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HAZARDOUS WASTE (CONTROL OF EXPORT, IMPORT AND TRANSIT)
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THE SCHEDULE—continued

6. Country of export of the waste Competent authority[1]

7. Expected countries of transit

[2] Competent authority

8. Country of import of the waste

5 Competent authority

9. General or single notification

10. Projected date(s) of shipment(s) and period of time over which waste is to be exported and proposed itinerary (including point of entry and exit)[3]

11. Means of transport envisaged (road, rail, sea, air, inland waters)

12. Information relating to insurance[4]

13. Designation and physical description of the waste including Y number and UN number and its composition[5] and information on any special handling requirements including emergency provisions in case of accidents

14. Type of packaging envisaged (e.g. bulk, drummed, tanker)

15. Estimated quantity in weight/volume[6]

16. Process by which the waste is generated[7]

17. For wastes listed in Annex I, classifications from Annex III: hazardous characteristic, H number, and UN class

18. Method of disposal as per Annex IV

19. Declaration by the generator and exporter that the information is correct

20. Information transmitted (including technical description of the plant) to the exporter or generator from the disposer of the waste upon which the latter has based his assessment that there was no reason to believe that the wastes will not be


  1. 2. Full name and address, telephone, telex or telefax number.
  2. Full name and address, telephone, telex or telefax number.
  3. In the case of a general notification covering several shipments, either the expected dates of each shipment or, if this is not known, the expected frequency of the shipments will be required.
  4. Information to be provided on relevant insurance requirements and how they are met by exporter, carrier and disposer.
  5. The nature and the concentration of the most hazardous components, in terms of toxicity and other dangers presented by the waste both in handling and in relation to the proposed disposal method.
  6. In the case of a general notification covering several shipments, both the estimated total quantity and the estimated quantities for each individual shipment will be required.
  7. Insofar as this is necessary to assess the hazard and determine the appropriateness of the proposed disposal operation.