International Shipment of Waste: Non- Hazardous Waste to Non - OECD Countries The regulations involved with the management of the international shipment of waste depend on the following variables:

¡¤ whether the waste is being sent for recovery or for disposal (most shipments for disposal are prohibited).

¡¤ if being moved for recovery, the type of waste involved (European legislation contains specifies different types of hazardous and non-hazardous waste).

¡¤ the status of the countries of dispatch and destination. Most types of waste material shipped to the Far East from the EU are subject to so-called ¡°Green List Controls¡±, which are the lowest level of controlled export for waste products.

On the import side, various non ¨C OECD countries impose different levels of controls on the various waste types. The European Commission has recently published a regulation specifying the controls that will apply to different types of green list waste destined to different countries. To assist business the UK¡¯s Environment Agency has produced a summary table ¨C available at:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/greenlist_v31_1818399.pdf

This document sets out the current correct position for key waste streams and key potential export destinations. The Environment Agency will enforce the controls as set out in this table. Under the new green list procedures a Green List Form (the "Annex VII form") must be completed to travel with each consignment of green list recyclable waste for recovery.

The following summarises the position as presently understood: ¡¤ Controls applicable at the proposed destination must be adhered to;

¡¤ Provided the waste falls within "green listed waste" controls, it can be moved legally without making contact with or obtaining permission from the Environment Agency;

¡¤ The "person who arranges shipment" of the waste must complete and certify by signing an Annex VII form that the information provided is correct and also ensure that it accompanies the waste on its journey;

¡¤ The consignee of the waste or the recovery facility must sign the Annex VII form on receipt of the waste but need not send it back to the person who arranged shipment;

¡¤ The Annex VII form must be kept by the by the person who "arranges for the shipment, the consignee and the facility which receives the waste [if in the EU] for three years"

¡¤ A contract for the recovery of the waste between the person sending the waste and the person receiving the waste must be completed before the waste is sent. The above information is offered in good faith based on legal research.

Shippers should familiarise themselves with the relevant documentation requirements in the exporting and importing countries.

Conference Secretariat, London Member Lines ANL Container Lines Pty Ltd

APL Co Pte Ltd.

CMA CGM SA CSAV

Norasia Liner Services

Egyptian International Shipping Co.

Hapag-Lloyd AG

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

Maersk Line

MISC BERHAD Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd

MSC - Mediterranean Shipping Co.

SA Nippon Yusen Kaisha Orient Overseas Container Line

Safmarine Yangming Marine Transport Corporation