Hong Kong, China #5110 (v.1)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/HKG/1 28/09/2012
- Version validity
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01/09/1996 -
01/10/2014
Old version v.1
- Reporting member
- Hong Kong, China
- In force from
- End date
- In force
- General description
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Permit for the export of waste
- National legal basis
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Waste Disposal Ordinance, Cap. 354 and its subsidiary regulations
- Administrative mechanism
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The restriction is administered through a permit system for the export of waste on an MFN basis in accordance with Hong Kong’s obligations under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, and to ensure environmentally sound management of waste in Hong Kong.
Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4. - Responsible entities
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- HS version
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HS 2012
- Referenced WTO document symbol
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Meta data
- WTO justifications
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Article XX - Article XX - General Exceptions.
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
Reported as: Article XX of the GATT 1994 - Non-WTO commitments
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- Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- Permit
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NAL-X
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Tariff lines
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Various
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Non-hazardous recyclables (http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/files/6...
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