Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipments of waste

Overview

This Regulation establishes procedures and control regimes for the shipment of waste. Such procedures and regimes depend on the origin, destination and route of the shipment, the type of waste shipped and the type of treatment to be applied to the waste at its destination, and applies to to shipments of waste within the EU and between the EU and foreign countries. More specifically, this Regulation shall apply to shipments of waste: 

• between Member States, within the Community or with transit through third countries;
• imported into the Community from third countries;
• exported from the Community to third countries; and
• in transit through the Community, on the way from and to third countries.

It is important to note that there are certain exclusions to the application of this Regulation and these can be viewed in more detail using the link provided.