WASTE IMPORT AND EXPORT CONTROL

Please note: On 8 December 2023, a notice was gazetted extended the deadine for input to 18 December 2023.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment has called for input by 2 November 2023 on proposed amendments to the waste import and export control regulations.

Once operationalised, the amendments will:

  • strengthen measures already in place for controlling hazardous and non-hazardous waste, and
  • have implications not only for waste import and export but also for:
    • its transit through South Africa
    • its reimportation, and
    • record-keeping.

Please click the link below to access the document.

draft amendments https://18a66295-3a0f-41fb-a13d-9849edd3b2a3.usrfiles.com/ugd/18a662_433de8a7014b46789b94a90638fea3c2.pdf

Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch

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