WTO Quantitative Restrictions

European Union #227 (v.7)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
31/01/2025 - present
Current active version v.7
Reporting member
European Union
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Import and export restrictions of waste: procedures and control regimes for the shipment of waste; depending on the origin; destination and route of the shipment; the type of waste shipped and the type of treatment to be applied to the waste at its destination
National legal basis
Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006
on shipments of waste
(Official Journal L 190, 12.7.2006) and its subsequent amendments.

The consolidated text can be found at:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1406554414567&uri=CELEX:02006R1013-20130410
Administrative mechanism
Administration: Competent authorities in EU member States
Responsible entities
Competent authorities in EU Member States
HS version
HS 2022
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Meta data

WTO justifications

No specific provision provided

No specific provision provided

Reported as: Protection of human health and the environment, inter alia
Non-WTO commitments

Basel Convention

Reported as: Basel Convention for the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Reported as: OECD Decision on the control of transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
CP , CP-X , P , P-X
Symbol
CP
CP-X
P
P-X

Tariff lines
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Various. For a detailed list of substances, please refer to Annexes III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006.
Typologies of waste as defined in Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Co...