Law for the Control of Export, Import, etc. of Specified Hazardous Wastes and other Wastes, 1992 (Law No. 108 of 1992). Country/Territory Japan Document type Legislation Date 1992 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous waste Waste disposal Waste management International trade Transport/storage Royalties/fees Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Law aims at taking measures to regulate the export, import, transportation and disposal of specified hazardous wastes in order to ensure the implementation of the “Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal” and to contribute to the protection of public health and the environment. Full text English Website www.env.go.jp