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Technical guidelines on transboundary movements of electrical and electronic waste and used electrical and electronic equipment, in particular regarding the distinction between waste and non waste under the Basel Convention

Document type
Decision
Reference number
OEWG-14/4
Date
Jun 25, 2024
Source
UNEP, 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
Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention (OEWG-14)
Website
www.informea.org
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UNEP-CHW-OEWG.14-OEWG-14-4.English.docx
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Abstract

The Open-ended Working Group

1. Invites Parties and others to use and/or test, on a pilot basis, the technical guidelines on transboundary movements of electrical and electronic waste and used electrical and electronic equipment, in particular regarding the distinction between waste and non-waste under the Basel Convention, and to submit, by 31 August 2024, the results of their use and/or testing of the technical guidelines to the Secretariat for consideration by the expert working group;