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National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)

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Regulations regarding the Control of the Import of Export of Waste, 2017

Chapter 3 : Requirements for the Application for the Import, Export or Transit of Waste

7. Requirements when applying for the export of hazardous waste

 

An application for the export of hazardous waste submitted to the Department must include the following—

(a) a letter of request from the exporter;
(b) a completed notification form;
(c) a Waste Management License for the receiving waste treatment facility or equivalent legal document in the country of export;
(d) a contract between an exporter and an importer;
(e) applicable insurance or other financial guarantee covering the movement of waste; and environmental clean-up in case of an incident; and
(f) material safety data sheet (MSDS) for the waste