20.4 Permitted shipments
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20.4 Permitted shipments

  20.4.1 Transboundary movement of wastes is permitted to commence only when:

  1. .1 notification has been sent by the competent authority of the country of origin, or by the generator or exporter through the channel of the competent authority of the country of origin, to the country of final destination; and

  2. .2 the competent authority of the country of origin, having received the written consent of the country of final destination stating that the wastes will be safely incinerated or treated by other methods of disposal, has given authorization to the movement.

Parent topic: Chapter 20 Transport of liquid chemical wastes
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