WTO Quantitative Restrictions

European Union #227 (v.8)

Base data

Notified in
G/MA/QR/N/EU/8 27/10/2026
Version validity
30/09/2026 - present
Current active version v.8
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 (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on shipments of waste, amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) 2020/1056 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (Text with EEA relevance)
(Official Journal L 2024/1157, 30.04/2024) and its subsequent amendments.

The consolidated text can be found at:

EUR-Lex - 02024R1157-20260730 - EN - EUR-Lex

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
20
Various. For a detailed list of substances, please refer to Annexes III, IV and V of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on shipments of waste, amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) 2020/1056 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (Text with EEA relevance).
Typologies of waste as defined in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Co...