The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has released the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2023 (12.07.2023).
In the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 (hereinafter in this notification referred to as the said rules) in Schedule III, in Part D, against Basel No. B1110, in column (2), for the words “Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported for repair and to be re-exported back after repair within one year of import”, the following shall be substituted, namely: –
“Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported for repair or refurbishment and to be re-exported after repair or refurbishment to OEMs or any other company in the country of origin or any other company in any other country within one year of import.
Provided that 5% of unrepairable used electrical and electronic assemblies, by weight, may be retained in the country and the same shall be sent to authorized recyclers only in accordance with these rules and the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.”.
In Schedule VIII to the said rules, against serial number 4 related to Basel No. B1110,
- in column (3), for the words “Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported for repair and to be reexported after repair within one year of import”, the following shall be substituted, namely: – “Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported for repair or refurbishment and to be re-exported after repair or refurbishment to OEMs or any other company in the country of origin or any other company in any other country within one year of import.’’
- in column (4), for item (e) and entries relating thereto the following item and entries shall be substituted, namely: –
“(e) Certificate from exporting company for accepting the repaired and unrepairable electrical and electronic assemblies and the spares or part or component or consumables being re-exported or certificate from any other company in the country of origin or any other company in any other country for accepting the repaired and unrepairable electrical and electronic assemblies and the spares or part or component or consumables being re-exported.”.
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