Export restrictions for final disposal (Annex IVA)

The relevant legislation complies with the Basel Convention and Measures for Administration of Hazardous Waste Export Approval （No. 47 ORDER of SEPA）.

The export for final disposal is allowed when there are no adequate disposal facilities in China capable of disposing the waste in an environmental sound manner. While we don’t have such restrictions on the export for recovery. The export of hazardous waste for disposal for which there are no adequate disposal facilities in China must comply with the requirements of the Basel Convention and Measures for Administration of Hazardous Waste Export Approval （No. 47 ORDER of SEPA）. The transboundary movement can only take place upon prior written notification from the competent authorities of the states of export, to the competent authorities of the states of import and transit, and upon consent from these authorities. Furthermore, each shipment of hazardous waste should be accompanied by a movement document from the point at which the movement begins to the point of disposal.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China In addition to the Basel Convention requirements, the export of any waste for a purpose other than re-use, recovery, reprocessing or recycling (e.g. for final disposal including landfilling and incineration) of the waste is subject to control by the same procedure as that of the control of export of hazardous waste.

Macao Special Administrative Region, China The export of waste for the purpose of final disposal will be subject to the controls according to the Basel Convention requirements.

Export restrictions for recovery (Annex IVB)

The relevant legislation complies with the Basel Convention and Measures for Administration of Hazardous Waste Export Approval（No. 47 ORDER of SEPA）

The export of hazardous waste for recovery must comply with the requirements of the Basel Convention and Measures for Administration of Hazardous Waste Export Approval（No. 47 ORDER of SEPA）. The transboundary movement can only take place upon prior written notification from the competent authorities of the states of export, to the competent authorities of the states of import and transit, and upon consent from these authorities. Furthermore, each shipment of hazardous waste should be accompanied by a movement document from the point at which the movement begins to the point of recovery.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China In addition to the Basel Convention requirements, the export of any waste for a purpose other than re-use, recovery, reprocessing or recycling (e.g. for final disposal including landfilling and incineration) of the waste is subject to control by the same procedure as that of the control of export of hazardous waste.

Macao Special Administrative Region, China The export of waste for the purpose of recovery will be subject to the controls according to the Basel Convention requirements.

Import restrictions for final disposal (Annex IVA)

China Decision on Several issues on Environmental Protection (State Council, No 31, 1996) prohibits the importation of hazardous waste and Municipal Solid Waste from abroad. Law of the People’s Republic of China on Prevention of Environmental Pollution Caused by Solid Waste, effective on April 1st, 2005; Measures on the Administration of Import of Solid Waste, effective on August 1st, 2011. Law of the People’s Republic of China on Prevention of Environmental Pollution Caused by Solid Waste: - Article 24: It is forbidden to dump, store or dispose of foreign solid wastes within the territory of the People’s Republic of China. - Article 25: The state forbids the import of solid wastes which can not be used as raw materials or can not be used in an environmentally sound manner. And as to solid wastes which can be used as raw materials, they are divided into two categories. One is called automatic-licensing solid wastes that can be used as raw materials; the other is called restricted solid wastes that can be used as raw materials. Measures on the Administration of Import of Solid Waste? - Article 8: Import of hazardous waste shall be banned. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China With effect from 28 December 1998, import of hazardous wastes from states which are OECD members, European Community (EC) and Liechtenstein into HKSAR or through HKSAR to other states has been prohibited. The Waste Disposal Ordinance was amended in 2006 on this control and has been in effect since 7 April 2006.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China In addition to the Basel Convention requirements, the import of any waste for a purpose other than re-use, recovery, reprocessing or recycling (e.g. for final disposal including landfilling and incineration) of the waste is also subject to control by the same procedure as that of the control of import of hazardous waste. Macao Special Administrative Region, China The import of waste for the purpose of final disposal will be subject to the controls according to the Basel Convention requirements.

Import restrictions for recovery (Annex IVB)

China Decision on Several issues on Environmental Protection (State Council, No 31, 1996) prohibits the import of hazardous waste and Municipal Solid Waste from abroad. Law of the People’s Republic of China on Prevention of Environmental Pollution Caused by Solid Waste, effective on April 1st, 2005; Measures on the Administration of Import of Solid Waste, effective on August 1st, 2011. According to Law of the People’s Republic of China on Prevention of Environmental Pollution Caused by Solid Waste, effective on April 1st, 2005, import of solid waste which can not be used as a raw material or can not be used in an environmentally sound manner is prohibited. Up to now, wastes listed in the " Catalogue of Automatic-Licensing Import Solid Wastes that Can Be Used as Raw Materials in China" and the " Catalogue of Restricted Import Solid Wastes that Can Be Used as Raw Materials in China" are permitted to be imported(Annex-2). Solid wastes which are not included in either of the above two Catalogues are forbidden to be imported. According to Measures on the Administration of Import of Solid Waste, import of hazardous waste shall be banned. Announcement 11, 2008, promulgated by State Environmental Protection Administration, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, National Development and Reform Commission, General Administration of Customs, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China on January 29, 2008. In Announcement 11, 2008, it was stipulated that those belong to any one of the following actions shall be managed in accordance with Forbidden Import Solid Wastes in China: (1) The goods prohibited to be imported in China have lost the original value in use, or not lost the value in use but been discarded or abandoned, or been considered as solid wastes for other reasons. (2) Those have been recognized as hazardous wastes and other wastes (Waste collected from household) in accordance with “Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal”, as well as those have been listed in National Catalogue of Hazardous Waste or been considered as hazardous wastes under Identification Standard for Hazardous Wastes. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China With effect from 28 December 1998, import of hazardous wastes from states which are OECD members, European Community (EC) and Liechtenstein into HKSAR or through HKSAR to other states has been prohibited. The Waste Disposal Ordinance was amended in 2006 on this control and has been in effect since 7 April 2006.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China In addition to the Basel Convention requirements, the import of any waste for a purpose other than re-use, recovery, reprocessing or recycling (e.g. for final disposal including landfilling and incineration) of the waste is subject to control by the same procedure on control of import of hazardous waste. Macao Special Administrative Region, China The import of waste for the purpose of recovery will be subject to the controls according to the Basel Convention requirements.

Transit restrictions

China According to Solid Waste Law and the Ocean Environmental Protection Law, it is forbidden to transit of hazardous waste via the territory of the People's Republic of China, including via China’s inner water and territorial waters. Transit of hazardous waste via other oceanic area under the jurisdiction of China shall get the written consent from MEP in advance. According to Measures on the Administration of Import of Solid Waste, transboundary movement of hazardous waste via the People's Republic of China shall be banned. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China With effect from 28 December 1998, import of hazardous wastes from states which are OECD members, European Community (EC) and Liechtenstein into Hong Kong or through Hong Kong to other states has been prohibited. The Waste Disposal Ordinance was amended in 2006 on this control and has been in effect since 7 April 2006. Macao Special Administrative Region, China The transit of waste will be subject to the controls according to the Basel Convention requirements.