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Announcement on Adjustment to the Catalogue for the Administration of Import Solid Waste
Announcement No. 6 in 2018
In order to further regulate the administration of importation of solid waste and prevent environment pollution, in accordance with the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste, the Measures for the Administration of Importation of Solid Waste, and other applicable laws and regulations, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Commerce, National Development and Reform Commission, and General Administration of Customs shall make the following adjustment to the current Catalogue of Solid Waste Used as Raw Materials under Restricted Import, Catalogue of Solid Waste Used as Raw Materials under Non-Restricted Import, and Catalogue of Banned Import Solid Waste:
1. Sixteen (16) types of solid waste (as set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto), including, among others, metal scraps, scrap vessels, compressed piece of scrap automobile, smelt slag, and industrial waste and scrap of plastics, listed in the Catalogue of Solid Waste Used as Raw Materials under Restricted Import, shall be moved to and included in the Catalogue of Banned Import Solid Waste, effective as of December 31, 2018; and
2. Sixteen (16) types of solid waste (as set forth in Annex 2 attached hereto), including, among others, waste and scrap of stainless steel, titanium wastes and scraps, and wood waste and scrap, listed in the Catalogue of Solid Waste Used as Raw Materials under Restricted Import or Catalogue of Solid Waste Used as Raw Materials under Non-Restricted Import, shall be moved to and included in the Catalogue of Banned Import Solid Waste, effective as of December 31, 2019.
In event of any discrepancy between the catalogues enclosed in the Catalogue for the Administration of Import Solid Waste (Announcement No. 37 in 2017 issued by Ministry of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Commerce, National Development and Reform Commission, General Administration of Customs, and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) and this announcement, this announcement shall prevail.
This announcement is hereby issued.
Annex: 1. List of Solid Waste to be Included in the Catalogue of Banned Import Solid Waste Effective as of the End of 2018
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