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Order No. 42 of the Federal Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision Service on authorizations for the transboundary movement of waste.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Transboundary movement of waste Hazardous waste Authorization/permit Contract/agreement Waste management
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

This Order implements the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. It establishes that the Federal Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision Service shall be the competent institution authorized to issue permits for the transboundary movement of waste, including hazardous waste transiting, imported into and exported from the territory of the Russian Federation. The applicant shall file an application containing the following documentation: (a) application form specifying the type of waste and the list of states concerned by its transboundary movement; (b) copy of the state registration certificate as a legal person or individual entrepreneur; (c) tax inspection certificate; (d) notification of transboundary movement of waste (three copies); (e) copy of the licence for hazardous waste management and certification of hazardous waste; (f) copy of the contract for the transboundary movement of waste; (g) authorization envisaged by the Basel Convention; and (h) copy of the document ensuring guarantees by the applicant in accordance with article 6.11 of the Basel Convention.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.basel.int