National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)

Regulations

Regulations regarding the Control of the Import of Export of Waste, 2017

Chapter 3 : Requirements for the Application for the Import, Export or Transit of Waste

6. Requirements when applying for the import of non-hazardous waste

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(1)An application for the import of non-hazardous waste submitted to the competent authority must include—
(a)a letter of request from the competent authority from the country of export, where applicable, or a letter of request from the applicant in the event that the letter of request from the competent authority is not required;
(b)a completed notification form stamped by the competent authority of the country of export for non-hazardous waste belonging to category Y48 as per Annexure 4;
(c)a waste management licence for the receiving waste treatment facility, where applicable;
(d)a contract between an exporter and an importer which must include liability for environmental clean-up in case of an incident; and
(e)a contract between the importer and waste treatment facility where the importer is not the owner of the waste treatment facility which must include liability for environmental clean-up in case of an incident.

 

(2) An applicant must obtain consent from the competent authority before importing any non-hazardous waste.

 

[Regulation 6 substituted by section 7 of Notice No. 5849, GG52066, dated 6 February 2025]