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Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste

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CHAPTER 2U.K.General information requirements

Article 18U.K.Waste to be accompanied by certain information

1.Waste as referred to in Article 3(2) and (4) that is intended to be shipped shall be subject to the following procedural requirements:

(a)In order to assist the tracking of shipments of such waste, the person under the jurisdiction of the country of dispatch who arranges the shipment shall ensure that the waste is accompanied by the document contained in Annex VII.

(b)The document contained in Annex VII shall be signed by the person who arranges the shipment before the shipment takes place and shall be signed by the recovery facility or the laboratory and the consignee when the waste in question is received.

2.The contract referred to in Annex VII between the person who arranges the shipment and the consignee for recovery of the waste shall be effective when the shipment starts and shall include an obligation, where the shipment of waste or its recovery cannot be completed as intended or where it has been effected as an illegal shipment, on the person who arranges the shipment or, where that person is not in a position to complete the shipment of waste or its recovery (for example, is insolvent), on the consignee, to:

(a)take the waste back or ensure its recovery in an alternative way; and

(b)provide, if necessary, for its storage in the meantime.

The person who arranges the shipment or the consignee shall provide a copy of the contract upon request by the competent authority concerned.

3.For inspection, enforcement, planning and statistical purposes, [F1the competent authority in the United Kingdom] may in accordance with national legislation require information as referred to in paragraph 1 on shipments covered by this Article.

4.The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be treated as confidential where this is required F2... national legislation.

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