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The International Waste Shipments (Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006) Regulations 2020

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7.—(1) Annex IV is amended as follows.

(2) In the footnote to the title, for “originates from” substitute “is no longer the same as the list in”.

(3) In Part 1, after point (d) insert—

“(e)Basel entry A3210 does not apply and entry AC300 in Part II applies instead when appropriate.”

(4) Part 2 is amended as follows.

(5) In the Table following the heading “Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials”, after the entry for AC270 insert—

“AC300

Plastic waste, including mixtures of such wastes, containing or contaminated with OECD Decision, Appendix 1 constituents to an extent that it exhibits an OECD Decision, Appendix 2 characteristic”

(6) In the Table following the heading “Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials”, after the entry for RB020 insert—

“Y48

Plastic waste, including mixtures of such waste, with the exception of the following:

• Plastic waste classified under (OECD) entry AC300 in Annex IV, Part 2(1)

• Plastic waste listed below, provided it is destined for recycling/reclamation in an environmentally sound manner and almost free from contamination and other types of wastes:

—Plastic waste almost exclusively consisting of one nonhalogenated polymer, including but not limited to the following polymers:

o Polyethylene (PE)

o Polypropylene (PP)

o Polystyrene (PS)

o Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

o Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

o Polycarbonates (PC)

o Polyethers

—Plastic waste almost exclusively consisting of one cured resin or condensation product including, but not limited to the following resins:

o Urea formaldehyde resins

o Phenol formaldehyde resins

o Melamine formaldehyde resins

o Epoxy resins

o Alkyd resins

—Plastic waste, except post-consumer waste, almost exclusively consisting of one of the following fluorinated polymers:

o Perfluoroethylene/propylene (FEP)

o Perfluoro alkoxyl alkane

o Tetrafluoroethylene/per fluoro vinyl ether (PFA)

o Tetrafluoroethylene/per fluoro methylvinyl ether (MFA)

o Polyvinylfluoride (PVF)

o Polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF)

—Mixtures of plastic wastes, consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET), provided they are destined for separate recycling/reclamation of each material and in an environmentally sound manner, and almost free from contamination and other types of wastes

In this entry, “recycling/reclamation” means either of the following, as evidenced by contractual or relevant official documentation—

(a) the recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents, or

(b) if needed, temporary storage limited to one operation, provided that it is followed by the recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents”

(1)

See regulation 7(5).

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