Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 1455
Environmental Protection
The International Waste Shipments (Amendment of Regulation
Made
7th December 2020
Laid before Parliament
8th December 2020
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 2
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation 1 ).
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the International Waste Shipments (Amendment of Regulation
Commencement
2. These Regulations come into force on the day after that on which IP completion day falls.
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006
3. Regulation
Amendments to Annex IC
4. —(1) Annex IC is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 25(e), omit “, B3010”.
(3) In paragraph 25(f)—
(a) for “two” substitute “three”;
(b) for “Y46 and Y47” substitute “Y46, Y47 and Y48”.
Amendments to Annex III
5. —(1) Annex III 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, omit point (g).
(4) In Part 2, in the Table, omit the entry for GH013.
Amendment to Annex IIIA
6. In Annex IIIA, in paragraph 3, omit points (d) to (f).
Amendments to Annex IV
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 ( 2 ) • 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 ” |
Amendments to Annex V
8. —(1) Annex V is amended as follows.
(2) Part 1 is amended as follows.
(3) In List A, in section A3, after the entry for A3200—
| “ A3210 | Plastic waste, including mixtures of such wastes, containing or contaminated with Basel Convention, Annex I constituents to an extent that it exhibits a Basel Convention, Annex III characteristic. ” |
(4) In List B, in section B3, for the entry for B3010 substitute—
| “ B3011 | 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. ” |
Rebecca Pow
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
7th December 2020
Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 as it forms part of domestic law on and after IP completion day (see section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) ) was amended by S.I. 2019/473 so that the power contained in that Article is now vested in the Secretary of State.
See regulation 7(5).
The consolidated text of the Basel Convention may be seen here: http://www.basel.int/TheConvention/Overview/TextoftheConvention/tabid/1275/Default.aspx
Decision BC-14/12 may be seen here: http://www.basel.int/Implementation/Plasticwaste/Decisions/tabid/6069/Default.aspx