazardous wastes and other wastes. 
 

Incentive  pricing:  Article  46  of  Grenelle  I  Law  states  that  local  authorities  have  to  put  in  place  an 
incentive pricing system of their waste management service by 2014. A variable part will be introduced, 
it may take into account the nature, weight, volume or frequency of collection of waste. 

  Since 2009, ADEME (Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie) has supported some local 
authorities on the implementation of the incentive fee. Feedback of the trial phase could be used in the 
future to facilitate the roll-out of the system. 

  Article 195 of Grenelle II Law introduces the possibility of extending the duration of the trial phase. 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

  Agreement  on  the  phasing  out  of  the  lamp  bulb  and the  promotion  of  low-energy light  bulb,  from  23 

October 2008.35 

  Agreement with the food industry on the reduction and the recycling of packaging waste.36 

Following the Grenelle Environnement and the waste action plan 2009-2012: 

  Agreement  on  the  development  of  biodegradable  waste  plastic  bag  (waste  plastic  bag  composed  of 

Measures  taken  by 
industries/waste 
generators 

organic material and destined to compostable waste collect). 

  Agreement on reuse and disposal of wood creosote. 

35 http://www.legrenelle-environnement.fr/Convention-sur-le-retrait-de-la.html  
36 http://www.legrenelle-environnement.fr/Convention-avec-eco-emballage-les.html  

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Germany 
2010-2012  

Waste minimization week, prevention campaign 

  2009-2012 prevention campaign: focused on simple prevention messages and a TV campaign. 
  Waste  minimisation  week:  created  in  France  in  2006.  Thanks  to  a  French  leadership,  this  became  a 

Others  

European event since 2009. 
More information is available online.37 

Recycling Management Act (1994, amended in 2013) with supplementary regulations, in particular:  

  Sewage Sludge Ordinance (1992, amended in 2012);  
  Waste Oil Ordinance (1987, amended in 20012);  
  Chemicals – Ozone Layer Ordinance (2006, amended in 2013);  
  Ordinance on Bio-wastes (1998; renewed in 2013);  
  Packaging Ordinance (1998, amended in 2010);  
  Ordinance on the management of waste wood (2003, amended in 2012);  
  PCB-waste Ordinance (2000, amended in 2012);  
  Ordinance on Underground Waste Stowage (2002, amended in 2006);  
  Commercial Wastes Ordinance (2002, amended in 2012); 
  Waste Management Plans issued by the Federal States; 
 

Landfill Ordinance (2009, amended in 2013); 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

Federal Emission Control Act (1974, amended in 2013) with supplementary regulations; in particular:  

  Ordinance on Waste Incineration Plants (1990, renewed in 2013); 
  End-of-Life-Vehicle Act (2002) and End-of-Life-Vehicle Ordinance (1997, amended in 2012); 
  Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (2005, amended in 2012); 
  Batteries Act (2009, amended in 2012); and 

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  Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council (EEC) No. 761/2001 of 19 March 2001 allowing 
voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS). 

Environmental aspects are implemented in many German Industrial Standards (DIN). There is a “Manual on 
the Consideration of Environmental Aspects in Standardization and Development of New Products” (2003; 
DIN-Fachbericht 108).  

Germany 
2010-2012  

Many enterprises from different branches of industry and administration participate in the eco-management 
and audit scheme (EMAS) or have achieved an ISO 14001 certification. More information is available from 
the Focal Point.  

Measures  taken  by 
industries/waste 
generators 

The  German  Environment  Label  comprises  more  than  100  different  product  criteria  (e.g.  tires,  copiers, 
paper) and several thousand labelled products. For further information see online.38 

Germany 
2010-2012  

The  German  Federal  Government  adopted  the  National  Sustainability  Strategy  on  17  April  2002.  With  its 
guiding  principle  as  well  as  21  goals  and  indicators  for  sustainable  development  it  points  out  paths  and 
prospects for a viable Germany in the 21st century.  

The  German  government  established  a  Council  for  Sustainable  Development  in  April  2001.  The  Council 
consists  of  15  public  figures.39 There  is  also  a  Framework  Programme  of  the  German  Federal  Ministry  of 
Education and Research (BMBF) on research for sustainable Development.40 
For further information see online.41 

Others  

Greece 2010-
2012 

Based on EU legislation. Care is taken for the prevention and reduction of production of hazardous wastes by 
use of clean technologies and minimization of hazardous characteristics of the waste. In addition, according 
to national legislation on environmental permitting, terms, conditions and preventive measures relating to 

National 
strategies/policies 

38 http://www.blauer-engel.de  
39 http://www.nachhaltigkeitsrat.de/en/the-council/?size=jekmzekqgi  
40 http://www.fona.de/pdf/publikationen/research_for_sustainable_development.pdf  
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the  applied  technology  and  techniques,  shall  be  included  in  the  environmental  permit,  aiming  at  the 
prevention and reduction of environmental impacts. 

National Law 4042/2012 (OJG 24 A), transposing Directive 2008/98/EC, introduces the obligation to establish 
a waste prevention programme, setting out specific objectives, measures and indicators, aiming to break the 
link between economic growth and the environmental impacts associated with the generation of waste.   

Greece 2010-
2012 

  National Law 4014/2011 (OJG 209 A) concerning environmental permitting; and 
  Common  Ministerial  Decision  11014/703/104/20-3-2003,  implementing  Directive  96/61/EC  concerning 
integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) (OJG 332 B), as replaced by Directive 2008/1/EC. 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

Greece 2010-
2012 

Greece 2010-
2012 

Hungary 
2010-2012 

Financial support for the use of clean technologies is given to all parties involved.  

Measures taken according to the legislation and the environmental permits issued. 

The  National  Environmental  Program  contains  19  measures  for  waste  reduction  and  recycling/reuse 
measures, including hazardous wastes.  

The  National  Waste  Management  Plan  (NWMP)  was  accepted  by  the  Hungarian  Parliament  on  November 
2002. This Plan contains the financial and technical measures for implementation till 2008. 

Based on the NWMP the regional environmental authorities have created the regional waste management 
plans for the seven statistical regions. These plans were issued according to the prescriptions, given in the 
Decree of  Ministry  of  Environment  and  Water  No.  15/2003  (XI.  7.).  Municipalities and  companies  are  also 
obliged to prepare similar waste management plans. Regional environmental authorities have to control the 
plans of local municipalities and these plans have to be published in the form of municipal decrees. In order 
to keep the plans of different levels harmonised, the structure and content requirements of these plans are 

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instruments/ 
initiatives 

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laid down in the Governmental Decree No. 126/2003. (VIII. 15.).  

Hungary 
2010-2012 

Unless a legal rule provides otherwise, the producer shall prepare a three-year waste management plan for 
the  prevention  of  the  generation  of  its  hazardous  wastes,  for  the  reduction  of  the  hazard  level  and  the 
quantity of its hazardous wastes, and for the recuperation and disposal thereof. 

Unless a legal rule provides otherwise, the producer of hazardous waste shall draw up a material balance in 
respect of each of its activities resulting in hazardous waste. 

Hungary 
2010-2012 

Companies  having  considerable  influence  on  waste  management  also  have  to  create  individual  waste 
management plans and forward them to the regional environmental authorities. 

Examples include: 

Ireland 2010-
2012  

Local Authority Waste Management Plans (since 1998); 

 
  National Hazardous Waste Management Plan; 
  National Waste Prevention Programme; 
  Preventing and Recycling Waste:  Delivering Change; and 
  National Strategy on Biodegradable Waste. 

Examples include:  

Ireland 2010-
2012 

Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Licensing (since 1994); 

  Waste Management Act 1996, as amended; 
 
  Waste Licensing (since 1997); 
  Packaging Regulations (Since 1997); 
  End-of-Life Vehicle Regulations (Since 2006); 
  Plastic Bag Regulations (Since 2001); 
  The Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001; 

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regulations 
guidelines 

and 

Measures  taken  by 
industries/waste 
generators 

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  The  European  Communities  (Waste  Electrical  and  Electronic  Equipment)  Regulations,  2011  (WEEE 

Regulations); 

  Waste  Management  (Restriction  of  Certain  Hazardous  Substances  in  Electrical  and  Electronic 

Equipment) Regulations, 2005 (as amended); 

  The  Waste  Management  (Batteries  and  Accumulators)  Regulations  (S.I.  No  268  of  2008).  as 
amended by the Waste Management (Batteries and Accumulators) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 
(SI No 556 of 2008); 

  Best  Practice  Guidelines  on  the  Preparation  of  Waste  Management  Plans  for  Construction  & 

Demolition Projects; and 
  Tyre Regulations (since 2008). 

Examples include:  

Ireland 2010-
2012 

  Cleaner Greener Production Programme; 
  European Union Eco-Label Scheme; 
  Green Offer (2011); 
  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Research Programmes; and 
 

ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards. 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

Ireland 2010-
2012 

Individual  measures  taken  by  industries  and  waste  generators  in  accordance  with  Environmental 
Management  Systems  established  under  IPC  and  waste  licenses  issued  by  the  EPA.  These  measures  are 
overseen by the EPA and are reported to public file in annual environmental reports submitted by Integrated 
Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) and Waste Facility licence holders. 

Measures  taken  by 
industries/waste 
generators 

Information, Advice, Awareness Raising, Guidance & Tools 

Ireland 2010-
2012 

Enterprise Ireland (EI) provides a range of environmental supports designed to improve the environmental 
performance of indigenous Irish industry, with a particular focus on SMEs, such as:  

Others  

 

Information and advice on industry environmental issues including waste provided via phone, email or 

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site  visits  and  site  environmental  audits  and  eco-efficiency  assessments  on  waste  and  other 
environmental issues; 

  The online provision of waste information and tools.42   

EI are  also  involved  in  a  series  of  sustainability  studies  designed  to  benchmark  environmental  practices  in 
various  industrial  sectors.  Data  on  waste,  resource  efficiency,  energy  use,  carbon  emissions,  and  other 
relevant information provided by participating companies analysed and included in sectoral benchmarking 
reports.  Environmental  training  and  awareness  on  waste  prevention/minimization  and  management 
through events and Regional Environmental Industrial Seminars. 

Legislative  Decree  No.  152/06,  Article  179,  180  and  181;  Legislative  Decree  No.  151/2005  (Directives 
2002/95/EC, 2002/96/EC, 2003/108/EC). 

National Waste Management Plan, 2006-2012. 

Waste Management Law, Law on Natural Resource tax. 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

National 
strategies/policies 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

Natural resource tax for disposal of hazardous waste, natural resource tax exemption for collection and for 
recovery  of  wastes  from  environmentally  harmful  goods  (used  oils,  oil  filters,  tyres,  batteries  and 
accumulators, waste electric and electronic equipment). 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

Setting up a system for collection and recovery of wastes from environmentally harmful goods (used oils, oil 
filters, tyres, batteries and accumulators, waste electric and electronic equipment or joining such system, if 

Measures  taken  by 
industries/waste 

Italy  

2010-2012 

Latvia  

2010-2012 

Latvia  

2010-2012 

Latvia  

2010-2012 

Latvia  

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it has been recognised by Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development. 

generators 

Lithuania 
2010-2012 

National Strategic Waste  Management  Plan adopted  on 12  April  2002  by  Government Resolution No.  519 
(with last amendments on 1 December 2010 by Government Resolution No. 1746). 

National 
strategies/policies 

 

 

Law on Waste Management adopted on 16 June 1998, No. VIII-787 (with last amendments on 1 June, 
2013); 
Law on the Amendment of the Law on Environmental Pollution Charges, adopted on 13 May 1999, No. 
VIII 1183 (with last amendments on 1 June 2013); 

  Rules  of  Waste  Management  adopted  on  14  July  1999  by  the  Order  No.  217  of  the  Minister  of 

Lithuania 
2010-2012 

 

Environment (with last amendments on 3 May 2011 by the Order No. D1-368); 
Law on Packaging and Packaging Waste Management adopted on 25 September 2001, No. IX-517 (with 
last amendments on 19 October 2013); 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

  Order  of  the  Minister  of  Environment  on  Rules  on  Packaging  and  Packaging  Waste  Management, 

adopted on 27 June 2002, No. 348 (with last amendments on 17 July 2012); and 

  Order of Ministry of Environment, No. 80 "For the rules for issuing, updating, repealing the permissions 
on integrated pollution prevention and control"(27 February, 2002, with last amendments on 1 August, 
2013). 

According to Law on Waste Management, the principle of responsibility of producers and importers and the 
taxation system on this is applied. This principle means that producers and importers are responsible for the 
impact on environment of production and packaging supplied to the internal market during all the life circle 
time  till  the  sound  management  of  waste  related.  There  is  a  tax  deduction  in  this  system  if  tasks  for 
particular waste management and treatment are met. 

Lithuania 
2010-2012 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

Other instruments: Law On Environmental Pollution Charges, adopted on 13 May 1999, No. VIII 1183 (with 
last amendments on 1 June 2013). 

Lithuania 

According to the requirements, set in National Strategic Waste Management Plan adopted on 12 April 2002  Measures  taken  by 

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by Government Resolution No. 519 (with last amendments on 1 December 2010 by Government Resolution 
No.  1746),  the  purpose  of  waste  prevention  is  to  avoid  generation  of  waste,  to  reduce  the  quantities  of 
generated and unused waste, as well as its threat to environment and human health, amount of hazardous 
materials in materials and products. 

The prevention is implemented in the following ways: 

Type of Measure  

industries/waste 
generators 

  By 

introducing 

integrated  product  policies, 

low-waste 
technologies  in  companies  and  organizations,  reduction  of  hazardous  substances  used  in  production, 
manufacture  of  easily  recyclable  products  with  long  life  cycles,  conduct  of  voluntary  environmental 
audits,  introducing  of  environmental  management  systems  and  use  of  life-cycle  principle  for  product 
manufacturing; 

implementing  cleaner  production  and 

  By  drawing  up  and  implementing  plans  aimed  at  saving  of  natural  resources  and  reduction  of  waste, 

implementing the measures provided for in integrated pollution prevention and control permits; 

  By regulating and controlling production, import, trade and use of substances and products; 
  By applying harmonized European standards on core requirements applicable to packaging production; 
  By  rising  public  awareness  of  potential  threats  posed  by  products  and  their  environmental  impact 

throughout the entire life cycle. 

The  National  Strategic  Waste  Management  Plan  states  that  encouraging  and  preparing  for  re-use  of 
products  and  their  parts,  deposit  systems,  ecological  design,  and  other  economic  and  administrative 
measures (criteria of public procurement, quantitative purposes or other tools) should be applied. 

Luxembourg 
2010-2012  

National Waste Management Plan adopted by the Government on 29 January 2010.43  

Obligation for industries and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to establish internal waste management 
plans with the view of reduction and recycling of the waste which they generate. 

Luxembourg 

  Waste law of 21 March 2012; and 

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  Modified law of 10 June 1999 on classified establishments. 

Type of Measure  

regulations 
guidelines 

and 

The "SuperDrecksKëscht fir Betriber", Initiative taken since 1992 by the former Ministry of the Environment 
and the Chamber of Handicraft, recently also supported by the Chambre of Commerce of Luxembourg, with 
the aim to:  

Luxembourg 
2010-2012 

  Advise industries and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in good ecological practice of internal waste 
management  (waste  prevention,  separate  collection  for  recycling,  transparency  of  waste  streams, 
training of staff in waste management); and  

  Give a quality label to the companies with a good waste management practice (quality label certified by 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

ISO 14024). 

Luxembourg 
2010-2012 

Waste  management  specific  to  each  industry/waste  generator  and  in  accordance  with  the  internal  Waste 
Management  Plan,  and/or  waste  management  practice  in  accordance  with  the  "SuperDrecksKëscht  fir 
Betriber" concept. 

Measures  taken  by 
industries/waste 
generators 

Malta  

2010-2012 

Malta  adopted  ‘A  Solid  Waste  Management  Strategy  for  the  Maltese  Islands’  in  October  2001.  This 
document which was prepared with the assistance of European Commission-appointed consultants set out 
the goals, targets and time frames to be achieved over the coming years in waste handling and the provision 
of waste treatment facilities.  This strategy was updated and published in 2008 as “The Waste Management 
Plan 2008-2012”.  In addition to the waste management plan, “The National Waste Management Strategy 
for  the  Maltese  Islands”  was  published  in  2010.    The  latter  strategy  outlined  Government’s  waste 
management policies.   

In addition to the above documents, Malta had also prepared a Biodegradable waste strategy in accordance 
with Article 5 (1) of Directive 1999/31/EC on landfill of waste.  This strategy outlines Malta’s plans on how to 
divert biodegradable municipal solid waste from landfills towards recycling and recovery. 

In  addition,  a  Twinning  Light  Project  MT04EN08TL  entitled  “Hazardous  waste  inventory  and  technical 

National 
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2010-2012 

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assistance in regulatory aspects of hazardous waste management” was implemented. 

In view of the fact that Malta does not have the technical capacity and the necessary facilities, capacity or 
suitable disposal sites in order to dispose of the waste in question in an environmentally sound and efficient 
manner,  the  Competent  Authority  has  requested  most  generators  to  store  their  hazardous  waste  while 
seeking exportation for recovery or disposal in an environmentally sound manner. 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

Most generators of waste store their hazardous waste while seeking exportation for recovery or disposal in 
an environmentally sound manner. 

The  National  Waste  Management  Plan  (NWMP)  2009-2021  contains  a  chapter  on  prevention  (waste 
reduction).The Netherlands has developed and started up many waste prevention activities in recent years. 
Due in part to this, economic growth has become decoupled from the increase in the amount of waste. A 
number of these activities will continue during the coming years, and their effects will therefore continue to 
be felt. In the NWMP 2009-2021 a summary of the activities and instruments is given that will be applied in 
this field during the coming years (chain-orientated waste policy, eco design, sustainable procurement, etc.). 

Eco design, sustainable procurement, producer responsibility. 

See also the NWMP 2009-2021. 

Waste  disposal  tax,  packaging  tax,  Diftar  (differentiated  tariffs  for  household  waste:  households  pay  in 
accordance  with  the  quantity  of  waste  they  produce  or  for  the  number  of  times  waste  is  offered  for 
collection). 

See also the NWMP 2009-2021. 

Measures  taken  by 
industries/waste 
generators 

National 
strategies/policies 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

Measures  taken  by 
industries/waste 

Netherlands 

Appendix  IV  of  the  new  Framework  Directive  on  Waste  (2008/98/EC)  includes  16  examples  of  waste 

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prevention measures. In the NWMP is stated which Dutch activities are related to the various examples. 

generators 

It  is  important  to  realize  that  a  number  of  the  examples  contained  in  the  new  Framework  Directive  were 
already included in activities that were carried out or started up prior to the second NWMP and have already 
provided actual results. 

The reduction of hazards posed by hazardous waste is one of the priorities of the National Environmental 
Policy and waste management plans. The Polish Act of 14 December 2012 on waste (Official Journal of 2013, 
item 21) introduced obligation to prepare waste management plans. The Council of Ministers establishes the 
National Waste Management Plan to be developed by the Minister pertinent to environmental matters in 
agreement  with  the  Minister  pertinent  to  water  management.  The  waste  management  plans  shall  be 
updated at least every 4 years. 

The first such National Waste Management Plan (NWMP) was approved by resolution No. 219 of the Council 
of  Ministers  of  Republic  of  Poland,  of  29  October  2002  (Monitor  Polski  -  Governmental  Official  Journal  of 
2003, No.11, item 159). 

The second “National Waste Management Plan 2010” (NWMP 2010) was approved by resolution No. 233 of 
the Council of Ministers of Republic of Poland, of 29 December 2006 (Monitor Polski - Governmental Official 
Journal  of  2006,  No.90,  item  946).  The  NWMP  2010  covers  waste  generated  domestically,  particularly 
municipal waste, hazardous waste, packaging waste and municipal sewage sludge, as well as waste imported 
into the national territory. 

The objectives and tasks presented in the NWMP 2010 relate to the period 2007  – 2010 and in the 2011-
2018 perspective. 

The  new  National  Waste  Management  Plan2014  was  approved  by  resolution  of  No.  217  of  the  Council  of 
Ministers of Republic of Poland, of 24 December 2010. This new NWMP 2014 updates the provisions of the 
NWMP 2010. The objectives and tasks relate to the period 2011 – 2014 and in the 2015 – 2022 perspective. 

Poland  2010-
2012  

National 
strategies/policies 

Poland  2010-

The Polish Act of 14 December 2012 on waste regulates the issues related to waste management including 
reduction and elimination of generation of hazardous waste and other waste. The Act imposes standards for 

Legislation, 
regulations 

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recovery  and  disposal  of  waste  (in  line  with  the  EU  requirements)  and  defines  system  of  permits  for  the 
generation and further handling of hazardous waste. 

guidelines 

The  following  national  legislation  also  regulates  the  issues  related  to  specific  waste  streams,  including 
hazardous waste: 

  The Act of 11 May 2001 on Economic Operators’ Obligations in the Scope of Managing Certain Types of 

waste and on the Product Charges (Official Journal of 2007 No. 90, item 607, as amended); 

  The Act of 20 January 2005 on recycling of End-of Life Vehicles (Official Journal 2005, No. 25, item 202, 

as amended); 

  The Act of 29 July 2005 of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Official Journal of 2005 No. 180, 

item 1495, as amended); and 

  The Act of 24 April 2009  on batteries  and accumulators (Official Journal of 2009, No. 79, Item 666, as 

amended). 

Poland  2010-
2012 

The  Act  of  11  May  2001  on  Economic  Operators’  Obligations  in  the  Scope  of  Managing  Certain  Types  of 
Waste  and  on  the  Product    Charges  (Official  Journal.  of  2007,  No.  90,  Item  607,  as  amended),  came  into 
force on 1 January 2002. It contains legal and economic instruments (the obligation to recover waste - or pay 
product  charges)  promoting  the  establishment  of  a  system  for  collection  and  recovery  of  certain  types  of 
hazardous  waste  (waste  oils,  discharge  lamps,  batteries  and  accumulators).  The  Act  of  24  April  2009  on 
batteries and accumulators introduces the economic instrument like the product fee levied on the operators 
who  could  not  afford  the  obligation  to  achieve  the  collection  rate  of  portable  waste  batteries  and 
accumulators.  Moreover  in  case  of  waste  automotive  and  industrial  acid  –  lead  accumulators,  collection 
system of this accumulators is regulated by the deposit fee. 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

Portugal 
2010-2012 

According to Article 13 of the national framework law on waste management, Decree-Law No 178/2006, of 5 
September  2006,  republish  on  Decree-Law  No  73/200/2011,  of  17  June  2011,  the  implementation  of  the 
“National  Plan  on  Waste  Management”  should  be  supported  by  sector-based  plans.  In  this  context,  the 
following plans have been prepared, approved and has been implemented: 

National 
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  Strategic  Plan  on  Municipal  Solid  Waste,  concerning  the  period  2007  –  2016,  approved  by  the 

Government and published in February 2007 (Portaria No. 187/2007); 

  Portuguese  Norm  NP  4486  -  Waste  derived  fuels,  framework  for  the  production,  classification  and 

quality management, published in September of 2009 and Waste Derived Fuel Strategy; 

  Strategic Plan on Industrial Waste,  concerning the period 2000-2020, published in December 1999; its 

revision was published in April 2002; 

  National Plan on Industrial Waste Prevention, approved in September 2000, concerning the period 2000 

– 2015; 

  Programme for the Prevention of Urban Waste; and 
  Strategic Plan for Hospital Waste. 

Portugal 
2010-2012 

The Waste Act (Decree-Law No 178/2006 of 5 September 2006, republish on Decree-Law No 73/200/2011) 
introduces  the  general  obligation  to  prevent  waste  generation  and  to  reduce  its  quantity  and  hazard 
potential. There is also specific legislation regarding the environmental sound management of special waste 
flows.  

In order to accomplish the rules that were established in the national framework and specific laws on waste 
management,  the  producer  responsibility  principle  is  being  implemented  by  the  creation  of  integrated 
management  systems  for  special  waste  flows,  ensuring  the  proper  intervention of  the  stakeholders  which 
are involved during the life cycle of the product. 

Portugal 
2010-2012 

  Waste Management Levy; and 
  The European Union Funds, such as LIFE program. 

Portugal 
2010-2012 

  Voluntary  agreement  with  several  industry  sectors  on  environmental  improvement,  namely  on  waste 

management; 

  Constitution of entities responsible for the integrated management of special waste flows, as indicated 

in 5(ii);  and 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

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  Several  enterprises  adopted  their  own  management  systems,  in  accordance  with  ISO  14001  and  the 

European Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and Eco-label. 

Through  the  Government  Decision  No.  1470/2004  was  adopted  the  Waste  Management  National  Plan, 
which is presently in a revision procedure and contain a hazardous waste chapter. 

Romania 
2010-2012 

The National Waste Management Strategy revised this year and adopted by the Government Decision no. 
870/2013  is  promoting  the  principle  of  waste  prevention  which  is  situated  on  the  top  of  waste  hierarchy 
according  to  the  Directive  2008/98/CE.  This  principle  aims  to  reduce  the  amounts  of  waste  generated, 
including hazardous.  

Hazardous  wastes 
and  other  wastes 
generated 

According with the Law 211/2011 on Waste Regime which transpose the Directive No. 2008/98/EC on waste 
and repealing certain Directives, the central authority on environment protection shall elaborate the waste 
management plans and waste prevention programme. 

  The Governmental Decision No. 173/2000 for the management and control of polychlorinated biphenyls 

and other similar compounds; 

  The Governmental Decision no 235/2007 which repealed the Governmental Decision 662/2001 on waste 

oils; 

  The  Governmental  Decision  No.  1132/2008  on  used  batteries  and  accumulators  which  repealed  the 
Governmental  Decision  No.  1057/2001  on  used  batteries  and  accumulators  which  contain  hazardous 
substances; 

  The Governmental Decision No. 349/2005 on the landfill of waste modified by Governmental Decision 

Romania 
2010-2012 

no. 210/2007; 

  The Governmental Decision No. 856/2002 regarding waste lists and inventory of waste (transposition of 

the European Waste Catalogue); 

  The Governmental Decision No.1037/2010 regarding WEEE; 
  The Governmental Decision No.2406/2004 regarding ELV with all further updates; and 
  The Law No. 278/2013 on industrial emission. 

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regulations 
guidelines 

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Slovenia 
2010-2012 

Presently the National Waste Management Plan is in the revision procedure and contains a hazardous waste 
chapter. 

The Environment Fund Administration is financing the environment projects including for hazardous waste 
management  

These  economic  instruments  shall  be  in  relationships  with  provisions  lay  down  in  the  Emergency 
Governmental  Ordinance  No.  196/2005  on  Environmental  Fund  approved  by  Law  No.  105/2006  with  all 
further updates. 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

  Resolution on National Environmental Action Program for period 2005-2012 (2006); 
  Environmental Performance Reviews (1997); 
  Strategic Plan for Slovenia in the Area of Waste Management (1996); 
  Operational plan concerning the disposal of PCB’s and PCT’s for period 2009- 2012 (2009);  
  Operational  plan  concerning  disposal  of  waste  with  the  purpose  of  decreasing  quantities  of 

biodegradable waste for period 2009-2013 (2008); 

  OECD Environmental Performance Reviews Slovenia 2012; and 
  Operational plan for municipal solid waste (2013). 

Measures taken for the reduction and/or elimination of the amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes 
generated are in accordance with EU waste management policies. 

Slovenia 
2010-2012 

Environmental  Protection  Act  (2004)  as  amended  and  from  it  deriving  legislation  on  the  field  of  waste 
management. 

Slovenia 
2010-2012 

Eco-dues for  WEEE, end of life vehicles, old tires, waste disposal; use of lubricating oils and liquids, waste 
packaging  and  other  eco-dues  and  financial  instruments  (e.g.  advantageous  credits  for  environmental 
investments, joint investments into project for reduction of environmental burdens). 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives  

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strategies/policies 

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2010-2012 

ISO; EMAS registration system; ECO-LABELING; - European flower; and awards for achievements on the field 
of protection of the environment and introduction of cleaner technologies. 

In  Spain  the  National  Integrated  Waste  Plan  (PNIR)  2008-2015,  approved  26/12/2008,  is  applicable  which 
contains  measures  for  the  reduction  and/or  elimination  of  the  amount  of  hazardous  wastes  and  other 
wastes generated.  

This document gathers, in an integrated manner, specific chapters for: 

Spain  

2010-2012 

  Municipal wastes; 
  Hazardous wastes; 
  End of life vehicles; 
  End of life tires; 
  Sewage sludge; 
  Construction and demolition wastes; 
  PCB/PCT and PCB/PCT containing equipment; 
  Wastes from accumulators and batteries; 
  Electric and electronic equipment wastes; 
  Wastes from extractive industries (mining activities); 
  Wastes from agricultural plastics; 
  Non-hazardous industrial wastes; and 
  Contaminated soils. 

Type of Measure  

Measures  taken  by 
industries/waste 
generators 

National 
strategies/policies 

Spain  

2010-2012 

Act 22/2011, of July the 28 2011, on Wastes and Contaminated soils is aimed, inter alia, at preventing the 
production  of  wastes  and  encouraging,  in  this  order,  its  prevention,  preparation  for  reuse,  recycling  and 
other forms of recovery, and, if needed, disposal, with the view to protecting the environment and human 
health. To that end, the Government will be able to adapt the established specified waste streams norms to 
the new Act and its new principles. 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

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Industries  and  activities  generating  hazardous  wastes  are  subject  to  administrative  communication  and 
registry.  

The Act expressly promotes that any potentially recyclable or recoverable waste should be destined for that 
purpose and its elimination avoided as far as possible, and if not, disposing in an ESM, seeking the protection 
of human health and the Environment. 

Besides the above mentioned legal or planning instruments, there are other specific economic instruments 
or initiatives already in place, such as: 

 

Landfill taxes for hazardous and non-hazardous wastes in some regions (i.e. Madrid, Cataluña, Murcia, 
Andalucía, Castilla y León); 

  Voluntary agreements with stakeholders; and 
  Promotion of Environmental Management Systems and Schemes (ISO-14000 / EMAS). 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

Voluntary  sectorial  agreements  on  the  management  of  wastes  (mentioned  above);  and  Certification  of 
Environmental Management Systems. 

EU Waste management strategy:  

  Prevention of generation of waste; 
  Reduce content of hazardous material in the waste; 
  Reuse or recovery of material or energy; and 
  Safe and adequate disposal of the waste. 

Spain  

2010-2012 

Spain  

2010-2012 

Sweden 
2010-2012  

Measures  taken  by 
industries/waste 
generators 

National 
strategies/policies 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

Sweden 
2010-2012 

  Producer responsibility of different kinds of waste; 
  Ban on landfill of sorted combustible waste from 1 January 2002; 
  Ban on landfill of organic waste from 1 January 2005; and 
  Ordinance on wastes sent to landfills. 

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  Tax on waste sent to landfill from 1 January 2000; and 
  Tax on household waste to incineration from 1 July 2006. 

Type of Measure  

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

Waste policy is devolved in the UK to the respective administrations. 

England  

The Waste Prevention Programme for England (Waste Prevention Programme for England) was published on 
the 11 December 2013. The Programme sets out the roles and actions for government and others to reduce 
the amount of waste produced in England.  It sets out the aims and priorities, along with actions businesses, 
the wider public sector, civil society and consumers can take to benefit from waste prevention.   

Scotland 

The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 were passed on 9 May 2012 and come into effect on 1 January 2014. 
The regulations make the following provisions: 

UK  

  From  1  January  2014  all  businesses  must  segregate  metals,  plastics,  glass,  paper  &  card  for  separate 

2010-2012  

collection; 

National 
strategies/policies 

  From 1 January 2014 food businesses (except in rural areas) which produce  over 50kg food waste per 

week must present that food waste for separate collection; 

  From  1  January  2016  food  businesses  (except  in  rural  areas)  which  produce  over  5kg  food  waste  per 

week must present that food waste for separate collection; 

  Waste contractors must provide collection and treatment services which deliver high quality recycling 
 
  From  1  January  2014  separately  collected  recyclables  will  be  banned  from  going  to  incineration  or 

Local Authorities must provide a minimum recycling service to householders; 

landfill; and 

  From 1 January 2012 all biodegradable municipal waste will be banned from going to landfill. 

Wales 

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The Welsh Government published “Towards Zero Waste” in 2010. This is the overarching waste strategy for 
Wales. It sets out how Wales will build on the successes achieved through the earlier “Wise About Waste” 
and  describes  a  framework for  resource efficiency  and  waste  management  between  2010  and  2050.    It  is 
accompanied by a suite of sector plans and the Waste Prevention Programme. 

The  Waste  Prevention  Programme  for  Wales  was  published  on  3  December  2013.    It  includes  targets, 
priority  materials  and  sectors,  and  waste  prevention  actions  for  businesses,  Government  and  individuals.  
Reducing hazardous waste is a priority within the programme. 

Northern Ireland 

“The  Northern Ireland  Waste Management  Strategy  2006-2020” available  at  www.doeni.gov.uk,  covers  all 
waste streams and reflects a change of focus away from simply managing waste to preventing waste. The 
aim  is  to  stabilise  waste  generation  through  government  procurement  policies,  site  waste  management 
plans,  National  Education  and  Awareness  Campaigns,  and  waste  prevention  tools  developed  through  a 
Waste Prevention Forum. The next priority in the Strategy is to increase the amount of waste recycled and 
recovered.  Non-statutory targets have been set to: recycle and compost 35% of Household waste by 2010, 
40% by 2015 and 45% by 2020. The Strategy also sets targets for the recycling of 60% of Commercial and 
Industrial waste by 2020.  

A  range  of  policies  and  strategies  exist  at  the  national  and  EU  level  to  help  reduce  and  eliminate  the 
generation of hazardous and other wastes:  

UK  

2010-2012 

  REACH controls for the Registration, Evaluation, Assessment of Chemicals; 
  The  technical  and  regulatory  aspects  of  Council  Directive  99/31/EC  on  the  Landfill  of  Waste  were 
implemented  in England and  Wales  by  the Environmental Permitting  (England  and  Wales) Regulations 
2007 (since superseded by 2010); 

  The  provisions  of  the  Landfill  Directive  and  the  IPPC  Directive  have  combined  to  lead  to  a  significant 

Legislation, 
regulations 
guidelines 

and 

reduction in the number of landfill sites in the UK; 

  Hazardous  Waste  Regulations  were  implemented  on  16  July  2005  to  more  fully  transpose  the  EC's 

Hazardous Waste Directive (91/689/EEC); 

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  The  Producer  Responsibility  Obligations 

(as  amended). 
implemented  part  of  the  EC  Directive  on  Packaging  and  Packaging  Waste  94/62/EC,  in  particular  the 
recovery and recycling targets; 

(Packaging  Waste)  Regulations  1997 

  A revised Packaging Directive 2004/12/EC came into force in February 2004; 
  The  Producer  Responsibility  Obligations  (Packaging  Waste)  Regulations  2007  were  amended  in  March 

2008 to revise existing UK recovery and recycling targets; 

  The GB Regulations, and parallel legislation in Northern Ireland, place obligations on certain businesses 
which place packaging on the market including, in particular, a requirement to carry out target levels of 
packaging waste recovery and recycling each year; 

  The  Packaging  Waste  Recovery  Note  (PRN)  is  an  evidence  note  used  by  obligated  businesses  to 

demonstrate compliance with their recovery and recycling obligations; 

  The  Packaging  (Essential  Requirements)  Regulations  1998  took  full  effect  in  January  1999  and  were 

superseded by revised Regulations in 2003; 

  The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006; 
  The End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003 and ELV (Producer Responsibility) Regulations 2005; and 
  Articles 5 (1) and (2) of Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste require national strategies 
for  the  reduction  of  biodegradable  waste  and  set  targets  to  reduce  the  amount  of  biodegradable 
municipal waste going to landfill. These targets were transposed into UK legislation through the Waste 
and Emissions Trading Act 2003. 

UK  

2010-2012 

The Landfill Tax was introduced in October 1996 as the first UK tax with an explicit environmental objective. 
The  tax  is  consistent  with  the  ‘polluter-pays’  principle  and  is  designed  to  increase  the  price  of  landfill  to 
better reflect its environmental cost, and to promote a more sustainable approach to waste management. 
The standard rate of Landfill Tax was £64 per tonne for 2012-13.  The Government announced that the rate 
of tax will increase by £8 per tonne each year until 2014, by which time it will be £80 per tonne. The rate of 
tax for inert or ‘inactive’ waste remains £2.50 per tonne. 

Economic 
instruments/ 
initiatives 

UK  

WRAP  is  an  independent,  not-for-profit  company  which  delivers  programmes  for  government  and  other 
public sector bodies, acting as an ‘honest broker’ between governments, business and communities. WRAP 

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2010-2012 

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offers  UK  businesses  practical  advice  on  how  to  minimise  waste,  increase  resource  efficiency,  reduce 
environmental impact and save money (converting turnover to profit). Projects commissioned by WRAP over 
the last decade are  expected,  over  their  lifetimes,  to  divert 350  million tonnes  of  waste from landfill,  and 
save  110  million  tonnes  of  greenhouse  gas  emissions.  Over  the  next  decade,  activities  from  WRAP’s  last 
business  plan  are  expected  to  generate  £3  billion  in  additional  sales  for  the  UK  recycling  &  reprocessing 
sector and help businesses, consumers and the public sector save £18 billion. 

England committed to reviewing the case for restrictions on sending particular materials to landfill, including 
looking at textiles and biodegradable waste. In July 2012 Defra issued a call for evidence on restricting wood 
waste to landfill in England. After the replies received were analysed, it was concluded that the time was not 
right  to  introduce  a  restriction  but  Defra  would  continue  to  monitor  the  situation.  Defra  is  focusing  on 
collecting evidence on textiles and biodegradable waste for the time being rather than developing options 
for landfill restrictions. Before bringing forward any proposals on restricting materials, Defra will need to be 
content that restrictions are the best-value way of moving the material up the waste hierarchy and that the 
costs to businesses and the public sector are affordable.     

In  Scotland  there  will  be  a  ban  on  any  metal,  plastic,  glass,  paper,  card  and  food  collected  separately  for 
recycling from going to incineration or landfill from 1 January 2014.  

The  Welsh  Government  is  currently  consulting  on  a  range  of  legislative  measures  to  increase  recycling, 
including the source segregation of specified recyclable/recoverable materials and landfill and energy from 
waste bans for specified recyclable/recoverable materials. 

Type of Measure  

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Others  

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Wastes Subject to Transboundary Movement 

Table 55: Measures Taken by Member States to Reduce/Eliminate the Amount of Waste Subject to Transboundary 
Movement 

Member State 

Measure  

Type of Measure  

Austria  

2010-2012  

Austria  

2010-2012  

Belgium  

2010-2012  

Belgium  

2010-2012 

Bulgaria  

2010-2012  

The  Federal  Waste  Management  Plan  2011  statutes  the  principle  of  self-sufficiency  for 
final  disposal.  Based  on  this  principle  objections  are  raised  in  case  of  exports  for  final 
disposal provided there is a suitable disposal option in Austria. 

National strategies/policies 

Federal Waste Management Plan 2011.44 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

In  the  European  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  provisions  on  self-sufficiency  and 
proximity are fixed. 

National strategies/policies 

The  European  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  applies.  The  export  of  hazardous  waste  to 
non-OECD-countries is forbidden. For shipments within the European Union, the provisions 
on self-sufficiency and proximity are fixed for wastes for disposal. 

General guidance on exports and imports of wastes is contained in the Regulation (EC) No. 
1013/2006 and in the Walloon waste management plan. However, some expectations to 
these rules may be appropriate. The same guidance applies in Flanders and Brussels.  

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

National Waste Management Program 2009-2013. 

National strategies/policies 

44 http://www.bundesabfallwirtschaftsplan.at/  

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Bulgaria  

2010-2012 

Bulgaria  

2010-2012 

Bulgaria  

2010-2012 

Cyprus  

2010-2012 

Cyprus  

2010-2012 

Cyprus  

2010-2012 

Type of Measure  

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

Waste Management Act (promulgated in State Gazette No. 53, effective 13/07/2012). 

The  NWMP  (National  Waste  Management  Programme)  envisages  the  establishment  of  a 
National  centre  for  disposal  of  hazardous  waste,  generated  by  small  and  medium-sized 
waste generators. 

Economic 
instruments/initiatives 

The companies that produce large quantities of hazardous waste shall also construct their 
own  disposal  facilities  in  compliance  with  the  conditioning  plans  and  their  waste 
management  programmes  approved  by  the  regional  inspectorates  of  environment  and 
water. 

Measures 
industries/waste generators 

taken 

by 

The principle of proximity and the principle of  self-sufficiency are taken into account into 
the National Strategy for the Management of Wastes and the Study for the Management 
of  Hazardous  Wastes  (October  2002)  as  requested  also  in  the  relevant  EU  legislation. 
However,  Cyprus  is  not  yet in a  position  to  treat all types  of  hazardous  waste generated 
locally. Therefore, hazardous wastes are still exported either for disposal or for recovery. 

Cypriot  authorities  are  encouraging  every  effort  made  by  the  private  sector  for  the 
development of hazardous wastes disposal and recovery facilities. 

National strategies/policies 

In  accordance  with  the  EU  and  national  legislation  the  environmental  standards  and  the 
criteria to reduce the amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes are in elaboration. 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

Cyprus  does  not  have  the  infrastructure  to  treat  all  types  of  hazardous  waste,  therefore 
several  wastes  are  exported.  However,  economic  and  environmental  pressures  have 
moved industry to introduce methods of waste reduction on an obligatory and voluntary 
basis. Waste generators reduce the amount of hazardous waste generated at the place of 
production  (e.g.  waste  water  treatment  plans,  distillation  techniques,  use  of  non-

Measures 
industries/waste generators 

taken 

by 

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hazardous  raw  materials  etc.).  Some  voluntary  initiatives  that  are  in  place  include 
Environment  Management  Systems  such  as  ISO  14001.  These  programs  improve  the 
overall operations of businesses and as a partial result of these efforts a net reduction in 
wastes is achieved. 

Czech 
2010-2012 

Republic 

See State Environmental Policy 2012-2020. 

National strategies/policies 

Czech 
2010-2012 

Republic 

The “Basel-ban” has been implemented in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 
of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  14  June  2006  on  shipments  of  waste 
(applicable from 12 July 2007). 

Act on Waste No. 185/2001  as last amended by Act No. 154/2010  Waste generated in the 
Czech  Republic  shall  be  preferentially  disposed  of  in  the  Czech  Republic.  Transboundary 
movements  of  waste  to  the  Czech  Republic  for  the  purpose  of  final  disposal  shall  be 
prohibited. Waste generated in the Czech Republic shall be preferentially recovered in the 
Czech  Republic,  unless  it  is  recovered  in  other  EU  Member  States.  In  the  amendment  of 
Act  on  waste  by  Act  No  314/2006    improved  measures  for  combating  illegal  traffic 
(obligations of police, increase of fines, etc.) have been enacted. 

According to the Waste Management Plan of the Czech Republic (Government Decree No. 
197/2003    as  amended)  the  export  of  wastes  for  the  purpose  of  final  disposal  shall  be 
permitted only if there is not sufficient capacity in the Czech Republic for environmentally 
sound disposal of the specific kind of waste. 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

Czech 
2010-2012 

Republic 

Obligatory financial guarantee covering the costs of storage, re-import and disposal, when 
a  transboundary  movement  cannot  be  completed  according  to  the  Regulation  (EC)  No. 
1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of 
waste. 

Economic 
instruments/initiatives 

Denmark  

The  Government’s  resource  strategy  from  2014  sets  out  the  overall  strategy  for  waste  National strategies/policies 

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management and introduces a series of initiatives for treatment of waste.  

The  reduction  and/or  elimination  of  hazardous  waste  is  not  only  based  on  a  separate 
strategy  but  is  also  based  on  bans  and  phasing  out  of  chemicals  which  is  implemented 
through the national strategy of chemicals. 

The  Government’s  resource  strategy  from  2014  sets  out  the  overall  strategy  for  waste 
management and introduces a series of initiatives for treatment of waste.  

The  reduction  and/or  elimination  of  hazardous  waste  is  not  only  based  on  a  separate 
strategy  but  is  also  based  on  bans  and  phasing  out  of  chemicals  which  is  implemented 
through the national strategy of chemicals. 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

The  Government’s  resource  strategy  from  2014  sets  out  the  overall  strategy  for  waste 
management and introduces a series of initiatives for treatment of waste.  

The  reduction  and/or  elimination  of  hazardous  waste  is  not  only  based  on  a  separate 
strategy  but  is  also  based  on  bans  and  phasing  out  of  chemicals  which  is  implemented 
through the national strategy of chemicals. 

Economic 
instruments/initiatives 

The  Government’s  resource  strategy  from  2014  sets  out  the  overall  strategy  for  waste 
management and introduces a series of initiatives for treatment of waste.  

The  reduction  and/or  elimination  of  hazardous  waste  is  not  only  based  on  a  separate 
strategy  but  is  also  based  on  bans  and  phasing  out  of  chemicals  which  is  implemented 
through the national strategy of chemicals. 

Measures 
industries/waste generators 

taken 

by 

The  Government’s  resource  strategy  from  2014  sets  out  the  overall  strategy  for  waste 
management and introduces a series of initiatives for treatment of waste.  

The  reduction  and/or  elimination  of  hazardous  waste  is  not  only  based  on  a  separate 
strategy  but  is  also  based  on  bans  and  phasing  out  of  chemicals  which  is  implemented 

Others  

Denmark  

2010-2012 

Denmark  

2010-2012 

Denmark  

2010-2012 

Denmark  

2010-2012 

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through the national strategy of chemicals. 

integrated  waste  management  approach,  the  National 
In  accordance  with  the 
Environment  Strategy  establishes  the  internationally  accepted  list  of  priorities  for 
improving the waste management system. The hierarchy also forms the principal basis for 
the whole set of legislative documents in the field of waste management: 

Estonia  

2010-2012 

1.Prevention of waste generation; 

2.Minimization of waste amounts and hazards; 

National strategies/policies 

3.Waste  recovery:  direct  re-use-recycling  of  waste  material;  biological  recovery  (e.g. 
Composting); and energy recovery(e.g. incineration); and 

Estonia  

2010-2012 

Finland  

2010-2012 

Finland  

2010-2012 

Finland  

2010-2012 

4. Safe disposal of non-recoverable waste. 

Waste Act, Packaging Act, etc. 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

See reply to Question 5 (Table 54  in Section B of this working document). 

National strategies/policies 

Sections  109  and  110  of  the  Waste  Act  (646/2011)  set  out  the  restrictions  for  certain 
transboundary movements of waste to and from Finland. One of the aims is to reduce the 
amount of transboundary movements of wastes. To achieve this goal, it sets regulations on 
how  the  principles  of  self-sufficiency  and  proximity  are 
in  waste 
management. 

implemented 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

See reply to Question 5 (Table 54  in Section B of this working document). 

Economic 
instruments/initiatives 

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Finland  

2010-2012 

France  

2010-2012 

France  

2010-2012 

France  

2010-2012 

Germany  

2010-2012  

Germany  

2010-2012 

Greece  

2010-2012 

See reply to Question 5 (Table 54  in Section B of this working document). 

According  to  the  Directive  2008/98/EC  and  the  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  on 
shipments  of  waste,  in  the  case  of  movement  of  waste  for  disposal,  the  principles  of 
proximity,  priority  for  recovery  and  self-sufficiency  at  Community  and  national  levels 
should be taken into account. Based on those principles, in France, Competent Authorities 
can object to shipment, in a case by case basis, taking in account local waste management 
plans (every region must have a waste management plan for hazardous wastes; and every 
department must have a waste management plan for household waste) and the principles 
of proximity, priority for recovery and self-sufficiency. 

Type of Measure  

Measures 
industries/waste generators 

taken 

by 

National strategies/policies 

Environment Code (Book 5, Title 4). 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

Taxes (General tax on polluting activities)  on the disposal of hazardous wastes and other 
wastes, including when waste are exported for disposal. 

Economic 
instruments/initiatives 

Implementation  of  the  principle  of  self-sufficiency  when  waste  is  destined  for  disposal 
operations set out in Annex IV A  (D-operations). 10  Federal States have implemented an 
obligation for delivery for certain wastes to public facilities within Germany. 

National strategies/policies 

Implementation  of  the  principle  of  self-sufficiency  pursuant  to  Article  2  of  the  German 
Waste Movement Act. 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

Recycling/reuse/recovery within Greece is promoted; use of wastes for energy production 
(as a last choice, whenever possible) before transboundary movement. 

National strategies/policies 

In  addition,  the  export  of  waste  oils  to  incineration  or  co-incineration  facilities  is 

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prohibited, if the regeneration (R9 operation) within the country is technically feasible. 

National  Law  2939/2001  concerning  alternative  management  of  packaging  and  other 
products and the following issued Presidential Decrees: 

(a) No. 82/2004, for the alternative management of waste oils; 

(b)  No.  117/2004,  for  the  alternative  management  of  waste  electrical  and  electronic 
equipment (WEEE); and 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

Joint  Ministerial  Decision  41624/2057/Ε103/2010  on  Waste  Batteries  and 

(c) 
Accumulators. 

National Law 4042/2012, transposing Directive 2008/98/EC. 

Financial support for the use of clean technologies is given to all parties involved. 

Economic 
instruments/initiatives 

The  National  Waste  Management  Plan  (NWMP)  was  accepted  by  the  Hungarian 
Parliament in November 2002. 

National strategies/policies 

XLIII. Act of year 2000 on the Waste Management. 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

NWMP  contain  the  financial  and  technical  measures  for  establish  new  waste  treatment 
facilities as well till 2008. 

Economic 
instruments/initiatives 

Within the frame of NWMP.  

Measures 
industries/waste generators 

taken 

by 

Greece  

2010-2012 

Greece  

2010-2012 

Hungary  

2010-2012 

Hungary  

2010-2012 

Hungary  

2010-2012 

Hungary  

2010-2012 

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Ireland  

2010-2012 

Ireland  

2010-2012 

The  first  National  Hazardous  Waste  Management  Plan  was  published  in  2001  and  was 
replaced by a second Plan published in 2008. This third Plan is a revision of the second Plan 
and will cover a period of six years from the date of publication (2014 - 2020). 

This revised Plan sets out the priority actions that should be undertaken within the lifetime 
of the Plan in relation to: the prevention of hazardous waste; improved collection rates for 
certain  categories  of  hazardous  waste;  steps  that  are  required  to  improve  Ireland’s  self-
sufficiency  in  hazardous  waste  management  and  the  continued  identification  and 
regulation of legacy issues (e.g. identification, risk assessment and regularisation of historic 
unregulated  waste  disposal  sites).  All  Irish  Environmental  protection  Agency  (EPA) 
Integrated  Pollution  Prevention  and  Control  (IPPC)  licences  have  technical  obligations  to 
eliminate or reduce (where possible) on an ongoing basis the use of dangerous substances 
in manufacturing and also in waste produced by these facilities.  

The  Revised  Waste  Framework  Directive  2008/98/EC  has  been  transposed  through  the 
European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011 (Statutory Instrument No. 126 
of 2011.  

Many provisions within Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC were already enshrined in 
national  primary  legislation  by  the  Waste  Management  Act  1996  and  associated 
Regulations made thereunder. The 2011 Waste Directive Transposition Regulations amend 
provisions  within  the  1996  Waste  Management  Act  as  appropriate  and  also  provide  for 
stand-alone  Regulations  on  aspects  within  Directive  2008/98/EC  not  amenable  for  direct 
incorporation  into  the  Act  by  way  of  specific  amendments.  The  2011  Transposition 
Regulations  also  provide  for  consequential  amendments  to  associated  Regulations 
affected by the transposition. 

Part  IV  of  the  Environmental  Protection  Agency  Act  1992.  Irish  EPA  guidelines  on  the 
content of an Annual Environmental Report (AER).45 

45 http://www.epa.ie/downloads/advice/ 

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National strategies/policies 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

 
 
                                                       
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Measure  

Type of Measure  

The European Union (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 
149  of  2014)  are  designed  to  promote  the  recovery  of  waste  electrical  and  electronic 
equipment.  

European  Union  (Restriction  of  Certain  Hazardous  Substances  in  Electrical  and  Electronic 
Equipment)  Regulations  2012  (S.I.  No.  513  of  2012)  give  effect  to  the  provisions  of 
European  Parliament  and  Council  Directive  2011/65/EU  on  the  restriction  of  the  use  of 
certain  hazardous  substances 
in  electrical  and  electronic  equipment  (EEE).  These 
Regulations  aim  to  improve  the  safety  of  electronic  products  and  prevent  the  release  of 
hazardous substances into the environment.  

European  Communities  (Shipments  of  Hazardous  Waste  exclusively  within  Ireland) 
Regulations, S.I. No. 324 of 2011 - The control of hazardous waste shipments is now fully 
consolidated under the National Transfrontier Shipment Office. 

Ireland  

2010-2012 

Ireland  

2010-2012 

Italy  

2010-2012  

The landfill levy increased from €50 per tonne to €60 per tonne in 2012 and now stands at 
€75 per tonne. 

Economic 
instruments/initiatives 

The  continued  implementation  of  existing  statutory  Producer  Responsibility  Initiatives 
(such  as  Waste  Electrical  &  Electronic  Equipment  (WEEE)/Restriction  of  Hazardous 
Substances (RoHS), batteries, packaging essential requirements, solvents, deco-paints, the 
Registration,  Evaluation,  Authorisation  and  Restriction  of  Chemicals  (REACH)  and  end-of-
life  vehicles)  has  reduced  the  hazardous  components  of  specified  products  and  assisted 
with the collection/reduction of hazardous waste. 

Measures 
industries/waste generators 

taken 

by 

Legislative  Decree  No.  152/06,  Artt.179,  180  and  181;  Legislative  Decree  No  151/2005 
(Directives 2002/95/EC, 2002/96/EC, 2003/108/EC). 

National strategies/policies 

Latvia  

National Waste Management Plan 2006.-2012. 

National strategies/policies 

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Latvia  

2010-2012 

Lithuania  

2010-2012 

Lithuania  

2010-2012 

It is stated in Waste Management Law (Section  5, Part 1) that when organising, planning 
and carrying out waste management activities, state and municipal institutions, and waste 
management companies have to give the highest priority to waste prevention activities. 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

National Strategic Waste Management Plan, adopted on 12 April 2002 by the Government 
Resolution  No.  519  (with  last  amendments  on  1  December  2010  by  the  Government 
Resolution No. 1746). 

National strategies/policies 

Law on Waste Management adopted on 1 July 2002 No. IX-1004 (with last amendments on 
1 June 2013). 

Law On Environmental Pollution Charges, adopted on 13 May 1999, No. VIII 1183(with last 
amendments on 1 June 2013). 

Law on Packaging and Packaging Waste Management adopted on 25 September 2001, No. 
IX-517 (with last amendments on 19 October 2013). 

Order  of  the  Minister  of  Environment  on  Rules  on  Packaging  and  Packaging  Waste 
Management, adopted on 27 June 2002, No. 348 (with last amendments on 17 July 2012). 

The Order of Ministry of Environment No. 80 "For the rules for issuing, updating, repealing 
the permissions  on integrated  pollution  prevention  and  control"(27  February,  2002,  with 
last amendments 1 August, 2013) 

Order  of  the  Minister  of  Environment  December  30,  2005  No.  D1-663(with  latest 
amendments December,  2011) on  calculation and  adjustment of the amount of financial 
guarantee or equivalent insurance according to the Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the 
European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  on  Shipments  of  Waste  of  14  June  2006  and 
submission and withdrawal of Guarantee or Insurance documents. 

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Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

 
 
Member State 

Measure  

Type of Measure  

According to Law on Waste Management, the principle of responsibility of producers and 
importers and the taxation system on this are applied. This principle means that producers 
and importers are responsible for the impact on environment of production and packaging 
supplied  to  the  internal  market  during  all  the  life  cycle  until  the  sound  management  of 
waste  related.  There  is  a  tax  deduction  in  this  system  if  tasks  for  particular  waste 
management  and  treatment  are  met  and,  among  other  conditions,  these  wastes  are 
treated in EU economy zone. 

The  person  who  is  in  charge  of  waste  shipment  has  to  establish  a  financial  guarantee  or 
equivalent 
insurance  to  ensure  the  proper  arrangement  of  waste  shipment  and 
environmentally sound management of shipped waste. 

Other  instruments:  Law  On  Environmental  Pollution  Charges,  adopted  on  13  May  1999, 
No. VIII 1183 (with last amendments on 1 June 2013). 

Economic 
instruments/initiatives 

See reply to Question 5 (Table 54  in Section B of this working document). 

Measures 
industries/waste generators 

taken 

by 

See reply to Question 5 (Table 54  in Section B of this working document). 

National strategies/policies 

See reply to Question 5 (Table 54  in Section B of this working document). 

See reply to Question 5 (Table 54  in Section B of this working document). 

See reply to Question 5 (Table 54  in Section B of this working document). 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

Economic 
instruments/initiatives 

Measures 
industries/waste generators 

taken 

by 

Lithuania  

2010-2012 

Lithuania  

2010-2012 

Luxembourg 
2010-2012  

Luxembourg 
2010-2012 

Luxembourg 
2010-2012 

Luxembourg 
2010-2012 

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Malta  

2010-2012 

Netherlands 
2010-2012  

Poland  

2010-2012 

Poland  

2010-2012 

Poland  

2010-2012 

Portugal  

2010-2012 

Portugal  

2010-2012 

Such measures are included in Section 5.2 of the National Waste Strategy 2010 and Section 
3.4 of the Waste Management Plan 2008-2012. 

National strategies/policies 

The  National  Waste  Policy  Plan  2009-2021  contains  in  the  general  part  a  framework  to 
check the transboundary movement of waste against the policy. The plan does not contain 
measures to reduce the amount of waste that is subject to transboundary movement.  

National strategies/policies 

Principle  of  self-sufficiency  and  proximity  applies  to  all  shipments  of  waste  destined  for 
final disposal (Annex IV A of the Basel Convention). 

National strategies/policies 

Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 
2006 on shipments of waste. 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

Programme of priorities of president COP (Conference of the Parties)12:   

  To encourage early entrance into force of Ban Amendment by activating CEE region; 
  To facilitate the adoption of technical guidelines on e-waste at COP12; and 
  To keep close contact with Open-Ended Working Group (monitoring of the progress of 

Others  

preparations for COP12). 

The  Strategies  referred  to  in  5(i)  take  the  principles  of  proximity  and  self-sufficiency  at 
national level into account.  

Regarding special waste flows, several integrated management systems are in operation, 
as described in 5(ii). 

National strategies/policies 

  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  entered 

into to force in 12 July 2007; 

  Decree-Law No. 3/2004 of 3 of January 2004 establishes the legal regime for licensing 
Centres for Integrated Treatment Recovery and Disposal Hazardous Wastes (CIRVER); 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

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Type of Measure  

  Ordinance No. 172/2009 of 17 February of 2009 establishes procedures to be adopted 
in  the  classification,  characterization,  transportation,  treatment  and  recovery 
operations and disposal of waste to be carried out in CIRVER, giving compliance with 
the  provisions  of  paragraph  1  of  Article  22  of  Decree-Law  No.  178/2006  of  5 
September. 

Portugal  

2010-2012 

Romania  

2010-2012 

Romania  

2010-2012 

European Union Funds, such POVT and PRIME.  

Economic 
instruments/initiatives: 

Through  the  Government  Decision  No.  1470/2004  was  adopted  the  Waste  Management 
National  Plan,  which  is  presently  in  a  revision  procedure  and  contain  a  hazardous  waste 
chapter. 

The  National  Waste  Management  Strategy  revised  this  year  and  adopted  by  the 
Government Decision No. 870/2013 is promoting the principle of waste prevention which 
is  situated  on  the  top  of  waste  hierarchy  according  to  the  Directive  2008/98/CE.  This 
principle  aims  to  reduce  the  amounts  of  waste  generated,  including  hazardous.  In 
accordance with Article 22 (1) of the Law No. 211/2011 1, waste producers shall treat the 
waste  taking  into  account  the  waste  hierarchy  and  protection  of  human  health  and 
environment. 

  The  Governmental  Decision  No.  173/2000  for  the  management  and  control  of 
polychlorinated biphenyls and other similar compounds with all further updates; 
  The Governmental Decision No 235/2007 which repealed the Governmental Decision 

662/2001 on waste oils; 

  The Governmental Decision No. 1132/2008  on used batteries and accumulators which 
  on  used  batteries  and 

repealed  the  Governmental  Decision  No.  1057/2001 
accumulators which contains hazardous substances; 

  The  Governmental  Decision  No.  349/2005  on  landfilling  of  waste  modified  by 

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National strategies/policies 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

 
 
Member State 

Measure  

Type of Measure  

Governmental Decision No. 210/2007; 

  The Governmental Decision No. 856/2002 regarding waste lists and inventory of waste 

(transposition of the European Waste Catalogue); 

  The Governmental Decision No. 1037/2010   regarding WEEE; 
  The Governmental Decision No. 2406/2004 regarding ELV with all further updates; and 
  The Law no. 278/2013 on industrial emission. 

Currently  the  National  Waste  Management  Plan  is  in  revision  procedure  and  contains  a 
hazardous waste chapter. 

The Environment Fund Administration is financing the environment projects including for 
hazardous waste management  

National strategies/policies 

These  economic  instruments  shall  be  in  relationships  with  provisions  lay  down  in  the 
Emergency  Governmental  Ordinance  No.  196/2005  on  Environmental  Fund  approved  by 
Law No. 105/2006 with all further updates. 

The Waste Management Programme of the Slovak Republic for 2011 - 2015 (WMP 2011-
2015) approved by the Slovak Government includes the following specific measures: 

  To ensure that each transboundary shipment/import of waste (according to Annex III, 
IIIA and IIIB to Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council on shipments of waste) for incinerators, which are waste recovery installation, 
shall be subjected to the procedure of prior written notification and consent according 
to Title II of the Regulation; and 
In accordance with the Regulation and having regard to reducing the risk of shipping of 
hazardous waste for reasons of health protection and environment protection and in 
accordance with the Basel Convention, to allow the shipment or export of hazardous 
waste for recovery only in reasoned cases. 

 

National strategies/policies 

Romania 

2010-2012 

Slovakia  

2010-2012 

Slovakia  

See reply to Question 5 (Table 54  in Section B of this working document). 

Legislation, 

regulations  and 

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Slovakia  

2010-2012 

Slovakia  

2010-2012 

  A fee for landfilling of wastes; 
  Fees paid to Recycling Fund will be used for waste recovery, waste separate collection, 

 

etc.; 
Local fees paid to the municipalities for collection, transport and disposal of municipal 
waste and construction waste (generators of municipal waste pay local fees); and 
  Financial  guarantee  covering  the  costs  of  re-import  and  disposal,  in  case  when 

transboundary movement cannot be completed. 

Certain  hazardous  wastes  are  managed  only  by  authorized  persons.  An  authorization 
means  granting  consent  to  an  entrepreneur  to  perform 
following  operations 
(recovery/disposal): a) to handle spent batteries and accumulators, b) to handle waste oils, 
c)  to  handle  end-of  life  vehicles,  d)  to  handle  electric  and  electronic  wastes.  Above 
mentioned operations - under conditions laid down by the Act No. 223/2001 - may only be 
performed by an entrepreneur authorized by the Ministry, unless stipulated otherwise by 
this Act. The Ministry may grant authorization for each operation individually or for several 
operations jointly. 

Measures taken by industries/waste generation are as follows:   

  Establishment of new technologies - a cleaner production; 
 
Implementation of cleaner production projects; and 
  Establishment and implementation of EMS/EMAS. 

Type of Measure  

guidelines 

Economic 
instruments/initiatives 

Measures 
industries/waste generators 

taken 

by 

Slovenia  

2010-2012 

National Environmental Action Program 2005-2012: The principles of Basel Convention and 
EU legislation are taken into account in all cases of export, import and transit of hazardous 
wastes. 

In  the  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  provisions  for  self-sufficiency  and  proximity  are 
fixed. 

National strategies/policies 

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Slovenia  

2010-2012 

The Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 applies. Ban amendment (Decision III/1) was ratified in 
2004. For the shipments within the EU, the provisions for self-sufficiency and proximity are 
fixed for the wastes for disposal. 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

National policy relies on: 

 

 

 

Implementation  of  the  "principle  of  self-sufficiency"  in  the  elimination  of  wastes 
generated in Spain, wherever possible; 
Implementation  of  the  "principle  of  proximity"  in  the  treatment  of  wastes,  which 
implies  that  the  wastes  must  be  treated  (especially  hazardous  wastes)  at  the  closest 
point to their production to minimize movement; 
Implementation  of  decision  III/2  of  the  Basel  Convention  on  the  prohibition  of  the 
export of hazardous wastes to non-member countries of OECD (in the case of wastes 
intended for elimination, the restriction applies to countries that are not members of 
EFTA); and 

  Strategies, laws and other instruments mentioned in Reduction and/or Elimination of 

Hazardous Waste Generation. 

National strategies/policies 

Article  9  of  Act  22/2011,  of  July  the  28,  on  Wastes  and  Contaminates  Soils  covers  the 
"principle of self-sufficiency" and the "principle of proximity". 

Slovenia 2010-2012 

Swedish  Waste  plan  2012-2017  sets  out  a  number  of  priority  areas  where  measures  are 
needed. Among those priority areas are preventing illegal export of waste through better 
supervision and inspections. 

National strategies/policies 

Ban on transport of wastes to non-OECD countries. 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

Spain  

2010-2012  

Spain  

2010-2012 

Sweden  

2010-2012  

Sweden  

2010-2012  

UK  

The  UK  Plan  for  Shipment  of  Waste  (2012)  generally  prohibits  the  export  and  import  of  National strategies/policies 

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2010-2012  

waste for disposal, and most imports, in keeping with the principles of self-sufficiency and 
proximity whereby waste should be disposed of in, or as close as possible to, the country 
of origin.  

This  Plan,  which  originally  entered  into  force  on  9  August  2007,  sets  out  Government 
policy on shipments of waste for disposal to and from the United Kingdom. It replaces the 
existing UK Management Plan for Exports and Imports of Waste (published in 1996).  

Any  shipment  of  waste  for  which  notification  is  required  under  Regulation  (EC)  No. 
1013/2006 on shipments of waste (the Community Regulation) is subject to this Plan. 

The  Transfrontier  Shipments  of  Waste  Regulations  2007  ensure  full  implementation  and 
enforcement  of  the  revised  Waste  Shipments  Regulation  (EC  1013/2006),  which  was 
adopted  in  the  European  Union  in  June  2006  and  which  makes  provision  for  the 
supervision  and  control  of  shipments  of  waste  within,  into  and  out  of  the  European 
Community. 

The UK Plan for Shipment of Waste (2012) has been prepared to meet the requirement of 
regulation  11  of  the  Transfrontier  Shipments  of  Waste  Regulations,  which  requires  the 
Secretary of State to prepare a waste management plan containing his policies in relation 
to the shipment of waste for disposal into and out of the UK 

The Plan takes into account the UK’s obligations under international, EC and national law, 
particularly under the UN Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements 
of  Hazardous  Waste  and  their  Disposal  (the  Basel  Convention)  and  the  Community 
Regulation, which implements the Basel Convention within the European Community. 

Anyone  shipping  waste  must  ensure  that  they  are  doing  so  in  compliance  with  the 
Community  Regulation,  the  Transfrontier  Shipments  of  Waste  Regulations  2007  and  this 
Plan. 

UK  

2010-2012 

Legislation, 
guidelines 

regulations  and 

UK  

The  application  of  the  Landfill  tax  has  encouraged  a  move  away  from  landfill  and  the 
provision  of  alternative  facilities  for  the  management  of  waste.  This  has  also  led  waste 

Economic 

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Type of Measure  

instruments/initiatives 

Measures 
industries/waste generators 

taken 

by 

Member State 

Measure  

2010-2012 

UK  

2010-2012 

UK  

2010-2012 

generators  to  seek  to  reduce  waste  at  source.  The  Government  sponsored  Waste 
Infrastructure Programme has sponsored  the development of new technologies in waste 
management  which  has  helped  to  allow  the  development  of  new  approaches  to  waste 
management.  

These  policies  and  programmes  have  helped  the  UK  treat  its  own  waste  which  in  turn 
should reduce reliance on transboundary movement. 

The  waste  management  industry  and  waste  generators  have  taken  steps  to  develop 
infrastructure for the environmentally sound management of hazardous waste within the 
UK.  In  addition  the  HazRed  project  was  a  three-year  European  project  2004-2007  co-
funded  by  the  EU Life  Environment  programme,  which aimed  to  help small  and  medium 
sized enterprises (SMEs) prevent and reduce their production of hazardous wastes, saving 
them money in the process, and thus helping to lead to reductions of hazardous wastes. 
Although  now  closed,  the  results  are  still  available  and  provide  a  useful  resource  of 
information for regulators and industry. 

The  work  of  the  Waste  Resources  Action  Programme  (WRAP)  mentioned  above  has 
encouraged  the  provision  of  recycling  infrastructure  and  markets  in  the  UK  which  has 
reduced the reliance and need for the transboundary movement of waste out of the UK for 
recovery. 

Others  

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3.1.24  Question  7:  Information  on  the  Effects  of  the  Generation,  Transportation  and  Disposal  of 
Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes on Human Health and the Environment or Information on where 
this could be found 

Table 56: Information from Member States on the Effects of Waste on Human Health and the Environment  

Member 
State 

Austria 2010-
2012 

Information  

No specific information is available. General information can be obtained from the Federal Environment Agency website.46  

Brussels  

In  the  4th  Waste  Prevention  and  Management  Plan,  a  chapter  is  dedicated  on  the  impact  on  human  health  of  the 
elimination/valorisation of the waste (incineration, biological degradation, recycling, and transport), with special emphasis on the 
effects of hazardous waste in general and of PCB-containing waste and asbestos waste in particular. 

Belgium 
2010-2012  

The interface health-environment keeps up to date the information available on illness, their symptoms and possible links with the 
environment, direct or indirect exposure to wastes and toxic substances (i.e. saturnism, lung diseases, micronutrient deficiencies, 
fertility problems etc.).47 

Statistical  results  concerning  heavy  metal  intoxication,  endocrine  disturbance,  fetal  disease,  chemical  effects  on  the  respiratory 
apparatus are only available with formal permission. A report concerning PCB related topics was published entitled, “PCB’s, a model 
for thinking and action.”  
Information concerning the ‘green ambulance’ is available online.48 

Bulgaria 
2010-2012  

This kind of information can be obtained from:  
Executive Environment Agency49 

46 http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/umweltsituation  
47 http://www.ibgebim.be.  
48 http://www.ibgebim.be.  

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Information  

Waste Monitoring Department 

136, "Tsar Boris III" Blvd., Sofia 1618;  

E-mail: ncesd@eea.government.bg;  

Tel.: (+3592) 955 90 11, (+3592) 940 64 15;  

Fax: (+3592) 955 90 15 

Cyprus  

2010-2012  

Czech 
Republic 
2010-2012 

Denmark 
2010-2012  

Estonia 
2010-2012  

Information is not readily available. Further information can be obtained from the Focal Point. 

There are no special statistics on the effects of hazardous wastes and other wastes on human health and the environment. 

Contact information:  National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 48, CZ-10042 Prague 10. 

The Danish policy is based on prevention of exposure and the use of limit values. 

Among other things, the policy is based on risk assessments on chemicals and material stream analysis.  

The mass flow analysis on numerous substances can be found on the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) homepage but 
unfortunately most of them are in Danish but all of them will have an English summary.50 

National Waste Management Plan, Yearly statistics, Health Care Waste Management Strategy. Statistics are available online.51 

Finland 

The requirements for the monitoring of e.g. the emissions and effects of industrial facilities (including waste disposal and recovery 

49 http://eea.government.bg/  
50 www.mst/homepage.dk  
51 https://jats.keskkonnainfo.ee/main.php?page=content&content=overviews and http://www.keskkonnainfo.ee/main/index.php/en/publications/publication  

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facilities) are specified case-by-case in the environmental permits granted for such facilities. With regard to landfills, for example, 
the  monitoring  shall  include  at  least  monitoring  of  quantity  and  quality  of  landfill  water  and  surface  water,  quality  and  level  of 
groundwater, and accumulation and migration of landfill gas. The monitoring reports are provided to the supervisory authorities. 

There are no specific national statistics etc. available on the effects of hazardous wastes on human health and the environment. 
However,  in  the  Finnish  environmental  administration,  there  are  some  40  national  environmental  monitoring  programmes  in 
operation  concerning,  for  example,  emissions  and  discharges  to  the  environment,  state  of  the  environment  (air,  water  courses, 
groundwater,  and  soil),  generation  and  management  of  wastes  and  hazardous  wastes,  use  of  chemicals,  natural  resources,  and 
biodiversity. The health of the Finnish population is also regularly monitored by the health authorities.52  

No information available.  

There is a great variety of environmental monitoring in Germany which covers all environmental media (air, soil, sea, inland waters) 
and  many  different  types  of  monitoring  (e.g.  Environmental  Specimen  Bank,  integrated  environmental  monitoring,  population 
studies,  etc.).  There  is  also  a  huge  amount  of  waste  analysis  data  which  have  been  collected  in  a  waste  analysis  database 
(www.abanda.org).  

Data about all environmental issues are published in “Data on the environment” which is available in German (ISBN 3-503-09057-6) 
and English. 

No information available. 

On  the  basis  of  the  material  balance  and  other  documents,  waste  producers/holders  (with  exception  of  waste  carriers)  and 
treatment facilities shall submit a quarterly and annual report, to the regional environmental protection authority.   

The  quarterly  and  annual  reports  are  collected  and  registered  in  the  database  which  is  operated  by  the  Ministry  of  Rural 

Member 
State 

2010-2012  

France  

2010-2012  

Germany 
2010-2012  

Greece 2010-
2012  

Hungary 
2010-2012  

52 www.thl.fi  

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Information  

Development.  

All information on waste generation, transportation and disposal of hazardous and other wastes can be found via the Hungarian 
Focal Point and competent authority. 

Italy  

2010-2012  

No information available.  

  Report of the Investigation into the Presence and Influence of Lead in the Silvermines Area of County Tipperary. Department of 

Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, 2000;53 

Ireland 2010-
2012  

  National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2008-2012;54 
  Final Report of Expert Group for Silvermines, Co. Tipperary: Lead and Other Relevant Metals (2002);55 
  Report of  the Investigation into the presence of Lead and Other Heavy Metals in the Tynagh Mines Area; 56 and  
 

Irish  Environmental  Protection  Agency  (EPA)  Environmental  Research  Technological  Development  and  Innovation  (ERTDI) 
Research programme. Methodology for the assessment of hazardous waste disposal sites.57 

Latvia  

2010-2012  

Lithuania 

For further information, documents and reports see online.58 

There were no such studies carried out in 2010-2012. 

The Law on the Assessment of the Impact of Proposed Economic Activities on the Environment adopted on 15 August 1996, No. I-
1495  (with  last  amendments  on  16  July  2013)  establish  provisions  on  the  process  of  the  assessment  of  the  impact  on  the 

53 www.agriculture.gov.ie  
54 www.epa.ie  
55 Ibid. 
56 Ibid. 
57 http://www.epa.ie/downloads/pubs/research/waste/EPA/hazardous_waste_sites ERDT116synthesis.pdf  
58 www.epa.ie  

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2010-2012  

Luxembourg 
2010-2012  

Malta  

2010-2012  

Poland  2010-
2012  

Information  

environment  for  planned  economic  activities  and  the  relations  among  participants  in  this  process.  The  purpose  of  the  Law  is  to 
harmonize  the  regulation  of  the  process  of  the  environmental  impact  assessment  of  proposed  economic  activities  with  the 
European Union legal acts. 

The purposes of the environmental impact assessment shall be to:  

1) Determine,  describe  and evaluate  any  potential  direct  and indirect  impact  of  a  planned  economic  activity  upon  public  health, 
flora  and  fauna,  soil,  surface  and  subsurface  of  the  Earth,  air,  water,  climate,  landscape  and  biodiversity,  material  values, 
immovable cultural values heritage and interaction among the aforesaid components of the environment; 

2)  Reduce  or  avoid  the  negative  effects  of  the  proposed  economic  activity  on  public  health  and  other  components  of  the 
environment referred to in item 1) above; and 

3) Determine whether a planned economic activity is permissible in the chosen location given the nature and environmental impact 
of the proposed economic activity. 

Information can be found online.59 

No information available.  

The  programme  of  environment  and  health  actions  in  Poland  is  implemented  within  the  framework  of  basic  strategy  setting 
priorities for national health policy, namely the National Health Programme (NHP). 

The first NHP was adopted by the Government of Poland for the years 1996-2005. The second NHP was prepared for years 2007 – 
2015. The programme covers the following implementation actions: 

59 www.rivm.nl   
www.rijksoverheid.nl    
www.ilent.nl/onderwerpen/leefomgeving/afval/evoa_vergunningen/  

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  Consequent  realisation  of  programmes  concerning  air  and  water  quality  and  waste  disposal  (with  special  view  to  hazardous 

waste); 

  Development and implementation of a modern system for identification and assessment of occupational hazards; 
  Development of methodology for early diagnosis and prevention of occupational diseases and health promotion at workplace; 

and 

  Development  or  updating  of  educational  systems  essential  for  national  social  policy  in  relation  to  occupational  safety  and 

hygiene as well as ergonomics. 

Monitoring  environmental,  epidemiological  and  psychosocial  programs  are  being  implemented  since  1999  by  LIPOR  (in  the 
metropolitan area of Oporto) and VALORSUL (in the metropolitan area of Lisbon) regarding the impacts of municipal solid waste 
incineration facilities on human health. 

Portugal 
2010-2012  

Portuguese Environment and Health Action Plan, is a partnership between Agência Portuguesa de Ambiente and Direcção-Geral da 
Saúde, to improve the prevention, control and risk reduction strategies in environment and health with integration of knowledge 
and innovation in economic and social development. This programme has as objectives: 

Increase awareness-raising, training and education of professionals and general public; 

  Act at environmental factors levels promoting health for all; 
 
  Adjust policies and improve risk communication; and 
  Enhance and information network increasing knowledge on environment and health relationships. 

Romania 
2010-2012  

Information is not available. 

Slovakia 
2010-2012 

Special  statistics  on  the  effects  of  hazardous  wastes  and  other  wastes  on  human  health  and  the  environment  do  not  exist  in 
Slovakia.60 The following information sources regarding wastes are available: 

60 www.minzp.sk   
www.sizp.sk  
www.enviroportal.sk  

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  Statistical Yearbook of the Slovak Republic, national, annual, Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic;  
  Report  on  the  state  of  the  environment  of  the  Slovak  Republic,  national,  annual,  Ministry  of  Environment  of  the  Slovak 

Republic; 

  Wastes in the Slovak Republic, national, annual, Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic; and 
  Waste Management Programme of the Slovak Republic for the time period 2011-2015, national, Ministry of Environment of the 

Slovenia 
2010-2012  

Spain  

2010-2012  

Sweden 
2010-2012  

UK  

2010-2012  

Slovak Republic. 

Information is not available. 

Information is not available. 

Information is not available. 

The UK made a commitment in 2002 to commission a review of the relative health and environmental effects of all the different 
waste management options.  

This was a two stage process. The first stage assessed the scientific evidence of the physical health and environmental effects of 
options to manage municipal solid waste and similar wastes, and a report was published in May 2004. 

An economic study completed the second stage. This report provided an assessment of the external costs and benefits to health 
and the environment of waste management options valued in monetary terms. Both studies are available online.61 

www.recfond.sk  
www.sazp.sk  
www.nczisk.sk   
61 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20081105144808/http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/research/health/index.htm  

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In 2009 the Health Protection Agency reviewed the evidence included in the above studies on the health effects of incinerators. The 
Agency's report concluded that while adverse health effects could not be completely ruled out, any potential damage from modern, 
well  run  and  regulated  incinerators  is  likely  to  be  extremely  small,  if  detectable  at  all.  Public  Health  England  (which  the  Health 
Protection Agency became part of in April 2013) is currently carrying out a literature view of the most recent evidence on the health 
effects of incinerators. It is expected that this will be completed by Autumn 2014.  

In 2012 the  Health Protection Agency announced  that it is funding the  MRC-HPA Centre for Environment and Health at Imperial 
College,  London  and  Kings  College,  London,  to  carry  out  a  research  study  to  examine  any  links  between  the  emissions  from 
municipal  waste  incinerators  and  health  outcomes,  including:  low  birth  weight,  still  births  and  infant  deaths.  The  study  is  being 
carried  out  to  extend  the  evidence  base  and  to  provide  further  information  to  the  public  on  this  subject.  It  is  expected  to  be 
completed by Autumn 2014. 

Other studies that have been undertaken include: 

  Small  Area  Health  Statistics  Unit  (SAHSU)  epidemiological  study  on  health  effects  in  human  populations  living  close  to 
landfill  sites  in  the  UK  –  this  looks  at  the  rates  of  birth  defects,  low  birth  weight,  stillbirths  and  of  certain  cancers  in 
populations living within 2km of landfill sites in operation between 1982 and 1997.  The report was published in 2001 and 
can be found online;62 and 

  Statement  by  the  Committee on  Carcinogenicity of  Chemicals  and Food,  Consumer  Products  and  the  Environment  (COC) 
entitled  ‘Cancer  incidence  near  municipal  solid  waste  incinerators  in  Great  Britain’.    This  is  a  review  of  a  SAHSU 
epidemiology  study  investigating  cancer  incidence  or  mortality  amongst  individuals  living  in  proximity  to  municipal  solid 
waste incinerators in Great Britain.  More information on this and other relevant studies can be obtained online.63 

Information  on waste transfers within the UK for  calendar years 2007 onwards is  held on the UK Pollutant Release  and  Transfer 
Register online.64 

62 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4120607  
63 http://www.advisorybodies.doh.gov.uk/coc/statements.htm  
64 http://prtr.defra.gov.uk/  

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Table 1 of the Basel Convention Questionnaire on Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional Agreements 

or Arrangements in Force  

Table  57:  Information  from  Member  States  Concerning  Bilateral,  Multilateral  or  Regional  Agreements  or 
Arrangements  

Member State 

Type of agreement 

States and 

Validity period 

Remarks: 

Austria  

2010-2011 

Austria  

2010-2011  

Austria  

2010-2012 

Belgium  

2010-2012  

Bulgaria  

(bilateral, 

territories covered 

(from – To) 

multilateral, regional) 

Multilateral 

EU  Member  States  and  EEA 
States 

Bilateral 

Germany and Austria 

01/07/2009 – not specified 

Regional 

OECD Member Countries 

1994 - not specified 

(wastes 
operations, etc.) 

covered, 

disposal 

Recovery  operations  and  final 
disposal operations. 

agreement 

The 
covers 
transboundary shipments in the 
region  of  Germany-
border 
Austria.  The 
the 
text  of 
agreement is available online. 

OECD  Decision  C(92)39/FINAL 
on  the  Control  of  Transfrontier 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for  Recovery  Operations  (30 
March  1992)  amended  by 
C(2001)179 FINAL. 

None 

None 

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Member State 

Type of agreement 

States and 

Validity period 

Remarks: 

(bilateral, 

territories covered 

(from – To) 

multilateral, regional) 

2010-2012  

Czech Republic 2010-
2011 

Multilateral 

EU  countries,  OECD  Member 
Countries 

Cyprus  

2010-2012 

None 

Czech Republic  

2012  

Regional 

EU  countries,  OECD  Member 
Countries 

Denmark  

2010-2011 

Multilateral 

OECD Member Countries 

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(wastes 
operations, etc.) 

covered, 

disposal 

OECD  Decision  C(92)39/FINAL 
on  the  Control  of  Transfrontier 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for  Recovery  Operations  (30 
March  1992)  as  revised  by  the 
C(2001)107/FINAL 
Decision 
(since May 2002). 

OECD  Decision  C(92)39/FINAL 
on  the  Control  of  Transfrontier 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for  Recovery  Operations  (30 
March  1992)  as  revised  by  the 
C(2001)107/FINAL 
Decision 
(since May 2002). 

Decision 
OECD 
the 
C(2001)107/FINAL 
Control 
Transfrontier 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for Recovery Operations. 

on 

of 

 
 
 
 
 
Member State 

Type of agreement 

States and 

Validity period 

Remarks: 

(bilateral, 

territories covered 

(from – To) 

multilateral, regional) 

(wastes 
operations, etc.) 

covered, 

disposal 

Estonia  

2010-2012  

None 

Finland  

2012 

Finland  

2010-2011 

Regional 

OECD Member Countries 

Multilateral 

OECD Member Countries 

France  

2010-2012  

None 

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of 

on 

Decision 
OECD 
the 
C(2001)107/FINAL 
Control 
Transfrontier 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for 
Operations. 
Concerns  shipments  of  wastes 
for  recovery  between  OECD 
Member Countries. 

Recovery 

of 

on 

Decision 
OECD 
the 
C(2001)107/FINAL 
Control 
Transfrontier 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for 
Operations. 
Concerns  shipments  of  wastes 
for  recovery  between  OECD 
Member Countries. 

Recovery 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Member State 

Type of agreement 

States and 

Validity period 

Remarks: 

(bilateral, 

territories covered 

(from – To) 

multilateral, regional) 

(wastes 
operations, etc.) 

covered, 

disposal 

Germany  

2010-2012  

Germany  

2010-2012 

Germany  

2010-2012 

Germany  

2010-2012 

Germany 

2010-2012 

Multilateral 

OECD Member Countries 

1992 - not specified 

Bilateral 

Zimbabwe 

31/05/1994 – 30/05/2012 

Bilateral 

Afghanistan 

09/11/2002 – 24/06/2013 

Bilateral 

Kosovo 
(arrangement  with 
the commander of the NATO 
Kosovo Force (KFOR)) 

15/02/2000 - not specified 

Bilateral 

Austria 

01/07/2009 – not specified 

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Decision 
OECD 
the 
C(2001)107/FINAL 
Transfrontier 
Control 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for Recovery Operations. 

on 

of 

Import  of  waste  into  Germany 
(all wastes for recovery). 

Import  of  hazardous  wastes 
the 
from  Afghanistan 
purpose  of  disposal  according 
to environmental requirements. 

for 

Import  of  wastes  generated  in 
Kosovo  during  deployment  of 
KFOR/NATO 
into 
Germany  for  environmentally 
sound management. 

troops 

Transboundary 
movements 
from  certain  locations  and  of 
certain  waste,  respectively,  in 
the  border 
region  between 
Germany and Austria as well as 
transit  from  Austria  to  Austria 

 
 
Member State 

Type of agreement 

States and 

Validity period 

Remarks: 

(bilateral, 

territories covered 

(from – To) 

multilateral, regional) 

Greece  

2010-2011 

Greece  

2012 

Hungary  

2010-2012 

Ireland  

2010-2012 

Multilateral 

OECD Member Countries 

Regional 

OECD Member Countries 

None 

None 

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(wastes 
operations, etc.) 

covered, 

disposal 

through  Germany  and  transit 
from  Germany 
to  Germany 
through  Austria  via  certain 
routes. 

revision 

Decision  C(2001)107/Final  of 
the  OECD  Council  concerning 
of  Decision 
the 
C(92)39/Final  on  the  control  of 
transboundary  movements  of 
wastes  destined  for  recovery 
operations (OECD Decision). 

revision 

Decision  C(2001)107/Final  of 
the  OECD  Council  concerning 
the 
of  Decision 
C(92)39/Final  on  the  control  of 
transboundary  movements  of 
wastes  destined  for  recovery 
operations (OECD Decision). 

 
 
 
 
Member State 

Type of agreement 

States and 

Validity period 

Remarks: 

Italy  

2010-2012 

Italy  

2010-2012 

Latvia  

2010-2012  

Lithuania  

2010-2012 

Luxembourg 

2010-2012  

Malta  

2010 

(bilateral, 

territories covered 

(from – To) 

multilateral, regional) 

Bilateral 

San Marino 

26/10/2001 - not specified 

Bilateral 

San Marino 

26/10/2001 - not specified 

(wastes 
operations, etc.) 

covered, 

disposal 

All 
for 
imports  of  wastes 
disposal  into  Italy  are  allowed 
those  containing  or 
except 
contaminated  with  PCB,  PCT, 
and  PBB,  at  a  concentration 
level of 50 mg/Kg or more. 

All 
imports  of  wastes 
recovery into Italy are allowed. 

for 

None 

None 

None 

on 

Protocol 
the 
Prevention of Pollution 
of  the  Mediterranean 
Sea  by  Transboundary 
of 
Movements 
Hazardous  Wastes  and 

Albania,  Malta,  Montenegro, 
Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey 

28/12/2007 - not specified 

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Member State 

Type of agreement 

States and 

Validity period 

Remarks: 

(bilateral, 

territories covered 

(from – To) 

(wastes 
operations, etc.) 

covered, 

disposal 

multilateral, regional) 

Their Disposal 

on 

Protocol 
the 
Prevention of Pollution 
of  the  Mediterranean 
Sea  by  Transboundary 
Movements 
of 
Hazardous  Wastes  and 
Their Disposal 

Malta  

2011-2012 

Netherlands 

2010-2011   

Multilateral 

Albania,  Malta,  Montenegro, 
Morocco, 
Tunisia, 
Syria, 
Turkey 

28/01/2008 - not specified 

All  EU  overseas  islands  (incl. 
Aruba, Netherlands Antilles) 

Since  10-10-2010  Bonaire, 
are 
and 
Eustasius 
Saba 
and 
territories 
overseas 
Aruba,  Curaçao  and 
St. 
Maarten 
overseas 
are 
countries  in  the  Kingdom  of 
the Netherlands. 

27/11/2001 – 27/11/2011 

LGO-decision 2001/822/EG 

Poland  

2010-2012 

Portugal  

2010-2012  

None 

Multilateral 

OECD Countries 

14/06/2001 - not specified 

Council 

OECD 
Decision 
C(2001)107  FINAL  of  14  June 
2001 concerning the revision of 

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Member State 

Type of agreement 

States and 

Validity period 

Remarks: 

(bilateral, 

territories covered 

(from – To) 

multilateral, regional) 

Portugal  

2012 

Romania  

2010-2012 

Slovakia  

2010-2012 

Slovenia  

2010-2012  

Bilateral 

Angola 

22/06/2012 - not specified 

None 

Multilateral 

OECD Member Countries 

2000 - not specified 

None 

(wastes 
operations, etc.) 

covered, 

disposal 

Council 

OECD 
Decision 
C(92)39/FINAL  of  30  March 
1992  on 
control  of 
the 
transboundary  movement  of 
wastes  destined  for  recovery 
operations. 

Addend  to  Protocol  between 
Portugal  and  Angola  to  import 
wastes to disposal and recover, 
according  Article  11  of  Basel 
Convention. 

OECD  Decision  C(92)39/FINAL 
on  the  Control  of  Transfrontier 
Movements  of  Waste  Destined 
for  Recovery  Operations  (30 
March 1992). 

Spain  

Multilateral 

OECD Member Countries 

30/03/1992 - not specified 

OECD  Decision  C(92)39/FINAL 

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Member State 

Type of agreement 

States and 

Validity period 

Remarks: 

(bilateral, 

territories covered 

(from – To) 

multilateral, regional) 

2010-2012  

(wastes 
operations, etc.) 

covered, 

disposal 

on  the  Control  of  Transfrontier 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for  Recovery  Operations  (30 
March  1992),  as  revised  by 
Decision 
OECD 
on 
C(2001)107/FINAL 
the 
Control 
Transboundary 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for 
Operations 
(consolidated  text  of  21  May 
2002). 

Recovery 

of 

Spain  

2010 

Spain  

2011 

Bilateral 

Andorra 

17/10/2006 - not specified 

to 

imports 

Relating 
from 
Andorra  to  Spain  of  wastes, 
generated  in  Andorra,  with  the 
aim  of  their  environmentally 
sound management recovery or 
disposal. 

Bilateral 

Andorra 

29/11/2011 - not specified 

Relating  to  waste  imports  and 
exports  from  Andorra  to  Spain 
of wastes, with the aim of their 
sound 
environmentally 
management 
or 
disposal. 

recovery 

Spain  

Bilateral 

Andorra 

29/11/2011 – 29/11/2014 

Relating  to  waste  imports  and 

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Type of agreement 

States and 

Validity period 

Remarks: 

2012  

Sweden  

2010-2012 

Sweden  

2010-2012 

UK  

2010-2012  

(bilateral, 

territories covered 

(from – To) 

multilateral, regional) 

Multilateral 

OECD Member Countries 

30/03/1992 - not specified 

Multilateral 

OECD Member Countries 

Multilateral 

OECD Member countries 

1992 - not specified 

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(wastes 
operations, etc.) 

covered, 

disposal 

exports  from  Andorra  to  Spain 
of wastes, with the aim of their 
sound 
environmentally 
or 
management 
disposal. 

recovery 

OECD  Decision  C(92)39/FINAL 
on  the  Control  of  Transfrontier 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for  Recovery  Operations  (30 
March 1992). 

Decision 
OECD 
on 
the 
C(2001)107/FINAL 
Transboundary 
Control 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for Recovery Operations. 

of 

OECD  Decision  C(92)39/FINAL 
on  the  Control  of  Transfrontier 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for  Recovery  Operations  (30 
Concerns 
March 
shipments 
for 
recovery 
OECD 
Member Countries. 

of  wastes 
between 

1992). 

 
 
 
Member State 

Type of agreement 

States and 

Validity period 

Remarks: 

(bilateral, 

territories covered 

(from – To) 

multilateral, regional) 

UK  

2010-2012 

Multilateral 

OECD Member countries 

(wastes 
operations, etc.) 

covered, 

disposal 

Decision 
OECD 
on 
the 
C(2001)107/FINAL 
Transboundary 
Control 
Movements of Wastes Destined 
for Recovery Operations. 

of 

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3.1.26 

Tables 2 and 3 of the Basel Convention Questionnaire on Disposal Facilities Operated within the 

National Jurisdiction 

Table  58:  Information  from  Member  States  on  Disposal  and  Recovery  Facilities  Operated  within  the  National 
Jurisdiction 

Member State  Disposal facilities 

Recovery facilities  

Austria  

All licensed collectors/disposers of hazardous wastes and other wastes are registered in a public data base. 65 

2010-2012  

Data can be obtained via the Focal Point on request. 

Belgium  

2012  

Bulgaria 

2010-2012 

A complete list of disposal facilities can be obtained from the Competent Authorities. 

A broad range of facilities exist in Belgium for waste treatment / recovery, graphical industry, animal waste treatment, chemic al 
industry,  metallurgy,  scrap  treatment,  oil  refinery,  waste  oil  treatment,  sludge  treatment,  soil  treatment,  recycling  of  zinc  and 
nickel salts, treatment of used oils etc. Information is available from the Competent Authorities. 

Executive Environment Agency66 

Waste Monitoring Department 

136, "Tsar Boris III" Blvd., Sofia 1618;  

e-mail: ncesd@eea.government.bg;  

tel.: (+3592) 955 90 11, (+3592) 940 64 15;  

fax: (+3592) 955 90 15 
Register of the enterprises accomplishing waste management activities is available online.67 

Cyprus 

  Central  Wastewater  Treatment  Plant  at  Vathia 

Information can be found online. 68 

65 https://secure.umweltbundesamt.at/eras/public.do?wfjs_enabled=true&zz=0.0542802004160825_0.9240797208790372 
66 http://eea.government.bg/  
67 http://pdbase.government.bg/forms/public_permits.jsp 

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Gonia 

Recovery facilities  

Further information can be obtained from the Focal Point. 

  New Sanitary Landfill in Paphos District Area 
 

Integrated Solid Waste Management Installation in 
Larnaca District Area 

  Asbestos Mines 

Further  information  can  be  obtained  from  the  Focal 
Point. 

Cyprus  

2011-2012 

  Central  Wastewater  Treatment  Plant  at  Vathia 

Gonia 

  New Sanitary Landfill in Paphos District Area 
 

Integrated Solid Waste Management Installation in 
Larnaca District Area 

  Asbestos Mines 
  Advance Medical Waste  
  Advance Medical Waste 

Further  information  can  be  obtained  from  the  Focal 
Point. 

JMA Auto Centre (Tseri, Nicosia) 

  A.E. Metal Commodities Ltd (Geri, Nicosia) 
  Chrysanthos Antoniou & Sons Ltd (Tseri, Nicosia) 
  E.B.T. Tryfonos Ltd (Vati, Limassol) 
  Economides M.R. Ltd (Geri, Nicosia) 
  Epiphaniou Scrap Metals Ltd (Geri, Nicosia) 
 
  N & G Kolokotronis Spare Parts & Recycling Ltd (Geri, Nicosia) 
  S. Kazepis Auto Recycling & Engineering Ltd (Vati, Limassol) 
  Gouhary Spare Parts Ltd (Vati, Limassol) 
  Economides M.R. Ltd (Vassiliko, Larnaca) 
  Kolokotronis N.Y. Recycling Ltd (Paphos) 
  Epiphaniou Scrap Metals Ltd (Vassiliko, Larnaca) 
  Stavros Georgiou & Son Ltd (Vati, Limassol) 
  Barracuda Intertade Ltd (Moni, Limassol) 
  Cyprus Environmental Industries (Latsia, Nicosia) 
  HTZ Minas Recycling Ltd (Geri, Nicosia) 
  Cans for Kids (Kaimakli, Nicosia) 
 
  Eurodelia Ltd (Paphos)  

Lordos United Plastics Ltd (K.Polemidia, Limassol) 

68 http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/environment/environment.nsf/All/0BDE126C326CDA4BC225796D0036B533?OpenDocument   

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  Trandescania Properties Ltd (Vati, Limassol) 
  G & X Lampsis Ltd (Marki, Nicosia) 
  Greenpack Ltd (K. Polemidia, Limassol) 
  Ecofuel (Cyprus) Ltd 
 
Interefine Fuels Ltd 
  Animalia Genetics Ltd 
 
Ioannis Georgiou Piggery 
  Nikos Armenis & Sons Ltd 
  Ambrosia Oils Ltd 
  Falcon Electricity Power Ltd 
  Telli Recycling Ltd 
  D.M.G. Trading Ltd 
 
I.E.S. Centre Ltd 
  Vassiliko Cement Kiln 
  Vassiliko Cement Kiln 

Further information can be obtained from the Focal Point. 

See the Statistical Environmental Yearbook of the Czech Republic edited by the Czech Statistical Office, Ministry of Environment 
and Czech Environmental Information Agency (published annually). 

Ministry of the Environment, Waste Management Department, Vršovická 65, CZ-10010 Prague 10.  

Information can be obtained from The annual Danish Waste Statistics.69 

  AS Ecopro Pärnu mnt 141, 11314 Tallinn Estonia 

  AS Kunda Nordic Tsement Jaama 2 Kunda 44106 Estonia 
  AS Epler & Lorenz Ravila 75, 51014 Tartu 
  AS Ecopro Pärnu mnt 141, 11314 Tallinn Estonia 

Czech Republic 
2010-2012  

Denmark 
2010-2012   

Estonia 

2010-2011 

69 www.mst.dk  

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  AS Ecometal KESK 2/26, SILLAMÄE  40231  Estonia 
  AS  Weerec 

Vana-Narva  mnt. 

16 

Estonia 

Kiiu 

74604                                                                                                                     

Estonia  

2012  

None  

  AS Kunda Nordic Tsement Jaama 2 Kunda 44106 Estonia 
  AS Epler & Lorenz Ravila 75, 51014 Tartu 
  AS Ecopro Pärnu mnt 141, 11314 Tallinn Estonia 
  AS Ecometal KESK 2/26, SILLAMÄE  40231  Estonia 
  AS  Weerec 

Vana-Narva  mnt. 

16 

Kiiu 

74604                                                                                                                     

Estonia 

2010-2012 

Finland  

2010-2012 

France  

2010-2012 

Germany  

2010 

Further information could be obtained online.70  

Estonia 

There are several facilities licensed to operate on hazardous waste disposal.  Information about these facilities can be obtained 
from: Ministry of the Environment, P.O. Box 35, FIN- 00023 Government (the Focal Point of the Basel Convention). 

ADEME  (Agence  de  l’Environnement  et  de  la  Maîtrise  de  l’Energie/French  Environment  and  Energy  Management  Agency):  20, 
avenue du Grésillé -BP 90406 - 49004 ANGERS Cedex 01. 71 

  33  Landfill  sites  for  hazardous  waste  (Class  III 

landfills)  

  4  facilities  for  permanent  underground  storage 

(Class IV landfills) 

  34 facilities for thermal treatment of hazardous waste 
  580 facilities for chemical or physical treatment  
  120 soil treatment plants 
  7 facilities for recovery of waste oil 
  300  dismantling 
equipment 

facilities 

for  waste  electric  and  electronic 

70 http://klis.envir.ee/klis   
71 http://www.ademe.fr 

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  1250 dismantling facilities for end-of-life-vehicles 

Germany  

2011 

  32  Landfill  sites  for  hazardous  waste  (Class  III 

landfills 

  4  facilities  for  permanent  underground  storage 

(Class IV landfills)  

  35 facilities for thermal treatment of hazardous waste 
  542 facilities for chemical or physical treatment 
  120 soil treatment plants 
  7 facilities for recovery of waste oil 
  322  dismantling 
equipment 

facilities 

for  waste  electric  and  electronic 

Germany  

2012 

Germany 
2010-2012 

Greece  

2010  

  35  Landfill  sites  for  hazardous  waste  (Class  III 

landfills) 

  4  facilities  for  permanent  underground  storage 

  1344 dismantling facilities for end-of-life-vehicles 

  36 facilities for thermal treatment of hazardous waste 
  542 facilities for chemical or physical treatment 
  120 Soil treatment plants 
  7 facilities for recovery of waste oil 
  322  Dismantling 

facilities 

for  waste  electric  and  electronic 

(Class IV landfills) 

equipment 

  1344 dismantling facilities for end-of-life-vehicles 

Further information on recovery facilities operated within the national jurisdiction can also be obtained from the Focal Point  

  PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. 
  ALOUMINION THS ELLADAS S.A. 
  APOTEFROTIRAS S.A. 
  ELLINIKA PETRELEA S.A. 
  HELLENIC ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER S.A 
  NORTH AEGEAN SLOPS S.A. 
  APOSTIROSI S.A. 
  HYDROCLAVE HELLAS S.A. 

  POLYECO Α.Ε. 
  CYCLON HELLAS S.A. 
  MICHAEL SIMITZOGLOU 
  MAVIOL  
  DELTA LIVADAROS-LUBRICANTS ACHAIA S.A. 
  VEKO-AFOI KALOUPH Ο.Ε. 
  GREEN OIL Α.Ε.Β.Ε. 
  DENVER Α.Ε.Β.Ε. 

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  MEDICAL WASTE S.A 
  STERIMED LTD 
  ECOPRIME SOLUTIONS LTD 

  PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. 
  ALOUMINION THS ELLADAS S.A. 
  APOTEFROTIRAS S.A. 
  ELLINIKA PETRELEA S.A. 
  HELLENIC ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER S.A 
  NORTH AEGEAN SLOPS S.A. 
  APOSTIROSI S.A. 
  HYDROCLAVE HELLAS S.A. 
  MEDICAL WASTE S.A 
  STERIMED LTD 
  ECOPRIME SOLUTIONS LTD 

  SKAMAGOULIS DIMITRIS 
  METPLAST: MAVROULHS I.-PRIOVOLOS G. A.E.B.E. 
  CHOUMAS I. A.E.B.E. 
  EVROS LEAD S.A. 
  AMEKON S.A. 
  POLYFLEX SA 
  E. VIDALIS- EL. VIDALI O.E. 
  VAFIADIS BROS 
  HELLENIC ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER S.A 
  NORTH AEGEAN SLOPS S.A. 
  ELLINIKA PETRELEA S.A. 
  GINIS  
  ELEUTHEROGLOU & SIA O.E. 
  VOGDANOS 
  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENGINEERING S.A. 
  HALYPS BUILDING MATERIALS S.A 
  ELDONS A.E.B.E. 

  POLYECO Α.Ε. 
  CYCLON HELLAS ΑΒΕΕΛΠ 
  MICHAEL SIMITZOGLOU & SONS Ltd. 
  PETROLIN A.E.B.E. 
  D.LIVADAROS-LUBRICANTS ACHAIA S.A. 
  GREEN OIL Α.Ε.Β.Ε. 
  DENVER SLOPS S.A. 
  SKAMAGOULIS DIMITRIS 
  MAVROULIS I.-PRIOVOLOS G. METPLAST A.B.E.E. 
  CHOUMAS I. A.E.B.E. 
  EVROS LEAD S.A. 

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  AMEKON S.A. 
  POLYFLEX A.B.E.E. 
  E. VIDALIS- EL. VIDALI O.E. 
  VAFIADIS BROS 
  KTISTAKIS X. I. 
  HELLENIC ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER S.A 
  NORTH AEGEAN SLOPS S.A. 
  ELLINIKA PETRELEA S.A. 
  GINIS  
  ELEUTHEROGLOU & SIA O.E. 
  VOGDANOS 
  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENGINEERING S.A. 
  HALYPS BUILDING MATERIALS S.A 
  ELDONS A.E.B.E. 

  POLYECO Α.Ε. 
  CYCLON HELLAS ΑΒΕΕΛΠ 
  MICHAEL SIMITZOGLOU & SONS Ltd. 
  PETROLIN A.E.B.E. 
  D.LIVADAROS-LUBRICANTS ACHAIA S.A. 
  GREEN OIL Α.Ε.Β.Ε. 
  DENVER SLOPS S.A. 
  SKAMAGOULIS DIMITRIS 
  MAVROULIS I.-PRIOVOLOS G. METPLAST A.B.E.E. 
  CHOUMAS I. A.E.B.E. 
  EVROS LEAD S.A. 
  AMEKON S.A. 
  E. VIDALIS- EL. VIDALI O.E. 
  HELLENIC ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER S.A 

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Greece  

2012 

  PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. 
  ALOUMINION THS ELLADAS S.A. 
  APOTEFROTIRAS S.A. 
  ELLINIKA PETRELEA S.A. 
  HELLENIC ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER S.A 
  NORTH AEGEAN SLOPS S.A. 
  APOSTIROSI S.A. 
  HYDROCLAVE HELLAS S.A. 
  MEDICAL WASTE S.A 
  STERIMED LTD 
  ECOPRIME SOLUTIONS LTD 
 

INTERGEO LTD 

 
 
 
 
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  NORTH AEGEAN SLOPS S.A. 
  ELLINIKA PETRELEA S.A. 
  GINIS  
  ELEUTHEROGLOU & SIA O.E. 
  VOGDANOS 
  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENGINEERING S.A. 
  HALYPS BUILDING MATERIALS S.A 
  ELDONS A.E.B.E. 
  KONSTANTINIDIS ABEE & NE 
 
INTERGEO LTD 
  FERI TRI ABEE 
  MOTOR OIL HELLAS 

could  be  obtained 

for 
Information 
implementation of Directive  91/689/EEC, for hazardous wastes, Article 
8 (3) of the Decision 96/302/EU (Country report). 

from:  European  Union, 

  Hulladékégető Co. Ltd. H-9025 Győr-Bácsa 
  Cement Factory, Address: H-7827 Beremend 
  Ecomissio Kft., Address: H-3581 Tiszaújváros 
  Fűzfői  Hulladékégető  Kft.  Address:  H-8175 

Hungary  

2010-2012  

Balatonfűzfő 

  ÉMK 

Kft. 
Sajóbábony 

hulladékégető  Address:  H-3792 

  PYRUS  Co.  Ltd.  Disposal  site,  No.  1.  Aszód-
Galgamácsa,  Headquarters:  H-1181  Budapest, 
Zádor u. 4. 

  ÉHG Kft. Disposal site in Sajókaza 

  Sarpi Dorog Kft., H-2510 Dorog, Bécsi u. 131. 
  Mal Zrt., H-8401 Ajka, Gyártelep hrsz. 598. 
  Ankel Vegyipari Kft., H-2440 Százhalombatta, Erőmű út 2655/3 hrsz. 
  Nikom Kft., H-1108 Budapest, Sírkert u. 2-4. 

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Ireland  

2010-2012  

  Enva Ireland Ltd trading as Enva (W0041-01) 
  SRCL  Ltd  (W0055-02),  430  Beech  Road,  Western 

Industrial Estate, Dublin 12 

  EcoSafe  Systems  Ltd  (W0054-02),  Unit  1  Allied 
Industrial  Estate,  Kylemore  Road,  Ballyfermot, 
Dublin 10 
Indaver  Ireland  (W0036-02),  Tolka  Quay  Road, 
Dublin 1 

 

  Safety  Kleen  Ireland  (W0099-01),  Unit  5,  Airton 

Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24 

  Veolia  Environmental  Services  Technical  Solutions 

Ltd (W0050-02), Corrin, Fermoy, Co. Cork 

  MacAnulty  Specialist  Underground  Services  Ltd., 

Naas Rd. Dublin 12 (W0196-01) 

  Rilta  Environmental  Limited  (W0192-03),  Block 
402,  Greenogue  Business  Park,  Rathcoole,  Co. 
Dublin 

  Greenstar  Holdings  Ltd,  East  Galway  Residual 
Landfill  Site  (W0178-02),  Killagh  More,  Ballybaun 
(E.D. Killaan), Ballintober (E.D. Killaan), Ballinasloe, 
Co. Galway 

  Rilta Environmental Ltd, (W0185-01) Site No. 14A1, 
Greenogue  Business  Park,  Rathcoole,  County 
Dublin. 

Irish Lamp Recycling, Athy, Co. Kildare (WFP-KE-080348-01) 

 
  Enva Ireland Ltd trading as Enva (W0041-01) 
  Soltec 

(W0115-01),  Mullingar 

Ireland  Ltd 

Industrial  Estate, 

Mullingar, Co. Westmeath 

  KMK  Metals  Recycling  (W0113-03),  Cappincur  Industrial  Estate, 

Daingean Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly 
Indaver (W0036-02), Tolka Quay Road, Dublin 1 

 
  Safety  Kleen  Ireland  (W0099-01),  Unit  5,  Airton  Road,  Tallaght, 

Dublin 24 

  Veolia  Environmental  Services  Technical  Solutions  Ltd.(W0050-02), 

Corrin, Fermoy, Co. Cork 

  National Recycling & Environmental Protection Ltd , Naas Rd. Dublin 

12 (W0112-01) 

  Rilta  Environmental  Limited  (W0192-03),  Block  402,  Greenogue 

Business Park, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin 

  Rilta  Environmental  Ltd,  (W0185-01)  Site  No.  14A1,  Greenogue 

Business Park, Rathcoole, County Dublin. 

  The  Recycling  Village,  WP  2007/20  ,  Unit  4  Tenure  Business  Park, 

Monasterboice, Drogheda, Co. Louth 

  ENVA,  (W0184-01)  Clonminam  Industrial  Estate,  Portlaoise,  co. 

Laois. 

  Enva  Ireland  Ltd,  (W0145-02)  Raffeen  Ind.  Est.,  Ringaskiddy  Road, 

Monkstown, Co. Cork 

  Hi-Volt  Ireland  Ltd  (W0267-01),  Ballyduff  (Townland  Shanballyduff 

and Piercetown), Thurles, Co. Tipperary 

Italy  

2010-2012 

None  

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 
 
 
 

Lampu demerkurizacijas centrs Ltd, Kapsedes 10, LV-3400, Liepaja 
 “Cemex ”,Ltd.; Liepnieku 15, Broceni, Saldus rajons, LV-3851, Latvia 
“Bistamo Atkritumu Serviss”, Raina iela 28, Daugavpils, Latvia 
“Plastika”,  Ltd,  Jaunatnes  18,  Eglaines  pagasts,  Daugavpils  rajons, 
LV-5444 
“Eko Osta”, Ltd., Tvaika 39, Riga, LV-1034 
“Eko Osta”, Ltd., Tvaika 39, Riga, LV-1034 
“Eko Osta”, Ltd., Tvaika 39, Riga, LV-1034 

 
 
 
  Hazardous waste storage facility «Gardene», Auru pagasts, Dobeles 
rajons, Latvia. Operated by joint stock company BAO, Jelgavas Str., 
LV-1004, Rīga, Latvia 

Latvia  

2010-2011 

 

 
 

Landfill  for  disposal  of  asbestos  and  asbestos-
containing  waste  “Dumini”,  Brocenu  area,  Saldus 
district, Latvia 
“Eko Osta”, Ltd., Tvaika 39, Riga, LV-1034 
Landfill for disposal of hazardous waste “Zebrene”, 
Dobeles rajons, Zebrene, LV-3731, Latvia 

  Storage  facility  for  obsolete  pesticides  «Knava",  Radapole,  Vilanu 
joint  stock 

pagasts,  Rezeknes  rajons.  LV-4650,  Operated  by 
company BAO, Jelgavas Str., LV-1004, Rīga, Latvia 

  A/S  “BAO”,  Tumes  ITP  Centrs,  p/n  Sāti”  Tumes  pagasts,  Tukuma 

rajons, LV-3139, Latvia 
“Agrotehnika”, Ltd, Isa iela 2, Kuldiga, LV-3300 
“Auto Starts Tirdznieciba”, O.Vaciesa 61, Riga, Latvia, LV-1004 
“Kuusakoski” JSC, Krustpils iela 6, Riga, LV-1073 
“Tranzita Terminals”Ltd., Ilzenes iela 18, Riga, LV-1005 
“ZAAO Systems”, Cempu iela 8, Valmiera, LV-4201 
“Barks M” Ltd., Brīvības gatve 214.c, Rīga, LV-1039 

 
 
 
 
 
 
  A/S  “Olaines  bīstamo  atkritumu  pārstrādes  komplekss”,  Celtnieku 

iela 3a, Olaine, Rīgas rajons, LV-2114 

  A/S  “Olaines  bīstamo  atkritumu  pārstrādes  komplekss”,  Celtnieku 

iela 3a, Olaine, Rīgas rajons, LV-2114 

  A/S  “Olaines  bīstamo  atkritumu  pārstrādes  komplekss”,  Celtnieku 

iela 3a, Olaine, Rīgas rajons, LV-2114 

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 
 
 

Lampu demerkurizacijas centrs Ltd, Kapsedes 10, LV-3400, Liepaja 
 “Cemex ”,Ltd.; Liepnieku 15, Broceni, Saldus rajons, LV-3851, Latvia 
“Bistamo Atkritumu Serviss”, Raina iela 28, Daugavpils, Latvia 
“Plastika”,  Ltd,  Jaunatnes  18,  Eglaines  pagasts,  Daugavpils  rajons, 
LV-5444 
“Eko Osta”, Ltd., Tvaika 39, Riga, LV-1034 
“Eko Osta”, Ltd., Tvaika 39, Riga, LV-1034 
“Eko Osta”, Ltd., Tvaika 39, Riga, LV-1034 

 
 
 
  Hazardous waste storage facility «Gardene», Auru pagasts, Dobeles 
rajons, Latvia. Operated by joint stock company BAO, Jelgavas Str., 
LV-1004, Rīga, Latvia 

Latvia  

2012 

 
 

“Eko Osta”, Ltd., Tvaika 39, Riga, LV-1034 
Landfill for disposal of hazardous waste “Zebrene”, 
Dobeles rajons, Zebrene, LV-3731, Latvia 

  Storage  facility  for  obsolete  pesticides  «Knava",  Radapole,  Vilanu 
joint  stock 

pagasts,  Rezeknes  rajons.  LV-4650,  Operated  by 
company BAO, Jelgavas Str., LV-1004, Rīga, Latvia 

  A/S  “BAO”,  Tumes  ITP  Centrs,  p/n  Sāti”  Tumes  pagasts,  Tukuma 

rajons, LV-3139, Latvia 
“Agrotehnika”, Ltd, Isa iela 2, Kuldiga, LV-3300 
“Auto Starts Tirdznieciba”, O.Vaciesa 61, Riga, Latvia, LV-1004 
“Kuusakoski” JSC, Krustpils iela 6, Riga, LV-1073 
“Tranzita Terminals”Ltd., Ilzenes iela 18, Riga, LV-1005 
“ZAAO Systems”, Cempu iela 8, Valmiera, LV-4201 
“Barks M” Ltd., Brīvības gatve 214.c, Rīga, LV-1039 

 
 
 
 
 
 
  A/S  “Olaines  bīstamo  atkritumu  pārstrādes  komplekss”,  Celtnieku 

iela 3a, Olaine, Rīgas rajons, LV-2114 

  A/S  “Olaines  bīstamo  atkritumu  pārstrādes  komplekss”,  Celtnieku 

iela 3a, Olaine, Rīgas rajons, LV-2114 

  A/S  “Olaines  bīstamo  atkritumu  pārstrādes  komplekss”,  Celtnieku 

iela 3a, Olaine, Rīgas rajons, LV-2114 

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  Alytus  regional 

landfill,  Alytus  district,  Alovė 

municipallity., Takniškiai village 

  Tauragė regional landfill, Tauragė district, Žygaičiai 

municipality, Leikiškės village 

  Šiauliai  regional  landfill,  Šiauliai  district.,  Šiauliai 

municipality, Aukštrakiai village 

  Klaipėda  regional  landfill,  Klaipėda  district,  Dovilai 

municipality, Dumpiai village 

  Marijampolė regional landfill, Marijampolė district, 
Marijampolė municipality, Panausupis village 
  Vilnius  regional  landfill,  Elektrėnai  municipality, 

Kazokiškiai village  

  Telšiai  regional  landfill,  Plungė  district,  Babrungas 

municipality, Jėrubaičiai village 

  Utena  regional 

landfill,  Utena  district,  Utena 

municipality, Mockėnai village 

  Kaunas  regional  landfill    Kaunas  district,  Lapės 

Lithuania 
2010-2012 

Recovery facilities can be found in Waste Management Register online. 
73  

municipality, Lepšiškiai village 
regional 

landfill 

  Kaunas 

  Kėdainiai  district, 

Pelėdnagiai municipality, Zabieliškis village 

  Panevėžys  regional 

landfill,  Panevėžys  district, 

Miežiškiai municipality, Dvarininkai village 

Other  operating  disposal  facilities  can  be  found  in 
Waste Management Register online.72 

Luxembourg 

 

Lamesch Exploitation S.A. Z.I. Wolser Nord, L-3225    Cimalux  SA 

(former 

Intermoselle  Sàrl)  Langengrund  L-3701 

72 http://193.219.55.14/atir/ATIR.py 
73 http://193.219.55.14/atir/ATIR.py  

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Recovery facilities  

Rumelange 
Lamesch Exploitation S.A. Z.I. Wolser Nord, L-3225 Bettembourg 

 
  Primorec S.A. b. p. 70, L-4501 Differdange 

Malta  

2010  

  Sant’ Antnin Composting Plant (Marsascala, Malta) 
  Gozo General Hospital (Victoria, Gozo) 
  Thermal Treatment Facility (Marsa, Malta) 
  Abattoir (Xewkija, Gozo) 
  Ghallis engineered landfill for non-hazardous, non-

inert waste 

  Waste Oil Ltd. (Valletta Harbour, Malta) 
  Ricasoli Tank Cleaning Ltd 
  Metalco Ltd 
  DDE Attard Ltd 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Maghtab 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Mriehel 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Luqa 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Hal Far 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Xewkija 
  Ta Robba Ltd 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Marsascala Sant’ Antnin  
  Electrowaste Ltd, Ta Robba   
 
 
  ELA Ltd 
  Ta’ Robba Ltd 
  G.S.Recycling Ltd 
  Green Skip Ltd 
  Hompesch Processing Co.Ltd 
 
IMA Engineering Services Ltd 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd 
  Borani Scrap Metal   
  AGV Non-Ferrous Malta Ltd  
  Electronic Products Ltd, Zabba 
  Electro Waste Ltd, Zebbug 

Inspectra Ltd 
IMA Engineering Services Ltd 

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  Electronic Products Ltd. Santa Venera 

Malta  

2011 

  Thermal Treatment Facility (Marsa, Malta) 
  Ghallis engineered landfill for non-hazardous, non-

inert waste   

  Zwejra engineered landfill for non-hazardous, non-

inert waste   

JAC Steel Ltd. 

  Waste Oil Ltd. (Valletta Harbour, Malta) 
  Ricasoli Tank Cleaning Ltd 
  Metalco Ltd 
  DDE Attard Ltd 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Maghtab 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Mriehel 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Luqa 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Hal Far 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Xewkija 
  U-Store 
 
  Kasco Ltd. 
  C&V Polymers Ltd. 
  Samito Ltd. 
  Ta Robba Ltd 
  Sant Antnin Materials Recovery Facility 
  Electrowaste Ltd, Ta Robba 
 
  Electronic Products Ltd, Birkirkara 
 
IMA Engineering Services Ltd 
  All-Diesels Ltd 
  ELA Ltd 
  Ta’ Robba Ltd 
  G.S.Recycling Ltd 
  Green Skip Ltd 
  Hompesch Processing Co.Ltd 
 
IMA Engineering Services Ltd 

Inspectra Ltd 

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  Wasteserv Malta Ltd 
  Borani Scrap Metal 
  AGV Non-Ferrous Malta Ltd 
  Schembri Batteries 
  Electronic Products Ltd, Zabbar 
  Electro Waste Ltd, Zebbug 

Malta  

2012  

  Thermal Treatment Facility (Marsa, Malta) 
  Ghallis engineered landfill for non-hazardous, non-

inert waste   

  Zwejra engineered landfill for non-hazardous, non-

inert waste   

JAC Steel Ltd. 

  Waste Oil Ltd. (Valletta Harbour, Malta) 
  Ricasoli Tank Cleaning Ltd 
  Metalco Ltd 
  DDE Attard Ltd 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Maghtab 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Mriehel 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Luqa 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Hal Far 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd, Xewkija 
  U-Store 
 
  Kasco Ltd. 
  C&V Polymers Ltd. 
  Samito Ltd. 
  Ta Robba Ltd 
  Sant Antnin Materials Recovery Facility 
  Electrowaste Ltd, Ta Robba 
 
  Electronic Products Ltd, Birkirkara 
 
IMA Engineering Services Ltd 
  All-Diesels Ltd 
  ELA Ltd 

Inspectra Ltd 

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  Ta’ Robba Ltd 
  G.S.Recycling Ltd 
  Green Skip Ltd 
  Hompesch Processing Co.Ltd 
 
IMA Engineering Services Ltd 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd 
  Borani Scrap Metal 
  AGV Non-Ferrous Malta Ltd 
  Schembri Batteries 
  Electronic Products Ltd, Zabbar 
  Electro Waste Ltd, Zebbug 
  Wasteserv Malta Ltd. 
  Colin’s Metal Co. Ltd. 
  U-Recycle Ltd. 
  Roc-A-Go Ltd. 
  Autoclin Recycling Ltd. 
  Vernons Ltd. 

Netherlands 
2010-2012 

Poland  

2010-2011 

A complete list of facilities is not available. Information of several sources should be gathered and grouped, without knowing if 
these  sources  are  complete.  Information  will  contain  facilities  that  dispose  and/or  recover  waste.  It  will  not  be  a  list  of  just 
disposal facilities. 

A list of recovery and disposal facilities has been attached to the National Waste Management Plan 2010 and to the ‘Voivodship’ 
Waste Management Plans. The list of above-mentioned facilities could be obtained from the Competent Authority. 

Poland  

A list of recovery and disposal facilities has been attached to the ‘Voivodship’ Waste Management Plans.  

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Links to the lists of disposal and recovery facilities in particular ‘Voivodships’ are included below: 

  Dolnośląskie Voivodship74 
  Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship75 
Lubelskie Voivodship76 
 
Lubuskie Voivodship77 
 
Łódzkie Voivodship78 
 
  Małopolskie Vovodship79 
  Mazowieckie Voivodship80 
  Opolskie Voivodship81 
  Podkarpackie Voivodship82 
  Podlaskie Voivodship83 
  Pomorskie Voivodship84 

74 http://bip.umwd.dolnyslask.pl/dokument.php?iddok=1645&idmp=22&r=r;     
http://www.umwd.dolnyslask.pl  
75 www.bip.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl  
http://www.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl/pliki/srodowisko/20121001_plan/PGO_uchwalony_24_09_2012.pdf  
76 http://www.um.bip.lublin.pl/upload/pliki/WPGO_18_lipca_z_nr_uchwaly.pdf  
http://www.um.bip.lublin.pl/index.php?id=489)  
77 http://bip.lubuskie.pl/84/98/Plan_Gospodarki_Odpadami_dla_Wojewodztwa_Lubuskiego/  
http://lubuskie.pl/nowe-menu/menu-strony/srodowisko-2/plan-gospodarki-odpadami-dla-wojewodztwa-lubuskiego-na-lata-2012-2017-z-perspektywa-do-2020r/  
78 http://www.lodzkie.pl/wps/wcm/connect/BIP/BIP/UrzadMarszalkowski/Programy/ProgramyOchronaSrodowiska/  
79 www.malopolskie.pl/pgowm  
www.malopolskie.pl/Srodowisko/Odpady  
80 http://www.mazovia.pl/komunikaty/art,1642,sejmik-wojewodztwa-mazowieckiego-uchwalil-plan-gospodarki-odpadami-dla-mazowsza-na-lata-2012-2017-z-
uwzglednieniem-lat-2018-2023.htm  
81 http://umwo.opole.pl/serwis/index.php?id=11252  
82 http://www.wrota.podkarpackie.pl/pl/bip/wojewodztwo- podkarpackie/wykaz_dok/gospodarka_odpadami/plan_gospodarki_odpadami  
83 http://www.wrotapodlasia.pl/pl/ochrona_srodowiska/programy_plany/Aktualizacja_Planu_Gospodarki_Odpadami_dla_Wojewodztwa_Podlaskiego.htm  
http://www.wrotapodlasia.pl/NR/rdonlyres/11ED0714-7C04-4748-B07B-A4C56566454F/0/WPGO_20122017.pdf  

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  Śląskie Voivodship85 
  Świętokrzyskie Voivodship86 
  Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship 
  Wielkopolskie Vovodship87 
  Zachodniopomorskie Voivodship88 

Portugal  

2010-2012 

None 

  Pro  Air  Clean  Timisoara  Address:  str.  Sulina  nr.6B, 
fax 

Timisoara, 
+40/256/290918, e-mail: proairclean@xnet.ro 
  S.C.  Mondeco  S.R.L.Address:  str.22  Decembrie 

+40/256/306018, 

Tel. 

Romania  

2011 

nr.27A, SuceavaTel/ fax:+40/230/524275, 

  S.C.  If  Tehnologii  Cluj  NapocaAddress:  Bd.  Muncii, 

nr. 16, Cluj Napoca, Tel. +40/264/415268 

  ENVISAN SA Belgia Sucursala Pitesti – Oarja, Arges 
  CHIMCOMPLEX  SA  Borzesti,  3 

Industriilor  st., 

Onesti, Bacau 

  S.C. Köber SRL, Turturesti Village, Girov commune 
  SC ANTIBIOTICE SA. 1 Valea Lupului , Iasi 
  S.C. OLTCHIM S.A.Rm. Valcea 
  SC Automobile Dacia SA, Mioveni, jud 

  S.C. Prombat  S.C.- Copsa Mica, jud. Sibiului nr.25,tel:+40269847444 
 
 S.C Lafarge Romcim S.A. – Hoghiz, str.Padurii nr.1, jud. Brasov, tel: 
+40268/286258,fax:+40268/286267 
 S.C.  Lafarge  Romcim  S.A.  –  Medgidia,str.Poporului  nr.1,jud 
Constanta, tel:+40241/811990,fax:+40241820004 

 

  S.C.Holcim 

– 
Arges,tel:+40248567110,fax:+40248557160 

Campulung,Valea  Mare 

S.A. 

Pravat, 

Jud 

  SC Holcim SA – Aleşd 
  S.C.  Carpatcement  Holding  S.A.  Heidelberg  Cement  Group,Bicaz, 
Corbului 

Str.Piatra 
nr.80,jud.Neamt,tel:+40233/254221,fax:+40233/253131. 
  S.C. Carpatcement Holding S.A. Heidelberg Cement Group Fieni 
  S.C. Carpatcement Holding S.A. Heidelberg Cement Group Deva 
  SC VRANCART SA, 17 Ecaterina Teodoroiu st., Adjud, Vrancea 

84 http://www.urzad.pomorskie.eu/pl/dokumenty_strategiczne/program_ochrony_srodowiska  
85 http://bip.slaskie.pl/index.php?grupa=40&id=74&id_menu=54  
86 http://www.sejmik.kielce.pl/plan-gospodarki-odpadami-dla-wojewodztwa-swietokrzyskiego-2012--2018---uchwalony-,32403.html  
87 http://www.bip.umww.pl/portal?id=1721286  
88 https://bip.wzp.pl/attachments/33986_WPGO%20czerwiec%202012-za%C5%82%C4%85cznik%20do%20uchwa%C5%82y%20sejmiku.pdf  

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 
  SC  Alro 

. Arges, Str. Uzinei nr.1, tel:+40248/502016  

-Slatina, 

jud.  Olt, 

Str.Pitesti 

nr.116,tel:+40249/435177. 

  SC  Silcotub  SA  –Zalau,jud.  Salaj,  Str.Mihai  Viteazu, 

nr.93,tel:+40260/620720. 
Iridex  Group 

  S.C. 

Import-Export  S.R.L.,  sos. 
Bucuresti-Ploiesti,  nr.17,  sector  1,  Bucuresti, 
tel.+40/21/233.17.61; 
+40/21/233.17.61; 
email:iridex@fx.ro 

fax 

  S.C. Guardian, Craiova, str. Calea Bucuresti, bl. 13C, 

tel +40/251/46.00.10 

  S.C.  VIVANI 

SALUBRITATE 
Ialomita, Str. Viilor, nr.92, tel +40/243/23.09.72 
  S.C.Terapia  S.A.,  Cluj,  jud.  Cluj,  Str.  Fabricii  nr.124, 

,Slobozia,jud. 

SA 

  S.C. Rombat S.A., 4 Drumul Cetatii street,Bistrita –Nasaud; Point of 
jud.Cluj, 

:  Rebat,Copsa  Mica  Bistrita 

-  Nasaud, 

work 
,tel:+40263/238016,fax:+40264/238122  

  S.C.Tiseco S.R.L,Str.Chimiei nr.1, Bacau, tel/fax:0234/571775 
  S.C.  STEMAR  SRL,  Vaslui,  2  street  Garii  nr.2,  tel:  0235312602,  fax: 

0235361842  

  S.C Ecomaster Servicii Ecologice S.A.Vega Ploiesti,str. Valeni nr.146, 

Ploiesti,jud. Prahova tel:+40244406274 

  S.C. Rafinaria Steaua Romana S.A,str.Calea Doftanei nr.15, Campina, 

jud. Prahova,tel: 
Borsenia 

  S.C. 

tel:+40244/250564 
OiloProd 

  S.C. 

S.R.L.,Barcanesti 

nr.188 

G,jud 

Prahova, 

Impex 

S.R.L. 

Campina,str.Inului 

nr.276,tel:+40244/410768,jud. Prahova 

tel: +40264501118,fax: +40264450150. 

  S.C.KLT&CO 

Industries 

SRL, 

Filipestii 

de 

Padure, 

  S.C.  Ductil  Steel S.A.,  Buzau,  jud.  Buzau,  Str.  Aleea 
fax: 

tel:+40238405100, 

nr.1, 

Industriilor 
+40238722055. 

Prahova,tel:+40244/387698 

  S.C.  Dytiv  S.R.L.-Valea  Calugareasca  Ploiesti,str.Rafinorilor  8ª,  jud. 

Prahova  

  S.C.  SETCAR  SRL,Braila,jud.  Braila,  str.Gradinii 

  S.C.  Stena  DTM  Waste  Recycling  SRL,Prelungirea  Sos.  Giurgiului 

Publice nr.6,tel/fax:+40239/614852 

  S.C.  AVAND  SRL,  street  Trei  Fantani,Iasi,  tel:  0322, 

fax: 0332 800 777 

  ECOMASTER Prahova, Aricestii Rahtivani, Prahova 
  S.C. KLT&CO INDUSTRIES S.R.L. – PH 
  Filipestii de Padure , DJ  720 Baicoi-Moreni;  
  S.C. MEDICAL WASTE S.R.L. – B 
  Bucuresti, Preciziei,nr.40A,sector 6 
  S.C. OIL DEPOL SERVICES S.R.L.  – CT 
  Nazarcea 

nr.33ª,Jilava,Ilfov,tel:0728777646  
B-dul  M.Eminescu 

  S.C.Aise, 

tel:+40231505652,fax:+4-231505654 

nr.1,Botosani,jud. 

Bacau, 

  S.C.Mihoc Oil S.R.L.,Leghin,com.Pipirig,tel:+40233-252202,fax:+4 
  S.C.Ionescu 
SRL 

,Gaiesti,str.Cuza 

Company 

Voda,nr.4A, 

bl.44,sc.A2,ap.8, jud Dambovita tel:0726113660. 

  Rafinaria Petrobrazi,Brazi,jud.Prahova,tel:+40244/543121 
  S.C. 

VAC 

S.A. 

CFR 

SS 

Ploiesti,jud 

Prahova,str.Ghighiului,tel:+40244/575391 

  S.C.Icerp 

S.A. 

Ploiesti, 

B-dul 

Republicii 

nr.291ª,tel:+ 

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Jilava, Şoseaua Giurgiului NR. 5 

  S.C. ROM ECOL S.R.L.  – AR 
  Arad Str:Bodrogului Nr. 8 
  S.C. STERICARE S.R.L. – IF 
 
  S.C. SIGMAFLEX S.R.L.  – DJ 
  Craiova, str.Brazda Novac, BL. 7 
  S.C. SUPERSTAR COM S.R.L.  –SV 
  Rădăuţi, str. Frincei, nr.24 
  S.C Eco Burn SRL 13 street Piatra Craiului, Negoiesti 
0373/550044, 

Prahova; 

tel: 

Village, 
fax:0244/522921 
  S.C. ALVI SERV S.R.L. 
  Arad, str. Bradului 6 
  S.C. ECO SERVTRANS S.R.L.  –SB 
  Sibiu, Calea Surii Mici, Fn 
  S.C. ECO FIRE SYSTEMS S.R.L.  – CT 
 
Lumina, sola 314 1/1;314 1/2 
  S.C. FIBROCIM S.R.L.  – BH 
  Chistag, str. Viitorului, nr. 6 
 
 
IF DRAGOS STANA – MM 
  Str. Izlazului nr. 7, Baia Mare 
 
  Str. Fagarasului nr. 44, Ghimbav 

LG PROD SRL – BV 

Further information can be obtained from: 

National Environmental Protection Agency 

Local / Regional Environmental Protection Agencies 

40244535024,jud. Prahova 

  S.C. GreenLamp Reciclare SRL,Odaia Banului village, Tintesti, Buzau, 

tel: +40338100601, fax:+40338100604 

  S.C.  Exmitiani  SRL,Bistrita  Nasaud,jud.  Cluj,  str.George  Cosbuc 

nr.194,tel:+40263/361120 
  S.C. NAC INDUSTRII S.R.L. – PH 
  Plopeni, str.Aleea GIURGENI,NR.9 
  S.C. NEFERAL S.A. – B 
  Pantelimon, Bd Biruintei, nr. 100 
  S.C. QUARTEK GRUP S.R.L. – BC 
  Bacau, str. Chimiei, nr.6 
  S.C. R3 ECOLOGIC S.R.L. – CT 
  Agigea, Zona Moara, corp C1 
  S.C. RO ECOLOGIC S.R.L. – MS-DB 
  Vidrasau, str. Oros, nr. 1; Fieni, str. Industriilor, nr.18 
  S.C. ROMECO INT. SERV. CO. – CT 
  Navodari, str.Uzinei,nr.1A 
  S.C. ROMECOL S.R.L. – AR 
  Arad Str:Bodrogului Nr. 8 
  S.C. STENA DTM S.R.L. - Ilfov 
  S.C. TERRITORY COMMERCE S.R.L. – TM 
  Timisoara, str. Odobescu, nr.5 
  S.C. TEXAS GRUP OYL S.R.L. – IL 
  Slobozia, B-dul M. Basarab, bl. X 
  S.C. VOLYMAR BENZ S.R.L. – PH 
  Barcanesti ,nr. 359 A 
  S.C. RECYFUEL S.R.L. – B 
  Bucuresti, Sos. Bucuresti - Ploiesti nr. 1A 
  S.C. ALBINA CARPATICA S.R.L. – PH 

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  Rm.Sarat , Str.Costieni nr.106 
  S.C. CAMIX PROD S.R.L. - VL 
  Dragasani, str.Tudor Vladimirescu, Bl T6. Sc C, Ap 3 
  S.C. DUMALI S.R.L. – VL 
  Dragasani, str. Ferdinand, nr. 79 
  S.C. ECO TOTAL S.R.L. – DJ 
  Craiova, Str. Cringului nr.2A 
  S.C. GREENWEEE INTERNATIONAL S.R.L. – BZ 
  Comuna Tintesti  
  S.C. GREMLIN COMPUTERS S.R.L. – CT 
  Str. Industriala Cladirea 3A nr. 9 
  S.C.  SETCAR  SRL,Braila, 

str.Gradinii  Publice  nr.6, 

+40239614852 

Further information can be obtained from: 

National Environmental Protection Agency. 

Regional/Local Environmental Protection Agencies 

tel/fax: 

  S.C. Prombat  S.C.- Copsa Mica, jud. Sibiului nr.25,tel:+40269847444 
 
 S.C Lafarge Romcim S.A. – Hoghiz, str.Padurii nr.1, jud. Brasov, tel: 
+40268/286258,fax:+40268/286267 
 S.C.  Lafarge  Romcim  S.A.  –  Medgidia,str.Poporului  nr.1,jud 
Constanta, tel:+40241/811990,fax:+40241820004 

 

  S.C.Holcim 

– 
Arges,tel:+40248567110,fax:+40248557160 

Campulung,Valea  Mare 

S.A. 

Pravat, 

Jud 

  SC Holcim SA – Aleşd 
  S.C.  Carpatcement  Holding  S.A.  Heidelberg  Cement  Group,Bicaz, 
Corbului 

Str.Piatra 
nr.80,jud.Neamt,tel:+40233/254221,fax:+40233/253131. 

  Pro  Air  Clean  Timisoara  Address:  str.  Sulina  nr.6B, 
fax 

Timisoara, 
+40/256/290918, e-mail: proairclean@xnet.ro 
  S.C.  Mondeco  S.R.L.Address:  str.22  Decembrie 

+40/256/306018, 

Tel. 

Romania  

2012 

nr.27A, SuceavaTel/ fax:+40/230/524275, 

  S.C.  If  Tehnologii  Cluj  NapocaAddress:  Bd.  Muncii, 

nr. 16, Cluj Napoca, Tel. +40/264/415268 

  ENVISAN SA Belgia Sucursala Pitesti – Oarja, Arges 
  CHIMCOMPLEX  SA  Borzesti,  3 

Industriilor  st., 

Onesti, Bacau 

  S.C. Köber SRL, Turturesti Village, Girov commune 

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  SC ANTIBIOTICE SA. 1 Valea Lupului , Iasi 
  S.C. OLTCHIM S.A.Rm. Valcea 
  S.C. OLTCHIM S.A.Rm. Valcea 
  SC  Automobile  Dacia  SA,  Mioveni,  jud.  Arges,  Str. 

Uzinei nr.1, tel:+40248/502016  

  SC  Alro 

-Slatina, 

jud.  Olt, 

Str.Pitesti 

nr.116,tel:+40249/435177. 

  SC  Silcotub  SA  –Zalau,jud.  Salaj,  Str.Mihai  Viteazu, 

nr.93,tel:+40260/620720. 
Iridex  Group 

  S.C. 

Import-Export  S.R.L.,  sos. 
Bucuresti-Ploiesti,  nr.17,  sector  1,  Bucuresti, 
tel.+40/21/233.17.61;  fax  +40/21/233.17.61;  e-
mail:iridex@fx.ro 

  S.C. Guardian, Craiova, str. Calea Bucuresti, bl. 13C, 

tel +40/251/46.00.10 

  S.C.  VIVANI 

SALUBRITATE 
Ialomita, Str. Viilor, nr.92, tel +40/243/23.09.72 
  S.C.Terapia  S.A.,  Cluj,  jud.  Cluj,  Str.  Fabricii  nr.124, 

,Slobozia,jud. 

SA 

tel: +40264501118,fax: +40264450150. 

  S.C.  Ductil  Steel  S.A.,  Buzau,  jud.  Buzau,  Str.  Aleea 
fax: 

tel:+40238405100, 

nr.1, 

Industriilor 
+40238722055. 

  S.C.  SETCAR  SRL,Braila,jud.  Braila,  str.Gradinii 

Publice nr.6,tel/fax:+40239/614852 

  S.C.  AVAND  SRL,  street  Trei  Fantani,Iasi,  tel:  0322, 

fax: 0332 800 777 

  ECOMASTER Prahova, Aricestii Rahtivani, Prahova 

  S.C. Carpatcement Holding S.A. Heidelberg Cement Group Fieni 
  S.C. Carpatcement Holding S.A. Heidelberg Cement Group Deva 
  SC VRANCART SA, 17 Ecaterina Teodoroiu st., Adjud, Vrancea 
  S.C. Rombat S.A., 4 Drumul Cetatii street,Bistrita –Nasaud; Point of 
jud.Cluj, 

:  Rebat,Copsa  Mica  Bistrita 

-  Nasaud, 

work 
,tel:+40263/238016,fax:+40264/238122 

  S.C.Tiseco S.R.L,Str.Chimiei nr.1, Bacau, tel/fax:0234/571775 
  S.C.  STEMAR  SRL,  Vaslui,  2  street  Garii  nr.2,  tel:  0235312602,  fax: 

0235361842  

  S.C Ecomaster Servicii Ecologice S.A.Vega Ploiesti,str. Valeni nr.146, 

Ploiesti,jud. Prahova tel:+40244406274 

  S.C. Rafinaria Steaua Romana S.A,str.Calea Doftanei nr.15, Campina, 

jud. Prahova,tel: 
Borsenia 

  S.C. 

tel:+40244/250564 
OiloProd 

  S.C. 

S.R.L.,Barcanesti 

nr.188 

G,jud 

Prahova, 

Impex 

S.R.L. 

Campina,str.Inului 

nr.276,tel:+40244/410768,jud. Prahova 

  S.C.KLT&CO 

Industries 

SRL, 

Filipestii 

de 

Padure, 

Prahova,tel:+40244/387698 

  S.C.  Dytiv  S.R.L.-Valea  Calugareasca  Ploiesti,str.Rafinorilor  8ª,  jud. 

Prahova  

  S.C.  Stena  DTM  Waste  Recycling  SRL,Prelungirea  Sos.  Giurgiului 

nr.33ª,Jilava,Ilfov,tel:0728777646  
B-dul  M.Eminescu 

  S.C.Aise, 

tel:+40231505652,fax:+4-231505654 

nr.1,Botosani,jud. 

Bacau, 

  S.C.Mihoc Oil S.R.L., 
 
 
  S.C.Ionescu 

:+40233-252202,fax:+4 

Company 

SRL 

,Gaiesti,str.Cuza 

Voda,nr.4A, 

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  S.C. KLT&CO INDUSTRIES S.R.L. – PH 
  Filipestii de Padure , DJ  720 Baicoi-Moreni;  
  S.C. MEDICAL WASTE S.R.L. – B 
  Bucuresti, Preciziei,nr.40A,sector 6 
  S.C. OIL DEPOL SERVICES S.R.L.  – CT 
  Nazarcea 
  S.C. ROM ECOL S.R.L.  – AR 
  Arad Str:Bodrogului Nr. 8 
  S.C. STERICARE S.R.L. – IF 
 
  S.C. SIGMAFLEX S.R.L.  – DJ 
  Craiova, str.Brazda Novac, BL. 7 
  S.C. SUPERSTAR COM S.R.L.  –SV 
  Rădăuţi, str. Frincei, nr.24 
  S.C Eco Burn SRL 13 street Piatra Craiului, Negoiesti 
0373/550044, 

Jilava, Şoseaua Giurgiului NR. 5 

tel: 

Prahova; 

Village, 
fax:0244/522921 
  S.C. ALVI SERV S.R.L. 
  Arad, str. Bradului 6 
  S.C. ECO SERVTRANS S.R.L.  –SB 
  Sibiu, Calea Surii Mici, Fn 
  S.C. ECO FIRE SYSTEMS S.R.L.  – CT 
 
Lumina, sola 314 1/1;314 1/2 
  S.C. FIBROCIM S.R.L.  – BH 
  Chistag, str. Viitorului, nr. 6 
 
IF DRAGOS STANA – MM 
  Str. Izlazului nr. 7, Baia Mare 

bl.44,sc.A2,ap.8, jud Dambovita tel:0726113660. 

  Rafinaria Petrobrazi,Brazi,jud.Prahova,tel:+40244/543121 
  S.C. 

VAC 

S.A. 

CFR 

SS 

Ploiesti,jud 

Prahova,str.Ghighiului,tel:+40244/575391 

  S.C.Icerp 

S.A. 

Ploiesti, 

B-dul 

Republicii 

nr.291ª,tel:+ 

40244535024,jud. Prahova 

  S.C. GreenLamp Reciclare SRL,Odaia Banului village, Tintesti, Buzau, 

tel: +40338100601, fax:+40338100604 

  S.C.  Exmitiani  SRL,Bistrita  Nasaud,jud.  Cluj,  str.George  Cosbuc 

nr.194,tel:+40263/361120 
  S.C. NAC INDUSTRII S.R.L. – PH 
  Plopeni, str.Aleea GIURGENI,NR.9 
  S.C. NEFERAL S.A. – B 
  Pantelimon, Bd Biruintei, nr. 100 
  S.C. QUARTEK GRUP S.R.L. – BC 
  Bacau, str. Chimiei, nr.6 
  S.C. R3 ECOLOGIC S.R.L. – CT 
  Agigea, Zona Moara, corp C1 
  S.C. RO ECOLOGIC S.R.L. – MS-DB 
  Vidrasau, str. Oros, nr. 1; Fieni, str. Industriilor, nr.18 
  S.C. ROMECO INT. SERV. CO. – CT 
  Navodari, str.Uzinei,nr.1A 
  S.C. ROMECOL S.R.L. – AR 
  Arad Str:Bodrogului Nr. 8 
  S.C. STENA DTM S.R.L. - Ilfov 
  S.C. TERRITORY COMMERCE S.R.L. – TM 
  Timisoara, str. Odobescu, nr.5 
  S.C. TEXAS GRUP OYL S.R.L. – IL 
  Slobozia, B-dul M. Basarab, bl. X 

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LG PROD SRL – BV 

 
  Str. Fagarasului nr. 44, Ghimbav 
  SC PRO AIR CLEAN SA, jud. Ialomita 
  SC DECINERA SRL, Jud. Galati 
  SC MEDLINE EXIM SRL, jud. Dolj 
  Compania  Nationala 

Imprimeria  Nationala  SA 

Bucuresti 

  SC CHIMESTER BV SA, Bucuresti 

Further information can be obtained from: 

  National Environmental Protection Agency 

 

Local  /  Regional  Environnemental  Protection 
Agencies 

Slovakia  

2010  

  A total number - 118 landfill sites (12 for hazardous 
waste,  89  for  non-hazardous  waste,  17  for  inert 
waste) 

  7 incineration plants for hospital waste 

91 www.minzp.sk      

  S.C. VOLYMAR BENZ S.R.L. – PH 
  Barcanesti ,nr. 359 A 
  S.C. RECYFUEL S.R.L. – B 
  Bucuresti, Sos. Bucuresti - Ploiesti nr. 1A 
  S.C. ALBINA CARPATICA S.R.L. – PH 
  Rm.Sarat , Str.Costieni nr.106 
  S.C. CAMIX PROD S.R.L. - VL 
  Dragasani, str.Tudor Vladimirescu, Bl T6. Sc C, Ap 3 
  S.C. DUMALI S.R.L. – VL 
  Dragasani, str. Ferdinand, nr. 79 
  S.C. ECO TOTAL S.R.L. – DJ 
  Craiova, Str. Cringului nr.2A 
  S.C. GREENWEEE INTERNATIONAL S.R.L. – BZ 
  Comuna Tintesti  
  S.C. GREMLIN COMPUTERS S.R.L. – CT 
  Str. Industriala Cladirea 3A nr. 9 
  S.C.  SETCAR  SRL,Braila, 

str.Gradinii  Publice  nr.6, 

+40239614852 

Further information can be obtained from: 

  National Environmental Protection Agency 
 

Local / Regional Environmental Protection Agencies 

A list of authorized facilities is available online.91  

tel/fax: 

A  list  of  other  facilities  is  available  at  relevant  regional  environmental 
authorities of the Slovak Republic.   

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Information  could  be  obtained  also  via  Slovak  Environmental  Agency, 
Centre of Waste and Environmental Management (SEA, CWEM) – Focal 
Point of the Basel Convention. 

A list of authorized facilities is available online.94 

A  list  of  other  facilities  is  available  at  relevant  regional  environmental 
authorities of the Slovak Republic.   

Information  could  be  obtained  also  via  Slovak  Environmental  Agency, 
Centre of Waste and Environmental Management (SEA, CWEM) – Focal 
Point of the Basel Convention.  

A list of authorized facilities is available online.97 

  5 incineration plants for industrial waste 
  2 incineration plants for municipal waste 
  4 co-incineration plants 

A list of landfill sites is available online.89 

A list of incineration plants is also available online.90    

  A total number - 117 landfill sites (11 for hazardous 
waste,  90  for  non-hazardous  waste,  16  for  inert 
waste) 

  7 incineration plants for hospital waste 
  6 incineration plants for industrial waste 
  2 incineration plants for municipal waste 
  5 co-incineration plants 

A list of landfill sites is available online.92 

A list of incineration plants is also available online.93    

A list of landfill sites is available online.95 

A list of incineration plants is also available online.96    

Slovakia  

2011 

Slovakia  

2012  

89 www.minzp.sk  
90 http://enviroportal.sk/dokumenty/spalovne.php  
92 www.minzp.sk  
93 http://enviroportal.sk   
94 www.minzp.sk      
95 www.minzp.sk  
96 http://enviroportal.sk   

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Information can be obtained online.98 

Then go to file:  

Slovenia  

2010-2012  

-for D10 and R1: sežig in sosežig odpadkov  

-for D1: upravljalci odlagališč 

Information can be obtained online.99 

Then go to file:  

-for D10 and R1: sežig in sosežig odpadkov  

-for other R codes: predelovalci odpadkov 

-for other D codes: odstranjevalci odpadkov 

-composting: Predelovanje biološko razgradljivih odpadkov v kompost 

The data on this web site is updated monthly. 

The data on this web site is monthly updated. 

Registers with information on disposal facilities in Spain can be accessed through the web pages of the environmental Competent 
Authorities  in  the  regional  governments  in  Spain.  Web  pages  of  the  environmental  Competent  Authorities  in  the  regional 
governments in Spain can be accessed through the web page of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Affairs of 
Spain.100  

Registers with information on disposal facilities in Spain can be accessed through the web pages of the environmental Competent 
Authorities  in  the  regional  governments  in  Spain.  Web  pages  of  the  environmental  Competent  Authorities  in  the  regional 
governments in Spain can be accessed through the web page of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment of Spain.101 

Data can be obtained from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.  

Spain  

2010 

Spain  

2011-2012 

Sweden  

2010-2012 

97 http://charon.sazp.sk/zhodnocovanie_odpadov/zariadenie_zo.aspx  
98 http://www.arso.gov.si/varstvo%20okolja/odpadki/podatki/  
99 http://www.arso.gov.si/varstvo%20okolja/odpadki/podatki/  
100  www.marm.es  
101 http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/calidad-y-evaluacion-ambiental/temas/prevencion-y-gestion-
residuos/enlaces/Pagina_enlaces_comunidades_autonomas.aspx  

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Information can be obtained from: 

UK  

2010-2012 

The Environmental Services Association (ESA), 154 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9TR, tel: (44-20) 7824-8882, fax: (44-
20) 7824-8753, e-mail: info@esauk.org, web site: www.esauk.org; and 

The Chartered Institute of Wastes Management, 9 Saxon Court, St Peters Gardens, Northampton NN1 1SX, tel: (44-1604) 620-426, 
fax: (44-1604) 621-339, e-mail: technical@ciwm.co.uk. 102  

There are too many facilities in the UK that are authorised to dispose of wastes to list here. 

There are too many facilities in the UK that are authorised to recover/recycle/re-use wastes to list here.  

102 www.ciwm.co.uk  

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Table  9  of  the  of  the  Basel  Convention  Questionnaire  on  Disposals  which  did  not  Proceed  as 

Intended 

Table 59: Information from Member States on Shipments which did not Proceed as Intended 

Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

Austria  

2011 

28/11/2011 

Austria, 
Germany 

A3020 waste oil 

48 

Waste  did  not  perform 
with the quality criteria of 
the  recycling  installation 
(R9). 

Waste  was  shipped  back 
to  Austria  for  alternative 
disposal (R1). 

July 2011 

18/3/2011 

14/3/2011 

Austria, 
Germany, 
Poland 

B1010 
aluminum 
scrap (non-hazardous 
waste) 

600 

Waste  was  not  recycled 
by  consignee  but  shipped 
back to Austria. 

Recovery (R4) in Austria. 

Austria, 
Czech 
Republic 

Austria, 
Slovenia 

Tall oil containing lye, 
Y35 

54.5 

Transport  was  not 
in 
accordance  with  RID  (not 
therefore 
defined)  and 
was sent back to Austria. 

Repackaging in Austria. 

RDF, 
(nonhazardous 
waste) 

Y18 

22 

Recovery  plant  (R1)  was 
out of operation. 

Waste  was  shipped  back 
to  Austria  for  alternative 
disposal (R1). 

21/2/2011 

Austria, 
Slovakia 

B3010 
hazardous waste) 

(non-

21.1 

Waste  did  not  perform 
with the quality criteria of 
the  recycling  installation 

Waste  was  shipped  back 
to  Austria  for  alternative 

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Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

September 
2012 

Croatia 

EWC 19 12 11, 19 02 
09 - Y18 

3.8 

June 2012 

France 

14 06 01 (CFCs) - Y45 

12.0 

(R3). 

disposal (R1). 

The  waste  was  imported 
for disposal (D10) but due 
to improper packaging 3.8 
t  out  of  21.68  t  could  not 
be handled. 

The  waste  was  shipped 
back  to  Croatia  for  re-
packaging. 

The  wasted  was  intended 
for disposal D10 in France 
but  could  not  be  treated 
as intended. 

The  waste  was  shipped 
back to Austria. 

None 

None 

None 

Austria  

2012  

Belgium 

 2010-2012 

Bulgaria  

2010-2012 

Cyprus 

2010-2012 

Czech 
2010 

Republic 

18/02/2010 

Italy,  Czech 
Republic, 

A2050 

24.06 

Transit 
notification. 

without 

Denied 
entry. 
the 
Announcement 
Competent  Authority  of 

to 

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Alternative  measures 
taken 

the country of dispatch. 

entry. 
Denied 
the 
Announcement 
Competent  Authority  of 
the country of dispatch. 

to 

Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

tons) 

18/05/2010 

18/06/2010 

03/08/2010 

February/Marc
h 2011 

Czech 
2011 

Republic 

27/07/2011 

Germany 

Germany, 
Czech 
Republic 

Germany, 
Czech 
Republic 

Austria, 
Czech 
Republic 

Germany, 
Czech 
Republic 

Germany, 
Czech 
Republic, 
Pakistan 

Paper fiber rejects 

23 

Transit 
notification. 

without 

Municipal waste 

25.07 

Transit 
without 
notification and accident. 

Repatriated 
country of dispatch. 

to 

the 

Crushed 
paper-plastics 

rejects 

75 

Combustible  waste 
(refuse derived fuel) 

814.86 

Import 
notification 
existing facility. 

to 

without 
non-

Import  of  waste  destined 
for  alleged  combustion 
test in power station. 

Repatriated 
country of dispatch. 

to 

the 

Repatriated 
country of dispatch. 

to 

the 

Discarded  equipment 
containing 
chlorofluorocarbons, 
HCFC, HFC 

27.5 

Prohibited export. 

Repatriated.  Penalty  was 
granted to the importer. 

February-
December 

Germany, 
Czech 

Waste 
from 

originating 
mechanical 

2,267 

Import 
without 
notification  to  the  un-

Penalty  was  granted  to 
the importer. 

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Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

2011 

Republic 

treatment of waste 

authorised facility. 

tons) 

Czech 
2012 

Republic 

14/12/2011 

The 
incident 
was  solved  in 
early 2012. 

Germany, 
Czech 
Republic 

Packaging  containing 
or 
residues 
of 
contaminated 
by 
dangerous 
substances 

11/01/2012 

Germany, 
Czech 
Republic, 
Hong Kong 

Discarded  equipment 
containing  hazardous 
components 

A  total  of 
t  of 
25.4 
which  3.04 
t 
of 
hazardous 
waste 

A  total  of 
12.62  t  of 
which  3.42 
t 
of 
hazardous 
waste 

without 
Export 
notification  whereas  the 
consignment 
consisted 
partially  of  hazardous 
waste. 

in  the 
Waste  disposed 
country 
import. 
of 
Penalty  was  granted  to 
the exporter. 

Export 
without 
notification  whereas  the 
consignment 
consisted 
partially  of  hazardous 
waste. 

Repatriated 
country of dispatch. 

to 

the 

Denmark 

2010-2012 

Estonia  

2010-2012 

Finland  

2010-2012 

None 

None 

None 

France  

2011 

From 

Côte  Ends-of-Life vehicles 

20 

Breach  of  Article  36  of 

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Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

2011 

tons) 

d’Ivoire 
France 

to 

From  Poland 
to France 

Ends-of-Life tires 

10 

From India to 
France 

Wastes  from  casting 
of non-ferrous pieces 

26 

2011 

2011 

2011 

Germany 

Woods  containing  or 
contaminated  with 
dangerous 
substances 

20 

Regulation 
1013/2006. 

(EC) 

No 

Breach  of  Article  36  of 
Regulation 
No 
1013/2006. 

(EC) 

of 

waste 
Shipment 
effected  without 
the 
consent of the Competent 
Authorities concerned. 

Carrier  non  authorized 
regarding 
waste 
transports. 

2011 

From 
Portugal 
France 

to 

Ends-of-Life vehicles 

17 vehicles 

of 

to 

waste 
Shipment 
without 
effected 
all 
notification 
Competent 
Authorities 
concerned  and  without 
the 
the 
Competent 
Authorities 
concerned. 

consent 

of 

2011 

From  France  Sludges 

from  28 

Shipment 

of 

waste  Waste taken back. 

Page 273 of 403 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

to Belgium 

washing, 
cleaning, 
peeling,  centrifuging 
and separation 

2011 

From  France 
to Cameroon 

Mixed waste 

25 

effected 
notification 
Competent 
concerned. 

Shipment 
effected 
notification 
Competent 
concerned. 

without 
all 
Authorities 

to 

of 

waste 
without 
all 
Authorities 

to 

2012 

From  Benin 
to France 

Electronic 
and 
electrical  waste  (e-
waste) 

1 container 

France  

2012  

2012 

From  Mali  to 
France 

Hazardous 
components 
from 
removed 
discarded  equipment 
=  16  02  05  *  (waste 
and 
electrical 
electronic  assemblies 

0.505 

Page 274 of 403 

No. 

shipment 

as 
Illegal 
defined  in  the  Article  2 
(35)  f)  of  the  Regulation 
1013/2006 
(EC) 
waste 
(shipment 
effected 
to 
Articles  34,  36,  39,  40,  41 
and 43). 

of 
contrary 

39 

Breach  of  the  Articles  34, 
of 
36, 
and 
Regulation 
No 
1013/2006. 

(EC) 

40 

Treatment  of  wastes  in 
Belgium. 

Recovery of waste by the 
notifier de facto. 

Decision  taken  by  the 
Competent 
Authority 
(the  prefect)  requiring 
the  take-back  and  the 
disposal of the waste. 

 
 
 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

2012 

2012 

2012 

2012 

2012 

or scrap … = A1180) 

Waste 
non-
halogenated  organic 
solvents  (=  A  3140) 
(other  solvents  and 
solvents  mixtures  =  
14 06 03*) 

From  France 
to Belgium 

to 

Pickling bases 

(= 11 01 07*) 

tons) 

19 

10 

Exceeding  the  authorized 
quantity of waste. 

Non-compliance  with  the 
consent deadline. 

to 

Soil  and  stones  …     
(= 17 05 04) 

317 

Exceeding  the  authorized 
quantity of waste. 

From 
Belgium 
France 

From 
Belgium 
France 

From 
Belgium 
France 

to 

Insulating  or  heat 
oils 
transmission 
1 
PCBs        
containing 
(= 13 03 01 *) 

From  France 
to Morocco 

Laboratory  chemicals 
consisting 
or 
containing dangerous 
substances                 

of 

0.07 

Page 275 of 403 

Non-compliance  with  the 
consent deadline. 

of 

Shipment 
effected 
notification 
Competent Authorities. 

waste 
without 
all 

to 

Pending 
proceedings. 

criminal 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

(= 16 05 06 *) 

2012 

From 
Madagascar 
to France 

Ends-of-Life vehicles 

1 container 

2012 

From  France 
to 
Switzerland 

Non  cleared  end-of-
life  vehicles  and  oil 
drums 

19 vehicles 

39 

Breach  of  the  Articles  34, 
of 
36, 
and 
No 
Regulation 
1013/2006. 

(EC) 

40 

of 

Shipment 
effected 
notification 
Competent Authorities. 

waste 
without 
all 

to 

Decision  taken  by  the 
Authority 
Competent 
(the  prefect)  requiring 
the 
the 
take-back  of 
waste. 

Pending 
proceedings. 

criminal 

Competent 
The 
of 
Authorities 
have 
Switzerland 
ensured the take-back of 
a  part  of  the  vehicles  at 
their own costs. 

Germany  

2010 

March 2010 

From 
Germany 
France 

to 

A3140 

March 2010 

From 
Germany 

to 

A3140 

20 

20 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Repatriation. 

Problems with unloading. 

Repatriation. 

Page 276 of 403 

 
 
 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

April 2010 

France 

From 
Switzerland 
to Germany 

A3160 

May 2010 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

A1030 

May 2010 

May 2010 

June 2010 

June 2010 

June 2010 

From 
Switzerland 
to Germany 

A3160 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

Contaminated soil 

(170503*) 

From 
Belgium 
Germany 

to 

A3020 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

Y18 

From  the  UK 
to Germany 

A3020 

July 2010 

From 

the  A3160 

tons) 

10 

17 

18 

29 

53 

24 

48 

20 

Page 277 of 403 

Problems with unloading. 

Repatriation. 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Repatriation. 

Problems with unloading. 

Repatriation. 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Repatriation. 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Alternative  treatment  in 
Germany. 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Alternative  treatment  in 
Germany. 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Alternative  treatment  in 
Germany. 

Waste 

didn't 

meet  Repatriation. 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

Netherlands 
to Germany 

tons) 

specifications. 

July 2010 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

A2050 

July 2010 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

August 2010 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

hazardous 

hazardous 

Mixed 
waste 

(190304*) 

Mixed 
waste 

(190304*) 

September 
2010 

From 
Sweden 
Germany 

to 

A4120 

September 
2010 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

A2050 

September 
2010 

From 
Germany 
Belgium 

Mixed 
waste 

to 

(190304*) 

hazardous 

44 

40 

89 

2 

50 

16 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Alternative  treatment  in 
Germany. 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Alternative  treatment  in 
Germany. 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Repatriation. 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Repatriation. 

Problems with unloading. 

Repatriation. 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Repatriation. 

September 

From  France  Hazardous  mining  28 

Waste 

didn't 

meet  Repatriation. 

Page 278 of 403 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

2010 

to Germany 

residues (010407*) 

specifications. 

tons) 

September 
2010 

From 
Germany 
Poland 

to 

Residues 
sorting 
(191211*) 

from 
of  waste 

207 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Repatriation. 

October 2010 

From 
Germany 
France 

to 

A3140 

20 

Problems with unloading. 

Repatriation. 

October 2010 

From  Greece 
to Germany 

A4090 

to 

A1030 

December 
2010 

December 
2010 

From 
Sweden 
Germany 

From 
Germany 
France 

4 

4 

Misdirected transport. 

Alternative  treatment  in 
Germany. 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Not decided yet. 

to 

A3140 

20 

Problems with unloading. 

Repatriation. 

Not reported 

From  Czech 
to 
Republic 
Germany 

A3020 

Not reported 

From 
Switzerland 

A3020 

50 

50 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Repatriation. 

Waste 
specifications. 

didn't 

meet 

Repatriation. 

Page 279 of 403 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

to Germany 

Not reported 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

A3160 

July 2011 

From  France 
to Germany 

A1030 

July 2011 

From 
Germany 
Greece 

to 

A1030 

March 2011 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

A2050 

/ 

July 
September 
2011 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

A2050 

February 2011 

From 
Germany 
the 
Netherlands 

to 

A3020 

and 

March 
December 
2011 

From 
Germany 
the 

to 

A3020 

tons) 

28 

0,4 

24 

59 

9 

25 

33 

Page 280 of 403 

Germany  

2011 

Technical problems. 

Repatriation. 

Waste generated gas. 

Repatriation. 

Arrival  after  the  end  of 
the notification period. 

Repatriation. 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation 
alternative treatment. 

or 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

Netherlands 

From 
Germany 
the 
Netherlands 

to 

From 
Germany 
the 
Netherlands 

to 

A3020 

A3020 

From 
Belgium 
Germany 

From 
Germany 
France 

From 
Germany 
France 

From 
Germany 
the 

to 

A3020 

to 

A3140 

to 

A3140 

to 

A3140 

March 2011 

and 

May 
December 
2011 

August 2011 

January 
/ 
February 2011 

March 2011 

March 2011 

tons) 

75 

75 

27 

40 

20 

32 

Page 281 of 403 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Technical  problems  with 
unloading. 

Repatriation. 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

Netherlands 

tons) 

From 
Germany 
France 

to 

A3140 

40 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

A3160 

8 

Technical problems 

Repatriation. 

June 2011 

November 
2011 

October 2011 

the 

From 
Netherlands 
to Germany 

the 

From 
Netherlands 
to Germany 

A3160 

June 2011 

From 
Belgium 
Germany 

to 

A3160 

and 

June 
December 
2011 

From 
Germany 
Belgium 

to 

A4070 

January 2011 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

A4100 

August 2011 

From 
Netherlands 

the 

A4100 

12 

20 

40 

24 

26 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Technical  problems  with 
unloading. 

Repatriation. 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation 
alternative treatment. 

or 

Technical  problems  with 
unloading. 

Repatriation. 

Temperature 
material too high. 

of 

the 

Repatriation. 

Page 282 of 403 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

to Germany 

December 
2011 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

A4100 

September 
2011 

From  France 
to Germany 

A4100 

tons) 

164 

Technical  problems  with 
unloading. 

Unloading 
in  another 
facility  and  return  to  the 
notified facility. 

18,3 

Too much humidity. 

Repatriation. 

December 
2011 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

Mixed 
waste 

hazardous 

24 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

May 
August 2011 

and 

From 
Germany 
Belgium 

to 

Mixed 
waste (190204*) 

hazardous 

40 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation 
alternative treatment. 

or 

March 2012 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

Mixed 
waste (190204*) 

hazardous 

January 2011 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

Mixed 
waste (190204*) 

hazardous 

11 

30 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

March 2011 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

Mixed 
waste (190304*) 

hazardous 

240 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

June 2011 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

Mixed 
waste (190304*) 

hazardous 

30 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Page 283 of 403 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

September 
2011 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

Mixed 
waste (190304*) 

hazardous 

August 2011 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

Mixed 
(190203) 

waste 

tons) 

91 

28 

February 2011 

From 
Germany 
Poland 

to 

Residues 
sorting 
(191210) 

from 
of  waste 

24 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

November 
2011 

September 
2011 

April 2011 

February 2011 

From 
Germany 
Switzerland 

to 

Residues 
sorting 
(191212) 

from 
of  waste 

2.8 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

From 
Belgium 
Germany 

to 

Sewage  sludge 
270) 

(AC 

24 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

the 

From 
Netherlands 
to Germany 

From 
Germany 
the 
Netherlands 

to 

Waste 
gas 
purification (050702) 

from 

20 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Waste 
cleaning (160708*) 

from 

tank 

50 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation 
alternative treatment. 

or 

Page 284 of 403 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

December 
2011 

June 2011 

March 2011 

From 
Switzerland 
to Germany 

From  Italy  to 
Germany 

the 

From 
Netherlands 
to Germany 

Wood waste (AC170) 

9 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Wood waste (AC170) 

20 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

Y18 (Hazardous liquid 
waste) 

50 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

November 
2011 

From  France 
to Germany 

Y18  (Residues  from 
treatment of waste) 

18 

Waste  not  in  accordance 
with specifications. 

Repatriation. 

October 2011 

12/01/2012 

11/01/2012 

17/02/2012 

13/02/2012 

From 
Germany 
Switzerland 

to 

Y46 

Import  from 
Belarus 

A4030 

Import  from 
France 

A4100 

Import  from 
Belgium 

AC 270 

Germany  

2012 

23 

4 

34 

10 

Technical  problems  with 
unloading. 

Repatriation. 

with 
Problems 
composition of the waste. 

Alternative  treatment  in 
Germany. 

Technical  problems  with 
unloading. 

Pre-treatment in another 
facility. 

Technical  problems  with 
unloading. 

Repatriation. 

Page 285 of 403 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

01/03/2012 

Import  from 
Switzerland 

A4050 

14/03/2012 

Import  from 
Netherlands 

A3020 

15/03/2012 

Import  from 
France 

A4100 

26/04/2012 

Export 
Belgium 

to 

A2030 

12/06/2012 

Import  from 
Israel 

A1050 

19/06/2012 

Export 
Netherlands 

to 

A3020 

17/07/2012 

Import  from 
Italy 

Y18 

26/07/2012 

Import  from 
Netherlands 

A4100 

31/07/2012 

Import  from 
Switzerland 

A4140 

tons) 

5 

25 

40 

42 

43 

25 

70 

20 

7 

Problems 
with 
composition of the waste. 

Repatriation. 

with 
Problems 
composition of the waste. 

Repatriation. 

with 
Problems 
composition of the waste. 

Repatriation. 

Problems 
with 
composition of the waste. 

Repatriation. 

Problems 
with 
composition of the waste. 

Repatriation. 

Problems 
with 
composition of the waste. 

Repatriation. 

with 
Problems 
composition of the waste. 

Alternative  treatment  in 
Germany. 

Technical  problems  with 
unloading. 

Pre-treatment in another 
facility. 

Problems 
with 
composition of the waste. 

Repatriation. 

Page 286 of 403 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

25/09/2012 

Import  from 
Sweden 

A3020 

19/10/2012 

Import  from 
France 

A4100 

22/10/2012 

Import  from 
Luxembourg 

A4100 

08/11/2012 

Import  from 
Italy 

Y18 

26/11/2012 

Import  from 
Belgium 

A3020 

04/12/2012 

Import  from 
France 

A4100 

10/12/2012 

Import  from 
Belgium 

A3140 

tons) 

50 

26 

7 

20 

26 

25 

3 

Greece  

2010 

Spot 
2010 

Check 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Bulgaria 

Iron scrap 

3.42 

Page 287 of 403 

Problems 
with 
composition of the waste. 

Alternative  treatment  in 
Germany. 

with 
Problems 
composition of the waste. 

Alternative  treatment  in 
Germany. 

with 
Problems 
composition of the waste. 

Repatriation. 

Problems 
with 
composition of the waste. 

Repatriation. 

Problems 
with 
composition of the waste. 

Repatriation. 

Technical  problems  with 
unloading. 

Pre-treatment in another 
facility. 

Technical  problems  with 
unloading. 

Repatriation. 

The 
that 
company 
organised  the  shipment 
did  not  follow  the  prior 
notification  and  written 
consent  procedure  of  the 
(EC) 
1013/2006 

Prohibiting  the  export  of 
waste  from  the  country 
and 
the 
inform 
Competent Authorities of 
the country, in which the 
carriers are permitted, to 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

tons) 

Regulation. 

Spot 
2010 

Check 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Bulgaria 

Iron scrap 

1.5 

Spot 
2010 

Check 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Bulgaria 

Shredded 
waste 

plastic 

20.88 

The 
that 
company 
organised  the  shipment 
did  not  follow  the  prior 
notification  and  written 
consent  procedure  of  the 
1013/2006 
(EC) 
Regulation. 

The 
that 
company 
organised  the  shipment 
did  not  follow  the  Article 
18  of  the  1013/2006  (EC) 
Regulation. 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

impose  those  sanctions 
related. 

Prohibiting  the  export  of 
waste  from  the  country 
and 
the 
inform 
Competent Authorities of 
the country, in which the 
carriers are permitted, to 
impose  those  sanctions 
related. 

Prohibiting  the  export  of 
waste  from  the  country 
the 
inform 
and 
Competent Authorities of 
the country, in which the 
carriers are permitted, to 
impose  those  sanctions 
related. 

Spot 
2010 

Check 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Bulgaria 

Used 
accumulators 

car 

0.33 

The 
that 
company 
organised  the  shipment 
did  not  follow  the  prior 
notification  and  written 
consent  procedure  of  the 
(EC) 
1013/2006 

Prohibiting  the  export  of 
waste  from  the  country 
and 
the 
inform 
Competent Authorities of 
the country, in which the 
carriers are permitted, to 

Page 288 of 403 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

tons) 

Regulation. 

Spot 
2010 

Check 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Bulgaria 

Catalysts 

0.21 

Spot 
2010 

Check 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Bulgaria 

Metal scrap 

0.5 

The 
that 
company 
organised  the  shipment 
did  not  follow  the  prior 
notification  and  written 
consent  procedure  of  the 
1013/2006 
(EC) 
Regulation. 

The 
that 
company 
organised  the  shipment 
did  not  follow  the  prior 
notification  and  written 
consent  procedure  of  the 
(EC) 
1013/2006 
Regulation. 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

impose  those  sanctions 
related. 

Prohibiting  the  export  of 
waste  from  the  country 
and 
the 
inform 
Competent Authorities of 
the country, in which the 
carriers are permitted, to 
impose  those  sanctions 
related. 

Prohibiting  the  export  of 
waste  from  the  country 
the 
inform 
and 
Competent Authorities of 
the country, in which the 
carriers are permitted, to 
impose  those  sanctions 
related. 

Spot 
2010 

Check 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Bulgaria 

Used cables 

0.73 

The 
that 
company 
organised  the  shipment 
did  not  follow  the  prior 
notification  and  written 
consent  procedure  of  the 
(EC) 
1013/2006 

Prohibiting  the  export  of 
waste  from  the  country 
and 
the 
inform 
Competent Authorities of 
the country, in which the 
carriers are permitted, to 

Page 289 of 403 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

tons) 

Regulation. 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

impose  those  sanctions 
related. 

Prohibiting  the  export  of 
waste  from  the  country 
and 
the 
inform 
Competent Authorities of 
the country, in which the 
carriers are permitted, to 
impose  those  sanctions 
related. 

Prohibiting  the  export  of 
waste  from  the  country 
the 
inform 
and 
Competent Authorities of 
the country, in which the 
carriers are permitted, to 
impose  those  sanctions 
related. 

The 
that 
company 
organised  the  shipment 
did  not  follow  the  prior 
notification  and  written 
consent  procedure  of  the 
1013/2006 
(EC) 
Regulation. 

The 
that 
company 
organised  the  shipment 
did  not  follow  the  prior 
notification  and  written 
consent  procedure  of  the 
(EC) 
1013/2006 
Regulation. 

The 
that 
company 
organised  the  shipment 
did  not  follow  the  prior 
notification  and  written 
consent  procedure  of  the 
(EC) 
1013/2006 

Prohibiting  the  export  of 
waste  from  the  country 
and 
the 
inform 
Competent Authorities of 
the country, in which the 
carriers are permitted, to 

Spot 
2010 

Check 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Bulgaria 

Metal scrap / WEEE 

2 

Spot 
2010 

Check 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Bulgaria 

Metal scrap 

2 

Spot 
2010 

Check 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Bulgaria 

Iron scrap / WEEE 

1 

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Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

05/11/2010 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Bulgaria 

Aluminium scrap 

22.22 

11/11/2010 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Bulgaria 

Copper slag 

26/07/2010 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Germany 

Alkalines 

24.44 
(gross) 
24.16 (net) 

3.86  N,N-
dimethyl 
aniline 
7.8 
cosmetics 

+ 

Regulation. 

impose  those  sanctions 
related. 

that 
company 
The 
organised  the  shipment 
did  not  follow  the  prior 
notification  and  written 
consent  procedure  of  the 
1013/2006 
(EC) 
Regulation. 

that 
company 
The 
organised  the  shipment 
did  not  follow  the  prior 
notification  and  written 
consent  procedure  of  the 
1013/2006 
(EC) 
Regulation. 

Take  back  of  the  waste 
to  the  facility  of  the 
initial producer 

Sending  the  waste  to  a 
permitted  facility  in  the 
country  of  destination, 
for recovery. 

The  waste  delivered  did 
not  correspond  to  that  of 
the approved notification. 

Sending  the  waste  to  a 
permitted  facility  in  the 
country  of  destination, 
for disposal. 

05/11/2010 
(date  of 

the 

DI:  Greece, 
DE: Romania 

Plastic packaging 

12.78 

that 
company 
The 
organised  the  shipment 

Take  back  of  the  waste 
to  the  facility  of  the 

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Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

the 

document 
from 
Competent 
Authority 
Bulgaria 
informed 
the 
shipment) 

of 
that 
on 
illegal 

tons) 

initial producer. 

did  not  follow  the  prior 
notification  and  written 
consent  procedure  of  the 
(EC) 
1013/2006 
Regulation. 

Spot 
2011 

check 

DE:  Bulgaria, 
DI: Greece 

Waste 
(EWC 150102) 

packaging 

17.40 

The  process  of  prior 
written  notification  and 
consent  had  not  been 
followed. 

Greece  

2011 

Spot 
2011 

check 

DE: 
Germany, 

DI: Greece 

from 

Slag 
thermal 
(EWC 100401*) 

lead 
treatment 

2 
containers 
(approx.  20 
– 25 tn.) 

The shipments have taken 
place  outside  the  validity 
period  of 
the  granted 
written  consent  (Article  9 
(6)). 

The load was held by the 
Competent Authorities of 
Bulgaria and the criminal 
penalties  procedure  was 
initiated by the Bulgarian 
Competent Authorities. 

in 

The  loads  were  sent  to 
the  permitted  facility  of 
the 
the  consignee 
country  of  destination. 
The 
Competent 
Authorities  of  Greece 
imposed  any 
have  not 
penalties. 

Spot 
2011 

check 

DE:  Bulgaria, 
DI: Greece 

Used  accumulators, 
steel, 
aluminium, 

13.38 

The  process  of  prior 
written  notification  and 

The load was held by the 
Competent Authorities of 

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Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

tons) 

copper 
used cables 

scrap  and 

consent  had  not  been 
followed. 

Spot 
2011 

check 

DE:  Nigeria,    
DI: Greece 

160104* 

2 
end-of-
life vehicles 

Spot 
2011 

check 

DE:  Bulgaria, 
DI: Greece 

Steel  wire 
(EWC 160117) 

scrap 

23.05 

Spot 
2011 

check 

DE:  Albania,  
DI: Greece 

Waste 
(EWC 150102) 

packaging 

23.78 

The  process  of  prior 
written  notification  and 
consent  had  not  been 
followed. 

The shipments have taken 
place  outside  the  validity 
period  of 
the  granted 
written consent (Article 9, 
par. 6). 

The  process  of  prior 
written  notification  and 
consent  had  not  been 
followed. 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

Bulgaria and the criminal 
penalties  procedure  was 
initiated by the Bulgarian 
Competent Authorities. 

Τhe  waste  was  taken 
back to the facility of the 
initial producer. 

Τhe  waste  was  taken 
back to the facility of the 
initial producer. 

The waste was recovered 
in  the  facility  planned, 
located in Albania. 

Greece  

2012 

08/03/2012 

Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 

/ 
/ 

Insulation  materials 
containing  asbestos 
(EWC 170601*) 

43.02 

the 

Two  trucks  were  stopped 
Competent 
by 
Authorities  of  Hungary 
because 
following 
of 
different  route  from  the 
in  the 
one  mentioned 

The  trucks  were  held  by 
Competent 
the 
Authorities  of  Hungary, 
which  imposed  financial 
penalty.  The  trucks  were 
finally  released  and  the 

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Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

consent  of  the  Hungarian 
competent authority. 

shipment continued until 
the  final  destination  in 
Germany. 

04/10/2012 

Austria 
Bulgaria 
Greece 

/ 
/ 

Expired  beer  bottles 
materials 
– 
for 
unsuitable 
or 
consumption 
proceeding 
(EWC 
020704) 

Five  pallets 
with  a  total 
of 
3,376 
bottles 

The  process  of  prior 
written  notification  and 
consent  had  not  been 
followed. 

Τhe  waste  was  taken 
back to the facility of the 
initial producer. 

29/06/2012 

Greece / Italy 

Steel  mill  dust  (EWC 
100207*) 

1,027.86(2-
3 big bags) 

required 

The  waste  did  not  fulfil 
the 
technical 
specifications for recovery 
in 
the 
the 
consignee. 

facility  of 

Τhe  waste  was  taken 
back to the facility of the 
initial producer. 

Hungary  

2010-2012 

None 

Ireland  

12/02/2010 

Netherlands 

19 12 12 

17.28 

Container  placed  on  hold 
in Dublin Port but shipped 

Returned to origin. 

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Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

2010 

25/03/2010 

Netherlands 

20 03 01 

09/04/2010 

Netherlands 

20 03 01 

tons) 

193 

48.9 

07/05/2010 

Netherlands 

20 03 01 

121.42 

10/06/2010 

Northern 
Ireland 

B3010/B3040 

17 

18/06/2010 

Bulgaria 

16 02 13* & 16 02 14  4.7 

06/07/2010 

Hong Kong 

Waste batteries 

12 

21/07/2010 

Netherlands  Waste batteries 

86 

in error. 

Export of this material not 
permitted to India. 

Returned to origin. 

Export of this material not 
permitted to India. 

Returned to origin. 

Export of this material not 
permitted to China/India. 

Returned to origin. 

No transfrontier shipment 
documentation 
present 
with load when inspected. 

Returned to origin. 

Transfrontier 
notification required. 

shipment 

Returned to origin. 

Export of this material not 
permitted to HK. 

Returned to origin. 

Breach  of 
Maritime 
Goods regulations. 

International 
Dangerous 

Returned to origin. 

17/08/2010 

Northern 
Ireland 

16 01 04 

26.3 

No transfrontier shipment 
present 
documentation 

Returned to origin. 

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Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

13/01/2011 

Germany 

16 02 14 

20.5 

17/02/2011 

Northern 
Ireland 

19 12 12 

25 

with load when inspected. 

the 

Load  was  placed  on  hold 
National 
by 
Transfrontier 
shipment 
Office  officers  but  was 
shipped in error. 

No transfrontier shipment 
documentation 
present 
with load when inspected. 

Returned to origin. 

Returned to origin. 

Ireland  

2011 

25/02/2011 

Northern 
Ireland 

B3020/15  01  01/20 
01 01 

48.24 

Transfrontier 
notification required. 

shipment 

Returned to origin. 

18/03/2011 

Netherlands 

Household Goods 

3 

02/05/2011 

Netherlands 

Used  car  parts  & 
engines 

10 

10/05/2011 

Netherlands 

Plastic Waste 

23 

Goods  tested  by  Dutch 
customs 
were 
defective. 

and 

No transfrontier shipment 
documentation 
present 
with load when inspected. 

No transfrontier shipment 
documentation 
present 
with load when inspected. 

Returned to origin. 

Returned to origin. 

Returned to origin. 

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Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

04/08/2011 

France 

A3140/14 06 03* 

24 

09/08/2011 

Netherlands 

B3020 

5 

25/08/2011 

Netherlands 

B1250 

21.5 

01/09/2011 

France 

B3020/15 01 01 

25.5 

20/09/2011 

Scotland 

19 12 12 

23.56 

rejected 

Load 
at 
destination  facility  due  to 
elevated chlorine levels. 

Returned to origin. 

Transfrontier 
notification required. 

shipment 

Returned to origin. 

No transfrontier shipment 
documentation 
present 
with load when inspected. 

Returned to origin. 

Transfrontier 
notification required. 

shipment 

Returned to origin. 

Material 
with paper waste. 

contaminated 

Returned to origin. 

21/09/2011 

Northern 
Ireland 

19 12 12 

25.68 

Transfrontier 
notification required. 

shipment 

Returned to origin. 

06/10/2011 

Netherlands 

A1180 

13.881 

25/11/2011 

Netherlands 

A3020 

25 

Transfrontier 
notification required. 

shipment 

Returned to origin. 

Material  as  inspected  did 
not  match  description  on 
accompanying 
documentation. 

Returned to origin 

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Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

14/04/2012 

Netherlands 

25/05/2012 

Netherlands 

Baled  paper,  waste 
electronics, tyres 

Second hand vehicles 
and car parts 

19/06/2012 

Northern 
Ireland 

ELVs 

tons) 

12 

19 

10 

Ireland  

2012  

21/06/2012 

Northern 
Ireland 

B3140 

20 

25/07/2012 

Great Britain  A3140 

25.5 

19/07/2012 

03/09/2012 

Northern 
Ireland 

Northern 
Ireland 

B3010 

20 03 01 

20 

20 

Page 298 of 403 

Transfrontier 
notification required. 

shipment 

Returned to origin. 

Transfrontier 
notification required. 

shipment 

Returned to origin. 

Transfrontier 
notification required. 

shipment 

Returned to origin. 

Destination facility did not 
have a waste license, also 
no Transfrontier shipment 
Documentation 
present 
with load when inspected.  Returned to origin. 

Waste did not conform to 
facility 
acceptance 
specification. 

Material  as  inspected  did 
not  match  description  on 
accompanying 
documentation. 

Material  identified  as  19 
12  12  on  documentation 
Ireland 
but  Northern 

Returned to origin. 

Returned to origin. 

Returned to origin. 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

Environment 
Agency 
inspection  deemed  it  to 
be  20  03  01  which 
is 
prohibited  for  import  to 
Northern Ireland. 

Material  was  destined  for 
the  United  Arab  Emirates 
but it is not permitted for 
import to this country. 

Returned to origin. 

15/11/2012 

Netherlands 

Used car parts 

20 

15/11/2012 

Great Britain  A4020 

18.9 

Waste did not conform to 
the notification. 

Returned to origin. 

20/11/2012 

Northern 
Ireland 

Metal & mixed WEEE 

1 

Transfrontier 
notification required. 

shipment 

Returned to origin. 

destined 

Material 
for 
China on inspection by the 
Ireland 
Northern 
Environment 
Agency, 
domestic  plastics  were 
present and these are not 
accepted  for 
import  by 
the Chinese authorities. 

Returned to origin. 

22/11/2012 

Northern 
Ireland 

B3010 

22 

Italy  

None 

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Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

Waste  from  physical-
chemical 
treatment 
of waste 

0.025 

In  accordance  with  legal 
the 
acts  of  Lithuania, 
content of  mercury in the 
relevant 
was 
exceeding  the  permitted 
limit  values  in  order  to 
classify  the  waste  as  non-
hazardous waste. 

waste 

Shipment  taken  back  to 
Latvia. 

Discarded  electrical 
electronic 
and 
other 
equipment 
those 
than 
mentioned  in  20  01 
21 and 20 01 23 

containing  hazardous 
components 

0.018 

Shipment  of  hazardous 
without 
waste 
notification, 
wrong 
classification of waste. 

the 

Shipment  was  detected 
Netherlands, 
in 
returned  back  to  Latvia, 
notifier fined. 

State 
export 
Latvia 

State 
import 
Lithuania 

State 
export 
Latvia 

State 
import 
Vietnam 

of 
– 

of 
- 

of 
– 

of 
– 

2010-2012 

Latvia  

2010-2012  

Lithuania 

2010-2012 

Luxembourg 
2010-2012 

None 

None 

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Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

Malta  

2010-2012 

None 

Netherlands 
2010-2012 

Poland  

None 

2010-2012 

None 

Portugal  

2010-2012 

None 

Romania  

2010-2012 

None 

Slovakia  

2010-2012 

None 

Slovenia  

2010-2012 

None 

Spain  

2010 

2010 

Spain 
Netherlands 

/ 

Pesticides 

1.84 

Page 301 of 403 

Notification 
covered 
organic 

E-12544 
of 
from 

shipment 
solvents 

Return  of  the  cargo  to 
the  installation  of  origin 
(covered  by 
in  Spain 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

tons) 

Spain  to  an  installation  in 
the Netherlands. 

Pesticides,  covered  by  a 
notification  for  shipment 
to  another 
installation, 
were  shipped  from  Spain 
Netherlands 
to 
together  with  organic 
solvents 
under 
notification E-12544. 

the 

Pesticides  were  rejected 
in  the  installation  in  the 
Netherlands. 

Shipment  pre-notified  for 
02/04/10  but  eventually 
made  on  12/04/10  after 
expiry  of  notification  on 
05/04/10.  NFA:  Shipment 
allowed to proceed to G& 
P Batteries for recovery. 

Sweden  

2010-2012 

None 

UK  

2010  

A1160 

12/04/2010 

UK/Jersey 

Lead Acid Batteries 

12.4 

EWC 16 06 01* 

Page 302 of 403 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

notification  NL-208824) 
according to Article 22 of 
Regulation 
(EC) 
1013/2006. 

Jersey  CA 
to  write 
warning letter to notifier. 

 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

04/08/2010 

UK  /  Hong 
Kong 

Baled  Plastic 

15 

was 

Container 
seen 
leaking  a  white  liquid  at 
Teesport.  Quantity  very 
It 
small  and  odourless. 
was 
& 
impounded 
returned to  the originator 
where  it  was  opened  in 
presence of EA. The cause 
of  the 
leak  had  been 
heavy  rain  entering  baled 
IBCs  that  had  been  stood 
to 
in 
the  open  prior 
loading. 
IBCs 
contained  small  residues 
of  white  emulsion  paint 
which  mixed  with 
the 
rainwater  &  subsequently 
leaked out during transit. 

These 

Items  drained  of  any 
remaining  rainwater  & 
container  reloaded 
for 
shipment. 

06/08/2010 

Tanzania 

AD090 

EWC  09 01 06 

0.49 

09/10/2010 

England 
Albania 

/ 

Scrap Metal 

6,000 

sent  waste 

Airline 
to 
India,  where  it  sat  for  a 
they 
before 
month 
shipped it on to the UK. 

No  alternative  measures 
taken. 

EA  not  notified  of  waste 
movement.  Albania  is  a 

tried 

Consignor 
to 
intercept  movement  of 
waste  when  informed  of 

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Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

tons) 

non- OECD country. 

12/10/2010 

England 
Albania 

/ 

Scrap Metal 

6,500 

EA  not  notified  of  waste 
movement.  Albania  is  a 
non- OECD country. 

10/12/2010 

UK / India 

Scrap  metal 
form of swath 

in  the 

21 
containers 

Waste  contaminated  & 
containers leaking. 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

regulatory  breach.  It  is 
unknown  whether 
load 
reached Albania. 

Docks 

The load was detained in 
Liverpool 
at 
It  was 
request  of  EA. 
to 
eventually  diverted 
Turkey. 

Containers  had  been 
loaded  in  the  snow  with 
swarf, while on the docks 
they  started  to  thaw  out 
and  the  melting  snow 
washed the cutting oil off 
the  swarf  and  out  of  the 
containers.   They  were 
in  a  hazardous 
stored 
compound  for  a  number 
of  weeks  before  being 
emptied, dried, repacked 
and shipped. 

June/July 2010  UK / France 

Unsorted Batteries 

Unknown 

Shipments 1 to 5 affected. 
to 
Citron  went 
liquidation  before  waste 

in 

No  alternative  measures 
taken. 

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Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

2003 

UK / US 

Ships 

100,000 

09/06/2011 

Belgium / UK 

A4070  waste  paint, 
inks, 
lacquers  and 
varnish 

9.57 

UK  

2011 

was recovered.  French CA 
are investigating. 

Waste 
Management 
License  for  the  recovery 
facility was deficient. 

The  consignee  rejected 
9.57 
tonnes  of  14.68 
tonnes  exported  due  to 
the 
content.  
However  the  waste  was 
within the specification of 
the notification. 

chlorine 

Management 
Waste 
License  issued  July  2008. 
Processing  commenced 
in 
Fully 
Recovered in 2010. 

2008. 

July 

to 

The  waste  was  returned 
to  the  notifier  under  a 
notification  and  then  re-
exported 
the 
a 
Netherlands  under 
separate  notification  for 
the same waste type that 
was  already  consented 
Dutch 
to, 
consignee  clarified  that 
the  waste  and  chlorine 
content  was  acceptable 
under their site permit. 

the 

as 

24/08/2011 

Belgium / UK 

A3160 
Waste 
halogenated  or  non- 
non-
halogenated, 

22.532 

On  arrive  to  the  port  of 
the  waste 
Zeebrugge, 
carrier  DFDS  reported  a 

The drums were found to 

Page 305 of 403 

 
 
 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

aqueous  distillation 
residues  arising  from 
organic 
solvent 
recovery operations 

18/10/2011 

/ 
Ethiopia 
Belgium / UK 

A4070  waste  paint, 
inks, 
lacquers  and 
varnish 

15.5 

07/06/2011 

Germany 
UK 

/ 

A3020 Waste mineral 
oils  unfit  for  their 
intended 
originally 
use 

483.16 

smell  coming  from  the 
consignment. 
The 
consignment  was  held  at 
port  for  6  weeks  whilst 
inspections  were  carried 
out. 

be  in  UN  approved  IBCs 
with  no  smell/leakage 
and  allowed  to  continue 
to  the  recovery  facility. 
Consignment  recovered 
in  accordance  with  the 
notification. 

the 
inspection  of 
On 
Belgium, 
in 
shipment 
three  drums  of  the  waste 
were found to be leaking. 

The waste was recovered 
at a site in Belgium. 

site, 

Due  to  fire  at  original 
generator 
some 
shipments  went  from  an 
alternative  facility  whilst 
rebuilding  work  carried 
out. This was approved by 
the  IWS  Team  and  local 
area office. 

A  total  of  19  shipments 
didn’t 
take  place  as 
planned  and  went  from 
the  alternative  site.  A 
total  of  483.16  tonnes 
followed  that  route  and 
was 
in 
recovered 
Germany. 

11/03/2011 

Poland / UK 

B1010  Metal 
& 
Metal-Alloy  Wastes 
in  Metallic,  Non-

47.76 

Two  shipments  rejected 
by  consignee  as  it  wasn’t 
correct 
of 

the 

Loads 
Notifier. 

returned 

to 

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Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

Dispersible Form 

specification. 

A3140 
Non 
– 
Halogenated  Organic 
Solvents 

When  the  load  was 
analysed following its 
arrival 
it  became 
obvious  that  it  was 
not  the  stream  we 
expected by virtue of 
it  containing  only  3% 
THF  and  around  60% 
toluene 

25.5 

One 
was 
shipment 
rejected.  The  waste  did 
to 
conform 
not 
the 
on 
specification 
notifiers 
contract.  The 
driver  had  picked  up  the 
in  error 
wrong  barrel 
a 
which 
different waste stream. 

contained 

31/7/2012 

Ireland 
England 

/ 

UK  

2012  

19/01/2012 

China 

Contaminated 
plastics/mixed waste 

1,600 

Page 307 of 403 

in 

This waste was discovered 
stored 
a 
illegally 
warehouse 
in  Norwich. 
informed 
The  company 
the EA that the waste was 
awaiting  export  to  China 
as  plastics  for  recycling.  
EA 
company 
that  the  waste  could  not 
be  exported  to  China  as 
green list waste. 

informed 

Waste 
notifier in August 2012. 

repatriated 

to 

Company 
transferred 
waste  to  a  permitted 
waste transfer station for 
production of RDF. 

 
 
 
 
Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

Alternative  measures 
taken 

tons) 

02/02/2012 

China 

Contaminated 
plastics/mixed waste 

1,800 

November/Dec
ember 2012 

Singapore 

Contaminated 
plastics 

N/A 

19/10/2012  to 
23/11/2012 

England 
/ 
Hong  Kong  / 
China 

Plastic 

52 
(approx.) 

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Bales  of  waste  stored  at 
permitted  facility  but  not 
in accordance with permit 
which  EA  were  informed 
awaiting  export  to  China 
as  plastics  for  recycling.  
company 
EA 
that  the  waste  could  not 
be  exported  to  China  as 
green list waste. 

informed 

report 

Incident 
from 
container  holding  depot 
(Alconbury,  Cambs)  that 
containers 
(x2)  were 
leaking.  Containers  door 
and 
inspected 
side 
returned  from  depot  to 
originating  site  –where  it 
was inspected. 

broker, 

The notifier arranged with 
a 
at 
Orpington, Kent, to export 
3  containers  of  carrier 

based 

Company 
transferred 
waste  to  a  permitted 
waste transfer station for 
production of RDF. 

fish 

reported 

contaminated 
Plastic 
processing 
with 
wastes 
by 
interim  holding  site.  No 
Notification-export 
via 
  Following 
Annex  7. 
inspection 
and 
investigation  Warning 
Letter issued. 

The full details were only 
identified  in  April  2013 
by  which 
the 
disposal  seems  to  have 

time 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alternative  measures 
taken 

been complete. 

Member State 

Date of 

Countries 

Type of waste 

Amount 

Reason for the 

incident 

involved 

(in metric 

incident 

tons) 

bags 
from  a  producer, 
based at Swanley, Kent, to 
Hong  Kong.    When  the 
empty  containers  were 
organised,  the  producer 
no longer had this type of 
waste  available  so  it  was 
agreed  to  export  plastic 
bottle waste instead, with 
the  contract  details  to  be 
finalised after the material 
had  been  processed.    The 
containers  were  shipped 
with  an  Annex  VII  form 
indicating  the  destination 
as  Hong  Kong  but  it  was 
subsequently 
reported 
that  the  reprocessing  site 
was  actually  in  China.    It 
was  then  reported  that 
since  the  quality  of  the 
material  was  lower  than 
it 
had  been  expected 
could  not  be  reprocessed 
and  was 
in 
China instead. 

land-filled 

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3.1.28 

Table  9  of  the  of  the  Basel  Convention  Questionnaire  on  Accidents  Occurring  during  the 

Transboundary Movement and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes 

Table  60:  Information  from  Member  States  on  Accidents  Occurring  during  the  Transboundary  Movement  and 
Disposal of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes 

Country 

Date  and  place  of 
accident 

Countries 
involved 

Type of waste 

Amount  (in  metric 
tons) 

Type of accident  Measures taken to 
the 

deal  with 
accident 

Austria  

2010-2012   

Belgium  

2010-2012  

Bulgaria  

2010-2012 

Cyprus  

2010-2012 

None 

None 

None 

None 

Czech 
2010 -2012 

Republic 

18/0/6/2010 

Germany  /  Czech 
Republic 

Municipal waste 

25.07 

The  waste  spilled 
out 
the 
after 
trailer  had  turned 
over. 

Repatriated  to  the 
country 
of 
dispatch. 

Denmark  

2010-2012 

None 

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Country 

Date  and  place  of 
accident 

Countries 
involved 

Type of waste 

Amount  (in  metric 
tons) 

Type of accident  Measures taken to 
the 

deal  with 
accident 

Estonia  

2010-2012 

Finland 

2010-2012 

France  

2010-2012 

Germany  

2010-2012  

Greece 

2010-2012 

Hungary  

2010-2012 

Ireland  

2010-2012  

Italy  

2010-2012 

None 

None 

None 

No reliable statistics available. 

None 

None 

None 

None 

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Country 

Date  and  place  of 
accident 

Countries 
involved 

Type of waste 

Amount  (in  metric 
tons) 

Type of accident  Measures taken to 
the 

deal  with 
accident 

Latvia  

2010-2012 

Lithuania  

2010-2012 

Luxembourg 
2010-2012  

Malta  

2010-2012 

Netherlands 
2010-2012 

Poland  

2010-2012  

Portugal  

2010-2012 

Romania  

2010-2012 

None 

None 

None 

None 

None 

None 

None 

None 

Slovakia  

None 

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Country 

Date  and  place  of 
accident 

Countries 
involved 

Type of waste 

Amount  (in  metric 
tons) 

Type of accident  Measures taken to 
the 

deal  with 
accident 

2010-2012 

Slovenia  

2010-2012 

Spain  

2010-2012 

Sweden  

2010-2012 

None 

None 

None 

UK  

2010-2012 

06/07/2010 

United  Kingdom 
(England) 
/ 
Sweden 

Chipped 
wood 

treated 

Part  of  a  2,500 
tonnes shipment 

Page 314 of 403 

The  wood  chips 
caught  fire  while 
they  were  being 
loaded into a ship 
for 
at 
export 
Chatham Docks 

The  fire  was  put 
out  by  the  ship’s 
crew plus the local 
fire  brigade  also 
attended. 
The 
affected  part  of 
the  load  was  then 
down 
damped 
with 
additional 
water.  The  loading 
and shipment then 
continued  on  the 
basis 
an 
adjustment  would 
be  made  for  the 
additional  water 

that 

 
 
Country 

Date  and  place  of 
accident 

Countries 
involved 

Type of waste 

Amount  (in  metric 
tons) 

Type of accident  Measures taken to 
the 

deal  with 
accident 

No 
content. 
further  accidents 
were identified. 

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4.0  Section  C:  Competent  Authorities  to 

the Basel Convention (2012) 

The following list shows the Competent Authority as of 2012 (unless stated otherwise).103   

Table 61: Competent Authorities to the Basel Convention (2012) 

Member State 

Competent Authority  

Ministry of Agriculture, Foresting, Environment and Water Management 

Austria 

Department VI/1 Stubenbastei 5 

A-1010 Vienna 

Austria 

E-mail: andreas.moser@lebensministerium.at 

Tel: (+43 1) 51522 3513  

Fax: (+43 1) 5131679 7502   

Belgium  

reply  was 
(No 
for 
provided 
2012, 
this 
so 
information  has 
been  taken  from 
Belgium’s  reply  in 
2011) 

Website: http://www.lebensministerium.at/umwelt/abfall-ressourcen.html 

In Belgium, There are 4 Competent Authorities, a federal Competent Authority 
(for  transit  only)  and  3  regional  authorities  (for  import/export  to/from  the 
region). 

Federal CA for transit (code BE004) 

Title: Directoraat-generaal Leefmilieu  (code BE 004) 

Address: Eurostation Bloc II -  Place Victor Horta 40 bus 10 

B - 1060 Brussels 

Tel: (32-2) 524-9562 

Fax: (32-2) 524-9602 

E-mail: ann.vanpoucke@health.fgov.be  

Website: www.health.fgov.be  

Brussels (code number BE002) 

Institut Bruxellois pour la Gestion de l’Environnement (IBGE)  

Gulledelle 100, 1200 Brussels 

Tel: +32 2 775-7511 

103 An updated list of Competent Authorities is available at: 
http://www.basel.int/Countries/CountryContacts/tabid/1342/Default.aspx  

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Member State 

Competent Authority  

Fax: +32 2 775-7611 

E-mailcvi@ibgebim.be  

Website: www.ibgebim.be  

Wallonia (code number BE003) 

Direction Générale Agriculture, Ressources Naturelles et Environnement 

Avenue Prince de Liège 15, 5100 Jambes 

Tel: +32 81 33-6552 

Fax: +32 81 33-6533 

E-mails: 

alain.ghodsi@spw.wallonie.be  

olivier.lhost@spw.wallonie.be  

giuseppe.pantano@spw.wallonie.be  

http://environnement.wallonie.be  

Flanders (code number BE001) 

OVAM, Departement Waste and Material management (code BE 001) 

Stationsstraat 110,2800 Mechelen 

E-mail: Marc.leemans@ovam.be  

Website: www.ovam.be  

Ministry of Environment and Water 

Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management Department  

Head of Department:  Olya Matova 

Bulgaria 

Tel:+359 2 940 66 78 

Fax:+359 2 940 66 35 

22 Maria Luiza Boulevard Sofia 1000 Bulgaria 

e-Mail: matova@moew.government.bg  

Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment 

Environment Service 

Tagmatarchou Pouliou 17 Ag. Andreas Nicosia 1411 Cyprus 

Tel: +357 22 30 38 70 

Fax: +357 22 77 49 45 

E-Mail: mmilioti@environment.moa.gov.cy  

Cyprus 

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Member State 

Competent Authority  

Ministry of the Environment, Waste Management Department 

Vršovická 65 

CZ-10010 Prague 10 

Czech Republic  

Tel: (420-2) 6712-2283 

Fax: (420-2) 6731-1545 

E-mail: Irena.Sedlackova@mzp.cz 

Website: http://www.mzp.cz/  

Danish Environmental Protection Agency 

Soil and Waste Division 

Address: Strandgade 29, DK-1401 København K, Denmark 

Tel: (45) 7254-4000 

E-mail: impeksp@mst.dk  

Website: www.mst.dk  

Environmental Board 

Denmark 

Narva mnt 7a Tallinn 15172 Estonia 

Estonia 

Tel: +372 627 21 93 

Finland 

Fax: +372 627 21 82 

E-Mail: info@keskkonnaamet.ee  

The Finnish Environment Institute 

Waste and Effluent division 

F-00251  Helsinki  Finland 

Tel: +358 20 61 01 23 

Fax: +358 9 54 90 24 91 

E-Mail: tfs@ymparisto.fi  

Competent  Authority 
Development and Energy 

for  transit 

MEDDE/DGPR/SPNQE 

:  Ministry 

for  Ecology,  Sustainable 

France 

Grande Arche de la Défense - Paroi Nord 

92055 La Défense CEDEX 

Tel: :+33 1 4081 8776 

Fax: +33 1 4081 8969 

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Member State 

Competent Authority  

E-mail: denise.juin-sevin@developpement-durable.gouv.fr  

Website:  http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/-Gestion-des-dechets-
.html  

There are 32 Competent Authorities with different territorial jurisdictions.  

Germany 

These were  provided in the form of an annex  to  the  Questionnaire but have 
not been included here.  

Greece 

Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change 

Waste Management Department 

147, Patission Street Athens 11251 Greece 

Tel: +30 210 8653294, +30 210 8663722 

Fax: +30 210 8663693 

E-Mail: ch.zervou@prv.ypeka.gr  

National Inspectorate For Environment, Nature and Water  

Tel: +36-1-224-9100 

Hungary 

Fax: +36-1-224-9162 

orszagos@zoldhatosag.hu  

Ireland 

Website: http://www.orszagoszoldhatosag.gov.hu/index_en.php  (cid:13)  

Dublin City Council 

National TFS Office 

Eblana House 68-71 Marrowbone Lane Dublin 8 Ireland 

Tel: +353 1 222 42 35 

Fax: +353 1 454 48 30 

E-Mail: nationaltfs@dublincity.ie  

Tel: 0039 06 57225291 

Italy  

E-Mail: sorci.valeria@minambiente.it  

Latvia 

Website: www.minambiente.it  

Ministry of Environment 

Environmental Protection Department 

25, Peldu Str. Riga 1494 Latvia 

Tel: +371 702 65 15 

Fax: +371 782 04 42 

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Member State 

Competent Authority  

Lithuania 

E-Mail: ilze.donina@vidm.gov.lv  

Environmental Protection Agency 

A. Juozapaviciaus st 9, LT-09311 Vilnius, Lithuania 

Tel: (+370) 70662008 

Fax: (+370)70662000 

E-Mail: aaa@aaa.am.lt  

Website: www.gamta.lt  

Administration de l'environnement 

Division des déchets 

1, avenue du Rock’n’Roll, L-4361 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUXEMBOURG 

Luxembourg 

Tel: +352 40 56 56 555 

Fax: +352 40 56 56 699 

E-Mail: serge.less@aev.etat.lu  

Website: http://www.emwelt.lu/ 

Malta Environment and Planning Authority 

St. Francis Ravelin, Floriana, P.O. Box 200, Marsa MRS 1000, Malta 

Malta 

Tel: +356 2290 7202 

Fax: +356 2290 2281 

E-mail: basel.malta@mepa.org.mt  

www.mepa.org.mt  

K. Yang Ma 

Inspectorate  on  the  Environment  and  Transport  (ILT)  /  Risk  Substances  and 
Products  

Netherlands 

Department of Licensing WSR 

Tel: +31 8848 900 00 

Fax: +31 7045 620 98 

Graadt van Roggenweg 500 Utrecht 3531 Netherlands 

E-Mail: evoa@ilent.nl  

Chief Inspector of Environmental Protection 

Poland  

Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection 

Wawelska St. 52/54,  

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Member State 

Competent Authority  

00-922 Warsaw 

Poland 

Tel: (48-22) 57-92-271 

Fax: (48-22) 57-92-302 

E-Mail: m.gosk@gios.gov.pl  

Website: www.gios.gov.pl  

Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, I.P. 

Rua da Murgueira, 9/9A, Apartado 7585, 2611-865 Amadora 

Portugal 

Tel: (+351) 214 721 471 

Fax: (+351) 214 728 200 

E-mail: geral@apambiente.pt  

Website: www.apambiente.pt  

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change  

Libertatii Avenue no.12, District 5, Bucharest, Romania 

Tel: (40-21) 408-95.26 

Fax: (40-21) 316-02.98 

E-mail: simona.ghita@mmediu.ro  

Website: www.mmediu.ro  

Romania 

National  Environmental  Protection  Agency,  Competent  Authority  of  waste 
transit 

Splaiul Independentei, no.294, District 6 Bucharest, Romania 

Tel: +4 021 207 11 01 

Fax: +4 021 207 11 03 

E-mail: office@anpm.ro  

Website:www.anpm.ro  

Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic 

Nám. Ľ. Štúra 1 

812 35 Bratislava 

Slovakia 

Slovakia 

Tel: +421 2 6020 1677; +421 905 682 684 

Fax: +421 2 6020 1678 

E-mail: olga.trckova@enviro.gov.sk  

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Member State 

Competent Authority  

Website: www.minzp.sk  

Slovenia 

Spain 

Ministry of the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy 

Environmental Agency 

Vojkova 1B Ljubljana 1000 Slovenia 

Tel: +386 61 478 45 35, +386 61 478 45 21 

Fax: +386 61 478 40 51 

E-Mail: nada.suhadolnik-gjura@gov.si  

Subdirección General de Residuos 

Dirección General de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental y Medio natural 

Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente 

Plaza de San Juan de la Cruz, s/n, 28071 - Madrid 

Spain 

Tel:+34 91 597 63 54 

E-mail: Buzon-sgr@magrama.es; basel@magrama.es  

Website: www.magrama.es  (cid:13)    

Sweden Environmental Protection Agency 

Stockholm S-106 48 Sweden 

Agnes Andersson 

Sweden 

Senior Advisor 

Tel: +46 10 698100 

Fax: +46 10 6981628 

E-Mail: agnes.andersson@swedishepa.se  

United Kingdom 

The  details  of  several  authorities  are  provided 
Questionnaire. This has not been repeated here.  

in  an  annex  to  the 

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5.0  Section  D:  Y-Codes  for  Waste  under 

the Basel Convention 

5.1  Categories of Wastes to be Controlled  

Table 62: Waste Streams   

Y1 

Y2 

Y3 

Y4 

Y5 

Y6 

Y7 

Y8 

Y9 

Clinical wastes from medical care in hospitals, medical centers and clinics 

Wastes from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products 

Waste pharmaceuticals, drugs and medicines 

Wastes  from  the  production,  formulation  and  use  of  biocides  and  phyto-
pharmaceuticals 

Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood preserving chemicals 

Wastes from the production, formulation and use of organic solvents 

Wastes from heat treatment and tempering operations containing cyanides 

Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use 

Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions 

Y10 

Waste  substances  and  Articles  containing  or  contaminated  with  polychlorinated 
biphenyls  (PCBs)  and/or  polychlorinated  terphenyls  (PCTs)  and/or  polybrominated 
biphenyls (PBBs) 

Y11  Waste tarry residues arising from refining, distillation and any pyrolytic treatment 

Y12 

Y13 

Y14 

Wastes from production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, 
varnish 

Wastes  from  production,  formulation  and  use  of  resins, 
glues/adhesives 

latex,  plasticizers, 

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 known 

Y15  Wastes of an explosive nature not subject to other legislation 

Y16 

Wastes  from  production,  formulation  and  use  of  photographic  chemicals  and 
processing materials 

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Y17  Wastes resulting from surface treatment of metals and plastics 

Y18 

Residues arising from industrial waste disposal operations 

Table 63: Wastes Having as Constituents 

Y19  Metal carbonyls 

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 phosphorus compounds 

Y38   Organic cyanides 

Y39  

Phenols; phenol compounds including chlorophenols 

Y40  

Ethers 

Y41   Halogenated organic solvents 

Y42   Organic solvents excluding halogenated solvents 

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Y43  

Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan 

Y44  

Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin 

Y45   Organohalogen compounds other than substances referred to in this Annex (e.g. Y39, 

Y41, Y42, Y43, Y44) 

 (a)To  facilitate  the  application  of  this  Convention,  and  subject  to  paragraphs  (b),  (c)  and  (d), 
wastes listed in Annex VIII are characterized as hazardous pursuant to Article 1, paragraph 1 (a), 
of this Convention, and wastes listed in Annex IX are not covered by Article 1, paragraph 1 (a), of 
this Convention. 

(b)Designation of a waste on Annex VIII does not preclude, in a particular case, the use of Annex 
III to demonstrate  that a  waste is not  hazardous pursuant  to Article  1,  paragraph 1  (a), of  this 
Convention.  

(c)Designation of a waste on Annex IX does not preclude, in a particular case, characterization of 
such a waste as hazardous pursuant to Article 1, paragraph 1 (a), of this Convention if it contains 
Annex I material to an extent causing it to exhibit an Annex III characteristic. 

(d)Annexes  VIII  and  IX  do  not  affect  the  application  of  Article  1,  paragraph  1  (a),  of  this 
Convention for the purpose of characterization of wastes. 

5.2  Categories of Wastes Requiring Special Consideration 

Table 64: Categories of Wastes Requiring Special Consideration 

Y46  Wastes collected from households 

Y47 

Residues arising from the incineration of household wastes 

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6.0  Section  E:  Summary  of 

the  Data 
Supplied  by  the  Member  States  on  the 
the  European  Commission 
basis  of 
Questionnaire; 2010-2012 

Section E of this report presents a summary of the qualitative data supplied by Member States to 
the European Commission on the additional questionnaire pursuant to Article 51(2) of the Waste 
Shipment Regulation.   

6.1  Questionnaire  for  Member  States’  Reporting  Obligation 
pursuant  to  Article  51  (2)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1013/2006 

Table  65:  Questionnaire  for  Member States’  Reporting Obligation  pursuant 
to Article 51(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 

Question 
number 

Article 
reference 

Question  

Information  on  the  measures  taken  to  prohibit  generally  or  partially 
shipments of waste between Member States.   

Article  11  (1) 
(a) 

In  order  to  implement  the  principles  of  proximity,  priority  for  recovery  and 
self-sufficiency at Community and national levels in accordance with Directive 
2006/12/EC 

Has this provision been applied?  

If yes, please provide details on the measures taken 

Information  on  the  measures  taken to  object  systematically to  shipments  of 
waste between Member States 

Article  11  (1) 
(a) 

In  order  to  implement  the  principles  of  proximity,  priority  for  recovery  and 
self-sufficiency at Community and national levels in accordance with Directive 
2006/12/EC 

Has this provision been applied? 

Article  11  (1) 
(e) 

If yes, please provide details on the measures taken  

Information on the prohibition of the import of waste  

Has this provision been applied? 

Article 11 (3) 

Information  on  exceptions  to  the  implementation  of  the  principle  of 
proximity, priority for recovery and self-sufficiency 

1 

2 

3 

4 

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Question 
number 

Article 
reference 

Question  

In  the  case  of  hazardous  waste  produced  in  a  Member  State  of  dispatch  in 
such  a  small  quantity  overall  per  year  that  the  provision  of  new  specialised 
disposal installations within that State would be uneconomic 

Have you asked any Member State to apply this exception? 

If yes, please complete Table 1 and give details below on any bilateral solution 
found pursuant to Article 11(3) 

Information  on  exceptions  to  the  implementation  of  the  principle  of 
proximity, priority for recovery and self-sufficiency 

In  the  case  of  hazardous  waste  produced  in  a  Member  State  of  dispatch  in 
such  a  small  quantity  overall  per  year  that  the  provision  of  new  specialised 
disposal installations within that State would be uneconomic 

Have you received any request from Member States to apply this exception?  

Information  on  objections  to  planned  shipments  or  disposal  on  the  basis  of 
their not being in accordance with Directive 2006/12/EC 

Has this provision been applied?  

If f yes, please complete Table 2.  

Information  on  objections  to  planned  shipments  or  recovery  on  the  basis  of 
their not being in accordance with Article 12(1) (c) 

5 

Article 11 (3) 

6 

Article  11  (1) 
(g) 

7 

Article 12 (5) 

Has this provision been applied?  

If yes, please complete Table 3.  

8 

9 

Article 14 

Article 33 

Information  on  decisions  by  Competent  Authorities  having  jurisdiction  over 
specific recovery facilities to issue pre-consents to such facilities 

Has this provision been applied?  

If yes, please complete Table 4.   

Information on the Member States’ system for the supervision and control of 
shipments of waste exclusively within their jurisdiction 

Is there a system for the supervision and control of shipments of waste within 
the national territory? 

Information on the Member States’ system for the supervision and control of 
shipments of waste exclusively within their jurisdiction 

10 

Article 33 

If there is such a system, do you apply the system provided for in Titles II and VII 
of the Regulation?  

If  you  apply  a  different  system  from  that  provided  in  Titles  II  and  VII  of  the 
Regulation, please give details of the system applied 

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Question 
number 

Article 
reference 

Question  

Information on illegal shipments of waste 

11 

Articles 24 and 
50 (1) 

Has there been any case? 

If yes, please complete Table 5. 

Please  provide  information  on  how  illegal  shipments  of  waste  are  prevented, 
detected and penalised under national legislation.  

12 

Article 50 (2) 

Information on spot checks on shipments of waste or on the related recovery 
or disposal 

Number of checks on shipments of waste or on the related recovery or disposal 

13 

Article 50 (2) 

Information on spot checks on shipments of waste or on the related recovery 
or disposal 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks 

14 

Article 6 

Information on a financial guarantees or equivalent insurance covering costs 
for  transport,  recovery  or  disposal  and  storage  of  waste,  including  cases 
referred to in Articles 22 and 24 

Please  provide  details  on  the  provisions  of  national  law  adopted  pursuant  to 
this Article. 

Information  on  any  customs  offices  designated  by  Member  States  for 
shipments of waste entering and leaving the Community 

15 

Article 55 

Has there been any designation? 

If yes, please complete Table 6. 

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6.2  Questionnaire Replies for Member States’ Reporting Obligation pursuant to Article 51 (2) 

of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 

Table  66 summarises  Member  States’  replies  for  the  reporting  period  2010-12.  An  “^”  indicates  that  the  Member  State’s  reply  includes  further 
details along with a ‘Yes/No’ reply, if required. These replies are provided in Table 67 through to Table 74. If a Member State has given an identical 
or very similar reply to a question over the three reporting years, these  replies have been grouped together as one. Where a Member State has 
given different replies to a question for different years, replies are presented separately.  

Table 66: Replies of Member States for the Reporting Years 2010-2012 

Member 
State 

Qu 1 

Qu 2 

Qu 3 

Qu 4 

Qu 5 

Qu 6 

Qu 7 

Qu 8 

Qu 9 

Qu 10 

Qu 11 

Qu 12 

Qu 13 

Qu 14 

Qu 15 

Article 
11(1) 
(a) 

Article 
11(1) 
(a) 

Article 
11(1) 
(e) 

Article 
11(3) 

Article 
11(3) 

Article 
11(1) 
(g) 

Article 
12(5) 

Article 
14 

Article 
33 

Article 33 

Article 
50(2) 

Article 
50(2) 

Article 
6 

Article 
55 

Article 
24 
& 
50(1) 

Austria  

Yes^ 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

No 

No  

No 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
Yes  

Yes 

No^  

Yes^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

No 

Belgium 

Yes^ 

No^  

Yes^  

No^ 

No^ 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
Yes 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes^  

^ 

^ 

^ 

No 

Bulgaria 

No 

No 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

No^ 

Yes^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
Yes 
2012: 
Yes 

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Member 
State 

Qu 1 

Qu 2 

Qu 3 

Qu 4 

Qu 5 

Qu 6 

Qu 7 

Qu 8 

Qu 9 

Qu 10 

Qu 11 

Qu 12 

Qu 13 

Qu 14 

Qu 15 

Article 
11(1) 
(a) 

Article 
11(1) 
(a) 

Article 
11(1) 
(e) 

Article 
11(3) 

Article 
11(3) 

Article 
11(1) 
(g) 

Article 
12(5) 

Article 
14 

Article 
33 

Article 33 

Article 
50(2) 

Article 
50(2) 

Article 
6 

Article 
55 

Article 
24 
& 
50(1) 

Cyprus 

No^ 

No 

No 

Yes^ 

No  

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes^  

^ 

Czech 
Republic 

Yes^ 

No  

No 

No 

No 

2010: 
Yes 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
No 

No 

No 

Yes 

2010:  Yes^ 
2011: No^ 
2012: No^ 

Yes^  

^ 

Denmark 

Yes^ 

No  

Yes^ 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

No 

Yes 

No 

Yes^ 

^ 

Estonia 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
blank 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes^ 

^ 

Finland 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

Yes^ 

No^ 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

No^ 

Yes^  

^ 

France 

No^ 

No^  

No 

No 

No 

No 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
Yes 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
Yes 

Yes  

Yes 

Yes^ 

^ 

Germany 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

No^ 

Yes^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

Yes  

^ 

No 

^ 

No 

^ 

No 

^ 

No 

^ 

No 

^ 

Yes 

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Member 
State 

Qu 1 

Qu 2 

Qu 3 

Qu 4 

Qu 5 

Qu 6 

Qu 7 

Qu 8 

Qu 9 

Qu 10 

Qu 11 

Qu 12 

Qu 13 

Qu 14 

Qu 15 

Article 
11(1) 
(a) 

Article 
11(1) 
(a) 

Article 
11(1) 
(e) 

Article 
11(3) 

Article 
11(3) 

Article 
11(1) 
(g) 

Article 
12(5) 

Article 
14 

Article 
33 

Article 33 

Article 
50(2) 

Article 
50(2) 

Article 
6 

Article 
55 

Article 
24 
& 
50(1) 

Greece 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
Yes  
2012: 
No 

No 

Yes 

No^ 

Yes^ 

^ 

Hungary  

No 

No 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Ireland 

No 

No 

No 

2010: 
Yes 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
No 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
No  

No 

No 

No 

2010: 
Yes 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
Yes 

2010:blank 
2011:Yes 
2012:Yes  

2010: Yes 
2011: No 
2012: Yes 

Yes^ 

^ 

Yes^ 

^ 

Italy  

Yes^ 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes^ 

^ 

Latvia 

No^ 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

No^ 

Lithuania  

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes^ 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
Yes 
2012: 
No 

Yes^ 

Luxembourg   No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

No 

^ 

Yes 

^ 

No 

^ 

No 

^ 

^ 

^ 

No 

No 

Yes 

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Member 
State 

Qu 1 

Qu 2 

Qu 3 

Qu 4 

Qu 5 

Qu 6 

Qu 7 

Qu 8 

Qu 9 

Qu 10 

Qu 11 

Qu 12 

Qu 13 

Qu 14 

Qu 15 

Article 
11(1) 
(a) 

Article 
11(1) 
(a) 

Article 
11(1) 
(e) 

Article 
11(3) 

Article 
11(3) 

Article 
11(1) 
(g) 

Article 
12(5) 

Article 
14 

Article 
33 

Article 33 

Article 
50(2) 

Article 
50(2) 

Article 
6 

Article 
55 

Article 
24 
& 
50(1) 

Malta  

No 

No 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
Yes^ 
2012: 
Yes^ 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
Yes 

2010: No 
2011: No 
2012: Yes 

No^ 

^ 

Netherlands  

Yes^  

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

Poland  

No 

No 

Yes^ 

No 

Blank  No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

No^ 

Yes^ 

2010: 
blank 
2011: 
not 
provided 
2012: 
blank 

2010: 
blank 
2011: 
not 
provided 
2012: 
blank 

^ 

Yes 

2010^ 
2011^ 
2012: 
blank 

Yes 

^ 

Yes 

Portugal  

Romania  

2010: 
No 
2011: 
Yes^ 
2012: 
No 
2010: 
No 
2011: 
Yes^ 
2010: 
Yes^ 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

No 

No 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
Yes^ 
2012: 
No^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

Yes 

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Member 
State 

Qu 1 

Qu 2 

Qu 3 

Qu 4 

Qu 5 

Qu 6 

Qu 7 

Qu 8 

Qu 9 

Qu 10 

Qu 11 

Qu 12 

Qu 13 

Qu 14 

Qu 15 

Article 
11(1) 
(a) 

Article 
11(1) 
(a) 

Article 
11(1) 
(e) 

Article 
11(3) 

Article 
11(3) 

Article 
11(1) 
(g) 

Article 
12(5) 

Article 
14 

Article 
33 

Article 33 

Article 
50(2) 

Article 
50(2) 

Article 
6 

Article 
55 

Article 
24 
& 
50(1) 

Yes^  

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

^ 

Yes 

No 

^ 

No 

^ 

^ 

No 

No 

Slovakia  

Yes^ 

Yes^ 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

No^ 

Slovenia  

Yes^ 

Yes^ 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

No^ 

Yes^ 

Spain  

Yes6 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

No 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
Yes  

2010: 
No 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
Yes 

2010: 
No 
2011: 
No 
2012: 
Yes 

Yes 

2010: No 
2011: Yes^ 
2012: Yes^ 

No^ 

^ 

Sweden  

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

No^ 

Yes^ 

United 
Kingdom  

Yes^ 

Yes^  

No 

Yes^ 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

No^  

Yes^ 

^ 

^ 

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6.3  Additional Details and Remarks of Member States to the 

European Commission Questionnaire 

Table  67:  Question  1  -  Information  on  the  Measures  Taken  to  Prohibit 
Generally or Partially Shipments of Waste between Member States  

Country 

Austria*  

2010-2012 

Belgium 

2010-2012 

Cyprus  

2010-2012 

Additional Details and Remarks  

Ban  of  asbestos  waste  for  disposal  according  to  the  Waste  Management 
Act 2002, as amended by Federal Law Gazette I no. 2012/35.  

These  principles  (proximity,  self-sufficiency,  etc.)  are  verified  for  every 
notification concerning waste destined for disposal. If these principles are 
not complied with, objections are made to the planned shipment.  

Cyprus  did  not  raise  or  receive  any  objections  concerning  the  import  or 
export  of  wastes  for  disposal.  In  some  cases  (for  example,  import  of 
shredded used tires and sludge from biological treatment) Cyprus set down 
specific quantities of waste that we allow to be imported for incineration 
as alternative fuels in cement kilns. 

In  2011  Cyprus  exported  the  following  wastes  that  could  be  treated  in 
Cyprus: 

  Waste Mineral Oils from Cyprus to Greece. The export was requested 
in order to avoid leakage from storage tanks of licensed company after 
extended damages caused from explosion in Mari area. 

  Used Cooking Oils from Cyprus to Greece.   

Czech Republic  

2010-2012 

Denmark  

2010-2012 

From 2004, cross-border transportation of waste to the Czech Republic was 
prohibited,  with  the  exception  of  waste  produced 
in  neighbouring 
countries as a result of natural disasters or emergencies (Act no. 185/2001 , 
On Waste, 54 paragraph 2). 

Paragraph 10 in Statutory Order no. 421/2012 on shipment of waste has a 
general prohibition on the import and export of waste for disposal. 

The  Waste  Act  (1072/1993)  regulates  the  national  prohibitions  and 
restrictions applying to the export and import of waste. Sections 46 and 47 
of  the  Waste  Act  (as  amended  by  747/2007)  set  out  the  criteria  for  the 
conditions  under  which  waste  can  be  shipped  to  and  from  Finland  for 
disposal.  In  addition,  Section  47  of  the  Waste  Act  has  been  made  more 
specific  (806/2008),  permitting  the  import of  waste  other  than  hazardous 
waste,  provided  it  is  imported  on  the  basis  of  municipal  cooperation 
agreements  on  waste  management  between  Finland  and  Sweden  or 
between Finland and Norway. 

The  national  bans  and  restrictions  concerning  the  export  and  import  of 
waste  are  regulated  by  the  Waste  Act  (646/2011).  The  criteria  for  waste 
shipments  for  disposal  from  or  to  Finland  are  in  Sections  109  and  110  of 
the Waste Act.   

Finland 

2010 

Finland 

2011-12 

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France* 

2010-2012 

Germany* 

2010 

The principles of the EU Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC) 
are  mentioned  in  the  Code  of  the  Environment  (Article  L  541-1).  Each 
region  or  inter-region  has  to  establish  a  plan  for  the  prevention  and  the 
management  of  hazardous  waste  (Article  L  541-13)  This  plan  includes:  a 
prospective inventory of the quantities of waste to be treated according to 
their  origin,  their  nature  and  their  composition;  an  inventory  of  the 
facilities; and the setting of the objectives in accordance with those of the 
Directive  2008/98/EC.  At  the  department  level,  there  is  a  plan  for  the 
prevention  and  the  management  of  non-hazardous  and  construction  and 
demolition waste which includes in particular an inventory of the type, the 
quantity  and  the  origin  of  non-hazardous  and  inert  waste  produced  and 
treated,  and  an  inventory  of  the  existing  facilities.  Under  these  planning 
tools, the permits of certain facilities must be compatible with the planning 
documents  and  can  contain  therefore  restrictive  measures  in  order  to 
implement the principles of proximity and priority for recovery. 

Therefore,  there  is  no  general  or  partial  ban  concerning  the  waste 
shipments  between  Member  States:  each  file  is  subject  to  a  case-by-case 
analysis. However, for the imports of waste into France, the objection to a 
shipment may be based on the principles of proximity, priority for recovery 
and  self-sufficiency  when  these  principles  are  implemented  in  measures 
contained  in  the  waste  management  plans  and  in  the  permits  granted  to 
the facilities by the Competent Authority (the Prefect). 

Germany  referenced  the  following  points  from  the  “waste  shipment  law 
(principle of self-sufficiency)”: 

(1) Are to  be used for wastes that are to  be transferred from the Federal 
territory and for disposal at the destruction domestic priority over disposal 
abroad. 

(2)  Paragraph  1  shall  apply  to  mixed  municipal  waste  (waste  code  20  03 
01), which have been collected from private households, even when doing 
such waste from other producers have been using collected. 

Germany  also  referenced  the  following  point  from  its  “Closed  Substance 
Cycle and Waste Management Act (lease obligations)”: 

(4) The states may determine to ensure the environmentally sound disposal 
to  sell  and  lease  obligations  for  hazardous  waste  for  disposal.  You  can 
specify  to  ensure  the  environmentally  sound  management  of  hazardous 
wastes  and  call  options  for  recovery,  where  a  proper  recovery  cannot  be 
ensured otherwise. 

The reply went on to state that, “the following federal states make use of 
the  surrender  requirement  under  13  (4)  sentence  1  Use:  Bavaria,  Baden-
Württemberg,  Berlin,  Brandenburg,  Bremen,  Hamburg,  Hesse,  Lower 
Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate, individual counties in Thuringia.”  

Germany  

2011 

Germany  referenced  the  following  points  from  the  “German  Waste 
Shipment Act, Article 2 (Principle of self-sufficiency)”:  

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(1) For waste from Germany destined for disposal, the disposal in Germany 
has priority over the disposal in foreign countries. 

(2) Paragraph 1 applies mutatis mutandis for mixed municipal waste (EWL 
code 200301) collected from private households, even if collected together 
with such waste from other generators. 

Germany  also  referenced  the  following  points  from  the  “The  German  Act 
for  Promoting  Closed  Loop  Recycling  and  Ensuring  Environmentally 
Compatible Waste Disposal (Obligation to make waste available to parties 
responsible for waste disposal), Article 13(4)”: 

To ensure environmentally compatible disposal, the Federal States may, for 
hazardous waste destined for disposal, mandate obligations to offer waste 
(Andienung)  and  to  make  waste  available.  To  ensure  environmentally 
compatible  waste  management,  they  may,  for  hazardous  waste  destined 
for  recovery,  mandate  obligations  to  offer  waste  and  to  make  waste 
available  in  cases  where  proper  recovery  cannot  be  assured  by  other 
means. 

The  reply  went  on  to  state  that,  “The  following  Federal  States  use  the 
obligation  pursuant  to  Article  13(4):  Bavaria,  Baden-Württemberg,  Berlin, 
Brandenburg,  Hamburg,  Hesse,  Lower  Saxonia,  Rhineland-Palatinate  and 
several counties in Thuringia.” 

Germany referenced the following points from the “Waste Shipment Act, in 
particular Article 2 (Principle of Self-Sufficiency)”:  

(1) For waste from Germany, destined for disposal, the disposal in Germany 
has priority over the disposal in foreign countries. 

(2) Paragraph 1 applies mutatis mutandis for mixed household waste (EWL 
code 200301) collected from private households, even if collected together 
with such waste from other generators. 

(German)  Circular  Economy  Act  (Obligation  to  make  waste  available  to 
parties responsible for waste disposal), in particular Article 17(4):  

To  ensure  environmentally  compatible  disposal,  the  Länder  may  establish 
obligations  to  offer  waste  (Andienung)  and  to  make  waste  available  in 
connection with hazardous waste for disposal.  

The  reply  went  on  to  state  that,  “The  following  Federal  States  use  the 
obligation  pursuant  to  17(4):  Bavaria,  Baden-Württemberg,  Berlin, 
Brandenburg,  Hamburg,  Hessen,  Lower  Saxonia,  Rheinland-Pfalz  and 
several counties in Thuringia.” 

Germany 

2012 

Greece 

2010-2011 

in  Greece 

Measures  taken 
include:  promoting  economic  measures 
(economic  incentives,  grants)  and  administrative  measures  (aiming  to 
reduce the bureaucratic burden) to encourage infrastructure development 
for waste recovery and / or safe and environmentally sound disposal. 

Additional remarks: 

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Greece 

2012 

The  aforementioned  measures  are  mainly  aimed  at  regenerating  – 
recovering  waste  oil  and  co-incinerating  waste.  The  principle  of  self-
sufficiency  at  national  level  is  implemented  for  mixed  municipal  waste 
collected  from  private  households,  waste  from  healthcare  units,  and 
biodegradable waste from agricultural and livestock operations. 

According to Law 4042/2012, transposing Directive 2008/98/EC, the export 
of waste oils to incineration or co-incineration facilities is prohibited, if the 
regeneration  (R9  operation)  within  the  country  is  technically  feasible.  In 
this case, Article 11(1) (a) applies.    

Economic  measures  (economic  incentives,  grants)  and  administrative 
measures  (aiming  to  reduce  the  administrative  burden)  are  implemented 
to  promote  infrastructure  development  for  waste  recovery  and  /  or  safe 
and environmentally sound disposal. 

Additional remarks: 

The  aforementioned  measures  are  mainly  aimed  at  regenerating  – 
recovering  waste  oils  and  co-incinerating  waste.  The  principle  of  self-
sufficiency  at  national  level  is  implemented  for  mixed  municipal  waste 
collected  from  private  households,  waste  from  healthcare  units,  and 
biodegradable waste arising from agriculture and livestock operations. 

Italy’s reply references Articles from “Legislative Decree 3 April 2006, n.152 
"Environmental  Regulations"  corrected  and  supplemented  by  Legislative 
Decree 16 January 2008 n.4, Legislative Decree December 3, 2010, #205.” 

Article 179  

1.  Public  authorities  pursue,  in  the  exercise  of  their  respective  powers, 
initiatives to promote primarily the prevention and reduction of production 
and harmfulness of waste, in particular by: 

a) the development of clean technologies, which allow a more rational use 
and a greater saving of natural resources; 

Italy* 

2010-2012 

b) the technical development and marketing of products designed so as not 
to  contribute  or  to  contribute  as  little  as  possible,  for  their  production, 
their use or disposal, to increasing the amount or harmfulness of waste and 
pollution hazards; 

c)  the  development  of  appropriate  techniques  for  the  disposal  of 
dangerous substances contained in waste in order to enhance recovery. 

2.  Subject  to  the  priority  measures  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,  measures 
aimed  at  recovery  of  waste  through  reuse,  recycling  or  any  other  action 
aimed  at  obtaining  secondary  raw  material  they  have  taken  priority  over 
the use of waste as an energy source. 

Article 180 

Prevention of waste generation 

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1.  In  order  to  promote  as  a  priority  the  prevention  and  reduction  of 
production  and  harmfulness  of  waste,  the  measures  referred  to  in  Article 
179 shall include: 

a)  the  promotion  of  economic  instruments,  eco-balances,  environmental 
certification  systems,  use  of  best  available  techniques,  analysis  of  the  life 
cycle of the products, information campaigns and consumer awareness, the 
use of quality systems, as well as the system development of eco-label for 
the  proper  assessment  of  the  impact  of  a  specific  product  on  the 
environment during the entire life cycle of the product itself; 

b) the provision of clauses notices or letters of invitation that enhance the 
capabilities and technical expertise in the prevention of waste generation; 

c) the promotion of agreements and program contracts or memoranda of 
understanding  also  experimental  aimed  at  preventing  and  reducing  the 
quantity and hazardous waste; 

Additional remarks: 

There  is  no  list  of  recovery  /  disposal  sites  for  the  national  territory.  For 
each  notification  concerning  waste  for  disposal,  some  Authorities  require 
the notifier to declare the impossibility to dispose of the waste in Italy.  

Article 181 (presumably of the same piece of legislation outlined above) 

Recycling and recovery of waste in order to promote the recycling of high 
quality 'and to meet the necessary quality standards for the different areas 
of  recycling,  based  on  information  provided  by  the  Ministry  of  the 
Environment,  Land  and  sea,  regions  determine  the  criteria  by  which 
municipalities  shall 
implement  recycling.  The  authorities'  competent 
realize, altresi ', by 2015 separate collection least for paper, metal, plastic 
and glass, and where possible, for the wood, as well as' take the necessary 
measures to achieve the following objectives: 

a) by 2020, the preparing for re-use and recycling of waste such as paper, 
metal, plastic and glass from households and possibly from other 

origin, at least up to 50%; 

b) by 2020 the preparing for reuse, recycling and other material recovery, 
including  backfilling  operations  using  waste  to  substitute  other  materials, 
construction and demolition waste is not dangerous, at least up to 70%. 

Information  about  the  measures  taken  to  object  systematically  to 
shipments  of  waste  between  Member  States  of  the  Community  and 
national  level  to  introduce  proximity,  priority  for  recovery  and  self-
sufficiency in accordance with Directive 2006/12/EC. 

The National Waste Management Plan 2009-2021 states for which wastes 
Netherlands  pursues  self-sufficiency.  There  is  only  self-sufficiency  for  the 
landfill  of  waste.  Netherlands  prohibits,  in  principle,  both  exports  and 
imports  of  waste  to  which  the  intended  processing  is  a  treatment  as 

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Italy* 

2012 

Latvia*  

2010 & 2012 

Netherlands* 
2010-2012 

 
 
Country 

Portugal  

2011 

Romania  

2010-2012 

Slovakia  

2010-2012 

Slovenia  

2010-2012 

Spain*  

2010-2012 

Additional Details and Remarks  
specified  in  D1  (D1  is  not  defined  in  the  Member  State’s  reply).  The 
Netherlands  also  uses  the  principle  of  the  minimum  standard  for  the 
processing of waste in recovery of materials and reduction of the impact of 
processing on human health and on the environment. 

There  have  been  objections  to  proposed  shipments  of  waste  classified 
under  the  European  Waste  Codes  060106,  060205  and  170605  from 
Portugal,  destined  for  disposal  in  Germany,  in  accordance  with  Article  11 
(1)  (g)  of  Regulation  (EC)  no  1013/2006,  on  the  basis  of  the  existence  of 
enough national capacity for disposing locally of such wastes. 

In accordance to Article 32 (1) of the Emergency Ordinance no.195/2005 on 
environmental  protection  approved  by  Law  265/2006,  with  the  following 
changes and completions, the shipment to Romania of any kind of wastes 
for disposal is prohibited. 

According to the Waste Act No. 223/2001 Article 23 (3), the transboundary 
shipments  of  waste  from  other  Member  States  to  the  Slovak  Republic 
destined  for  final  disposal  are  forbidden  unless  there  is  an  international 
agreement in place that binds the Slovak Republic otherwise. Slovakia also 
applies Article 4 (9) of the Basel Convention. 

According to the Decree on the implementation of the Regulation (EC) No. 
1013/2006  on  shipments  of  wastes  (OJ  of  RS  No.  71/07-  national 
legislation)  all  shipments  of  waste  destined  to  disposal  facilities  that 
contravene  the  Operational  Waste  Management  Programme 
in  the 
Republic  of  Slovenia  are  prohibited.  According  to  the  provisions  of 
Regulation 1013/2006 only cases from Article 11(3) are exempted. 

Some  Autonomous  Communities 
in  Spain  have  approved  general 
measures,  applying  the  principles  of  proximity,  priority  for  recovery  and 
self-sufficiency in relation to the shipment of waste for  disposal within or 
beyond their territories. The following examples are highlighted: 

  Andalusia's  Plan  for  the  Prevention  and  Management  of  Hazardous 

Waste (Decree 99/2004). 

  DECREE 236/2005 of 22 November 2005 of the Government of Aragon 
approving  the  Regulation  on  the  production,  possession  and 
management  of  hazardous  waste  and  the  legal  regime  of  the  public 
service  for  the  disposal  of  hazardous  waste  in  the  Autonomous 
Community of Aragon (Chapter II, Section 2 of the Regulation). DECREE 
2/2006 of 10 January 2006 of the Government of Aragon approving the 
Regulation  on  the  production,  possession  and  management  of  non-
hazardous  industrial  waste  and  the  legal  regime  of  the  public  service 
for  disposal  of  non-hazardous  industrial  waste  in  the  Autonomous 
Community of Aragon (Chapter II, Section 3 of the Regulation).  

  DECREE  40/2006  of  7  February  2006  of  the  Government  of  Aragon 
approving  the  Regulation  on  the  production,  possession  and 
management  of  end-of-life  tyres  and  the  legal  regime  of  the  public 
service  for  the  recovery  and  disposal  of  end-of-life  tyres  in  the 

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Autonomous  Community  of  Aragon  (Chapter  II,  Section  3  of  the 
Regulation) 

  DECREE 262/2006 of 27 December 2006 of the Government of Aragon 
(amended  by  Decree  117/2009)  approving  the  Regulation  on  the 
production,  possession  and  management  of  construction  and 
demolition  wastes  and  the  legal  regime  of  the  public  service  for  the 
disposal  and  recovery  of  building  waste  not  arising  from  minor 
construction and home repair work in the Autonomous Community of 
Aragon (Title II, Chapter II of the Regulation). 

In 2011, Spain referenced, “LAW 5/2003 of 20 March of the Community of 
Madrid”.  

In 2012, Spain also submitted the following information:  

THE  CATALAN  WASTE  AGENCY  generally  opposes  the  export  of  waste  for 
disposal  operations,  in  accordance  with  the  principles  of  proximity  and 
adequacy established in Catalan (national and European regulations). 

Additional comments: 

THE  CATALAN  WASTE  AGENCY:  only  allows  export  disposal  operations  if 
there  are  no  facilities  in  Catalonia  to  treat  the  waste  or  its  treatment 
capacity is insufficient. 

AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY: The principles of 
proximity,  priority  for  recovery  and  self-sufficiency  are  also  specifically 
targeted in the Plan for Prevention and Management of Hazardous Waste 
2008-2011  

The  UK  Plan  for  Shipment  of  Waste (2007) (the ‘UK  Plan’),  which entered 
into  force  on  9  August  2007,  sets  out  the  Government’s  policy  on 
shipments  of  waste  for  disposal  to  and  from  the  UK.  This  generally 
prohibits the shipment of waste between the UK and other Member States 
for disposal in keeping with the principles of self-sufficiency and proximity 
whereby  waste  should  be  disposed  of  in,  or  as  close  as  possible  to,  the 
country of origin. The ‘UK Plan’ was prepared to meet the requirements of 
Regulation  11  of  the  Transfrontier  Shipment  of  Waste  Regulations  2007 
which requires the Secretary of State to prepare a waste management plan 
containing his policies in relation to the shipment of waste for disposal. 

Any shipment of waste for which notification is required under Regulation 
(EC No. 1013/2006) on shipments of waste (the Community Regulation) is 
subject to the UK Plan. 

Spain  

2011 

Spain*  

2012 

United 
Kingdom 

2010-2012 

Note:  An  asterisk  denotes  Member  States’  replies  that  have  been  translated  into  English  (using 
Google Translate).  

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Systematically to Shipments of Waste between Member States 

Country 

Austria*  

2010-2011 

Austria* 

2012 

Belgium 

2010-2012 

France*  

2010-2012 

Portugal  

2010-2012 

Slovakia 

2010-2012 

Slovenia  

2010-2012 

Spain*  

2010-2012 

Additional Remarks  

Details are set out in the Federal Waste Management Plan 2006. This was 
replaced by the Federal Waste Management Plan 2011104  

The “Austrian Waste  Management Act (AWG) 2010” amendment requires 
that  the  movements  of  waste  must  be  prohibited  from  certain  recycling 
facilities  if  the  principles  of  self-sufficiency  are  not  met.  This  objection 
corresponds to Article 16, paragraph 1 of the Waste Framework Directive. 

Further  details  can  be  found  further  in  Federal  Waste  Management  Plan 
2011.105  

In  the  Walloon  Region,  the  authorisation  for  shipments  of  ordinary 
industrial  waste intended  for  energy  recovery  depends  on  there  being  no 
available  incineration  capacity  in  the  equivalent  facilities  in  the  Walloon 
Region (i.e. class R01). 

Information is not submitted for Brussels and Flanders.  

France references the additional remarks given  to Question 1  in response 
to this question.  

Portugal has, from 2008, sufficient infrastructure to allow the management 
of  the  majority  of  the  hazardous  wastes  generated  in  the  country. 
Accordingly, the Portuguese Environment Agency proceeds to object (since 
January  2009)  to  all  waste  shipments  destined  for  disposal  if  it  can  be 
treated  in  the  national  “Integrated  Recovery  and  Disposal  of  Hazardous 
Waste Centres” (CIRVER). 

According to the Waste Act No. 223/2001 Article 23 (3), the transboundary 
shipments  of  waste  from  other  Member  States  to  the  Slovak  Republic 
destined  for  final  disposal  are  forbidden  unless  there  is  an  international 
agreement in place that binds the Slovak Republic otherwise. Slovakia also 
applies Article 4 (9) of the Basel Convention. 

All  shipments  of  wastes,  especially  shipments  of  municipal  wastes,  to  the 
is 
Republic  of  Slovenia 
automatically rejected due to a lack of capacities. 

landfilled  (D1  operation) 

intended  to  be 

Generally,  the  Autonomous  Communities  check  that  the  principles  of 
proximity  and  priority  for  the  recovery  and  self-sufficiency  have  been 
upheld in notifications of ‘intra-community’ shipments of waste. 

For example, Catalonia generally opposes the export of waste destined for 
disposal  operations  in  accordance  with  the  principles  of  proximity  and 

104 www.bundesabfallwirtschaftsplan.at 
105 www.bundesabfallwirtschaftsplan.at 

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sufficiency enshrined in the Catalan, Spanish and European rules. Export is 
only permitted for disposal operations if there are no plants in Catalonia to 
treat the waste or if these do not have sufficient treatment capacity. 

The  principles  of  proximity,  priority  for  recovery  and  self-sufficiency  are 
also  enshrined  as  a  specific  target  in  the  Plan  for  the  prevention  and 
management  of  hazardous  waste  2008-2011  of  the  Autonomous 
Community of the Basque Country. 

To ensure it meets the requirements of Regulation 11 of the Transfrontier 
Shipments  of  Waste  Regulations,  the  ‘UK  Plan’  provides  that  shipments 
notified in accordance with the Community Regulation that do not conform 
to  the  Government’s  policies  on  shipments  of  waste  for  disposal  to  and 
from the UK, should not be brought into or dispatched from the UK.  

For this purpose:  

(a) a UK Competent Authority of destination must object to any shipment 
notified  in  accordance  with  the  Community  Regulation  which  that  plan 
indicates should not be brought into the United Kingdom; and  

(b)  a  UK  Competent  Authority  of  dispatch  must  object  to  any  shipment 
notified  in  accordance  with  the  Community  Regulation  which  that  plan 
indicates should not be dispatched from the United Kingdom. 

Additional remarks: 

The UK Plan  prohibits the shipment of waste to  Member  States and from 
the  UK  to  Member  States  for  disposal  with  the  following  exceptions  for 
hazardous waste: 

1) In emergency situations where there is a clear risk to  human health or 
the environment; 

2)  where  hazardous  waste  in  produced  such  small  quantities  overall  per 
year in the UK, other Member State or EFTA country that the provision of 
news specialised disposal facilities would be uneconomic; 

3) for trial runs; and 

4)  between  Ireland  and  Northern  Ireland  provided  that  all  waste  is 
generated  and  disposed  of  within  either  Northern  Ireland  or  Ireland. 
Restricted  to  disposal  by  specially  engineered  landfill  or  incineration  by 
land or a physicochemical treatment that leads to either of these types of 
disposal. 

Note:  An  asterisk  denotes  Member  States’  replies  that  have  been  translated  into  English  (using 
Google Translate). 

Table 69: Question 3 - Information on the Prohibition of the Import of Waste 

Country 

Belgium 

Additional Remarks  

The Walloon Region has taken its own measures to limit the development 

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of landfill sites and reduce the harmfulness of the (final) waste that has to 
be disposed of there. 

In  this  context  it  has  banned  all  imports  of  waste  destined  for  landfill.  It 
can,  however,  still  accept  a  certain  proportion  of  residual  waste  in  the 
context of imports destined for recovery. That residual waste is generated 
by recovery operations and is disposed of in landfill. 

The other regions apply the measures as prescribed by Regulation (EC) No 
1013/2006. 

The prohibition of the import of waste is laid down in Article 75 (1) of the 
Waste Management Act and states the following:  

(1)  Shipments  of  waste  to  the  Republic  of  Bulgaria,  destined  for  final 
disposal, shall be prohibited except in the following cases: 

1. in the case of a take-back obligation according to Articles 22  and 24 of 
Regulation 1013/2006; 

2.  upon  shipment  of  a  residue  arising  from  the  treatment  of  waste 
originating  from  Bulgaria  to  other  countries,  for  which  there  are  no 
recycling installations in Bulgaria; in such case, a new notification shall be 
required for the shipment of the residue. 

Bulgaria 

2010-2011 

Bulgaria  

2010 

3.  shipments  of  waste  to  the  Republic  of  Bulgaria,  destined  for  recovery, 
shall  be  prohibited  if  the  operator  of  the  facility  where  recovery  is  to  be 
carried  out  has  recovered  a  smaller  quantity  of  waste  of  Bulgarian  origin 
compared to the quantity of waste shipped to Bulgaria for recovery at the 
same facility. 

Bulgaria 

2012 

The prohibition of the import of waste is laid down in Article 98 (1) of the 
Waste Management Act, promulgated in State Gazette No 53/13.07.2012, 
effective 13.07.2012 and states the following:  

 (1)  Shipments  of  waste  destined  for  disposal  to  the  Republic  of  Bulgaria 
shall be prohibited, except: 

1.  in  case  of  take-back  obligations  pursuant  to  Articles  22  и  24  of 
Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006; 

2.  in  case  of  shipments  to  the  Republic  of  Bulgaria  of  residues  from 
treatment  in  another  country  of  waste  originating  in  the  Republic  of 
Bulgaria  to  other  countries  for  which  the  Republic  of  Bulgaria  has  no 
treatment  facilities;  in  such  cases  the  shipment  of  the  residues  shall  be 
carried out with a new notification; 

 3. in case of shipments to the Republic of Bulgaria of waste generated by 
the  Bulgarian  armed  forces  in  situations  of  crisis,  peace-making  or 
peacekeeping operations. 

Denmark  

Paragraph 10 in Statutory Order no. 421/2012 on Shipment of Waste has a 

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Hungary 

2010-2012 

Malta  

2011-2012 

Poland  

2010 & 2012 

Romania  

2010-2012 

Slovakia 

2010-2012 

Slovenia  

2010-2012 

Additional Remarks  
general prohibition on import and export of waste for disposal. 

According  to  paragraph  17  (1)  (a)  of  the  Act  XLIII  of  2000  on  Waste 
Management,  waste  may  be  imported  to  the  territory  of  Hungary  for 
recovery only. The principles have been applied mainly at national level in 
accordance with the Hungarian regulation. 

In  2011  Malta  published  the  Waste  Management  (Shipments  of  Waste) 
Regulations  (LN285/11).  Regulation  3  (2)  states  that  “All  shipments  of 
waste destined for disposal in Malta shall be prohibited.” 

Prohibition  of  waste for  disposal was  included in the  Waste  Management 
(Shipments of Waste) Regulations (LN285/11) since authorised facilities for 
disposal of waste are very limited. 

The  Regulation  of  the  Minister  of  the  Environment  of  24  June  2008 
prohibiting  the  import  of  certain  types  of  waste  with  a  view  to  their 
disposal (Journal of Laws of 7 July 2008, No 119, item 769) came into effect 
in 2008 pursuant to Article 11(1) (e) of Regulation No 1013/2006. 

In accordance to Article 32 (1) of the Emergency Ordinance No. 195/2005 
on Environmental Protection approved by Law 265/2006, and the following 
changes  and  completions,  the  import  of  any  kind  of  wastes  for  final 
disposal is prohibited. 

According to the Waste Act No. 223/2001 Article 23 (3), the transboundary 
shipments  of  waste  from  other  Member  States  to  the  Slovak  Republic 
destined  for  final  disposal  are  forbidden  unless  there  is  an  international 
agreement in place that binds the Slovak Republic otherwise. Slovakia also 
applies Article 4 (9) of the Basel Convention. 

The  principles  surrounding  transboundary  movements  of  waste  are 
compliant with the objectives given in the Waste Management Programme 
of the Slovak Republic. 

All  shipments  of  wastes,  especially  shipments  of  municipal  wastes,  to  the 
Republic  of  Slovenia 
is 
automatically rejected due to a lack of capacities. 

landfilled  (D1  operation) 

intended  to  be 

Note:  An  asterisk  denotes  Member  States’  replies  that  have  been  translated  into  English  (using 
Google Translate). 

the 
Table  70:  Questions  4  &  5 
Implementation of the Principle of Proximity, Priority for Recovery and Self-
sufficiency 

Information  on  Exceptions 

to 

- 

Country 

Additional Remarks  

Belgium 

2010-2012 

Imports  of  waste  destined  for  disposal  are  received  from  Member  States 
that  do  not  have  the  processing  capacity  themselves.  When  processing 
notifications,  Belgium  ascertains  whether  the  processing  of  Belgian  waste 

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Cyprus  

2010-2012 

Finland 

2010-2012 

Greece 

2010-2012 

United 
Kingdom  

2010-2012 

Additional Remarks  
will  be  jeopardised.  If  there  is  insufficient  processing  capacity  in  Belgium, 
objections are made to the planned shipment. 

In Cyprus, for several waste streams, it has not been possible to establish 
treatment  facilities  because  of  the  small  quantities  produced  each  year. 
Therefore Cyprus requested and received approval in several cases for the 
transport of this waste to other Member States. 

In Finland, waste shipments have been carried out pursuant to Section 109 
(1) and (3) of the Waste Act: 

1)  Finland  lacks  the  required  technical  or  financial  resources  or  the 
necessary facilities for disposing of the waste in an acceptable manner; and 

3)    the  waste  will  be  disposed  of  in  a  manner  that,  in  terms  of 
environmental  protection,  would  be  acceptable  in  Finland  and  that,  in 
terms of cost, is significantly cheaper than disposal in Finland. 

Finland has annually imported waste for final disposal from other Member 
States. A prior written notification and consent has always been given  for 
each case in line with Waste Shipment Regulation Article 3.  

Waste  that  contains  PCBs  /  PCTs  are  exported  to  other  Member  States, 
where  they  can  be  appropriately  disposed  (France,  Germany,  Sweden, 
Belgium).  These  shipments  take  place  within  the  framework  of  the  prior 
written notification and consent as laid down in Regulation 1013/2006. 

The UK and Germany agreed that the waste munitions required specialised 
disposal only available in Germany. 

Note:  An  asterisk  denotes  Member  States’  replies  that  have  been  translated  into  English  (using 
Google Translate). 

Table  71:  Question  10  -  Information  on  the  Member  States’  System  for  the 
Supervision  and  Control  of  shipments  of  Waste  Exclusively  within  their 
Jurisdiction 

Country 

Additional Remarks  

Austria *  

2010-2012 

According to the Austrian Waste Management Act 2002, every transfer of 
waste  is  monitored  from  its  production  to  its  final  recovery  or  disposal 
through  a  ticketing  system.  One  copy  of  the  consignment  note  is  kept  in 
the  transport  of  waste.  Another  copy  of  the  consignment  note  remains 
with the transferor. A further copy is retained by the transferee and a final 
copy  is  sent  to  the  Governor  and  recorded  in  the  central  database.  The 
ticketing system is gradually being converted to an electronic system. 

Bulgaria  

Bulgaria references the national Waste Management Act in its reply:  

2010-2011 

Article 5 (2) states: 

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“Industrial,  construction  and  hazardous  waste  shall  be  delivered  and 
accepted solely on the basis of a written contract…” 

In addition, Article 12 (1) requires that:  

“The  following  shall  be  required  for  pursuing  waste  recovery  and/or 
disposal operations, including pre-treatment prior to recovery and/or final 
disposal: 

1.  A  permit  issued  according  to  the  procedure  established  by  Article  37 
herein, or 

2.  An  integrated  permit  issued  according  to  the  procedure  established  by 
Chapter Seven, Section II of the Environmental Protection Act. 

(2) No permits shall be required for: 

1.  trade  in  ferrous  and  non-ferrous  metal  waste  which  does  not  have 
hazardous properties; 

2.  collection  and  temporary  storage  of  waste  on  the  site  where  it  is 
produced; 

3. collection and transport of waste within the meaning given by Items 18 
and 19 of the Supplementary Provisions herein; 

4.  storage  of  non-hazardous  waste  designated  by  Code  R13  within  the 
meaning given by Item 17 of the Supplementary Provisions herein. 

In accordance with Article 8 of the Ordinance No. 9 on the procedure and 
formats  used  to  submit  information  on  waste  activities,  as  well  as  the 
procedure for keeping a  public register of  the issued permits, registration 
documents  and  the  closed  installations  and  activities,  a  tracking  form  has 
to  accompany  each  shipment  of  hazardous  waste  from  the  point  of 
dispatch to the receiving facility. The receiver notifies than the acceptance 
of the waste to the competent authority. 

There  is  a  tracking  system  for  the  supervision  of  shipments  of  hazardous 
wastes  within  the  territory  of  Bulgaria.  Article  29  (5)  of  the  Waste 
Management Act states:  

“Whenever  hazardous  waste  is  transferred  within  the  territory  of  the 
Republic of Bulgaria, it shall be accompanied by an identification document 
in standard format laid down in the Ordinance No 2 on the procedure and 
formats,  used  to  submit  information  on  waste  activities  and  on  the 
procedure  for  keeping  a  public  register  of  the  issued  permits.  The 
document may be in electronic form and contain the data set out in Annex 
IB to Regulation (EU) No 1013/2006. 

Further  requirements  are  laid  down  in  Article  12  of  the  mentioned 
ordinance  and  state  that  the  identification  document  has  to  accompany 
each  shipment  of  hazardous  waste  from  the  point  of  dispatch  to  the 
receiving  facility.  For  verification  of  the  information  on  the  identification 
document it has to be signed by the person who hands over the waste, by 

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2010-2012 

Finland 

2010 

Finland 

2011-2012 

Additional Remarks  
the  carrier  and  by  the  consignee.  On  acceptance  of  the  waste,  the 
consignee  has  the  obligation  to  notify  the  Competent  Authorities 
(environmental inspectorates) responsible for the territory of dispatch and 
consignment.” 

Internally  transported  hazardous  waste  shipments  are  accompanied  by 
evidence in the form of a registration form which contains a waste code, an 
indication  of  the  amount  of  waste,  information  on  the  sender  and 
recipient, the loading and unloading and on the originator and carriers (Act 
no. 185/2001 , On Waste, Section 40, ME Decree no. 383/2001  details of 
Waste Management, Section 25, Annex no. 26). 

Under  Section  15  of  the  Waste  Act  (1072/1993),  waste  may  only  be 
delivered to an approved consignee. Under Section 49 of the Waste Act (as 
amended  by  Act  1583/2009),  professional  operators  collecting  and 
transporting waste must, in order to be authorised, submit a notification to 
the  regional  Centre  for  Economic  Development,  Transport  and  the 
Environment  for  the  purpose  of  entry  into  its  waste  data  register. 
Government Decision No  659/1996 stipulates  that  when hazardous waste 
is  delivered  to  a  consignee,  an  identification  document  must  be  provided 
which  accompanies  the  waste  concerned  whenever  it  is  transported.  The 
identification  document  must  give  details  of  the  holder,  transporter  and 
consignee of the hazardous waste, the time when the hazardous waste will 
be  transferred,  and  the  packing  and  mode  of  transport;  details  of  the 
producer  of  the  waste,  the  name  of  the  hazardous  waste  and  its 
identification number; details of the composition and amount of the waste 
and its hazardous properties, and the location where the hazardous waste 
will be recovered or disposed of and the method to be applied. When the 
shipment has been completed, the identification document must be given 
to  the  consignee,  who  confirms  receipt  of  the  waste  by  signing  the 
document.  The  consignee  must  keep  the  document  for  three  years 
following receipt of the waste. 

According  to  the  Waste  Act  (646/2011)  Section  29  waste  may  only  be 
delivered to an approved party. 

According  to  the  Waste  Act  Section  94  anyone  intending  to  engage  in 
waste  transport  or  act  as  a  dealer  of  waste  on  a  professional  basis  must 
submit  an  application  for  approval  of  activity  in  a  waste  management 
register referred to in Section 142 (1) (2). 

According to the Waste Act Section 121 the waste holder shall draw up a 
shipping  document  on  hazardous  waste,  sludge  in  cess  pools  and  septic 
tanks, sludge in sand and grease interceptors, construction and demolition 
waste and contaminated soil that is shipped and delivered to a consignee 
referred to in Section 29. The shipping document shall contain information, 
necessary  to  monitoring  and  supervision,  on  the  type,  quality,  quantity, 
origin, delivery site and date, and waste carrier.  

The waste holder shall ensure that the shipping document accompanies the 

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2010-2012 

Greece 

2010-2012 

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waste  during  shipment,  and  that  it  is  submitted  to  the  waste  consignee 
after shipment. The document shall be signed by the consignee to confirm 
receipt of the waste and the quantity of waste received. 

The waste holder and consignee shall retain the signed shipping document 
or a copy thereof for three years following the signing of the document. 

The  German  system  is  aligned  to  Titles  II  and  VII  of  Regulation  No. 
1013/2006:  

The  German  Act  for  Promoting  Closed  Loop  Recycling  and  Ensuring 
in 
Environmentally  Compatible  Waste  Disposal  (Articles  42  to  45) 
connection  with  the  Ordinance  on  Waste  Recovery  and  Disposal  Records 
contains the following provisions:  

For  hazardous  waste,  the  Competent  Authority  decides  about  the 
permissibility of the planned waste treatment based on data delivered by 
the  waste  generator  and  a  declaration  of  acceptance  from  the  waste 
treatment facility (Waste Recovery and Disposal Record). Such a decision is 
valid for 5 years. After this decision each single waste transport has to be 
documented  via  a  consignment  note  that  has  to  be  submitted  to  the 
Competent Authority. All parties involved shall keep a register. 

For  non-hazardous  waste,  the  treatment  facilities  are  required  to  keep  a 
register. 

All the documents mentioned above must be kept for at least three years.  

The  parties  involved  (generator,  operators  of  treatment  facility  etc.)  shall 
provide information to the Competent Authority and allow the inspection 
of documents and technical investigations and tests to be carried out. 

For  the  cooperation  between  the  Federal  States  and  with  the  Federal 
authorities there is a permanent working group. 

There  are  national  statistics  about  waste  management  (waste  types, 
amounts,  kind  of  treatment)  and  about  prosecution  of  illegal  handling  of 
hazardous wastes (number of sentences, level of punishment). 

According  to  national  legislation,  companies  that  wish  to  collect  and 
transport  waste  shall  hold  the  relevant  permits.  For  collection  and 
transport  of  non-hazardous  waste,  these  permits  are  issued  by  the 
competent  regional  authorities,  within  the  jurisdiction  of  which  the 
collection  and  transport  is  performed.  For  collection  and  transport  of 
hazardous  waste  and  specific  waste  streams  (batteries  and  accumulators, 
waste oils, waste from healthcare units) within more than one region of the 
country the permits are issued by the Ministry of Environment Energy and 
Climate Change.  

Joint  Ministerial  Decision  13588/725/2006  introduces  a  supervision  and 
control system similar to the system provided for in Regulation 1013/2006. 
The  company  that  performs  collection  and  transport  of  hazardous  waste 
shall  complete  a  standard  document,  known  as  a  recognition  document, 

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which is similar to the movement document of Annex IB of the Regulation. 
This document accompanies the shipment from the facility of the producer 
to the facility of the consignee. This document is issued by the collectors or 
the  Producer  Responsibility  Organisations  (in  case  of  collection  and 
transport  of  specific  hazardous  waste  streams),  and  includes  information 
relevant  to  the  waste  to  be  collected  and  transported  (quantity, 
composition, classification etc.), the carrier, the waste producer, the point 
of  origin  etc.  The  waste  treatment  facility  certifies  the  acceptance  and 
treatment of the waste received.  

Latvia*  

2010 & 2012 

Waste  shipments  within  Latvian  territory  are  required  to  have  an 
appropriate waste management permit. 

Lithuania* 

2010-2012 

According to Article 17 of the Law on Waste Management (adopted on 16 
June  1998,  with  last  amendments  on  1  of  June  2013)  related  to  the 
shipment  order  of  hazardous  wastes,  shipment  of  hazardous  wastes  are 
arranged  according  to  the  requirements  of  laws  of  the  Republic  of 
Lithuania,  EU  laws  and  international  agreements.  A  covering  letter  is 
required if shipment of hazardous waste is arranged within the territory of 
the Republic of Lithuania. 

Requirements for the covering letter are determined by the Rules of Waste 
Management,  adopted  on  27  July  1999  by  the  Order  No  217  by  the 
Minister of Environment (with last amendments on 3 May, 2011, Order No 
D1-368)  (hereinafter  -Rules).  The  Covering  letter  has  to  be  added  to  the 
invoice,  which  is  adopted  by  the  order  of  Ministry  of  Transport  and 
Communications  of  the  Republic  of  Lithuania.  If  the  individual  carries 
household  generated  hazardous  waste  they  are  not  required  to  have  the 
covering  letter.  For  the  each  shipment  of  hazardous  waste,  an  individual 
covering letter should be completed.  

The carrier and consignee of hazardous waste does not have to accept the 
load of hazardous waste if there is no covering letter, if it is not completed, 
or  if  the  information  in  the  covering  letter  is  incorrect,  except  where 
hazardous waste has been received from individuals.  

If the characteristics of the hazardous waste at the time of receiving do not 
meet  the  information  in  the  covering  letter,  the  consignee  of  hazardous 
waste  has  to  inform  the  notifier  of  hazardous  waste  and  the  Regional 
Environmental  Protection  Department 
-  REPD).  The 
consignee of the hazardous waste should issue the report, which should be 
signed by the consignee and carrier of this load of hazardous waste. 

(therein  after 

The decision to receive or refuse to receive the load has to be made by the 
consignee of hazardous waste after written coordination with the REPD. If 
the consignee of hazardous waste refuses to receive the load of hazardous 
waste, the notifier has an obligation to take back the load and coordinate 
this decision with the REPD. 

The notifier of the hazardous waste, producer, carrier and consignee have 
to ensure that the information in every copy of the covering letter matches, 

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Slovakia  

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is  clearly  legible  and  correct.  The  notifier,  carrier  and  consignee  of  the 
hazardous waste must  keep these covering letters  for 5 years and submit 
them  immediately  to  waste  management  inspection  authorities  after 
requesting. 

The Waste Act of 27 April 2001  (Journal of Laws 2010/185, Item 1243, as 
amended)  sets  out  rules  for  waste  management.  The  Environmental 
Protection Inspectorate in Poland oversees compliance with proper waste 
management  procedures.  The  Waste  Act  requires  those  engaged  in  the 
collection or transport of waste to have the proper authorisation to do so. 
The  authorisation  is  issued  by  the  “Starosta”  (the  head  of  the  local 
administration  in  Poland).  The  Road  Transport  Inspectorate  verifies  road 
transport compliance, including the transport of waste within the country. 

The  shipments  of  waste  within  the  Slovak  territory  is  regulated  by  Article 
20 of the national Waste Act  No. 223/2001. Slovakia provide the relevant 
text from this Article below: 

Article  20  –  Obligations  relating  to  hazardous  waste  shipment  within  the 
territory of the Slovak Republic.  

(1) A person who made a contract with carrier which subject is a shipment 
of  hazardous  wastes  (hereinafter  “hazardous  waste  consigner”)  (Articles 
610 to 629 and Articles 638 to 641 of the Commercial Code, Articles 765 to 
771 of the Civil Code) shall be obliged:  

a) to ensure hazardous waste shipment in compliance with this Act and in 
case  if  an  approval  under  Article  7  is  required  for  hazardous  waste 
shipment  also  in  compliance  with  this  approval;  b)  to  perform  hazardous 
waste shipment by traffic means that meet provisions of generally binding 
legal regulations on transport of dangerous goods (Decree of the Minister 
of  the  Foreign  Affairs  No.  64/1987  .  on  European  Agreement  concerning 
the  International  Carriage  of  Dangerous  Goods  (ADR);  Decree  of  the 
Minister of Foreign Affairs No. 8/1985  on the Convention on International 
Carriage  by  Rail  (COTIF);  Notification  of  the  Ministry  of  Foreign  Affairs  of 
the  Slovak  republic  No.  15/2001    on    adopting  amendments  to  the 
Regulations  concerning  the  international  carriage  of  dangerous  goods 
(RID)); if he does not  perform transport alone, he is obliged to provide for 
it by a carrier authorised by special regulations (For example, the Act of the 
National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 513/2009  on  railways and  the 
Act  of  the  National  Council  of  the  Slovak  Republic  No.  56/2012    on  road 
transport, as amended). 

(2) The hazardous waste consignors and one who is under contract referred 
to in paragraph 1 for hazardous waste (“the recipient of hazardous waste”) 
are required:  

a) to keep and maintain record of hazardous wastes shipped;  

b)  to  report  stipulated  data  from  the  records  under  letter  a)  to  the 
competent  district  authority  according  to  the  seat  or  place  of  business  of 
the hazardous waste consigner and the hazardous waste consignee; where 

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the  consent  for  shipment  of  hazardous  waste  was  issued  by  a  regional 
authority, then to that authority as well;  

c)  to  allow  state  supervision  bodies  in  waste  management  (Section  73) 
check the waste handling during shipment; if requested, submit documents 
(For  example,  the  Act  of  the  National  Council  of  the  Slovak  Republic  No. 
56/2012  as amended) and provide fair and full information relating to the 
waste management;  

d) to perform a corrective measure imposed by a state supervision body in 
waste management (Section 73).  

(3) When shipping hazardous wastes, the hazardous wastes consigner, the 
hazardous  wastes  consignee  and  the  carrier  shall  be  obliged  to 
acknowledge  the  consignment  note  of  hazardous  wastes  [Section  68 
paragraph 3 letter f)].  

(4)  The  hazardous  waste  consignee  shall  be  obliged  to  send  the 
consignment  note  of  the  hazardous  waste  acknowledged  according  to 
paragraph  3  to  the  hazardous  waste  consigner,  the  competent  district 
authority according to the seat or place of business of the hazardous waste 
consigner  and  the  hazardous  waste  consignee;  where  the  approval  to 
shipment  of  hazardous  waste  was  issued  by  a  regional  environmental 
authority, to that authority as well. 

No special system for the supervision and control of shipments within the 
territory of Republic of Slovenia is established. It is a part of regular system 
established  according  to  requirements  of  Council  Directive  2006/12/EC 
(Directive  2008/98/EC)  on  waste  and  Council  Directive  91/689/EEC  on 
hazardous waste. 

Shipments of waste are checked against the Prior Notifications of Shipment 
and the Control and Follow-Up Documents and the Records which both end 
managers of waste and waste transporters must present. 

In  the  case  of  Aragon,  Royal  Decree  833/88  and  Royal  Decree  952/97 
establish the Application of minimum control and document verification.  

In the case of the Community of Madrid, during the year 2012 the system 
established by Law 22/2011, of July 28, Waste and Contaminated Land was 
applied.  Law  5/2003  of  March  20  Waste  from  the  Community  of  Madrid, 
and the Regulations approved by RD 833/1988, of 20 July also applies.   

In the case of the Community of Galicia, the monitoring and control system 
that  applies  is  established  by  Title  II  of  Regulation:  “communication/ 
notification”. Ongoing border controls are carried out between Galicia and 
Portugal since 2010  at  the borders  of  Valença  and  Chaves. In 2010,  three 
controls were made and in the other years two inspections were made. 

Individuals  that  transport  waste  within  Swedish  borders  must  have 
permission  to  do  so  or,  in  some  cases,  at  least  be  registered.  There  are 
rules that says that those who transport hazardous waste within the nation 
must establish special transport documents.  

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Slovenia  

2010-2012 

Spain  

2011-2012 

Spain*  

2012 

Sweden  

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United 
Kingdom  

2010-2012 

Movements  of  hazardous  waste  within  England  and  Wales  are  subject  to 
separate  tracking  and  movement  controls.  Transfers  of  hazardous  waste 
should  be  accompanied  by  a  transfer  note  including  all  the  relevant 
information  from  annex  1B  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation.  Similar 
controls also apply in Scotland and Northern Ireland. 

Note:  An  asterisk  denotes  Member  States’  replies  that  have  been  translated  into  English  (using 
Google Translate). 

Table 72: Question 11 - Information on Illegal Shipments of Waste 

As part of Question 11, Member States are asked to complete Table 5 with any cases of 
illegal  shipments  of  waste  that  have  been  identified  in  that  reporting  year.  A  table 
summarising this information for all Member States is provided in Appendix A.2.0. 

Country 

Additional Remarks  

Austria*  

2010-2012 

Belgium  

2010-2012 

Bulgaria  

2010-2011 

Bulgaria  

2012 

Adequate sanctions can be found in the Waste Management Act 2002 

(See  Section  79,  Section  1  Z  15a,  Section  79  paragraph  2  18  to  23  and 
Section  79  paragraph  3  lines  13  to  16)  and  in  the  Criminal  Code  1974 
(Federal Law Gazette 60/1974 as amended. Section 181 b and 181c).  

The reply lists the relevant legislation in each region in Belgium and has not 
been included here due to the large of amount of text provided.  

Bulgaria’s  reply  references  the  national  Waste  Management  Act  and 
Regulation EC No 1013/2006. 

The  prevention  and  detection  of  illegal  shipments  is  based  on  regular 
checks at waste treatment or generating facilities and during shipments of 
waste.  

Local  environmental  authorities  perform  checks  at  waste  treatment 
facilities  on  regular  basis,  while  customs,  border  police  and  transport 
authorities  perform  checks  of  waste  shipments  as  part  of  their  routine, 
day-to-day  activities.  In  cases  of  doubts  regarding  the  conformity  of  the 
waste  with  the  accompanying  documents  or  regarding  the  type  of  the 
waste,  the  authorities  responsible  for  checks  of  waste  shipments  may 
require the assistance of the local environmental inspectors.  

Provisions on how the authorities involved in checks of shipments shall co-
operate  are  laid  down  in  Article  116  and  in  Article  124  of  the  Waste 
Management Act.  

Cases  of  illegal  shipments  which  are  considered  to  constitute  criminal 
offences  according  to  the  Bulgarian  Penal  law  are  handled  by  the  Public 
Prosecution.  

Administrative  violations  to  Regulation  EC  No  1013/2006  are  penalised  in 
accordance with Article 150 of the Waste Management Act. 

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2010-2012 

The  Department  of  Environment  and  the  Customs  Department  cooperate 
and randomly check physically exports of waste. Especially in cases where 
there  is  information  or  the  suspicion  of  probable  illegal  movement  the 
Department  of  Environment  and  Customs  Department  proceed  to  more 
regular checks. Both Departments also participate in campaigns conducted 
by IMPEL-TFS and World Customs Organisation. 

Cyprus  

2011-2012 

The  Department  of  Environment  also  conducts  road  checks  on  wastes 
exports  in  cooperation  with  the  Police  Department  within  the  European 
Project AUGIAS. 

Czech Republic 

2010-12 

Provisions concerning the prevention, detection and penalisation of illegal 
shipments  of  waste  are  laid  down  in  Act  No  185/2001  on  waste.  Illegal 
shipment is  prevented and detected through the provision of information 
to individuals and undertakings concerning the obligations stemming from 
Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 and by means of frequent checks carried out 
during shipment and at installations. The public authorities' entitlement to 
carry out such checks is laid down in Sections 71, 72, 76, 77, 77a) and 81 of 
Act  No  185/2001  on  waste.  Pursuant  to  Section  56  (2)  of  that  Act,  the 
Ministry prohibits the notified cross-border shipment of waste by persons 
who  have  been  convicted  of  a  criminal  offence  committed  in  connection 
with the handling of waste and persons who in the last five years prior to 
submitting  a  notification  have  been  found  guilty  by  the  courts  of  illegal 
activity in the waste-industry sector. 

Penalties for illegal shipments of waste are laid down in Sections 66 and 69 
of  Act  No  185/2001  on  waste;  illegal  shipment  also  constitutes  a  criminal 
act. 

The Czech Environmental Inspectorate shall impose a fine of up to CZK 50, 
000  000  on  any  natural  person  authorised  to  operate  a  business  or  legal 
person  who  fails  to  comply  with  the  obligations  relating  to  cross-border 
shipments  of  waste  laid  down  in  European  Parliament  and  Council 
Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 and Section 66 (4) (g) of Act No 185/2001 on 
waste. 

legislation  by 
Any  person  violating  any  other  waste  management 
transporting  waste  across  a  state  boundary,  whether  intentionally  or 
through negligence, without notification to or consent from the competent 
public authority, or providing untruthful or grossly misleading information 
or  failing  to  disclose  basic  information  in  the  notification  or  request  for 
consent  or 
in  any  supporting  documents,  shall  be  punished  by 
imprisonment  of  up  to  one  year  or  by  an  operating  ban.  Any  person 
storing, discarding, transporting or otherwise handling waste in violation of 
any other legislation, whether intentionally or through negligence, and thus 
causing or risking damage to the environment whose elimination will incur 
considerable costs shall be punished by imprisonment of up to two years or 
by an operating ban. 

Any  person  committing  such  an  offence  as  a  member  of  an  organised 
group,  deriving  significant  benefit  for  himself  or  another  person  by 
committing such an offence, or committing such an offence on more than 

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Estonia  

2010-2012 

Finland 

2010 

one  occasion  shall  be  punished  by  imprisonment  for  six  months  to  three 
years or by an operating ban. 

Any  person  deriving  substantial  benefit  for  himself  or  another  person  by 
committing such an offence or committing such an offence with hazardous 
waste shall be punished by imprisonment for one year to five years or by a 
financial penalty (Act No 40/2009, Criminal Code, Section 298). 

The  Danish  Environmental  Protection  Agency  (EPA)  conducts  border 
control in cooperation with the Police, Customs and Municipalities. 

According  to  the  national  Waste  Act,  regular  supervision  of  the  waste-
related activities of registered waste handlers and producers of hazardous 
waste  shall  be  exercised.  The  transboundary  movement  of  hazardous 
waste  or  other  waste  subject  to 
international  control  without  the 
corresponding permit or in violation of the requirements of the permit or 
without annex VII is punishable by a fine of up to 300 euros. The same act, 
if  committed  by  a  legal  person,  is  punishable  by  a  fine  of  up  to  32  000 
euros. 

Under Chapter 3, Section 20 of the Environmental Protection Act (86/2006; 
as  amended  by  1590/2009),  each  Centre  for  Economic  Development, 
Transport and the Environment is to guide and promote the performance 
in  its  region  of  the  tasks  specified  in  the  Act  and  the  rules  issued  on  the 
basis of the Act, and to monitor compliance with these rules.  

Under Section 39 of the Waste Act (1072/1993, as amended by 747/2007) 
Finnish  Customs  supervises  transboundary  shipments  of  waste  within  its 
sphere of operations in cooperation with the Finnish Environment Institute. 
Finnish  Customs  must,  if  necessary,  stop  a  waste  shipment  that  is  in 
violation of the requirements laid down in the Waste Shipment Regulation 
or the Waste Act, and  must notify  the  matter to  the Finnish  Environment 
Institute, which must decide on further measures without delay.  

Provisions  on  the  liability  for  punishment  are  laid  down  in  Chapter  48, 
Section 1 (3) and Section 2 of the Criminal Code (39/1889, as amended by 
578/1995,  579/2004,  138/2006,  748/2007  and  409/2009)  and  in  Section 
60(1) (3) of  the Waste Act (as amended by 277/2008).  Under Chapter 48, 
Section 1 (3) of the Criminal Code, a person who, intentionally or through 
gross  negligence,  imports  or  exports  waste,  or  transports  waste  through 
the  territory  of  Finland  in  violation  of  the  Waste  Act  or  a  provision  or 
specific order based on the Waste Act, or Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste, so that 
the  act  is  conducive  to  causing  contamination  of  the  environment,  other 
similar environmental  despoliation or littering or a health hazard, is to be 
sentenced  to  a  fine  or  to  imprisonment  for  a  maximum  of  two  years  for 
impairment of the environment. If an offence is committed in defiance of 
an  official  ban  or  provision  on  illegal  shipment,  and  the  offence  is 
aggravated when assessed as a whole, then in accordance with Chapter 48 
Section  2  of  the  Criminal  Code  the  offender  is  to  be  sent  to  prison  for 
aggravated impairment of the environment for a minimum of four months 

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and a maximum of six years. Offences with less serious consequences are 
covered by Section 60(1) (3) of the Waste Act. Under that Section, a person 
responsible  for  shipping  waste  in  a  manner  which  violates  the  Waste 
Shipment  Regulation  is  to  be  sentenced  to  a  fine  for  a  waste  violation, 
unless more severe punishment is provided for elsewhere in law. 

According  to  the  Environmental  Protection  Act  (86/2006,  amended  by 
1590/2009)  chapter  3,  section  20  the  Centre  for  Economic  Development, 
Transport  and  the  Environment  steers  and  promotes  the  execution  of 
duties  referred  to  in  provisions  issued  in  this  Act  and  under  it,  enforces 
these  provisions  and  exercises  its  right  to  defend  public  environmental 
interests in decision-making based on this Act. 

According to the Waste Act (646/2011) section 22 the Finnish Environment 
Institute  is  the  Competent  Authority  referred  to  in  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation,  and  is  responsible  for  cooperation  with  other  Competent 
Authorities  in  the  supervision  of  transboundary  shipments  of  waste.  Each 
Centre  for  Economic  Development,  Transport  and  the  Environment  (15 
centres) directs and promotes the management of duties referred to in the 
Waste Act and in the provisions issued thereunder. 

According  to  the  Waste  Act  section  25  the  Finnish  Environment  Institute 
shall  supervise  compliance  with  provisions  concerning  transboundary 
shipments of waste. The role of customs is issued in section 117: Customs 
must, when necessary, stop any transboundary shipment of waste that is in 
violation of the requirements laid down in the Waste Shipment Regulation 
or  the  Waste  Act,  and  must  provide  notification  on  the  matter  to  the 
Finnish Environment Institute, which will decide on further measures. 

The  liability  to  penalty  is  regulated  both  by  the  Criminal  Code  of  Finland 
(39/1889,  amended  by  578/1995,  579/2004,  138/2006,  748/2007  and 
409/2009)  chapter  48,  section  1(3)  and  section  2  and  by  the  Waste  Act 
section 147(18). Moreover according to the Waste Act sections 131  – 133 
the supervisory authority may impose a penalty payment for negligence for 
certain acts of negligence. 

According to the Criminal Code of Finland chapter 48, section 1(3) a person 
who, intentionally or through gross negligence, imports or exports waste or 
transports waste through the territory of Finland in violation of the Waste 
Act or a provision or specific order based on the Waste Act or Regulation 
(EC)  No  1013/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  on 
shipment of wastes so that the act is conducive to causing contamination 
of  the  environment,  other  corresponding  environmental  despoliation  or 
littering  or  a  health  hazard,  shall  be  sentenced  for  impairment  of  the 
environment to a fine or to imprisonment for at most two years. 

If  the offence is  committed  in violation of  an  order  or  a  prohibition  of  an 
authority, as issued because of an illegal waste shipment and the offence is 
aggravated also when assessed as a whole, the offender shall be sentenced 
for aggravated impairment of the environment to imprisonment for at least 
four months and at most six years according to the Criminal Code chapter 
48, section 2. 

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According  to  Waste  Act  section  147  whosoever  deliberately  or  through 
gross  negligence,  in  a  manner  other  than  that  described  above  (Criminal 
Code  of  Finland,  chapter  48)  imports  to  or  exports  waste  from  another 
country,  or  transfers  waste,  via  Finnish  territory  in  violation  of  this  the 
Waste    Act  or  a  provision  issued  thereunder,  or  an  order  regarding  an 
individual  case,  or  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation,  shall  be  fined  for 
violation  of  the  Waste  Act,  unless  a  more  severe  punishment  is  provided 
for elsewhere in law. 

The  Office  for  the  fight  against  the  Environmental  damage  and  for  Public 
Health (OCLAESP) is competent in the fight against infringements related to 
the environment and the public health. This authority can carry out on its 
own  initiative  checks  on  waste  shipments  whenever  the  circumstances 
require these controls (Decree No. 2004-612 of 24 June 2004 establishing 
the OCLAESP). 

The  customs  authorities  regularly  carry  out  checks  on  waste  shipments 
under the Customs Law and the Code of Criminal Procedure. 

facilities  under  the 

The  Competent  Authorities  also  carry  out  administrative  checks  on  the 
legislation  on  the  classified 
waste  treatment 
installations  for  the  protection  of  the  environment  (Code  of  the 
Environment - Book No V on the prevention of the pollution, the risks and 
the  nuisances  -  Articles  L  511-1  and  L  514-5,  Articles  R  512  -56  to  512-66 
and Article R 541-45). 

Specific provisions applicable to waste shipments include:  

Penalties:  the  Code  of  the  Environment:  the  Article  L  541-46  11 
(misdemeanour  with  a  penalty  of  2  years  of  imprisonment  and  a  fine 
(€75,000) and the Articles R 541-83 and R 541-84 (contraventions)). 

Administrative penalties: the Code of the Environment: the Article L 541-40 
(Book V, Title IV, Chapter I, Section 4 on the shipments of waste, including 
administrative fines for the lack of financial guarantees). 

The control of shipments of waste is regulated by Article 11 of the Waste 
Shipment Act. 

•Article 11 (1) Obligation of the authorities of the federal states regarding 
inspections of facilities and companies; 

•Article  11  (2)  Obligation  of  the  authorities  of  the  federal  states  on  spot 
checks  of  waste  shipments;  Participation  of  customs  and  the  Federal 
Agency for Traffic of Goods; 

•Article 11 (3) Information of the Competent Authorities; 

•Article 11 (4) Competence for measures for safe storage until the decision 
for further action has been taken; 

•Article 11 (5) Feasibility of securing the waste until elimination of faults or 
until safe storage; and 

•Article  18  of  the  Waste  Shipment  Act  and  the  Ordinance  on  fines  for 

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France* 

2010-2012 

Germany*  

2010-2012 

 
 
waste shipments contains provisions on fines regarding waste shipments.  

The illegal shipment of waste is a criminal offense pursuant to Article 326 
(2)  of  the  Penal  Code  and  is  punished  with  imprisonment  of  up  to  three 
years  or  a  fine.  If  grave  environmental  damage  has  been  caused,  the 
imprisonment  may  be  to  10  years  pursuant  to  Article  330  of  the  Penal 
Code. The attempt to ship waste illegally is also punishable. 

Illegal  shipments  of  waste are  dealt  with  in  several  provisions  of  National 
Law  1650/1986  on  environment  protection,  JMD  13588/725/2006  on 
hazardous  waste  management,  JMD  50910/2727/2003  on  non-hazardous 
waste management, National Law 4014/2011 on environmental permitting 
and National Law 4042/2012, transposing Directives 2008/99 and 2008/98.  

More specifically, Article 14 of JMD 13588/725/2006 and Article 14 of JMD 
50910/2727/2003 provide the regulatory framework for the conduction of 
regular  and random inspections  on  waste  (hazardous  and  non-hazardous) 
management  companies,  and  therefore  on  companies  that  collect  and 
transport waste. In addition, according to Article 57 of Law 4042/2012, the 
Environmental  Inspectorate  and  the  Customs  are  responsible  for  spot 
checks on shipments of waste.  

The  penalties  imposed  in  cases  of  illegal  shipments  (as  a  subset  of  waste 
collection  and  transport  activity)  are  divided  into  the  following  three 
categories: 

i) criminal penalties, dealt with in Articles: 28 of National Law 1650/1986, 
as amended by Article 7 of Law 4042/2012, 17 of JMD 13588/725/2006, 15 
of JMD 50910/2727/2003;   

ii)  administrative  penalties,  dealt  with  in  Articles  30  of  National  Law 
1650/1986, 17 of JMD 13588/725/2006, 15 of JMD 50910/2727/2003 , 21 
of National Law 4014/2011 and 37 of National Law 4042/2012; and 

iii) penalties arising from liability for damage to third parties, dealt with in 
Articles 29 of National Law 1650/1986, 17 of JMD  13588/725/2006, 15 of 
JMD 50910/2727/2003. 

Regular  inspections  are  carried  out  by  the  Competent  Authority  involving 
customs (and sometimes the police) 

  Government Decree No. 180/2007 (VII. 3) on transboundary shipment 

of waste; 

  Government Decree No. 271/2001 (XII. 21) on waste management fine 
  Act IV of 1978 on Criminal Code; and 
  Act IV of 1959 on Civil Code. 

The export, import and transit of waste shipments are regulated under S.I. 
No.  419  of  2007  Waste  Management  (Shipments  of  Waste)  Regulations, 
2007.  These Regulations gave effect to provisions contained in Commission 
Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 on transfrontier shipments of waste, which 
sets  out  notification  procedures,  specifies  revised  waste  listings  and 
strengthens  enforcement  provisions  in  relation  to  waste  movements 
within,  into  and  out  of  the  EU.  All  transfrontier  shipments  of  waste 

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2010-2012 

Hungary 

2010-2012 

Ireland  

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Italy 

2010-2012 

originating  in  the  State,  that  are  subject  to  the  prior  written  notification 
procedures  must  be  notified  to  and  through  Dublin  City  Council  at  the 
National TFS Office established to implement and enforce the Regulations. 

Italy references Legislative Decree No 152 of 3 April 2006 ‘Rules relating to 
the environment’, as amended by Legislative Decree No 205 of 3 December 
2010  in  its  reply.  It  provides  the  text  from  Article  179,  Article  180  and 
Article 181.  

Article 179 on Priority criteria in waste management states that: 

The following hierarchy applies to waste management: 

      a) prevention; 

      b) preparing for re-use; 

      c) recycling; 

      d) other recovery, e.g. energy recovery; and 

      e) disposal. 

This hierarchy establishes a general order of priority of the options that are 
best  for  the  environment.  When  applying  this  hierarchy,  measures  are  to 
be  taken  to  encourage  the  options  that  deliver  the  best  overall  outcome, 
taking  into  account  the  health,  social  and  economic  impact,  including 
technical and economic feasibility. 

In  exercising  their  powers,  the  public  authorities  are  to  pursue  measures 
that encourage the application of the waste management hierarchy set out 
in paragraph 1, in particular by means of: 

a) the promotion of the development of clean technologies; 

b) the promotion of the technical development and marketing of products 
designed so as to make the smallest possible contribution to increasing the 
amount or harmfulness of waste and pollution hazards; 

c)  the  promotion  of  the  development  of  appropriate  techniques  for  the 
final  disposal  of  dangerous  substances  contained  in  waste  in  order  to 
encourage their recovery; 

d)  the  setting  of  tendering  conditions  to  require  the  use  of  materials 
recovered from waste and of substances and objects even partly produced 
using  materials  recovered  from  waste,  in  order  to  promote  trade  in  such 
materials; 

e) the use of waste for the production of fuel and its subsequent use and, 
more generally, the use of waste as another means to generate energy. 

Article 180 on the Prevention of waste generation states that the initiatives 
referred to in Article 179 relates particularly to:  

a) the promotion of economic instruments, eco-balances, eco-certification 
systems, use of the best-available technologies, product life cycle analyses, 
consumer information and awareness-raising initiatives, the use of quality 

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systems  and  the  development  of  an  eco-labelling  system  in  order  to 
accurately  evaluate  the  impact  of  a  specific  product  on  the  environment 
during that product's entire life cycle;  

b)  the  inclusion  in  contracts  or  calls  for  tenders  of  provisions  that  give 
preference  to  tenderers’  technical  abilities  and  capacity  with  regard  to 
preventing waste; and 

c) the promotion of programme agreements and contracts or memoranda 
of understanding, including for experimental purposes, designed to prevent 
and reduce the amount and harmfulness of waste. 

Article 181 on waste recycling and recovery states that: 

In  order  to  encourage  high-quality  recycling  and  to  meet  the  necessary 
criteria for the various recycling sectors, the regions will set criteria for the 
organisation of separate waste collections by municipalities on the basis of 
instructions  provided  by  the  Ministry  of  the  Environment  and  the 
Protection  of  Natural  Resources  and  the  Sea.    By  2015,  the  competent 
authorities will also organise separate collections for at least paper, metals, 
plastic  and  glass,  and  where  possible  for  wood,  and  take  the  measures 
necessary to meet the following objectives: 

a)  by  2020,  the  preparing  for  re-use  and  the  recycling  of  at  least  50  %  of 
waste  materials  such  as  paper,  metal,  plastic  and  glass  from  households 
and possibly from other origins; and 

b) by 2020, the preparing for re-use, recycling and other material recovery, 
including  backfilling  operations  using  waste  to  substitute  other  materials, 
of at least 70 % of non-hazardous construction and demolition waste. 

Additional remarks: 

As  there  is  no  list  of  recovery/disposal  facilities  located  in  the  national 
territory,  for  each  notification  concerning  waste  for  disposal,  some 
competent  authorities  ask  the  notifier  to  provide  self-certification 
regarding the impossibility of  disposing of  the waste in Italy, while others 
carry out an investigation at regional or provincial level; in addition, some 
carry  out  a  check  at  national  level  involving  the  other  competent 
authorities of dispatch. 

Lithuania’s  reply  to  this  question  in  2010  gives  examples  of  cases  of 
hazardous waste and how they were dealt with. Information on how illegal 
shipments  are  prevented,  detected  and  penalised  under  national 
legislation was provided in 2011 and 2012.  

The  Prevention  and  detection  of  the  illegal  shipments  of  waste  are 
executed  according  to  the  Law  on  State  Control  of  Environmental 
Protection  adopted  on  1  July  2002  and  Rules  of  Waste  Management 
adopted  on  27  July  1999  by  the  Order  No  217  by  the  Minister  of 
Environment (with last amendments on 3 May, 2011, Order No D1-368) by 
issuing  permissions,  executing 
Illegal 
shipments  are  detected  by  the  Regional  Environmental  Protection 

inspections  and  spot  checks. 

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Lithuania* 

2010 

Lithuania 

2011-2012 

 
 
 
Luxembourg 
2010-2011 

Luxembourg 
2012 

Malta  

2010 

Department (REPD) and Lithuanian custom department. The penal system 
is  specified  in  the  Code  of  Administrative  Offences  of  the  Republic  of 
Lithuania  and  the  Criminal  Code  of  the  Republic  of  Lithuania.  The 
environmental  protection  officers  (in  some  cases  prescribed  by  law  - 
customs  officers  and  other  State  officers)  shall  have  the  right  to  impose 
penalties  against  environment  violations  according  to  the  Code  of 
Administrative  Offences  of  the  Republic  of  Lithuania.  Pre 
-  trial 
investigation  and  prosecution of  criminal  cases  on  behalf  of  the  State  are 
organized  and  directed  by  prosecutors, 
illegal 
shipments of waste (including hazardous waste) through the board of the 
Republic of Lithuania and other cases according to the Criminal Code of the 
Republic of Lithuania. 

including  regarding 

Illegal  shipments  are  detected  through  road  checks  which  are  regularly 
done.  The  illegal  shipments  are  penalised  under  the  provisions  of  the 
modified waste management law of June 17th 1994. 

Illegal  shipments  are  detected  through  road  checks  which  are  regularly 
done. The illegal shipments are penalised under the provisions of the waste 
law of June 21st March 2012. 

Illegal traffic of waste is prohibited and punished under national legislation: 
the Environment Protection (Control of Transboundary Movement of Toxic 
and  other  Substances)  Regulations,  2000,  (LN205/2000)).  This  legislation 
has  since  been  repealed  and  replaced  by  the  Waste  Management 
(Shipments  of  Waste  Regulations),  2011  (LN285/11).  However,  for  the 
purposes of the applicable reporting period, the former Regulations apply. 

These Regulations state that the Competent Authority shall have the power 
to  conduct  both  regular  and  random  inspections  of  sites,  facilities  and 
cargo, and to seize the shipments of hazardous wastes or other wastes that 
are the subject to illegal trafficking. 

It  stipulates  that,  in  the  case  of  an  illegal  transboundary  movement  to 
another  country  as  a  result  of  conduct  on  the  part  of  the  exporter  / 
generator,  he  shall  ensure  that  the  wastes  are  taken  back,  or  the 
Competent Authority will take them back at the expense of the exporter / 
generator. 

It  also  states  that,  if  this  is  not  possible  or  it  is  impracticable,  the 
Competent  Authority  and  the  Competent  Authority  of  the  other  States 
concerned  shall  ensure  that  the  wastes  are  otherwise  disposed  of  in  an 
environmentally  sound  manner  (in  accordance  with  the  provision  of  the 
Regulations). 

Moreover, it is stipulated that any person who commits an offence against 
these Regulations shall be liable: 

  on a first conviction, to a fine of not less than 1,164.69 Euros but not 

exceeding 116,468.67 Euros; and 

  on  a  second  or  subsequent  conviction,  to  a  fine  of  not  less  than 
2,329.37  Euros  and  but  not  exceeding  232,937.33  Euros,  or  to 
imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both such fine 

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and imprisonment. 

Notwithstanding  the  above  provisions,  the  court  shall  order  any  person 
who  has  been found  guilty  of  an  offence against these  regulations  to  pay 
for  the  expenses  incurred  by  the  Competent  Authority  as  a  result  of  the 
said offence and shall order revocation of the permit issued. 

Furthermore, in the case of an illegal transboundary movement to Malta as 
a result of conduct on the part of the imported or the disposer, he shall, in 
addition  to  the  penal  punishment  stipulated  above,  ensure  the 
environmentally sound management of hazardous  wastes and, or pay the 
appropriate sum estimated by the Competent Authority in order to ensure 
the  environmentally  sound  disposal  of  the  imported  hazardous  wastes  or 
other wastes. 

During 2011, illegal traffic of waste was prohibited and penalised under the 
Environment Protection (Control of Transboundary Movement of Toxic and 
other  Substances)  Regulations,  2000  (LN205/00);  however,  during  that 
same  year,  the  Waste  Management  (Shipments  of  Waste)  Regulations, 
2011 (LN285/11) were published and the Environment Protection (Control 
of  Transboundary  Movement  of  Toxic  and  other  Substances)  Regulations, 
2000 (LN205/00) were revoked.  

The  Waste  Management 
(Shipments  of  Waste)  Regulations,  2011 
(LN285/11)  states  that  the  provisions  contained  in  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 
on shipments of waste shall mutatis mutandis apply. 

Therefore, the Competent Authority shall have the power to conduct both 
regular  and  random  inspections  of  sites,  facilities  and  cargo,  and  to  seize 
the shipments of hazardous wastes or other wastes that are the subject of 
illegal trafficking. 

In  the  case  of  an  illegal  transboundary  movement  of  waste  to  another 
country as a result of conduct on the part of the exporter / generator, he 
shall  ensure  that  the  wastes  are  taken  back,  or  the  Competent  Authority 
will take them back at the expense of the exporter/ generator. 

Moreover,  it  states  that,  in  the  case  of  an  illegally  transboundary 
movement  to/from  Malta  as  a  result  of  the  conduct  on  the  part  of  the 
importer/exporter or of the disposer, besides ensuring the environmentally 
sound management of hazardous wastes, he shall be subject to a penalty, 
and may also have to pay the appropriate sum by the Competent Authority 
in  order  to  ensure  the  environmentally  sound  disposal  of  the  imported  / 
exported hazardous wastes or other wastes.  First time offenders shall be 
fined no less than EUR 1,170 but no more than EUR 4,660. On a second or 
subsequent conviction, offenders will be fined no less than EUR 2,330 and 
no  more  than  EUR  4,660,  and/or  shall  be  imprisoned  for  a  term  not 
exceeding two years. 

Malta 

2011 

Malta 

2012 

During 2012, illegal traffic of waste was prohibited and penalised under the 
Waste Management (Shipments of Waste) Regulations, 2011 (LN285/11). 

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(Shipments  of  Waste)  Regulations,  2011 
The  Waste  Management 
(LN285/11)  states  that  the  provisions  contained  in  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 
on shipments of waste shall mutatis mutandis apply. 

Therefore, the Competent Authority shall have the power to conduct both 
regular  and  random  inspections  of  sites,  facilities  and  cargo,  and  to  seize 
the shipments of hazardous wastes or other wastes that are the subject of 
illegal trafficking. 

In  the  case  of  an  illegal  transboundary  movement  of  waste  to  another 
country as a result of conduct on the part of the exporter / generator, he 
shall  ensure  that  the  wastes  are  taken  back,  or  the  Competent  Authority 
will take them back at the expense of the exporter/ generator. 

Moreover,  it  states  that,  in  the  case  of  an  illegally  transboundary 
movement  to/from  Malta  as  a  result  of  the  conduct  on  the  part  of  the 
importer/exporter or of the disposer, besides ensuring the environmentally 
sound management of hazardous wastes, he shall be subject to a penalty, 
and may also have to pay the appropriate sum by the Competent Authority 
in  order  to  ensure  the  environmentally  sound  disposal  of  the  imported  / 
exported hazardous wastes or other wastes.  First time offenders shall be 
fined no less than EUR 1,170 but no more than EUR 4,660. On a second or 
subsequent conviction, offenders will be fined no less than EUR 2,330 and 
no  more  than  EUR  4,660,  and/or  shall  be  imprisoned  for  a  term  not 
exceeding two years. 

Netherlands* 

2010-2011 

The obligation to bring about waste in accordance with the Regulation are 
included  in  the  Environmental  Management  Act.  Failure  to  comply  with 
these  provisions  is  punishable.  The  legislation  provides  for  both  the 
possibility of judicial administrative sanctions in criminal penalties. 

Netherlands 

2012 

Every four years the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate does 
a  risk  analysis  to  determine  which  themes  and  targets  require  special 
attention. Based on behaviour, risk factors, changes in legislation and policy 
priorities choices are made.  

The prevention of illegal shipments is done through the provision. For this 
there  are  meetings  with  the  organisations,  information  is  made  available 
on government websites and leaflets are made available for special target 
groups.  

Inspections at sites, in seaports, on inland waterways and roads are done 
both on the basis of information guided enforcement (risk waste streams, 
companies,  compliance  behaviour)  and  on  the  basis  of  random  samples. 
Inspections  can  be  both  administrative  and  object  focused  (inspection  of 
composition).  When  an  infringement  is  clear  the  type  of  intervention 
depends  on  the  kind  of  infringement  and  the  specific  circumstances:  a 
warning, a (administrative) fine, a financial penalty (as means to take back 
the waste or to prevent a repetition of the infringement) or a police report 
with  penal  prosecution.  The  size  of  the  fine  or  penalty  depends  on  the 
specific  circumstances.  Also  given  consents  can  be  withdrawn  or  new 

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notifications can be refused by the Inspectorate. 

With companies that are in compliance with the waste shipment regulation 
and  other  legislation  which  also  have  a  management  quality  system,  the 
government is inclined to make an agreement to control the company less 
frequent  or  only  through  an  audit.  For  a  successful  intervention  it  is 
important  to  uphold  the  knowledge 
level.  On  a  yearly  basis  the 
Inspectorate  decides  on  a  schooling  plan  for  its  employees.  The  Customs 
and  the  police  prepare  their  own  schooling  facilities  for  the  WSR.  Finally 
the Inspectorate organises every year regional meeting days for experts of 
the  different  services  to  share  their  experiences  and  to  learn  from  each 
other.  Given  the  importance  of  the  (inter)national  collaboration  the 
Inspectorate  has  established  a  special  Incident  room  (registration  and 
information desk) for enforcement services which can be reached 24/7. A 
part  of  the  international  cooperation  within  IMPEL  the  Inspectorate  has 
bilateral agreements with the surrounding countries Belgium, Germany and 
the  UK  and  with  China  as  the  most  important  country  of  destination  for 
green listed waste. 

PREVENTION AND DETECTION 

The  activities  were  carried  out  by  a  number  of  authorised  national 
authorities.  The  Environmental  Protection  Inspectorate  checked  waste 
treatment  facilities,  including  those  for  imported  or  exported  waste,  and 
inspections  of 
inspections  with  other  services.  Joint 
initiated 
international shipments took place, mainly: 

joint 

  at border crossings: checks carried out by officers of the Border Guard 
or  Customs  Service  at  border  crossings  at  the  EU's  external  borders, 
including  seaports,  in  cooperation  with  the  Environmental  Protection 
Inspectorate; and 

  on national roads and in border areas (EU internal borders), carried out 
by  officials  at  the  Road  Transport  Inspectorate,  mobile  units  of  the 
Customs  Service,  Border  Guards  and  police,  in  cooperation  with  the 
Environmental Protection Inspectorate. 

PUNISHMENT 

In  Poland  the  following  pieces  of  legislation  and  Articles  within  them  are 
relevant  with  regards  to  punishments  related  to  the  illegal  shipment  of 
waste:  

The Waste  (International  Transport)  Act  of  29  June  2007  (Journal  of  Laws 
2007/128, item 859, as amended) 

Chapter 8, Penal provisions: 

Any  person  who,  contrary  to  his  obligations,  fails  to  execute  a  decision 
ordering  the  return  of  imported  waste  to  the  country  of  dispatch  or 
determining  how  that  waste  must  be  disposed  of  in  the  territory  of  the 
country, shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment or a fine. 

Chapter 9, Fines: 

Illegal importation into or export from Poland of waste shall be subject to a 

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fine of between 50 000 PLN and 300 000 PLN. 

Chapter  9  of  the  Act  also  imposes  penalties  for  violations  of  permit 
conditions for legitimate movements of waste of between 30 000 PLN and 
150 000 PLN. 

The Penal Code Act of 6 June 1997 (Journal of Laws 1997/88, item 553, as 
amended) 

Article 183:  

1)  Any  person  who,  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  law,  stores,  removes, 
processes,  recovers  or  disposes  of  waste  or  substances  under  such 
conditions  or  in  such  a  way  that  it  could  endanger  the  life  or  health  of 
several persons or cause the destruction of plant or animal life on a large 
scale  shall  be  punishable  by  a  term  of  imprisonment  of  between  three 
months and five years. 

2)  Any  person  who,  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  law,  import  substances 
which threaten the environment, shall be liable to the same punishment. 

3) Any person who, contrary to his obligations, permits another person to 
commit an act referred to in Section1, 2 and 4, shall also be subject to the 
penalty referred to in Section. 

4)  Any  person  who,  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  law,  imports  or  exports 
waste, shall be liable to the penalty referred to in Section 1.  

5)  Any  person  who,  without  the  required  notification  or  permission,  or 
contrary  to  the  permit  conditions,  imports  or  exports  hazardous  waste, 
shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment of between six months and 
eight years. 

6)  If  the  person  committing  the  acts  referred  to  in  Section  1-5  acted 
unintentionally,  he  shall  be  liable  to  a  fine,  non-custodial  measures  or 
imprisonment of up to two years. 

Pursuant to Article 9 of Decree-Law No 45/2008 of 11 March 2008, which 
provides for offences punishable by a  fine, and Article 10, which provides 
for the application of additional penalties to certain offences. 

Article  4  and  Article  9,  Governmental  Decision  No.  788/2007  for 
establishing  some  measures  for  applying  the  provision  of  the  Regulation 
(EC) no. 1013/2006 on shipments of waste.  

There  is  co-operation  between  the  Slovak  Environmental  Inspection, 
customs authorities and the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic 
to detect illegal shipments.   

Under the Waste Act No. 223/2001 as amended by subsequent regulations, 
states  that  the  Slovak  Environmental  Inspection  is  the  state  supervision 
body for waste management and that the Slovak Environmental Inspection 
is  authorised  to  carry  out  inspections  of  documents  related  to  the 
transboundary movements of waste by a special regulations to execute the 
physical inspection of waste, to sample and analyse waste samples namely 
on-site  of  waste  generation,  in  a  notifier,  in  a  consignee  of  waste,  at  the 

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Romania  

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border checkpoints and at the whole territory of the Slovak Republic.  

Article 72 of the Waste Act No. 223/2001 is relevant to the performance of 
the customs authorities that is associated with transboundary shipments of 
waste. The relevant subparagraphs of this Article are listed below:  

(1)  Customs  authority  and  customs  criminal  authority  concerning  waste 
shipment inspect whether:  

is  accompanied  by  documents  under  special  regulations 
a)  waste 
(Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and Council in 
valid wording and as amended by subsequent regulations, Regulation (EC) 
No. 1418/2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste listed in 
Annex  III  or  IIIA  to  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  of  the  Council  to  certain  countries  to  which  the  OECD 
Decision  on  the  control  of  transboundary  movements  of  wastes  does  not 
apply); 

b) transported goods that are without accompanying documents requested 
by  special  regulations  (Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  Council  in  valid  wording  and  as  amended  by  subsequent 
regulations,  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1418/2007  concerning  the  export  for 
recovery  of  certain  waste  listed  in  Annex  III  or  IIIA  to  Regulation  (EC)  No. 
1013/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  to  certain 
countries  to  which  the  OECD  Decision  on  the  control  of  transboundary 
movements of wastes does not apply, are not waste; 

c)  waste  shipment  is  not  in  contrariety  to  special  regulations  (Regulation 
(EC)  No.  1013/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  Council  in  valid 
wording  and  as  amended  by  subsequent  regulations,  Regulation  (EC)  No. 
1418/2007  concerning  the  export  for  recovery  of  certain  waste  listed  in 
Annex  III  or  IIIA  to  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  of  the  Council  to  certain  countries  to  which  the  OECD 
Decision  on  the  control  of  transboundary  movements  of  wastes  does  not 
apply; and 

d) Transported waste is in conformity with applied documents.  

(2) In controlling the customs authority and customs criminal authority are 
authorized to stop the vehicles, to order the shutdown of the vehicle at the 
appropriate  place,  to  inspect  documents,  transported  waste,  to  take 
samples and analyses and do photo documentation.  

(3) If the customs authority or customs criminal authority finds that waste 
shipment is illegal shipment under special regulations (Regulation (EC) No. 
1013/2006 of the European Parliament and Council in valid wording and as 
amended  by  subsequent  regulations,  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1418/2007 
concerning the export for recovery of certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA 
to  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of 
transboundary movements of wastes does not apply) or waste shipment is 
carried  out  in  contravention  with  the  permit,  order  the  suspension  of 
transport and temporarily shut down of the vehicle.  

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(4) If the customs authority or customs criminal authority finds a violation 
of  special  regulations  (Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  Council  in  valid  wording  and  as  amended  by  subsequent 
regulations,  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1418/2007  concerning  the  export  for 
recovery  of  certain  waste  listed  in  Annex  III  or  IIIA  to  Regulation  (EC)  No. 
1013/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  to  certain 
countries  to  which  the  OECD  Decision  on  the  control  of  transboundary 
movements  of  wastes  does  not  apply)  in  transboundary  movement  of 
wastes  shall  immediately  inform  the  Ministry  and  Inspection.  Ministry  or 
Inspection  determines  to  the  carrier    a  place  on  immobilization  of  the 
vehicle  until  its  take-back  by  special  regulation  (Articles  22  to  25  of  the 
Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and Council in 
valid wording and as amended by subsequent regulations).  

(5)  Costs  associated  with  driving  the  vehicle  at  the  place  designated 
pursuant  to  paragraph  4,  vehicle  parking  and  possibly  trans-loading, 
storage or other handling of waste shall be borne by the carrier. Ministry, 
inspection  and  customs  authorities  are  not  liable  for  damage  caused  by 
carrier,  which  occurred  as  a  result  of  closure  of  the  vehicle  pursuant  to 
paragraph 4. 

National legislation: Decree on the implementation of the Regulation (EC) 
No. 1013/2006 on shipments of waste (OJ RS no. 71/2007); entry into force 
2007. 

Preventing  and  detecting  illegal  shipments:  routine  and  non-routine 
from 
inspections  of 
involving 
environmental  agency,  customs  and  police,  spot  checks 
Inspectorate, Agency, Customs and the Police.  

carriers,  obtaining 

information 

companies, 

Penalising: penalty for companies from €10,000 to €40,000; for responsible 
person  of  company  from  €1,500  to  €4,000;  for  individuals  from  €800  to 
€1,200. 

According  to  Law  10/1998  of  21  April  1998  on  Waste,  the  Regulation 
approved by Royal Decree 833/1988 of 20 July 1998 and Regulation (EC) No 
1013/2006 on shipments of waste: 

In movements No 1 and  No 4 of expedient E-12544  along with the waste 
specified in the authorisation (organic solvents) 600 and 1,240 kg of waste 
pesticides  were  shipped,  for  which  the  notifier  had  another  authorisation 
for  shipment  to  a  different  facility.  Once  the  waste  was  detected  and 
rejected at the facility of destination, pursuant to Article 22 of Regulation 
No 1013/2006, it was returned to the facility of origin under authorisation 
NL-208824  for  a  single  shipment  (1,840  kg).  That  incident  was  not 
considered  to  be  illicit,  given  that  it  was  an  authorised  shipment,  part  of 
which did not meet the parameters for acceptance by the recipient. 

Specific  case: Authorisation was refused  for the cross-border shipment of 
waste  with  EWC  code  200301  and  Notification  Document  IT  012841, 
between  the  producer  and  exporter  PARTENOPE  AMBIENTE  S.P.A.  of 
Brescia and Naples (Italy) and the waste management company VERINSUR 

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Slovenia  

2010-2012 

Spain 

2010 

Spain  

2011 

 
 
of Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz (Spain). The waste could have had hazardous 
properties and the destination landfill was not authorised to take delivery 
of this kind of waste. The shipment did not take place. 

Spain*  

2011-2012 

Illegal waste shipments are monitored as provided for in Law 22/2011 of 28 
July on  Waste and  Contaminated  Soils  and  Regulation  (EC)  No  1013/2006 
on shipments of waste. 

Sweden  

2010-2012 

United 
Kingdom 

2010-2012 

The supervision and operative control in this area is conducted by regional 
environmentally authorities in Sweden (County Administrative Boards, and 
partly  by  Municipalities).  The  controls  and  inspections  are  undertaken 
partly on waste sites and facilities. At the border the County Administrative 
Boards  collaborates  with  particularly  the  customs  and  the  police  with  the 
supervision. At the border transport is often discovered and selected by the 
customs from their declaration system. The customs maybe have become 
suspicious  of  the  declaration  in  their  system  in  some  way,  or  have  put  a 
block  on  some  special  company  or  suspicious  waste  stream,  such  as 
refrigerators to third countries. 

Sweden introduced new criminal provisions in May 2010, where attempted 
crime is included. There are also some sanction charges on lesser offenses 
of a more administrative nature.  

They  have  a  national  coordination  group  with  various  relevant  Swedish 
authorities  (EPA,  Regional  Authorities,  Customs,  National  Police,  Coast 
Guard,  Coast  Guard,  etc.)  where  they  work  with  questions  on  how  to 
improve  and  get  a  more  effective  supervision  related  to  transboundary 
movement of waste in Sweden. Since 2012 they have developed an action 
plan within the national group for the area and update this plan regularly. 

There  are  also  several  regional  coordination  groups  working  with 
inspections and controls on shipments of waste. 

inspection  of 

The  Environment  Agency  takes  an  intelligence  led  approach  to  the 
detection  and 
illegal  shipments  focussing  on  specific 
problematic waste streams. Some enforcement activity occurs in transit, at 
roadsides  and  at  ports.    Further  prevention  work  is  carried  out  through 
considerable attention to the provision of easily understood guidance on a 
variety of topics and a customer focussed approach to enquiries received in 
the organisation.  There is a web-based ‘Waste Export Controls Tool’ which 
allows  anyone  involved  in  exports  of  waste  to  determine  the  procedures 
that apply to the export of specific wastes destined for specific countries.   

Where  illegal  shipments  occur  these  are  enforced  using  powers  provided 
by  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006.    This  Regulation 
confers certain powers upon Competent Authorities to obtain information, 
stop  movements,  prohibit  activities  and  seize  waste  in  order  to  aid  the 
investigation and enforcement against illegal traffic of waste.  UK Customs 
are also provided with powers to detain waste.  Where the investigations 
result in prosecution, the offences, defences and penalties are provided by 
the above Regulation. 

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In  2012  the  intelligence  led  enforcement  approach  has  seen  a  continued 
focus on identifying and stopping illegal shipments of waste.  They continue 
to  work  with  law  enforcement  partners  and  other  Competent  Authorities 
through  a  variety  of  formal  and  informal  networks  which  include  the 
Transfrontier  Shipment  of  Waste  (TFS)  cluster  of  the  European  Union 
Network  for  the  Implementation  and  Enforcement  of  Environmental  Law 
(IMPEL), 
International  Network  for  Environmental 
Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) and have contributed to a variety of 

Interpol  and  the 

enforcement  projects  focussed  on  collaborative  inspection  work,  building 
the  capacity  of  enforcement  staff  in  developing  countries  and  sharing 

intelligence. 

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) received and checked all 
Annex VII forms for exports of green waste.  The NIEA continue to maintain 
a  presence  at  the  portal  frontiers.  Any  wastes  awaiting  export  which  did 
not conform to the requirements of Waste Shipments Regulation (EC) No. 
1013/2006  were  prohibited  from  moving  and  the  relevant  enforcement 
action 
strong  presence  at 
producers/exporters of waste, with the aim of preventing illegal activity. 

taken.  The  NIEA  also  maintain  a 

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) uses an intelligence-
led  approach  to  prevent  illegal  shipments  of  waste.  This  allows  SEPA  to 
stop such shipments at sites of loading or transit points such as ports. The 
main  focus  is  on  the  export  of  waste  from  household  origins  and  waste 
electrical  and  electronic  equipment.  Annex  VII  forms  for  the  export  of 
green waste are also checked. They continue to work with their partners in 
the  INECE  and  IMPEL-TFS  networks  and  are  involved  in  WCO  operations, 
such as Operation Demeter, in conjunction with local and national customs 
and border staff.   

Note:  An  asterisk  denotes  Member  States’  replies  that  have  been  translated  into  English  (using 
Google Translate). 

Table 73: Questions 12 & 13 - Information on Spot Checks on Shipments of 
Waste or on the Related Recovery or Disposal 

Country 

Additional Remarks  

Additional Remarks: 

Austria* 

Checks on shipments: 2 large checks (each 1 week). 

2010 

19 additional operating controls and border controls. 

Austria* 

2011 

Independent checks by customs and police. 

Additional Remarks: 

Checks on shipments: 4 large checks (each 1 week). 

36 additional operating control, 7 border controls, 1 container control and 
1 port control. 

Independent checks by customs and police. 

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Additional Remarks: 

Austria* 

Checks on shipments: 2 large checks (each 1 week). 

2012 

14 additional operating controls. 

Independent checks by customs and police. 

Belgium 

2010 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal  and  number  of  supposed  illegal  shipments  ascertained  during 
these checks:  

Customs: 

465  road  checks  by  road  patrols  (the  findings  are  not  reported  in  detail 
because  the  data  should  be  in  the  files  of  the  relevant  environmental 
inspection services). 

1,505  checks  resulting  from  a  selection  of  reports  on  the  basis  of  the 
'waste'  risk  (another  12  non-compliant  shipments  involving  customs 
offences should be added to this total; other non-compliant shipments are 
not  included  because  the  data  should  be  in  the  files  of  the  relevant 
environmental inspection services). 

Police,  Federal  Environmental  Inspectorate  and  Pollution  Suppression 
Unit: 

Cooperation between these three police services resulted in 1,920 checks. 
158 offences were found. 

Flemish Region: 

213  container  consignments  inspected  at  ports  and  on  roads,  206  road 
transport  consignments  inspected  in  cooperation  with  the  police  (also 
included in the figures above), 187 company inspections as part of whole-
chain  monitoring,  33  company  inspections  involving  waste  processing 
businesses  and  12  company 
involving  sludge  processing 
inspections 
businesses. 

In total, 51 illegal shipments were found as part of the WSR.  

Brussels Capital Region: 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 

Under Article 50 (3) (a): 86 checks were conducted at the place of dispatch, 
in cooperation with the producer, holder or notifier: 

  65  companies  were  inspected  within  the  framework  of  whole-chain 

monitoring (waste traceability, waste records). 

  21  companies  were  inspected  in  connection  with  waste  processing 

(waste sorters and processors). 
Illegal shipments of waste were found during five of these inspections. 

 

Walloon Region: 

47 road checks (480 vehicles checked)  - 130 official  reports drawn up but 

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Belgium 

2011 

for traffic offences (Walloon domestic legislation).  

No official reports in connection with 1,013-2,006. 

Waste  shipments  (1013-2006)  are  also  checked  as  part  of  regular 
inspections of Walloon companies. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal  and  number  of  supposed  illegal  shipments  ascertained  during 
these checks:  

Customs: 

871  road  checks  by  road  patrols  (the  findings  are  not  reported  in  detail 
because  the  data  should  be  in  the  files  of  the  relevant  environmental 
inspection services). 

886 checks resulting from a selection of reports on the basis of the 'waste' 
risk  (any  offences  are  included  in  the  data  of  the  relevant  environmental 
inspection services). 

Police,  Federal  Environmental  Inspectorate  and  Pollution  Suppression 
Unit: 

Cooperation between these three police services resulted in 1,710 checks. 
52 offences were found. 

Flemish Region: 

136  container  consignments  inspected  at  ports  and  on  roads,  172  road 
transport  consignments  inspected  in  cooperation  with  the  police  (also 
included in the figures above), 186 company inspections as part of whole-
chain  monitoring,  157  company  inspections  involving  waste  processing 
businesses  and  23  company 
involving  sludge  processing 
inspections 
businesses. 

In  total,  64  illegal  shipments  were  found  as  part  of  the  Waste  Shipment 
Regulation.  

Brussels Capital Region: 

Under Article 50, 112 checks were conducted at the place of dispatch or on 
the premises of the producer, holder or notifier: 

  77 companies were inspected as part of whole-chain monitoring (waste 

traceability, waste records). 

  35  companies  were  inspected  in  connection  with  waste  processing 

(waste sorters and processors). 
Illegal shipments of waste were found in one case. 

 

Walloon Region: 

47 road checks (480 vehicles checked)  - 130 official  reports drawn up but 
for traffic offences (Walloon domestic legislation).  

No official reports in connection with 1,013-2,006. 

Waste  shipments  (1,013-2,006)  are  also  checked  as  part  of  regular 

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inspections of Walloon companies. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal  and  number  of  supposed  illegal  shipments  ascertained  during 
these checks:  

Customs: 

882  road  checks  by  road  patrols,  944  checks  resulting from  a  selection  of 
reports on the basis of the 'waste' risk (including 36 consignments found to 
be non-compliant because customs rules had been breached). 

Police,  Federal  Environmental  Inspectorate  and  Pollution  Suppression 
Unit: 

342  inspections  upon  import  (17%  involving  offences),  480  inspections 
upon expert (10.8% involving offences) and 783 transit inspections (29.2% 
involving offences). 

Flemish Region: 

139  container  consignments  inspected  at  ports  and  on  roads,  249  road 
transport  consignments  inspected  in  cooperation  with  the  police  (also 
included in the figures above), 217 company inspections as part of whole-
chain  monitoring,  169  company  inspections  involving  waste  processing 
businesses  and  35  company 
involving  sludge  processing 
inspections 
businesses. 

In total, 64 suspected illegal shipments were found as part of the WSR. 

Brussels Capital Region:  

Under Article 50, 138 checks were conducted at the place of dispatch, on 
the premises of the producer, holder or notifier: 

  73  companies  were  inspected  as  part  of  whole-chain  monitoring 

(traceability of the waste, waste records). 

  65  companies  involved  in  sorting  and/or  processing  waste  were 

inspected. 
Illegal shipments of waste were found at six of these companies. 

 

Walloon Region: 

Road  checks  organised  by  the  traffic  police  ensure  the  application  of  and 
compliance with Regulation 1013/2006 in the Walloon Region. 

Waste  shipments  (1013-2006)  are  also  checked  as  part  of  regular 
inspections of Walloon companies. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 

The  customs  authorities  and  border  police  carry  out  checks  on shipments 
of waste as part of their routine duties.  

In 2010, the Ministry of Environment and  Water in collaboration with the 
Regional  Inspectorates  of  Environment  and  Water,  customs  authorities, 
border  police  and  Competent  Authorities  of  the  neighbouring  countries 

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Belgium 

2012 

Bulgaria 

2010 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
carried  out  the  following  planned  inspections  of  waste  shipments  at  the 
respective border crossing points: 

1.  Inspections  carried  out  jointly  with  the  competent  Turkish 
authority:  

19.04.2010 - 20.04.2010: inspections at border crossing point (BCP)  
Kapitan Andreevo  

21.04.2010: inspections at Lesovo BCP 

2. Inspections at crossing points between Bulgaria and Serbia:  

11.05.2010 - 12.05.2010: inspections at Kalotina BCP 

3. Inspections at crossing points between Bulgaria and Macedonia:  

17.05.2010 - 18.05.2010:  inspections at Gyueshevo BCP 

4. Inspections at crossing points between Bulgaria and Greece:  

31.05.2010 - 01.06.2010: inspections at Kulata BCP 

02.06.2010: inspections at Ilinden BCP 

5. Inspections at crossing points between Bulgaria and Romania:  

15.06.2010 - 16.06.2010: inspections at Rousse BCP 

6. Inspections at the Port of Varna :  

17.06.2010 - 18.06.2010:  inspections at Port of Varna West BCP 

7. Inspections at crossing points between Bulgaria and Greece:  

18.08.2010 – 19.08.2010: inspections at Kulata BCP. 

As part of their routine duties, the Ministry of the Environment and Water 
and  the  Regional  Environmental  and  Water  Inspectorates  carry  out  spot 
checks on waste recovery facilities at least once a year. 

In  2010,    the  Ministry  of  the  Environment  and  Water  and  the  Regional 
Environmental  and  Water 
Inspectorates  carried  out  the  following 
additional spot checks on waste recovery facilities: 

08.02.2010 – spot check on MONBAT AD (plant recycling batteries 
and  accumulators)  which  recovers  batteries  shipped  to  Bulgaria 
under various notifications; 

10.02.2010  –  spot  check  on  Alkomet  AD  (aluminium  processing 
plant); 

05.07.2010  –  spot  check  on  Titan  Zlatna  Panega  Cement  AD 
(cement  plant)  recovering  end-of-life  tyres,  shipment  under  a 
notification from Greece; 

06.07.2010–  spot  check  on  Shic-Shic  OOD  (facility  sorting  second 
hand textiles and clothes). In 2009, textiles were illegally imported 
for Shic-Shic from Germany.  

12.07.2010  -  15.07.2010  –  spot  checks  on  companies  dismantling 

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end-of-life motor vehicles. 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 

The Member State references Table 5 of the Questionnaire.  

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal:  

Bulgarian  Customs  and  Border  police  officers  perform  checks  of  waste 
shipments as part of their daily work routine.  

The  regional  environmental  inspectors  also  do  regular  checks  at  waste 
treatment and waste generation facilities as Article 97, para 2 of the waste 
Management  Act  stipulates  that  the  control  authorities  shall  conduct  an 
examination of the documents required under the Waste Management Act 
of the persons whose activity involves the formation of waste and/or who 
or which pursue waste-related operations at intervals of not more than one 
year. An on-site inspection shall be independent of the inspection referred 
above and shall be conducted at intervals of not more than one year in the 
place where the operation is pursued.  

In 2011 the Ministry of Environment and Water together with the control 
bodies and in co-operation with representatives of the Hellenic Ministry of 
Environment, Energy & Climate Change organised and performed common 
checks  at  the  Greek-Bulgarian  border  Promachonas/Kulata  in  the  period 
between 7th and 8th of November 2011.  

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks:  

the 

common 

border 
at 
During 
Promachonas/Kulata  one  illegal  shipment  from  Greece  to  Bulgaria  was 
ascertained:    shipment  of  20  tons  of  waste  plastic  packaging  (Basel  code 
B3010 and EWC code: 15 01 02) 

the  Greek-Bulgarian 

check 

Local  environmental  authorities  perform  checks  at  waste  treatment 
facilities  on  regular  basis,  while  customs,  border  police  and  transport 
authorities  perform  checks  of  waste  shipments  as  part  of  their  routine, 
day-to-day activities. 

The  Ministry  of  Environment  and  Water  as  Competent  Authority  for 
implementing Regulation 1013/2006 organised and participated in four-day 
inspections of waste shipments and in two inspections at related recovery 
facilities. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal:  The  number  of  checks  (paperwork  and  physical  examination) 
were 89. 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 8 

Additional remarks: 

Seven  cases  were  related  with  missing  documents  (Annex  VII  for  non-
Hazardous  Wastes)  and  the  other  one  concerned  export  of  Hazardous 
Wastes (lead-acid batteries) as non-Hazardous Wastes (lead). 

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Bulgaria 

2011 

Bulgaria 

2012 

Cyprus  

2010 

 
 
Cyprus  

2011 

Cyprus  

2012 

Czech Republic 

2010 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal:  The  number  of  checks  (paperwork  and  physical  examination) 
were 112. 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 13 

Additional remarks: 12 cases were related with missing documents (Annex 
VII for non-Hazardous Wastes) and the other one concerned a case where 
the exporter used a prefilled Annex VII of the same company used for the 
export of the same waste from other MS to 3rd country. After identifying 
the mistake, Annex VII was corrected and the Department of Environment 
gave permit for export.   

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal:  The  number  of  checks  (paperwork  and  physical  examination) 
were 286. 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 17 

Additional remarks: 

16  cases  were  related  with  missing  documents  (Annex  VII  for  non-
Hazardous Wastes or  contract between exporter and importer).  One case 
concerned  export  of  wastes  from  company  not  permitted  according  to 
Waste Law of 2011 (Law 185(I)/2011). Export was permitted due to the fact 
that already the company had submitted application to get a permit. 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 30 
(note that a figure for number of checks was not given) 

Additional notes: 

Checks  carried  out  during  shipment  by  Customs  and  by  the  Czech 
Environment Inspectorate in association with the Czech police, and checks 
joint 
carried  out 
international  operations  are  undertaken  (total  number  of  vehicles 
checked*/found to be in breach):  4634/13 

in  association  with  all  supervisory  bodies  when 

Checks carried out by the Czech Environment Inspectorate on undertakings 
and  installations  connected  with  the  cross-border  shipment  of  waste 
(number of checks carried out on premises/infringements found): 46/17 

٭ How many of those vehicles were transporting waste is not recorded. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 1299 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 11 

Czech Republic 

Additional notes: 

2011 

Checks carried out by the customs authorities or the Czech Environmental 
in  association  with  the  Czech  police  during  transport 
Inspectorate 
(international  or  domestic)  or  carried  out 
in  collaboration  with  all 
supervisory authorities during joint international operations (total number 
of vehicles checked*/found to be in breach):  1,268/6 

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Inspectorate  on 
Checks  carried  out  by  the  Czech  Environmental 
undertakings  and  installations  connected  with  the  cross-border  shipment 
of waste (number of checks carried out on premises/infringements found):  
31/5 

٭ How many of those vehicles were transporting waste is not recorded. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 2,069 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 10 

Additional notes: 

Checks carried out by the customs authorities or the Czech Environmental 
in  association  with  the  Czech  police  during  transport 
Inspectorate 
(international  or  domestic)  or  carried  out 
in  collaboration  with  all 
supervisory authorities during joint international operations (total number 
of vehicles checked٭/found to be in breach): 2,061/9 

Checks carried out by the Czech Environment Inspectorate on undertakings 
and  installations  connected  with  the  cross-border  shipment  of  waste 
(number of checks carried out on premises/infringements found): 8/1 

٭How many of those vehicles were transporting waste is not recorded. 

In 2010 the Danish EPA held 18 border controls. 

In 2011 the Danish EPA held 18 border controls. 

In 2012 the Danish EPA held 22 border controls. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 53 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 0 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 8 

Czech Republic 

2012 

Denmark  

2010 

Denmark  

2011 

Denmark  

2012 

Estonia  

2010-2012 

Finland*  

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 3-4 

2010 

Additional remarks: 

Most  of  the  shortcomings  detected  concern  documents  that  are  missing 
(e.g. Annex VII) or that have been filled in incorrectly. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 6 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 1 

Additional remarks: 

Finland*  

2011 

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Finland  

2012 

France*  

2010 

France*  

2011 

France  

2012 

Most  of  the  shortcomings  detected  concern  documents  that  are  missing 
(e.g. Annex VII) or that have been filled in incorrectly. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal:  

Harbour/road inspections: 5 

Company inspections: 6 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 0 

Additional remarks: 

Checks on containers in harbours have been made based on risk analysis by 
customs  in  co-operation  with  Finnish  Environment  Institute.  Containers 
have  been  unloaded  and  checked.  In  most  cases  the  exporter  has  been 
allowed  to  reload  the  container  after  the  items  classified  as  waste  have 
been removed and packing has been sufficient.  

Additional remarks: 

25  checks  were  carried  out  on  the  ports  of  Dunkirk  and  Le  Havre;  two 
controls  were  positive  in  Le  Havre.  The  first,  was  making  use  of  false 
invoices,  the  other  was  smuggling  waste  (batteries  hidden  in  a  tire, 
themselves masked by household items such as refrigerators and ovens) to 
the Cameroon.  

Additional remarks: 
The  2011  review  of  the  Central  Office  for  the  fight  against  harm  to  the 
environment  and  public  health  (OCLAESP)  reported  offenses  related  to 
cross-border  shipments  of  waste  or  for  illegal  exports.  The  infringements 
found  by  the  various  police  units  concerned  the  absence  of  movement 
document, the absence of written consent of the authorities of the country 
of  destination,  dispatch  and  transit  and  the  absence  of  prior  written 
notification to the authorities of the country of shipment. These violations 
have  led  to  the  imposition  of  criminal  sanctions  under  the  Environmental 
Code (offense or contravention of 4th or 5th class). 

in 

indicates 

The  OCLAESP 
investigations  have 
highlighted the practice of "illicit transfer of hazardous waste to developing 
countries.  In  general,  the  waste  is  shipped  under  fraudulent  names  used 
equipment or minerals to circumvent EU regulations and avoid controls 

its  2011  report  that 

Additional remarks: 

In 2012, the OCLAESP reported infringements relating to waste shipments 
or exports of waste. Among the breaches reported, 29 cases were related 
to shipments of waste (no movement document, without written consent 
of the country of destination.  

In  2012,  the  customs  services  reported  175  cases  of  illegal  shipments  of 
waste which have been closed during the reporting period. Cases of illegal 
shipments can be classified as follows: 44 cases involved shipments within 
the Community; 79 cases related to exports of waste from the Community 

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to  third  countries;  52  cases  involved  waste  imports  into  the  Community 
from third countries. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 

Transport controls 

• About 3,600 registered by the administrative authorities of the countries 
controls which were mainly cross-border shipments. 

• The Federal Office for Goods Transport (BAG) has checked 24,000 waste 
shipments. The number of cross-border shipments contained therein could 
not be determined in detail. 

Germany* 

2010 

• All shipments entering or leaving not only German territory, but also the 
territory of the European Community shall be subject to inspection by the 
customs authorities 

•  Event-related  controls  the  police,  whose  number  could  not  be 
determined closer 

Conditioning controls 

•  About  250  of  the  administrative  authorities  of  the  countries  registered 
controls. 

Number of supposed illegal shipments that were found during these checks: 

It is estimated that about 930 suspected cases were found.  

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 

Transport checks 

•  About  3,500  checks  of  predominantly  transboundary  shipments  were 
registered by the authorities of the Federal States. 

•  The  Federal  Agency  for  the  Transport  of  Goods  (Bundesamt  für 
Güterverkehr)  has  checked  21,000  waste  shipments  on  major  roads.  The 
number of contained transboundary shipments could not be determined. 

•  All  shipments  which  leave  or  enter  the  territory  of  the  European  Union 
are subject to customs controls. 

• Police checks, which could not be counted exactly. 

Facility checks 

• About 220 checks registered by the authorities of the Federal States. 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 

Additional remarks: 

About  1,000  supposed 
forwarded to the prosecution authorities. 

illegal  shipments  have  been  recorded  and 

Germany  

2011 

Germany  

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 

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2012 

disposal: 

Transport checks 

•  About  3,300  checks  which  were  predominantly  shipments  of  waste 
registered by the authorities of the Federal States. 

•  The  Federal  Agency  for  Traffic  of  Goods  (Bundesamt  für  Güterverkehr) 
has  checked  24,000  shipments  of  waste  on  major  roads.  The  number  of 
contained transboundary shipments could not be determined.  

•  All  shipments  which  leave  or  enter  the  territory  of  the  European 
Community, are subject to customs controls. 

•  Occasion-related  checks  of  the  police,  which  could  not  be  counted 
exactly. 

Facility checks 

•  About  310  checks  with  focus  on  shipments  of  waste  registered  by  the 
authorities of the Federal States. 

Germany  is  also  participating  in  the  joint  enforcement  activities  of  the 
IMPEL Enforcement Actions Project.  

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 

Germany makes reference to Table 5.  

Greece  

2010 

Greece  gives  examples  of  spot  checks  carried  out  and  illegal  shipments 
ascertained. The exact number of each are not specified. 

Greece  

2011 

Greece  

2012 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal:  

In 2011, one spot check was conducted by the Greek authorities (Hellenic 
Inspectorate,  Environmental  Planning  Division  of  the 
Environmental 
Ministry for  the Environment, Energy and Climate Change) in cooperation 
with the Bulgarian Competent Authorities. The check was conducted at the 
border crossing point Kulata (borders between Greece and Bulgaria). 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks:  

During  this  check,  one  illegal  shipment  was  ascertained  because  the 
process of prior written notification and consent had not been followed. 

In  addition,  five  more  illegal  shipments  (Greece  was  the  country  of 
dispatch) were ascertained for the year 2011, but during checks conducted 
within  the  territory  of  other  countries  by  the  respective  Competent 
Authorities.  

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal:  

In  2012,  ten  spot  checks  were  conducted  by  the  First  Custom  Office  of 
Thessaloniki  in  the  port  of  Thessaloniki  and  five  spot  checks  were 
conducted  by  the  Custom  Office  of  Evzoni  at  the  Evzoni  border  crossing 
point (borders between Greece and FYROM). 

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Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks:  

During these checks, no illegal shipment was ascertained. 

Additional remarks: 

In  addition,  two  illegal  shipments  (Greece  was  the  country  of  dispatch) 
were  ascertained  for  the  year  2012,  but  during  checks  conducted  within 
the territory of other countries by the respective Competent Authorities.  

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 7 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 2 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 8 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 3 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 11 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 8 

Additional Remarks: 

A total of 795 inspections of waste were carried out during 2010 including 
119  at  waste  facilities,  34  at  checkpoints  and  642  at  ports.  In  addition  to 
this,  inspections  carried  out  by  Competent  Authorities  in  other  member 
states resulted in 9 illegal shipments of waste being returned to the origin 
of the waste. 

Additional Remarks: 

inspections  of  waste  were  carried  out 

777 
including  at 
facilities/sites  (174),  checkpoints  (44)  and  inspections  of  waste  shipments 
at ports (559). 

in  2011 

These  inspections  resulted  in  11  shipments/proposed  shipments  of  waste 
being returned to the origin of the waste. 

Additional Remarks: 

The National Trans frontier Shipment Office (NTFSO) at Dublin City Council 
carried  out  almost  2,500  inspections  regarding  trans-frontier  shipment  of 
waste between 2009 and 2011, with over 3,500 inspections carried out in 
2012.  Additionally,  the  NTFSO  participated  in  Operation  DEMETER  --  a 
World  Customs  Organisation  initiative  aimed  at  preventing  the  illegal 
shipment of waste. This served to raise awareness of illegal trans boundary 
waste  shipments  and  the  facilitation  of  practical  cooperation  between 
customs agencies and environmental agencies. 

Additional Remarks: 

Italy reports to not be in possession of the data.  

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 3,500 checks made. 

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Hungary 

2010 

Hungary 

2011 

Hungary 

2012 

Ireland  

2010 

Ireland  

2011 

Ireland  

2012 

Italy* 

2010 

Italy* 

 
 
2011 

Italy* 

2012 

Latvia*  

2010 

Latvia*  

2011 

Latvia* 

2012 

Lithuania* 

2010 

Lithuania* 

2011 

Lithuania* 

2012 

Luxembourg 
2010 

Number  of  supposed  illegal  shipments  ascertained  during  these  checks:  1 
rejected because it was radioactive.  

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 3,050 

Number  of  supposed  illegal  shipments  ascertained  during  these  checks:  
151 

Additional remarks: 

Controls were carried out by police and customs 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 55 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 0 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 50  

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 0 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 45 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 0 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 23 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 4 

Additional remarks:  

Administrative waste transport damage. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 125 

Number  of  supposed  illegal  shipments  ascertained  during  these  checks: 
Cases of illegal shipment were not ascertained. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 14 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks:  6 

Additional Remarks: 

In  2010,  14  road  checks  took  place.  During  these  checks,  30  supposed 
illegal shipments were detected. 26 of these shipments were shipments of 
green  listed  waste,  for  which  no  document  was  available  or  where  the 
document  was  not  correctly  completed.  4  of  the  shipments  concerned 
waste  subject  to  notification.  One  of  the  cases  was  an  exportation  from 
Luxembourg through Belgium to the Netherlands, where WEEE waste and 
aerosol  cans  were  transported  together  with  metal  waste  without  a 
notification. Another case consisted in an exportation without notification 

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of  soil  from  Luxembourg  to  France.  The  third  case  was  an  exportation  of 
asbestos  waste  from  Luxembourg  to  Germany  under  the  cover  of  a 
notification, where the itinerary had not been respected and the packaging 
of  the  waste  (big-bags)  were  partially  damaged.  The  last  case  was  an 
exportation  of  machine  parts,  which  had  not  been  cleaned,  from 
Luxembourg to France without notification.  

Additional Remarks: 

In  2011,  16  road  checks  took  place.  During  these  checks,  37  supposed 
illegal shipments were detected. 35 of these shipments were shipments of 
green  listed  waste,  for  which  no  document  was  available  or  where  the 
document  was  not  correctly  completed.  2  of  the  shipments  concerned 
waste  subject  to  notification.  One  of  the  cases  was  an  exportation  from 
France  to  Germany  with  transit  through  Luxembourg  of  ELV  motors 
without  a  notification.  The  second  case  was  an  exportation  of  railway 
sleepers  from  France  to  Germany  with  transit  through  Luxembourg. 
However the notification had foreseen a direct exportation from France to 
Germany without passing through Luxembourg. 

Additional Remarks: 

Luxembourg 
2011 

Luxembourg 
2012 

In 2012, 9 road checks took place. During these checks, 17 supposed illegal 
shipments were detected. All of these shipments were shipments of green 
listed waste, for which no document was available or where the document 
was not correctly completed. 

Malta  

2010 

Malta  

2011 

Malta  

2012 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 90 inspected containers prior to shipment.  

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 0 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 110 inspected containers prior to shipment.  

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 0 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 160 inspected containers prior to shipment.  

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 0 

Additional Remarks: 

Netherlands* 

2010 

The  total  number  of  inspections  in  2010  carried  out  by  Customs,  Police, 
Transport  Inspectorate  and  the  Ministry  of  Housing,  Spatial  Planning  and 
the Environment was between 6,000 and 7,000. Some of the controls were 
done collectively and the rest by the individual services.  

The number of illegal businesses that are listed in Annex V is 115.  

Additional Remarks: 

Netherlands* 

2011 

The total number of inspections in 2011 carried out by Customs, Police and 
Inspectorate Water and Environment Inspectorate were about 6,000. Some 
of  the  controls  were  done  collectively  and  the  rest  by  the  individual 
services. 

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The  number  of  illegal  business  that  are  listed  in  Annex  V  are  213.  This 
number  excludes  violations  such  as  the  lack  of  Annex  VII,  which  are 
independent  from  the  services  handled  (these  are  usually  several  dozen 
police settled cases). 

Additional Remarks: 

The total number of inspections in 2011 carried out by Customs, Police and 
Water  and  Environment  Inspectorate  were  about  6,000.  Some  of  the 
controls were done collectively and the rest by the individual services. 

Netherlands 

2012 

The number of illegal cases entered in Annex V were 138 and these cases 
occurred  in  327  inspections  by  the  Human  Environment  and  Transport 
Inspectorate.  

Poland  

2010 

The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate periodically establish 
a multiyear plan in which the course for inspections is written down. On a 
yearly basis an inspection plan is written to work this out. The total number 
of  inspections  carried  out  more  or  less  reflects  the  number  of  planned 
inspections. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 122 checks of facilities and around 2,900 checks of freight. 

Inspections were performed on economic operators and at waste recovery 
facilities  by  the  Provincial  Environmental  Inspectorates  during  scheduled 
operations  conducted  at  the  request  of  the  Chief  Inspector  or  other 
authorities. Checks were performed on businesses before and after permits 
for  trans-frontier  shipment  of  waste  were  issued.  Most  frequently,  the 
Inspectors  checked  that  entities  were  not  importing  waste  without  the 
required  permit.  If  the  entity  had  a  permit,  checks  were  performed  on 
compliance  with  authorisation  for  imports  of  controlled  waste,  and  the 
amount and correct handling of the imported waste. In 2011, a total of 122 
checks were carried out on facilities involved in trans-frontier movements 
of waste. 

Joint road and border controls were carried out, inter alia, as part of IMPEL- 
TFS  projects,  under  which  a  total  of  around  2,800  consignments  were 
checked  throughout  the  country.  Illegal  shipments  were  discovered  in 
seven  cases.  As  part  of  joint  activities  outside  the  remit  of  IMPEL  TFS, 
nearly  100  shipments  were  checked.  No  illegal  shipments  of  waste  were 
detected.  

The  Provincial  Environmental  Inspectorates  also  took  a  wide  range  of 
measures to counteract illegal shipments of waste throughout the country. 
These comprised mainly: 

  At  the  request  of  other  authorities,  performing  road  or  border 
inspections  of  goods/substances  to  ensure  that  they  fulfilled  the 
requirements of the definition of waste. The officials conducted visual 
inspections of 70 freight transports. 

  Giving other authorities their views on disputed classifications of goods 
(186 items of information) or, at the request of the police, information 

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on  operators  in  respect  of  which  investigations  had  been  undertaken 
with regard to illegal movements of waste. 

Note that no reply was submitted in 2011 and no figures were submitted in 
2012. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 

In 2010, 177 shipments of waste were checked.  

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 

The  inspections  conducted  in  2010  detected  48  infringements  relating  to 
illicit  cross-  border  shipments  (14  in  inspections  of  waste  shipments  and 
the remainder in the course of inspection actions).  

Additional remarks: 

It  is  stressed  that  a  report  may  be  drawn  up  covering  more  than  one 
offence.  The  view  taken  is  that  failure  to  inform  the  (Portuguese) 
Environment  Agency  in  advance  of  movements  from  the  green  list  is  a 
'breach of information requirements', for which reason a record of such an 
infraction  is  sometimes  drawn  up  to  cover  other  breaches  as  well.  An 
inspection  of  one  establishment  may  detect  one  or  more 
illegal 
movements, but only a single record is compiled.  

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 

Portugal  

2010 

Portugal  

In 2011, 76 shipments of waste were checked.  

2011 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks:  

The  inspections  conducted  in  2011  uncovered  26  illegal  cross-border 
shipments. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 

Portugal  

In 2012, 54 shipments of waste were checked.  

2012 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks:  

The  inspections  conducted  in  2012  uncovered  2  illegal  cross-border 
shipments. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 2 

Romania 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 0          

2010 

Additional remarks: 

In 2009 there were 2 control campaigns at the border, during which about 
250 trucks have been checked. 

Romania 

2011 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 46 

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Number  of  supposed  illegal  shipments  ascertained  during  these  checks:                  
0 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 24 

Number  of  supposed  illegal  shipments  ascertained  during  these  checks:                  
0 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 0 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 0 

Additional remarks: 

Slovak  Environmental  Inspection  does  not  perform  spot  checks  on 
shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or  disposal.  Executed 
inspections are planned or operative. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 0 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 0 

Additional remarks: 

Slovak  Environmental  Inspection  does  not  perform  spot  checks  on 
shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or  disposal.  Executed 
inspections are planned or operative. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal:  

 57 spot checks on shipments of waste and 5 inspections of waste recovery 
were performed.  

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 1 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 608 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 3 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 330 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 4 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 325 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 3 

Romania 

2012 

Slovakia 

2010 

Slovakia 

2011 

Slovakia 

2012 

Slovenia  

2010 

Slovenia  

2011 

Slovenia  

2012 

Spain* 

2010-2012 

The  facilities  involved  in  cross-border  shipments  are  inspected  in  every 
Autonomous  Community.  Normally  these  are  periodic  inspections  carried 
out  directly  in  production  or  management  centres  or  in  the  facilities 
receiving waste. 

Inspections  of  loads  by  the  Competent  Authorities  in  the  offices  of  the 

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customs posts of entry to and exit from Spain. 

Spain* 

Additional remarks: 

2011-2012 

Documentary checks of shipments are also made. 

Additional remarks: 

Sweden  

2010 

Sweden  

2011 

Sweden  

2012 

Sweden  

2010-2012 

United 
Kingdom  

2010 

According  to 
information  received  by  the  Environmental  Protection 
Agency, around 300 checks were performed within Sweden in 2010. 17 of 
the consignments checked were illegal and were stopped on their way out 
of  Sweden.  A  further  15  illegal  consignments  of  Swedish  waste  were 
stopped  outside  Sweden’s  borders,  in  the  country  of  destination  or  a 
transit country. 

Additional remarks: 

Within  the  borders  of  Sweden,  according  to  information  received  by  the 
Swedish  Environmental  Protection  Agency  (EPA),  there  were  about  100 
controls 2011. Approximately 20 of these were illegal and stopped on their 
way out from Sweden. There were another 20 illegal shipments of Swedish 
waste  that  were  stopped  outside  Sweden  in  a  transit  country  or  the 
country of destination. 

Within  the  borders  of  Sweden,  according  to  information  received  by  the 
Swedish  EPA,  there  were  about  100  controls  2012.  Approximately  56  of 
these  were  illegal  and  stopped  on  their  way  out,  in  transit  or  imported 
from/to  Sweden.  We  had  another  12  illegal  shipments  of  Swedish  waste 
that  was  stopped  outside  Sweden  in  a  transit  country  or  the  country  of 
destination. 

Additional remarks: 

In  Sweden  it  is  the  local  supervisory  authorities  that  are  responsible  for 
operational surveillance of cross-border shipments of waste. An important 
part is also played by, for example, customs, which can select consignments 
which  it  might  be  important  to  check.  The  Swedish  Environmental 
Protection Agency tries to establish whether checks are carried out which 
are connected with cross-border consignments. If checks are carried out on 
firms as part of the supervisory authority’s normal surveillance of activities, 
it is not certain that we at the Environmental Protection Agency will always 
be informed, especially if nothing illegal is going on. It is therefore difficult 
to know exactly how many inspections are actually performed in this field. 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 90,606 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 497 

Additional remarks: 

Physical spot checks accounted for 3,564 and documentary spot checks for 
87,042  of  the  spot  checks  made.  The  Environment  Agency  (EA)  does  not 
routinely  examine  every  Annex  VII  form  since  the  quantity  of  forms 
involved  would  mean  that  resources  would  have  to  be  diverted  from 
intelligence-led enforcement work to administrative tasks. 

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Breakdown of data by UK competent authority: 

Checks on shipments of waste: Environment Agency (EA) 40,471 (including 
39,740 document checks); Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) 
28,350 (including 28,066 document checks); Northern Ireland Environment 
Agency (NIEA) 21,785 (including 19,236 document checks). 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained: EA 466; SEPA 19; NIEA 
12 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 90,606 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 524 

Additional remarks: 

Physical spot checks accounted for 3,564 and documentary spot checks for 
87,042 of the spot checks made. The EA does not routinely examine every 
Annex  VII  form  since  the  quantity  of  forms  involved  would  mean  that 
resources  would  have  to  be  diverted  from  intelligence-led  enforcement 
work to administrative tasks. 

Breakdown of data by UK competent authority: 

Checks  on  shipments  of  waste:  EA  40,471  (including  39,740  document 
checks);  SEPA  28,350  (including  28,066  document  checks);  NIEA  21,785 
(including 19,236 document checks). 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained: EA 466; SEPA 19; NIEA 
39 

Number  of  checks  on  shipments  of  waste  or  on  the  related  recovery  or 
disposal: 130,218  

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained during these checks: 380 

Additional remarks: 

Physical spot checks accounted for 4,682 and documentary spot checks for 
125,536 of the spot checks made. The EA does not routinely examine every 
Annex  VII  form  since  the  quantity  of  forms  involved  would  mean  that 
resources  would  have  to  be  diverted  from  intelligence-led  enforcement 
work to administrative tasks. 

Breakdown of data by UK competent authority: 

Checks  on  shipments  of  waste:  EA  98,251  (including  97,920  document 
checks);  SEPA  7,035  (including  6,667  document  checks);  NIEA  24,932 
(including 20,949 document checks). 

Number of supposed illegal shipments ascertained: EA 298; SEPA 37; NIEA 
45 

United 
Kingdom  

2011 

United 
Kingdom  

2012 

Note:  An  asterisk  denotes  Member  States’  replies  that  have  been  translated  into  English  (using 
Google Translate). 

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Table 74: Question 14 - Information on Financial Guarantees 

Country 

Additional Remarks  

Austria* 

2012 

The calculation of the margin depends on duration: Last day of  shipment + 
500  days:  storage  costs,  taxes  and  handling  charges  to  the  recipient  list 
prices conditioning, reverse transport costs. 

In preliminary movements duration: day of the last shipment + 500 days + 1 
year 

Imports from EU countries: the amount and duration of the guarantee shall 
be determined by the respective export authority. 

Calculating  the  margin  requirements  for  exports:  storage costs  for  90  days, 
transport costs, treatment costs gem. List prices of similar assets. 

Duration: Last day of shipment + 500 days. 

Special  rules  on  the  guarantee  are  in  a  border  agreement  between  Austria 
and Germany set it secured on subsets are accepted. 

See further information in Section 70 and 71 Waste Management Act 2002. 

Walloon Region:  

Decree  of  the  Walloon  Government  of  19  July  2007  on  the  shipment  of 
waste 

Belgium  

Flemish Region:  

2010 

In accordance with Article 5 (6) of the Flemish Regulation on the prevention 
and management of waste 

Brussels Capital Region:  

The bank guarantee is calculated in the same way as in the Flemish Region. 

Walloon Region:  

Decree  of  the  Walloon  Government  of  19  July  2007  on  the  shipment  of 
waste. 

Flemish Region:  

In accordance with Article 6 (2) (5) of the Decree of the Flemish Government 
setting  out  rules  on  the  sustainable  management  of  material  cycles  and 
waste  

Brussels Capital Region:  

The bank guarantee is calculated in the same way as in the Flemish Region. 

Walloon 
Region:  
Order  of  the  Walloon  Government  of  19/07/2007  concerning  shipments  of 
waste. 

Reply  references  the  national  Waste  Management  Act  and  EC  Regulation 
1013/2006.  

Belgium  

2011 

Belgium  

2012 

Bulgaria 

2010-2011 

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Country 

Additional Remarks  

Bulgaria 

2012 

Provisions on the financial guarantee or equivalent insurance are laid down 
in the Waste Management Act, No 53/13.07.2012, effective 13.07.2012:  

Article 96  

(2) Where a financial guarantee or equivalent insurance pursuant to Article 6 
of Regulation (EU) No 1013/2006 is required, it shall be in the form of bank 
guarantee or insurance policy. 

(3)  For  shipments  of  waste to  the Republic  of  Bulgaria  for  interim recovery 
operations  the  financial  guarantee  or  equivalent  insurance  shall  cover  the 
costs  until  issue  of  the  certificate  in  accordance  with  Article  15(е)  of 
Regulation (EU) No 1013/2006. 

(4)  For  shipments  of  waste  to  the  Republic  of  Bulgaria  for  final  recovery 
operations  the  financial  guarantee  or  equivalent  insurance  shall  cover  the 
costs  until  issue  of  the  certificate  in  accordance  with  Article  16(e)  of 
Regulation (EU) No 1013/2006. 

(5)  In  case  of  a  general  notification  under  Article  13  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
1013/2006 for shipments from the Republic of Bulgaria it shall be admissible 
to present a partial financial guarantee or equivalent insurance covering part 
of the general notification under the conditions referred to in paragraph 8. 

(6)  Where  the  financial  guarantee  under  Article  6  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
1013/2006  is  in  the  form  of  a  bank  guarantee,  the  bank  guarantor  shall 
undertake irrevocably, unconditionally and upon first written demand by the 
Minister of Environment and Water to transfer the amount under the bank 
guarantee to the benefit of and to an account of the Ministry of Environment 
and  Water.  The  bank  guarantee  shall  be unconditional  and  irrevocable  and 
shall  be  issued  by  a  foreign  bank  or  a  commercial  bank  as  referred  to  in 
Article 2, paragraph 5 of the Credit Institutions Act licensed by the Bulgarian 
National  Bank  for  guarantee  transactions.  The  bank  guarantee  issued  by  a 
foreign bank must be advised through a Bulgarian bank. 

(7)  The  insurance  policy  referred  to  in  paragraph  2  shall  be  issued  by  an 
insurance  company  holding  a  license  issued  according  to  the  procedure 
established by the Insurance Code. The said insurance policy  shall include a 
stipulation  on  payment  of  the  full  amount  of  the  sum  under  the  insured 
event  to  the  benefit  of  the  Ministry  of  Environment  and  Water  upon  first 
written demand. 

(8)  As  many  shipments  as  are  covered  by  the  partial  financial  guarantee  or 
equivalent insurance may be dispatched. In such a case each any subsequent 
shipment may be dispatched after the Competent Authority under Article 95, 
paragraph 2 has received the certificate referred to in Article 15(e) or Article 
16(e) of Regulation (EU) No 1013/2006. 

Further requirements are laid down in the Ordinance on the procedure and 
order  for  calculating  the  amount  of  the  financial  guarantee  or  equivalent 
insurance  and  the  submission  of  annual  records  for  transboundary 
shipments of waste, No 29/08.04.2011. The ordinance provides a calculation 

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Cyprus  
2010-2012 

Czech 
Republic 
2010-2012 

Czech 
Republic 
2010 

Additional Remarks  
method  for  the  financial  guarantee  pursuant  to  Article  6  of  Regulation 
1013/2006.  The  calculation  method  is  based  on  a  calculation  formula  and 
specific cost values (transport, storage and treatments) for different types of 
waste. In case that the total amount resulting from the calculation formula is 
less  than  1000  Euro  per  ton,  the  fixed  sum  of  1  000  Euro  per  ton  shall  be 
taken as a basis for calculation of the financial guarantee. 
Cyprus asks for the companies exporting wastes to submit to the Ministry of 
Agriculture,  Natural  Resources  and  Environment,  guarantee  or  equivalent 
insurance that covers the costs referred in Articles 6 and 18 (2). The Ministry 
assess the information and sets the amount of the required guarantee. 
Financial guarantee of the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) 
No. 1013/2006 must be passed or equivalent insurance under this Regulation 
shall be  established  at  the time  of  notification.  The  Ministry  may  authorize 
the payment of a financial guarantee or proof of adequate insurance at the 
latest at the time of departure. Means financial guarantees can only be used 
in  accordance  with  Article  6  of  the  European  Parliament  and  Council 
Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006. 

Financial  guarantees  or  insurance  approved  by  the  Ministry.  If  the  Ministry 
has reasonable doubts about whether the financial guarantee or insurance is 
in  accordance  with  Regulation  of  the  European  Parliament  and  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  sufficient  sets  the  amount  and  type  of 
financial  guarantees  or  determine  the  type  of  insurance  and  the  insured 
amount  for  this  purpose.  The  method  and  conditions  for  determining  the 
amount  of  financial  guarantees,  documents  and  evidence  necessary  for  its 
calculation are set out in Annex no. 11 of the Act. No. 185/2001 on Waste. 
To calculate the amount of waste according to item 7.2 of Annex no. 11 of 
this Act (calculation of so-called ‘live shipment’) cannot be performed in the 
preceding three years prior to the announcement of a new violation of the 
conditions  laid  down  in  the  decision  of  the  Ministry  pursuant  to  this  point 
and  in a  new  and  prior  notification  is  given  the same notifier  and recipient 
(Act no. 185/2001 on Waste, Section 57). 
If the Ministry to ensure compliance with the obligations under Article. 22 or 
24 of the Regulation of the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) 
no.  1013/2006,  may  decide  to  order  persons  responsible  for  the  shipment 
cannot be completed, or an illegal shipment, the obligation to pay the cost of 
transportation,  use,  disposal  and  storage  of  waste.  The  Ministry  may  order 
payment  of  these  expenses  in  advance.  Persons  responsible  for  the  illegal 
shipment, are responsible for the costs jointly and severally. 

Safe storage of the waste under Article 22 Section 9 and Article 24 Section 7 
of  European  Parliament  and  Council  Regulation  (EC)  no.  1013/2006  ensure 
that  there  is  no  harm  to  human  health  or  the  environment  has  already 
occurred,  the  municipal  authority  with  extended  powers,  within  whose 
jurisdiction the waste was found. Municipality with extended powers impose 
decisions reimbursement of such costs incurred persons for uncompleted or 
illegal  shipments  match.  These  people  are  responsible  for  paying  the  costs 
jointly and severally. 

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Denmark  
2010-2012 

Estonia  
2010-2012 

Finland*  
2010-2012 

France* 

2010 

France*  

2011-12 

Additional Remarks  
Please provide details on the provisions of national law adopted pursuant to 
this Article:   Paragraph 6 in Statutory Order no. 421/2012 states that there 
has to be financial guarantee of 3000 kr. Per ton of waste. If the EPA finds it 
reasonable  it  can  reduce  or  increase  the  claim,  based  on  information  from 
the notifier. 

There are no provisions of national law according to Article 6. 

The  Competent  Authority  (Finnish  Environment  Institute)  demands  a 
financial  guarantee  according  to  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  Article  6  from 
the  notifiers.  According  to  Waste  Act  Section  116  ‘financial  guarantee’  or 
equivalent insurance means a guarantee, insurance or pledged deposit. The 
guarantee  has  to  cover  the  costs  of  transport,  storage  and  alternative 
recovery  or  disposal.  The  amount  of  the  guarantee  is  determined  case-by-
case taken into consideration the waste in question, the waste amount and 
the possible value of the waste. 

National draft texts on financial collateral under development.  

The Decree No. 2011-828 of 11 July 2011 relating to the prevention and the 
management of waste which has been codified in the Article R 541-62 of the 
Code  of  the  Environment  includes  a  section  (5)  entitled  "Special  provisions 
on waste shipments." 

1. The measures complete the Code of the Environment in the field of waste 
shipments,  particularly  about  the  requirement  to  establish  a  financial 
guarantee or equivalent insurance.  

2.  Firstly,  the  Decree  No.  2011-828  of  11  July  2011  defines  the  Competent 
Authorities  for  the  waste  shipments    in  the  Article  R  541-62  (Competent 
Authority  of  transit)  and  in  the  Article  R  541-63  (Competent  Authorities  of 
dispatch  and  of  destination),  especially  in  the  case  of  a  waste  collection 
carried out before an export (Articles R 541-63 and R 541-63-1). 

The Article R 541-63-2 aims to ensure a full traceability in the case of a waste 
collection as mentioned in the previous Article, by requiring that the notifier 
has  to  mention  the  list  of  all  producers  whose  waste  was  collected  in  the 
notification  document  or  in  the  information  document  (Annex  VII).  This 
provision  is  in  accordance  with  the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation  (WSR)  and 
the national legislation on the control of the circuit of the waste treatment 
(Articles  R  541-42  to  R  541-48  of  the  Code  of  the  Environment  and  the 
ministerial of 7 July 2005). 

3.  Secondly,  the  Decree  No.  2011-828  of  11  July  2011  specifies  the  nature 
and  the  form  of  the  financial  guarantee  required  by  the  WSR  (Code  of  the 
Environment:  Article  R  541-64).  Indeed,  the  WSR  uses  the  terms  "financial 
guarantee"  without  any  other  precision,  and  refers  to  the  terms  "or 
equivalent  insurance."  Given  the  objectives  pursued  by  the  Articles  22  and 
24 of the WSR and the tight deadlines (30 days) available to the Competent 
Authorities to act once an illegal shipment is discovered, the Decree provides 
the  establishment  of  a  financial  guarantee  which  is  independent  of  the 

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obligation of the notifier. Therefore, the payment of the financial guarantee 
by the bank cannot be disputed. 

‘arrêté’  of  13  July  2011  on  the  conditions  for  the 
The  ministerial 
establishment  of  the  financial  guarantee  completes  the  provisions  of  the 
Decree  No.  2011-828  of  11  July  2011.  This  text  specifies  the  calculation 
method  of  the  amount  of  the  financial  guarantee.  Models  of  documents 
certifying  the  financial  guarantees  are  annexed  to  the  ministerial  ‘arrêté’ 
(annexes  I.1  and  I.2).  The  text  makes  a  distinction  between  the  case  of  a 
separate coverage of each shipment of a general notification and the case of 
a  single  coverage  for  all  notified  shipments  (Article  6  and  Article  13  of  the 
WSR).  The  Annexes  II-1  to  IV-2  are  related  to  the  calculation  method  of 
financial guarantees for each of the possible scenarios (export, import, single 
shipment, multiple shipments), whose the principles are  the following: 

 

coverage  in  terms  of  the  maximum  amount  of  waste  that  can  be  in 
movement; and 
 
cost of the treatment operations based on the prices in France ; and 
  applying  a  factor  of  1.2  to  take  into  account  the  analyses  to  do,  the 
travels    to  provide,  the  evolution  of  the  costs  between  the  time  where 
the  file  (the  notification  document  and  the  others  information)  is 
submitted  and  the  time  where  the  financial  guarantee  will  be 
implemented, and the exchange rate. 

There  is  a  calculation  method  for  the  costs  of  take-back,  developed  by  a 
working  group  of  the  Federal  States  and  the  Federal  authorities,  which  is 
documented in LAGA-Mitteilung 25, paragraph 3.1.3.1. 
For companies that perform shipments of hazardous waste, an insurance or 
equivalent  financial  guarantee,  covering  costs  of  up  to  €1,000,000,  is 
established by those companies. The insurance is against liability for damage 
to third parties, covers environmental restoration in case of an accident, as 
well  as  the  costs  for  shipment  and  for  disposal  or  recovery  of  waste,  as 
required in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) no. 1013/2006.  

According  to  Paragraph  1  (5)  of  the  Government  Decree  No.  180/2007  on 
transboundary shipment of waste the notifier has to present the existence of 
the  valid  financial  guarantee  in  the  application.  Calculation  method  of  the 
amount  of  the  financial  guarantee  presented  shall  be  attached  to  the 
notification. 
Guidelines  are  available  on  the  website  of  the  National  Transfrontier 
Shipment Office.106 

The  National  Transfrontier  Shipments  Office    uses  a  formula  for  calculating 
the amount of the financial guarantee, based on the costs involved in respect 
of an individual shipment, as follows:  

a)  Transport:  Costs  for  transporting  one  shipment  of  waste  between  the 
points of despatch and destination both ways, including, shipping, carriage, 

Germany* 
2010-2012 

Greece 
2010-2012 

Hungary  
2010-2012 

Ireland  
2010-2011 

Ireland  
2012 

106 http://www.dublincity.ie/WaterWasteEnvironment/Waste/National_TFS_Office/ 
Pages/NationalTFSOffice.aspx    

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and harbour costs;  

b)  Recovery/Disposal:  Costs  based  on  the  estimated  cost  of  the 
recovery/disposal operation in respect of one shipment;  

c)  Storage:  Costs  cover  storage  for  up  to  90  days,  and  any  additional 
administrative or legal costs incurred by the Competent Authorities;  

d)  Number  of  active  shipments:  Costs  arising  according  to  the  number  of 
active shipments covered in the guarantee which increases its value.  

Accordingly, the value of an average bond is calculated using the formula: [(a 
+ b +c) x d]  

Notifiers  are  required  to  calculate  the  bond  value  based  on  our  financial 
guarantee 
formula.  The  calculations  are  checked  by  the  National 
Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Office (NTFSO) for accuracy and the value is 
assessed  for  adequacy.  A  distinction  is  made  between  the  two  parties 
involved  and  their  respective  obligations:  the  notifier/exporter  who  is 
required to establish the guarantee/insurance; and the Competent Authority 
of  dispatch  who  is  responsible  for  approving  the  bond,  including  the  form, 
wording and amount of the cover.  

Italy* 
2010-2012 

Latvia* 
2010-2012 

DM-370  (not  defined  in  Member  States  reply)  of  3  September  1998  on  the 
Regulations  on  the  methods  of  provision  of  financial  security  for  cross-
border transport of waste. 

There  have  not  been  any  adopted  separate  legal  acts  with  regard  to  these 
Articles. 

Lithuania* 
2010-2012 

The  order  of  calculation  and  adjustment  of  the  amount  of  financial 
guarantee  (thereinafter -  guarantee) or equivalent insurance (thereinafter  - 
insurance), submission and withdrawal of guarantee or insurance documents 
is approved by the Order of the Minister of Environment in 2005, December 
30 (Order No. D1-663, with latest amendments December, 2011) 

This  order  was  issued  to  implement  Article  6  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1013/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  Council  of  14  June  2006  on 
shipments of waste. 

In  case  of  waste  export  from  the  Republic  of  Lithuania  calculation  of 
Guarantee or Insurance is executing by the following formula: 

Total amount of the Guarantee or Insurance = (T x (A1 + A2) + P + 90xL) x Q x 
1.1, which: 

T –  costs of 1 ton shipment for 1 km (Lt); 

A1 - the distance of transportation from the notifier to the consignee (km); 

A2 – the distance of transportation from the notifier to the alternative waste 
management  facility  where  waste  could  be  disposed  of  or  recovered  in  an 
environmentally sound manner (km); 

P  –  costs  of  1  tonne  of  waste  for  alternative  use  or  disposal  in  an 
environmentally sound manner (Litas/ per tonne), in case  if the waste has a 

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positive market value  P =0; 

L-  costs  of  storage  per  1  ton  of  waste  per1  day  in  environmental  sound 
manner at alternative waste management facility (Lt); 

Q – planned amount of waste for transportation (tonnes); 

1.1- coefficient of the additional costs. 

In case of waste import to the Republic of Lithuania calculation of Guarantee 
or Insurance is calculated by the following formula: 

Total amount of the Guarantee or Insurance = (T x A + P + 90 x L) x Q x 1.1, 
which: 

T – costs of 1 tonne shipment for 1 km (Lt); 

A  -  the  distance  of  transportation  from  the  consignee  to  the  alternative 
waste management facility where waste could be disposed of or recovered 
in an environmentally sound manner (km); 

P  –  costs  of  1  tonne  of  waste  for  alternative  use  or  disposal  in  an 
environmentally sound manner costs (Litas/per ton), in case  if the waste has 
a  positive  market  value,  the  amount  of  P  in  calculation  formula  should  be 
entered as zero; 

L- costs of 1 tonne of waste storage of 1 day in environmental sound manner 
at alternative waste management facility (Lt);      

Q – planned amount of waste for transportation (in tonnes); 

1.1- coefficient of the additional costs. 

According  to  the  law  of  the  Republic  of  Lithuania  waste  disposal  and 
recovery companies have to draw the plan of termination of activity of waste 
recovery  and  disposal.  According  to  this  plan  company  has  to  make 
insurance contract or have bank financial guarantee, ensuring the  financing 
of waste managing in case if company becomes out of activity. 

The formula for calculating the minimum amount of the financial guarantee 
has  been  fixed  by  the  grand-ducal  regulation  of  7th  December  2007 
concerning  certain  application  modalities  of  the  regulation  (EC)  No 
1013/2006.  The  formula  has  already  been  communicated  to  the  European 
Commission. 

The financial guarantee or equivalent insurance covering costs for transport, 
recovery or disposal and storage of waste is calculated as follows: 

Size of Guarantee* = [(A1 + A2 + A3 + B) x N + D + C] x Q 

Where,  A1 – Cost of shipment (per tonne); 

A2 – Cost of take back (per tonne); 

A3 – Cost of re-shipment (per tonne); 

B – Cost of treatment (per tonne); 

C – Handling and administrative costs (per tonne); 

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2010-2012 

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N – Number of active shipments; 

Q - Quantity of waste (tonne). 

D – Costs of storage for 90 days 

Malta  
2011-2012 

Netherlands* 
2010-2011 

* This formula is used for guidance purposes only. 

The financial guarantee or equivalent insurance covering costs for transport, 
recovery or disposal and storage of waste is calculated as follows; 

Size of financial guarantee or equivalent insurance =  N [3(SH + ST) + T (Q)] 

Where: 

N – Number of active shipments; 

SH- Cost of shipment from the waste generator to the receiving facility. 

ST – Cost of storage for 90 days at the first port of call. 

T – Cost of treatment (per tonne); 

Q - Quantity of waste (tonne). 

* This formula is used for guidance purposes only 

The Netherlands introduced the EC Regulation regarding waste in which the 
height  of  the  financial  security  has  been  arranged.  Submitters  may  make 
substantiated requests for the reduction of the required security per ton of 
waste shipments being sure that waste is not a fixed amount determined. If 
one asks for reduction, in a separate decision mentioned how much security 
there  per  tonne  of  waste  should  be  set.  The  notifier  determine  how  many 
tons of garbage he provides a financial guarantee. The financial assurance in 
the  form  of  a  bank  guarantee,  deposit  or  insurance.  Insurance  policies  are 
neither offered nor accepted as a requirement  that  the first request of  the 
authority the sum insured to the authority should be made available.  

Regulation  of  the  Minister  for  the  Environment  of  21  May  2008  on  the 
method for calculating the amount of the guarantee sum (Journal of Laws of 
5 June 2008, No 96, item 618). 

The financial guarantee covers the period from the start of shipments to the 
time when a certificate for the delivery of the waste for recovery or disposal 
is issued. 

Poland  
2010 & 2012 

Financial  guarantees  may  be  made  in  the  form  of  a  bank  guarantee  or 
deposit insurance guarantee. 

The amount for which the guarantees are established shall be determined by 
the  Competent  Authority  in  the  country  of  dispatch  (in  Poland,  this  is  the 
Chief Inspector of Environmental Protection). 

The  guaranteed  amount  (in  PLN)  is  calculated  according  to  the  following 
formula: 

G = (D + T + M) x A,  

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where: 

G is the amount of the guarantee; 

D  is  the  cost  of  disposal  or  recovery,  including  any  necessary  interim 
processes for one tonne of the waste in question; 

T  is  the  cost  of  transporting  one  tonne  of  waste  covered  by  a  declaration 
from the place of shipment to the place of destination; 

M is the cost of storing one tonne of waste for 90 days: 

- in the form of a non-hazardous solid: 200 PLN, 

- hazardous goods in solid form: 500 PLN, 

- in the form of a non-hazardous liquid: 500 PLN, 

- hazardous liquids: PLN 1 000; 

A is the weight in tonnes of waste covered by the guarantee. 

Where  the  provisions  of  a  bank  guarantee  or  insurance  guarantee  or  the 
amount of the guarantee sum does not cover the costs referred to in Article 
6(1)  of  Regulation  No  1013/2006,  the  Chief  Inspector  of  Environmental 
Protection  shall,  by  means  of  an  order,  request  that  the  terms  of  the  bank 
guarantee  contract  or  insurance  guarantee  contract  or  that  the  guarantee 
sum be supplemented. 

It shall be possible to guarantee all or  some of the scheduled shipments of 
waste covering the transport declared by the applicant. 

After  the  international  shipment  of  waste  and  the  production  of  the 
documents  required  under  Regulation  1013/2006,  the  Chief  Inspector  of 
Environmental  Protection  shall,  at  the  request  of  the  guarantor,  order  the 
return of those documents. 

In the circumstances referred to in Article 6(2) of Regulation No 1013/2006, 
and where the applicant or recipient of the waste has not correctly executed 
his  duties  relating  to  the  return  of  waste  to  the  country  of  dispatch  or 
destination  imposed  in  the  decisions  referred  to  in  Article  24  or  Article  26, 
the  Chief  Inspector  of  Environmental  Protection  shall,  by  means  of  a 
Decision,  allocate  funds  for  this  purpose  with  a  financial  guarantee  in  the 
amount necessary to fulfil those obligations. 

Pursuant to the national law, Decree-Law No 45/2008 of 11 March 2008, the 
sum of the financial guarantee is defined by the following formula: 

Portugal  
2010-2012 

GF = (T+E+A)*Q*Ns*1.4 

where: 

GF = the financial guarantee or equivalent; 

T = the cost of transport per tonne of waste; 

E = the cost of disposal/recovery, including any interim operations, per tonne 
of waste; 

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Romania  
2010-2012 

Slovakia  
2010-2012 

A = the cost of storage for 90 days per tonne of waste; 

Ns = the maximum number of shipments anticipated at the same time from 
the point of dispatch to the destination. 

This guarantee must be established in the name of the Competent Authority 
of dispatch (the Portuguese Environment Agency). It should be emphasised 
that, as in other countries, whenever waste is imported to 

Portugal  or  transits  Portugal,  the  notifier  must  provide  proof  of  the 
establishment  of  a  financial  guarantee  by  presenting  a  declaration  by  the 
respective Competent Authority of dispatch. 

No provisions have been adopted in national law pursuant to this Article. 

In  accordance  with  the  Waste  Act  No.  223/2001    as  amended  by  Act  No. 
386/2009, Slovakia provides the text below which is relevant to the provision 
of the measures pursuant to this Article:  

Article 25 

(1)  The  notifier  is  obliged  to  furnish  financial  surety    (thereinafter  -
guarantee) or an equivalent  insurance by special regulation (Article 6 of the 
Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  Council  in 
valid wording) regarding shipment of waste from Slovak Republic to another 
Member States and an export of waste from Slovak Republic  to another as 
Member States.   

(2)  The  amount  of  guarantee  shall  be  determined  by  the  Ministry  after 
having  viewed  provable  costs  of  the  transport,  recovery  or  final  disposal 
including  all  necessary  provisional  activities  and  of  the  storage  during  90 
days which is one and a half multiple of those costs.  The notifier shall furnish 
guarantee  in  the  amount  fixed  by  the  Ministry  at  a  bank  or  at  the  foreign 
bank  branch  by  earmarking  funds  on  behalf  of  the  Ministry  for  unlimited 
time  period,  not  later  than  3  days  before  starting  shipment  of  waste.  The 
notifier will submit an original document on bailment to the Ministry before 
starting shipment of waste. 

(3) An insurance considers an equivalent insurance that amount fully covers 
provable  costs  of  the  transport,  recovery  or  final  disposal    including  all 
necessary  provisional  activities  and  of  the  storage  during  90  days    which  is 
one  and  a  half  multiple  of  those  costs.  The  notifier  has  to  furnish  this 
insurance  not  later  than  3  days  before  starting  shipment  of  waste.  The 
notifier  will  submit  an  original  document  on  furnishing  of  the  insurance  to 
the Ministry before starting shipment of waste. 

(4)  Guarantee under (2)  will be released to a notifier when  the notifier will 
submit application form and certificate in the form of confirmed Movement 
document  for  transboundary  movements/shipments  of  waste  or  the 
attached  certificate  to  this  movement  document  that  final  disposal  or 
recovery was carried out.  

(5) Guarantee under (2) will be released to the notifier except cases given in 

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special  regulation  (Article  6  of  the  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1013/2006  of  the 
European  Parliament  and  Council  in  valid  wording)  as  well  as  in  case  if 
notifier  proves  that  the  transboundary  movement  of  waste  from  Slovak 
Republic to another Member States, an export of waste from Slovak Republic 
to another as Member States was cancelled or will not be effected. 

The  following  provisions  of  the  Decree  on  the  implementation  of  the 
Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 on shipments of wastes (OJ of RS No. 71/07) 
are relevant to financial guarantees or equivalent insurance: 

Article 4: 

(2): Financial guarantee, in the form of a bank guarantee or insurance policy 
of unlimited duration or valid for the time of shipment until the recovery or 
disposal  of  the  notified  waste  is  completed,  should  be  attached  to  the 
notification  pursuant  to  Article  4  (2)  (3)  of  Regulation  1013/2006/EC  in 
addition  to  the  documents  referred  to  Article  4(2)  (1)  and  4(2)  (2)  of 
Regulation 1013/2006/EC 

Article 6: 

(1) If the waste shipped is destined for the Republic of Slovenia as a country 
of  destination  for  interim  recovery  or  disposal  under  recovery  or  disposal 
procedures, a new financial guarantee shall be provided in accordance with 
the  of  Article  6(6)  of  Regulation  1013/2006/EC  for  each  waste  shipment 
intended  for  recovery  or  disposal  facility  in  the  Republic  of  Slovenia,  after 
having left the interim facility for recovery or disposal. 

(2) If the waste shipped is destined through the territory of the Republic of 
Slovenia, which also means transit of such waste through the territory of the 
EU,  the  Agency  shall  pursuant  to  the  of  Article  6(1)  of  Regulation 
1013/2006/EC. 

There  are  no  provisions  of  national  law  in  addition  to  the  agreements 
reached  at  Community  level.  The  general  scheme  agreed  at  EU-level  is 
therefore applied: 

The guarantee should cover the costs of the transport of waste, its recovery 
or  disposal  and  storage  for  90  days.  The  formula  by  which  it  can  be 
calculated is: 

Spain* 
2010-2012 

1’4 ( CT + CEV x Q + CA x 90 x Q) 

Where: 

CT: is the cost of transport from the producer to recipient. 

CVC: is the cost of disposal/recovery per kg. 

Q: is the average quantity transported in kg/trip. 

CA: is the cost of storage per day per kilo. 

Sweden  
2010-2012 

The costs are based on the amount of waste scheduled to be sent during a 
four-week  period  and  will  cover  the  costs  of  transport,  treatment  of  the 
waste and storage for 90 days. 

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Country 
Sweden  
2011-2012 

United 
Kingdom  
2010-2012 

Additional Remarks  

The amount is counted on case-by-case by the notifier. 

Statutory  Instrument  2007  No  1711  ‘The  Transfrontier  Shipment  of  Waste 
Regulations 2007’ applies.   

In those Regulations, Part 4 paragraph 19 (1) states ‘A person who transports 
such  waste  commits  an  offence  if  he  does  so  without  (c)  a  financial 
guarantee  or  equivalent  insurance  being  in  place  and  approved  of  by  the 
Competent Authority in accordance with Article 6.’ 

Additionally the following provisions are relevant: 

Part  9  paragraph  47  covers  ‘costs  of  take-back  etc.’;  paragraph  48  covers 
‘approval of a financial guarantee’; and paragraph 49 ‘supply of the financial 
guarantee’. 

Note:  An  asterisk  denotes  Member  States’  replies  that  have  been  translated  into  English  (using 
Google Translate). 

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APPENDICES

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A.1.0  Key Definitions 

The  list  below  provides  brief  definitions  of  key  terms  used  throughout  this  working  document 
and the accompanying Implementation Report: 

Basel  Convention  Implementation  Questionnaire  2007-2009:  The  Parties  to  the  Basel 
Convention  are  required,  in  accordance  with  Articles  13  and  16  of  the  Convention,  to  inform 
each  other,  through  the  Secretariat  of  the  Basel  Convention,  on  issues  related  to  the 
implementation  of  the  Basel  Convention  for  the  period  2007-2009  via  the  completion  of  this 
questionnaire.107 This  questionnaire  is  also  known  as  the  Questionnaire  on  “Transmission  of 
Information”. 

Basel Convention Implementation Questionnaire 2010-2012: As above, but for the period 2010-
2012.108 

Waste  Shipment  Regulation  Implementation  Questionnaire  2007-2009:  The  questionnaire 
issued  to  Member  States  on  the  implementation  of  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  259/93  of  1 
February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the 
European Community109, and on the implementation of the Waste Shipment Regulation (2007-
2009)  in  accordance  with  Article  51  of  the  Regulation.110 The  Questionnaire  is  provided  at  the 
end of the Regulation document. 

Waste  Shipment  Regulation  Implementation  Questionnaire  2010-2012:  The  questionnaire 
issued to Member States on the implementation of the Waste Shipment Regulation (2010-2012) 
in accordance with Article 51 of the Regulation.111 As noted above, the questions are provided at 
the end of the document. 

Waste  Shipment  Regulation  Implementation  Report  2007-2009:  A separate report focuses on 
the  Waste  Shipment  Regulation 112 for  the  same  period  (i.e.  2007-2009)  and  covers  the 
implementation  of  Regulation  (EC)  1013/2006  on  shipments  of  waste,113 Directive  2006/21/EC 

107 Secretariat of the Basel Convention (2002) Manual: Questionnaire on ‘Transmission of Information’, 
2000, http://archive.basel.int/natreporting/manual/manual-e.pdf 
108 Ibid.  
109 European Economic Community (1993) Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the 
supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (Repealed) 
110 Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on 
Shipments of Waste (OJ L 190/1 of 12.7.2006) 
111 Ibid. 
112European Commission (2012) Report from the Commission to the Council and European Parliament on 
the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and 
control of shipments of waste, within, into and out of the European Community, and on the 
implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste for the period 
2007-2009, August 2012, http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52012DC0448&from=EN 
113 Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on 
Shipments of Waste (OJ L 190/1 of 12.7.2006) 

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on the management of waste from the extractive industries,114 and Directive 2000/53/EC on end-
of-life vehicles.115  

Imports and Exports: It should be noted that the Basel Convention uses the terms "import" and 
"export" for every shipment into and out of a country that is Party to the Convention. Under EU 
law  these  terms  apply  only  to  shipments  into  and  out  of  the  EU  as  a  whole.  However,  for  the 
sake  of  readability,  in  the  Implementation  Report  accompanying  this  working  document  the 
terms appear in inverted commas, and are used occasionally for waste shipments in general (i.e. 
as applied in the Basel Convention). In this  document both terms appear in the sense in which 
they are used in the Basel Convention. 
Illegal Shipment: As defined by the Waste Shipment Regulation under Article 2, Paragraph 35.116  

114 Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the 
Management of Waste from Extractive Industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (OJ L 102/15 of 
11.4.2006) 
115 Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on End-of 
Life Vehicles (OJ L 269 of 21.10.2000, p. 34) 
116 Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on 
Shipments of Waste (OJ L 190/1 of 12.7.2006) 

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A.2.0  Illegal Shipments of Waste 

Table  75:  Approximate  Number  of  Recorded  Illegal  Shipments  of  Waste 
Ascertained by Member State Authorities  

Member State 

2010 

Austria 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Cyprus 

Czech Republic 

Denmark 

Estonia 

Finland 

France 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Ireland 

Italy 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Malta 

Netherlands 

Poland 

Portugal 

51 

392 

28 

1 

4 

3 

5 

12 

9 

161 

2 

25 

11 

1 

0 

6 

0 

0 

145 

15 

1 

2012  

81 

56 

34 

1 

5 

0 

8 

30 

0 

161 

14 

19 

9 

4 

0 

5 

4 

0 

115 

15 

4 

2011 

115 

66 

8 

0 

5 

0 

3 

18 

7 

187 

6 

19 

14 

0 

2 

10 

0 

0 

189 

No data available 

1 

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Member State 

2010 

2011 

2012  

Romania 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Sweden 

United Kingdom 

0 

1 

44 

0 

56 

63 

1 

2 

19 

0 

39 

59 

Total 

1044 

785 

0 

1 

15 

0 

31 

61 

673 

Note: The figures in this table have been extracted from Member States’ Replies to Table 5 in the Waste Shipment 
Regulation Implementation Questionnaire which requests information on the number of illegal shipments of waste 
in each reporting year. Member States list each illegal shipment in Table 5 without providing a total for the number 
of illegal shipments in that year. The figures in this table have been derived by manually summing up each illegal 
waste shipment listed in Table 5.  

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