Hong Kong, China #5130 (v.3)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/HKG/3 23/09/2016
- Version validity
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01/10/2016 -
01/10/2018
Old version v.3
- Reporting member
- Hong Kong, China
- In force from
- End date
- In force
- General description
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Permit for the import of waste
- National legal basis
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Waste Disposal Ordinance, Cap. 354 and its subsidiary regulations
Date of entry into force: 1 September 1996 - Administrative mechanism
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The restriction is administered through a permit system for the import 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.
Export licensing procedures can be found in Section 1. - Responsible entities
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- HS version
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HS 2012
- Referenced WTO document symbol
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G/LIC/N/3/HKG/20
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 1994 - Non-WTO commitments
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- Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- Permit
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NAL
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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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