New Zealand #4502 (v.4)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/NZL/5 18/03/2021
- Version validity
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01/10/2020 -
22/12/2022
Old version v.4
- Reporting member
- New Zealand
- In force from
- End date
- In force
- General description
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Conditional prohibition on the importation and exportation of hazardous waste and plastic waste
- National legal basis
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From 1 January 2021, new requirements for the trade in certain types of plastic waste came into effect under the Basel Convention. Amendments to Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No 2) 2004.
- Administrative mechanism
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Require consent from the Environmental Protection Authority
- Responsible entities
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Environmental Protection Authority
- HS version
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HS 2017
- 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 - necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health - Non-WTO commitments
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- Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- NAL
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NAL
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Tariff lines
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Various
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Waste classified as hazardous under the Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No 2)...
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