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Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste

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Article 44U.K.Procedural requirements for imports from an [F1EU or] OECD Decision country or from other areas during situations of crisis or war

1.Where waste destined for recovery is imported into the [F2United Kingdom] from [F3or through an EU country or country] to which the OECD Decision applies, the provisions of Title II shall apply F4..., with the adaptations and additions listed in [F5paragraph 2].

2.The following adaptations shall apply:

(a)the consent as required in accordance with Article 9 may be provided in the form of tacit consent from the competent authority of dispatch [F6in any non-EU country];

(b)[F7where waste is imported from a non-EU country to which the OECD Decision applies, with or without transit via another country,] prior written notification in accordance with Article 4 may be submitted by the notifier; and

(c)in the cases referred to in Article 43(1)(e) involving situations of crisis, peacemaking, peacekeeping or war, the consent of the competent authorities of dispatch shall not be required.

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4.The shipment may take place only if:

(a)the notifier has received written consent from the competent authorities of dispatch, destination and, where appropriate, transit or if tacit consent from the competent authority of dispatch [F9in any non-EU country] is provided or can be assumed and if the conditions laid down are met;

(b)a contract between the notifier and consignee has been concluded and is effective, as required in the second subparagraph, point 4 of Article 4 and in Article 5;

(c)a financial guarantee or equivalent insurance has been established and is effective, as required in the second subparagraph, point 5 of Article 4 and in Article 6; and

(d)environmentally sound management, as referred to in Article 49, is ensured.

[F105.If a general customs official discovers an illegal shipment, the official shall without delay inform the relevant authority which shall—

(a)where the discovery of the waste is not in the area of the competent authority of destination in the United Kingdom, without delay inform the competent authority of destination; and

(b)ensure detention of the waste until the competent authority of destination has decided otherwise and, where the discovery is not in the area of the relevant authority, has communicated that decision in writing to the relevant authority.

6.In paragraph 5—

  • “general customs official” means a general customs official designated under section 3(1) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009;

  • “relevant authority” has the meaning given in Article 35(7).]

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