Australia #3344 (v.2)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/AUS/5 30/09/2020
- Version validity
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30/09/2020 -
28/09/2022
Old version v.2
- Reporting member
- Australia
- In force from
- End date
- In force
- General description
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Hazardous waste
- National legal basis
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The Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989.
- Administrative mechanism
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All exports and imports require a permit under the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 which is administered by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
- Responsible entities
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- HS version
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HS 2022
- Referenced WTO document symbol
Meta data
- WTO justifications
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XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
Reported as: Article XX(b) of the GATT; Basel Convention for the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal (the Basel Convention) - Non-WTO commitments
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Basel Convention
Reported as: Basel Convention for the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal (the Basel Convention) - Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- NAL; NAL-X
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NAL
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NAL-X
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Tariff lines
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Various
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Waste that is explosive, flammable, poisonous, toxic, exotoxic or infectious substances, clinical wa...
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