Abfallentsorgung der gelben Liste Verbringung in Deutschland und Europa zustimmen

As a company, do you want to transport waste across national borders? Then you are subject to the provisions of the EC Waste Shipment Regulation.

All waste that is to be disposed of or otherwise recovered and is transported across national borders must be notified. The notification procedure enables the competent authorities to monitor cross-border waste shipments. In particular, the export of hazardous waste to countries with low environmental and safety standards is to be prevented.

Notification is therefore required for

• all waste that is disposed of (exception: waste for laboratory analysis, max. 25 kg),
• all waste for recovery listed in Annex IV (so-called "yellow list" waste),
• all wastes for recovery listed in Annex V Part 1 List A (hazardous wastes according to Annex VIII of the Basel Convention),
• all wastes for recovery or mixtures of wastes for recovery not listed as individual entries in Annexes III, IIIA, IIIB, IV or IVA.

You can obtain information on exemptions from the notification obligation from the competent authority.

Who must notify?

You are considered a notifier as a natural or legal person in the country of dispatch if you transport waste yourself or have it transported. As a rule, this is the initial producer of the waste, and in the order of priority of further notification also the new producer, an authorized collector, a registered dealer, a registered broker or the holder of the waste.

The notification shall be made via the competent authority of dispatch. The notifier submits all documents required for the notification, including the necessary copies for all authorities involved, to the authority of dispatch. The authority of dispatch then checks whether the notification has been carried out correctly, sends the documents to the authority of destination and all transit country authorities concerned within three working days if the assessment is positive and informs the notifier accordingly. However, the authority of dispatch may refuse to forward the documents if it requests additional documents or raises an objection to the notification within the period of three working days.

Furthermore, all authorities involved have three working days after receipt of the notification documents to request additional information and documents if this is necessary. No later than three working days after receipt of the documents, including those that were previously requested, the competent authority at the place of destination sends a so-called acknowledgement of receipt. Even if the notification has been carried out correctly, the authority of dispatch may request further documents that are necessary for the assessment for approval. It then informs all affected parties of this additional request. However, it is obliged to forward the notification. In this case, the authority of destination may only send an acknowledgement of receipt once it has received notification from the authority of dispatch that these additional documents have also been received. No later than 30 days after the acknowledgement of receipt has been sent, all authorities involved will issue their decision on the planned notification, either consent without conditions, consent with conditions or objection.

Once all consents to the notification have been received, the notifier enters the actual date of the shipment in the movement document and completes it as far as possible. The notifier shall then send copies of the completed and signed movement document to the competent authorities concerned and to the consignee of the waste at least three working days before the planned shipment. The original movement document and a copy of the notification document as well as the copies of the letters of consent must accompany the shipment. The disposal facility shall confirm acceptance of the waste on the movement document no later than three days after receipt and send it to the notifier and the competent authorities concerned. No later than 30 days after completion of the disposal and no later than one year after receipt of the waste, the disposal facility shall confirm this disposal to the notifier and the competent authorities concerned by sending them a signed copy of the movement document. If the waste undergoes the disposal procedure specified in the notification immediately after receipt (e.g. within three days) at the disposal facility, the receipt and the disposal may be transmitted simultaneously. In this case, the last step as described above is omitted.

usually 4 weeks due to various deadlines

You can notify waste at any time. If there are no documents for the procedure or if there are objections, the dispatching authority will contact you within three working days.

No later than 30 days after sending the acknowledgement of receipt, all authorities involved will make their decision on the planned notification and you will receive the exact date for the shipment of the waste.

An objection to the decision may be lodged within one month of notification. The objection must be submitted to SAM Sonderabfall-Management-Gesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz mbH in writing or orally for recording.

• Shipment of waste in Germany and Europe Consent for waste on the "amber" waste list and all other waste destined for disposal
• All waste that is to be disposed of or otherwise recovered and is transported across national borders must be notified

Please contact the Sonderabfall-Management-Gesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz mbH.

• Online procedure possible: no
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: no