Hong Kong, China #5110 (v.4)

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Notified in
Version validity
15/10/2020 - 28/09/2022
Old version v.4
Reporting member
Hong Kong, China
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Permit for the export of waste
National legal basis
Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354) and its subsidiary regulationsDate of entry into force of this restriction: 1 September 1996The restriction relating to regulated e-waste entered into force on 31 December 2018.
Administrative mechanism
The restriction is administered through a permit system for the export of waste on an MFN basis in accordance with HKC’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 HKC.The regulated e-waste export control will ensure that any regulated e-waste will not trade through HKC and will not cause environmental hazards in other jurisdictions.Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
Responsible entities
HS version
HS 2017
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Meta data

WTO justifications

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 1994
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
Permit
Symbol
NAL-X

Tariff lines

Various
Non-hazardous recyclables (https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/sites/default/files/epd/english/environmentinh...