Types of Waste: Hazardous Waste
Regulation Amendment: Hazardous Waste Exports
You should read this if you have any involvement with waste exports.
Council Regulation (EC) No. 2557/2001 of December 2001, amending Annex V of Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on the supervision and control of waste within, into and out of the European Community
Annex V lists waste subject to the ban on exports of hazardous waste for recovery from OECD to non-OECD countries (Article 16 of Council Regulation 259/93). This Annex has been amended by Council Regulation No. 2557/2001 (EC) which came into force in the United Kingdom as of 1st January 2002. The main reason for the changes was to reflect recent changes adopted at Community and OECD level on waste classification.
The main points are as follows. Please note that this does not replace the Regulations, it is for information only.
- Part 1 is divided into two Lists. List A has wastes that are classified as hazardous by the Basel Convention and the export of which is banned. List B has wastes that are not covered by the export ban. This part is unchanged.
- Part 2 has been replaced with the new list of hazardous waste adopted at Community level. This list includes a list of ALL types of waste (hazardous and non-hazardous). Waste marked with an asterisk * on this list is classified as hazardous.
- Part 3 has been replaced with the amended OECD Appendix Part 4.
As with the previous annex it is necessary to check if a waste features in Part 1 of the amended Annex V, and if this is not the case whether it features in Part 2, and if this is not the case whether it features in Part 3.
It is important that anyone who exports wastes checks Annex V. Wastes that were previously considered non-hazardous may have been reclassified.
If you have any doubts regarding whether a waste export is allowed or not you should contact:
The Environment Agency (England and Wales)
Transfrontier National Service Tel: 0161 973 2237The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)
Tel: 01786 457700District Councils in Northern Ireland
A complete copy of the amended Annex 5 is available via the Commission web site. http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/2001/l_34920011231en.html
You may also wish to contact the OECD web site to check if countries are on the OECD list. A starting point here is www.oecd.org.
-
The Hazardous Waste Forum was established in December 2002 to bring together key stakeholders to advise on the way forward on the management of hazardous waste.
- The Hazardous Waste Implementation Programme was set up by Defra and the Environment Agency to drive the changes required to successfully implement new legislation
Contacting Defra
If you need further information that is not covered by these pages, you can contact us by e-mail at waste.policy@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Defra is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked web sites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Listing should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of the linked pages
Page last modified:
1 April 2005
Page published: 5 February 2003