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Council Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999Show full title

Council Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 of 29 April 1999 establishing common rules and procedures to apply to shipments to certain non-OECD countries of certain types of waste

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All types except:

1.

In section GA (‘Metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispesible form’)

(a)

The following waste and scrap of precious metals and their alloys:

N.B. Mercury is specifically excluded as a contaminant of these metals or their alloys or amalgams

GA 010ex 7112 10— Of gold
GA 020ex 7112 20— Of platinum (the expression ‘platinum’ includes platinum, iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium and ruthenium)
GA 030ex 7112 90— Of other precious metals, e.g. silver
(b)

The following ferrous waste and scrap of iron or steel:

a

See Annex III of Decision 98/368/EC.

GA 0407204 10— Waste and scrap of cast iron
GA 0507204 21— Waste and scrap of stainless steel
GA 0607204 29— Waste and scrap of other alloy steels
GA 0707204 30— Waste and scrap of tined iron or steel
GA 0807204 41— Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles
GA 0907204 49— Other ferrous waste and scrap
GA 1007204 50— Re-melting scrap ingots
GA 110ex 7302 10— Used iron and steel rails
GA 1207404 00Copper waste and scrap
[F1GA 140 7602 00 Aluminium waste and scrap]
GA 1507802 00Lead waste and scrap
GA 1607902 00Zinc waste and scrap
GA 1708002 00Tin waste and scrap
GA 2108104 20Magnesium waste and scrap (excluding those listed in AA 190) a
GA 220ex 8105 10Cobalt waste and scrap
GA 280ex 8111 00Manganese waste and scrap
GA 300ex 8112 20Chromium waste and scrap
2.

In section GB (‘Metal bearing wastes arising from melting, smelting and refining of metals’)

GB 050ex 2620 90Tantalum bearing tin slags with less than 0,5 % tin
3.

In section GC (‘Other wastes containing metals’)

GC 030ex 8908 00Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up, properly emptied of any cargo and other materials arising from the operation of the vessel which may have been classified as a dangerous substance or waste
GC 040Motor vehicle wrecks, drained of liquids
4.

In section GE (‘Glass waste in non-dispersible form’)

GE 010ex 7001 00Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass except for glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses
5.

In section GF (‘Ceramic wastes in non-dispersible form’)

GF 010Ceramic wastes which have been fired after shaping, including ceramic vessels (before and/or after use)
6.

In section GH (‘Solid plastic wastes’)

GH 0103915Waste, parings and scrap of plastics of:
GH 011ex 3915 10— Polymers of ethylene
GH 012ex 3915 20— Polymers of styrene
GH 013ex 3915 30— Polymers of vinyl chloride
7.

All types in section GI (‘Paper, paperboard and paper product wastes’)

8.

In section GJ (‘Textile wastes’)

GJ 0105003Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock):
GJ 0115003 10— Not carded or combed
GJ 0125003 90— Other
GJ 0205103Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock:
GJ 0215103 10— Noils of wool of fine animal hair
GJ 0225103 20— Other waste of wool or of fine animal hair
GJ 0235103 30— Waste of coarse animal hair
GJ 0305202Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock):
GJ 0315202 10— Yarn waste (including thread waste)
GJ 0325202 91— Garnetted stock
GJ 0335202 99— Other
GJ 090ex 5305 29Tow, noils and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee)
GJ 1105505Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibres:
GJ 1115505 10— Of synthetic fibres
GJ 1125505 20— Of artificial fibres
GJ 1206309 00Worn clothing and other worn textile articles
GJ 130ex 6310Used rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables of textile materials:
GJ 131ex 6310 10— Sorted
GJ 132ex 6310 90— Other
9.

In section GK (‘Rubber wastes’)

GK 0204012 20Used pneumatic tyres
10.

All types in section GL (‘RUntreatea cork and waad wastes’)

11.

In section GM (‘Woetes orisins from agro-food industries’)

GM 080ex 2308Dried and sterilised vegetable waste, residues and by-products, whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included

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