× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Cooperation with the World Customs Organization on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Document type Decision Reference number OEWG-15/17 Date Jun 23, 2026 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances Treaty Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Apr 5, 1989) Meeting Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention Website www.informea.org Full text download.aspx Abstract The Open-ended Working Group 1. Welcomes with appreciation the inclusion in the eighth edition of the Harmonized System nomenclature of amendments to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System with respect to waste, parings and scrap of plastics, waste oils containing polychlorinated biphenyls at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more, and waste pneumatic tyres;