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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:
In section GA (‘Metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible (1) form’):
The following waste and scrap of precious metals and their alloys:
GA 010 | ex 7112 10 | — Of gold |
GA 020 | ex 7112 20 | — Of platinum (the expression ‘ platinum ’ includes platinum, iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium and ruthenium) |
GA 030 | ex 7112 90 | — Other precious metals, e.g. silver |
NB: Mercury is specifically excluded as a contaminant of these metals or their alloys or amalgams. U.K.
The following waste and scrap of non-ferrous metals and their alloys:
GA 120 | 7404 00 | Copper waste and scrap |
GA 130 | 7503 00 | Nickel waste and scrap |
GA 140 | 7602 00 | Aluminium waste and scrap |
GA 150 | ex 7802 00 | Lead waste and scrap |
GA 170 | 8002 00 | Tin waste and scrap |
GA 190 | ex 8102 91 | Molybdenum waste and scrap |
GA 250 | ex 8108 10 | Titanium waste and scrap |
GA 260 | ex 8109 10 | Zirconium waste and scrap |
GA 280 | ex 8111 00 | Manganese waste and scrap |
GA 300 | ex 8112 20 | Chromium waste and scrap |
GA 320 | ex 8112 40 | Vanadium waste and scrap |
GA 350 | ex 8112 91 | Niobium waste and scrap |
GA 430 | 7204 | Iron or steel scrap |
In section GC ( ‘ Other wastes containing metals ’ ):
a This entry covers the use of such slags as a source of titanium dioxide and vanadium | ||
GC 020 | Electronic scrap (e.g. printed circuit boards, electronic components, wire, etc.) and reclaimed electronic components suitable for base and precious metal recovery | |
GC 070 | ex 2619 00 | Slags arising from the manufacture of iron and carbon steel (including low alloy steel) excluding those slags which have been specifically produced to meet both national and relevant international requirements and standards a |
In section GD ( ‘ Wastes from mining operations: these wastes to be in non-dispersible form ’ ):
GD 020 | ex 2514 00 | Slate waste, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut by sawing or otherwise |
In section GH ( ‘ Solid plastic wastes ’ ):
GH 013 | ex 3915 30 | Waste, parings and scrap of plastics of:
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Textual Amendments
[F1‘ Non-dispersible ’ does not include any wastes in the form of powder, sludge, dust or solid items containing encased hazardous waste liquids.]
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