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ANNEX VWASTE SUBJECT TO THE EXPORT PROHIBITION IN ARTICLE 36

Part 1(1)

List A (Annex VIII to the Basel Convention)

A1METAL AND METAL BEARING WASTES

A1010Metal wastes and waste consisting of alloys of any of the following:

but excluding such wastes specifically listed on list B.

A1020Waste having as constituents or contaminants, excluding metal waste in massive form, any of the following:
A1030Wastes having as constituents or contaminants any of the following:
A1040Wastes having as constituents any of the following:
A1050Galvanic sludges
A1060Waste liquors from the pickling of metals
A1070Leaching residues from zinc processing, dust and sludges such as jarosite, hematite, etc.
A1080Waste zinc residues not included on list B, containing lead and cadmium in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics
A1090Ashes from the incineration of insulated copper wire
A1100Dusts and residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelters
A1110Spent electrolytic solutions from copper electrorefining and electrowinning operations
A1120Waste sludges, excluding anode slimes, from electrolyte purification systems in copper electrorefining and electrowinning operations
A1130Spent etching solutions containing dissolved copper
A1140Waste cupric chloride and copper cyanide catalysts
A1150Precious metal ash from incineration of printed circuit boards not included on list B(2)
A1160Waste lead-acid batteries, whole or crushed
A1170Unsorted waste batteries excluding mixtures of only list B batteries. Waste batteries not specified on list B containing Annex I constituents to an extent to render them hazardous
A1180Waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap(3) containing components such as accumulators and other batteries included on list A, mercury-switches, glass from cathode‐ray tubes and other activated glass and PCB-capacitors, or contaminated with Annex I constituents (e.g. cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl) to an extent that they possess any of the characteristics contained in Annex III (note the related entry on list B, B1110)(4)
A1190Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics containing or contaminated with coal tar, PCB(5), lead, cadmium, other organohalogen compounds or other Annex I constituents, to the extent that they exhibit Annex III characteristics

A2WASTES CONTAINING PRINCIPALLY INORGANIC CONSTITUENTS, WHICH MAY CONTAIN METALS AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

A2010Glass waste from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses
A2020Waste inorganic fluorine compounds in the form of liquids or sludges but excluding such wastes specified on list B
A2030Waste catalysts but excluding such wastes specified on list B
A2040Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes, when containing Annex I constituents to the extent that it exhibits an Annex III hazardous characteristic (note the related entry on list B, B2080)
A2050Waste asbestos (dusts and fibres)
A2060Coal-fired power plant fly-ash containing Annex I substances in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics (note the related entry on list B, B2050)

A3WASTES CONTAINING PRINCIPALLY ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS, WHICH MAY CONTAIN METALS AND INORGANIC MATERIALS

A3010Waste from the production or processing of petroleum coke and bitumen
A3020Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use
A3030Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with leaded anti-knock compound sludges
A3040Waste thermal (heat transfer) fluids
A3050Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues/adhesives excluding such wastes specified on list B (note the related entry on list B, B4020)
A3060Waste nitrocellulose
A3070Waste phenols, phenol compounds including chlorophenol in the form of liquids or sludges
A3080Waste ethers not including those specified on list B
A3090Waste leather dust, ash, sludges and flours when containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (note the related entry on list B, B3100)
A3100Waste paring and other waste of leather or of composition leather not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (note the related entry on list B, B3090)
A3110Fellmongery wastes containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious substances (note the related entry on list B, B3110)
A3120Fluff — light fraction from shredding
A3130Waste organic phosphorous compounds
A3140Waste non-halogenated organic solvents but excluding such wastes specified on list B
A3150Waste halogenated organic solvents
A3160Waste halogenated or unhalogenated non-aqueous distillation residues arising from organic solvent recovery operations
A3170Wastes arising from the production of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons (such as chloromethane, dichloro-ethane, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, allyl chloride and epichlorhydrin)
A3180Wastes, substances and articles containing, consisting of or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), polychlorinated terphenyl (PCT), polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) or polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), or any other polybrominated analogues of these compounds, at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more(6)
A3190Waste tarry residues (excluding asphalt cements) arising from refining, distillation and any pyrolitic treatment of organic materials
A3200Bituminous material (asphalt waste) from road construction and maintenance, containing tar (note the related entry on list B B2130)

A4WASTES WHICH MAY CONTAIN EITHER INORGANIC OR ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS

A4010Wastes from the production, preparation and use of pharmaceutical products but excluding such wastes specified on list B
A4020Clinical and related wastes; that is wastes arising from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, or similar practices, and wastes generated in hospitals or other facilities during the investigation or treatment of patients, or research projects
A4030Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals, including waste pesticides and herbicides which are off-specification, out-dated(7), or unfit for their originally intended use
A4040Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood-preserving chemicals(8)
A4050Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any of the following:
A4060Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions
A4070Wastes from the production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish excluding any such waste specified on list B (note the related entry on list B, B4010)
A4080Wastes of an explosive nature (but excluding such wastes specified on list B)
A4090Waste acidic or basic solutions, other than those specified in the corresponding entry on list B (note the related entry on list B, B2120)
A4100Wastes from industrial pollution control devices for cleaning of industrial off-gases but excluding such wastes specified on list B
A4110Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any of the following:
A4120Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with peroxides
A4130Waste packages and containers containing Annex I substances in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III hazard characteristics
A4140Waste consisting of or containing off-specification or out-dated(9) chemicals corresponding to Annex I categories and exhibiting Annex III hazard characteristics
A4150Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which are not identified and/or are new and whose effects on human health and/or the environment are not known
A4160Spent activated carbon not included on list B (note the related entry on list B, B2060)

List B (Annex IX to the Basel Convention)

B1METAL AND METAL BEARING WASTES

B1010Metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible form:
B1020Clean, uncontaminated metal scrap, including alloys, in bulk finished form (sheet, plate, beams, rods, etc.):
B1030Refractory metals containing residues
B1031Molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, niobium and rhenium metal and metal alloy wastes in metallic dispersible form (metal powder), excluding such wastes as specified in list A under entry A1050, Galvanic sludges.
B1040Scrap assemblies from electrical power generation not contaminated with lubricating oil, PCB or PCT to an extent to render them hazardous
B1050Mixed non-ferrous metal, heavy fraction scrap, not containing Annex I materials in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics(10)
B1060Waste Selenium and Tellurium in metallic elemental form including powder
B1070Waste of copper and copper alloys in dispersible form, unless they contain Annex I constituents to an extent that they exhibit Annex III characteristics
B1080Zinc ash and residues including zinc alloys residues in dispersible form unless containing Annex I constituents in concentration such as to exhibit Annex III characteristics or exhibiting hazard characteristic H4.3(11)
B1090Waste batteries conforming to a specification, excluding those made with lead, cadmium or mercury
B1100Metal-bearing wastes arising from melting, smelting and refining of metals:
B1110Electrical and electronic assemblies:
B1115Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics, not included in list A1190, excluding those destined for Annex IVA operations or any other disposal operations involving, at any stage, uncontrolled thermal processes, such as open-burning
B1120Spent catalysts excluding liquids used as catalysts, containing any of:

Transition Metals, excluding waste catalysts (spent catalysts, liquid used catalysts or other catalysts) on list A

Scandium

Vanadium

Manganese

Cobalt

Copper

Yttrium

Niobium

Hafnium

Tungsten

Titanium

Chromium

Iron

Nickel

Zinc

Zirconium

Molybdenum

Tantalum

Rhenium

Lanthanides (rare earth metals):

Lanthanum

Praseodymium

Samarium

Gadolinium

Dysprosium

Erbium

Ytterbium

Cerium

Neodym

Europium

Terbium

Holmium

Thulium

Lutetium

B1130Cleaned spent precious-metal-bearing catalysts
B1140Precious-metal-bearing residues in solid form which contain traces of inorganic cyanides
B1150Precious metals and alloy wastes (gold, silver, the platinum group, but not mercury) in a dispersible, non-liquid form with appropriate packaging and labelling
B1160Precious-metal ash from the incineration of printed circuit boards (note the related entry on list A, A1150)
B1170Precious-metal ash from the incineration of photographic film
B1180Waste photographic film containing silver halides and metallic silver
B1190Waste photographic paper containing silver halides and metallic silver
B1200Granulated slag arising from the manufacture of iron and steel
B1210Slag arising from the manufacture of iron and steel including slags as a source of TiO2 and Vanadium
B1220Slag from zinc production, chemically stabilised, having a high iron content (above 20 %) and processed according to industrial specifications (e.g. DIN 4301) mainly for construction
B1230Mill scaling arising from the manufacture of iron and steel
B1240Copper oxide mill-scale
B1250Waste end-of-life motor vehicles, containing neither liquids nor other hazardous components

B2WASTES CONTAINING PRINCIPALLY INORGANIC CONSTITUENTS, WHICH MAY CONTAIN METALS AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

B2010Wastes from mining operations in non-dispersible form:
B2020Glass waste in non-dispersible form:
B2030Ceramic wastes in non-dispersible form:
B2040Other wastes containing principally inorganic constituents:
B2050Coal-fired power plant fly-ash, not included on list A (note the related entry on list A, A2060)
B2060Spent activated carbon not containing any Annex I constituents to an extent they exhibit Annex III characteristics, for example, carbon resulting from the treatment of potable water and processes of the food industry and vitamin production (note the related entry on list A A4160)
B2070Calcium fluoride sludge
B2080Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes not included on list A (note the related entry on list A, A2040)
B2090Waste anode butts from steel or aluminium production made of petroleum coke or bitumen and cleaned to normal industry specifications (excluding anode butts from chlor alkali electrolyses and from metallurgical industry)
B2100Waste hydrates of aluminium and waste alumina and residues from alumina production excluding such materials used for gas cleaning, flocculation or filtration processes
B2110Bauxite residue (red mud) (pH moderated to less than 11,5)
B2120Waste acidic or basic solutions with a pH greater than 2 and less than 11,5, which are not corrosive or otherwise hazardous (note the related entry on list A, A4090)
B2130Bituminous material (asphalt waste) from road construction and maintenance, not containing tar(15)(note the related entry on list A A3200)

B3WASTES CONTAINING PRINCIPALLY ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS, WHICH MAY CONTAIN METALS AND INORGANIC MATERIALS

B3010Solid plastic waste:

The following plastic or mixed plastic materials, provided they are not mixed with other wastes and are prepared to a specification:

B3020Paper, paperboard and paper product wastes

The following materials, provided they are not mixed with hazardous wastes:

Waste and scrap of paper or paperboard of:

B3030Textile wastes

The following materials, provided they are not mixed with other wastes and are prepared to a specification:

B3035Waste textile floor coverings, carpets
B3040Rubber wastes

The following materials, provided they are not mixed with other wastes:

B3050Untreated cork and wood waste:
B3060Wastes arising from agro-food industries provided it is not infectious:
B3065Waste edible fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin (e.g. frying oils), provided they do not exhibit an Annex III characteristic
B3070The following wastes:
B3080Waste parings and scrap of rubber
B3090Paring and other wastes of leather or of composition leather not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles, excluding leather sludges, not containing hexavalent chromium compounds and biocides (note the related entry on list A, A3100)
B3100Leather dust, ash, sludges or flours not containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (note the related entry on list A, A3090)
B3110Fellmongery wastes not containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious substances (note the related entry on list A, A3110)
B3120Wastes consisting of food dyes
B3130Waste polymer ethers and waste non-hazardous monomer ethers incapable of forming peroxides
B3140Waste pneumatic tyres, excluding those destined for Annex IVA operations

B4WASTES WHICH MAY CONTAIN EITHER INORGANIC OR ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS

B4010Wastes consisting mainly of water-based/latex paints, inks and hardened varnishes not containing organic solvents, heavy metals or biocides to an extent to render them hazardous (note the related entry on list A, A4070)
B4020Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues/adhesives, not listed on list A, free of solvents and other contaminants to an extent that they do not exhibit Annex III characteristics, e.g. water based, or glues based on casein starch, dextrin, cellulose ethers, polyvinyl alcohols (note the related entry on list A, A3050)
B4030Used single use cameras, with batteries not included on list A
(1)

References in Lists A and B to Annexes I, III and IV refer to Annexes of the Basel Convention.

(2)

Note that mirror entry on list B (B1160) does not specify exceptions.

(3)

This entry does not include scrap assemblies from electric power generation.

(4)

PCBs are at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more.

(5)

PCBs at a concentration level of 50mg/kg or more.

(6)

The 50 mg/kg level is considered to be an internationally practical level for all wastes. However, many individual countries have established lower regulatory levels (e.g. 20 mg/kg) for specific wastes.

(7)

‘Out-dated’ means unused within the period recommended by the manufacturer.

(8)

This entry does not include wood treated with wood-preserving chemicals.

(9)

‘Out-dated’ means unused within the period recommended by the manufacturer.

(10)

Note that even where low level contamination with Annex I materials initially exists, subsequent processes, including recycling processes, may result in separated fractions containing significantly enhanced concentrations of those Annex I materials.

(11)

The status of zinc ash is currently under review and there is a recommendation with United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) that zinc ashes should not be dangerous goods.

(12)

This entry does not include scrap from electrical power generation.

(13)

Re-use can include repair, refurbishment or upgrading, but not major reassembly.

(14)

In some countries these materials destined for direct re-use are not considered wastes.

(15)

The concentration level of Benzol[a]pyrene should not be 50mg/kg or more.

(16)

It is understood that such scraps are completely polymerised.

(17)
  • Post-consumer wastes are excluded from this entry.

  • Wastes shall not be mixed.

  • Problems arising from open-burning practices to be considered.