Shipments of waste in Germany and Europe Consent for waste according to the "yellow" waste list and all other waste destined for disposal

As a company, you would like to transport waste across national borders? Then the regulations of the EC regulation on the shipment of waste apply to you.

All waste that is to be disposed of or otherwise recovered and transported across national borders must in principle be notified. The notification procedure enables the competent authorities to monitor transboundary waste shipments. In particular, the export of hazardous waste to countries with low environmental and safety standards is to be prevented.

Accordingly, the following must be notified:

• all waste to be disposed of (exception: waste for laboratory analysis, max. 25 kg),
• all wastes listed in Annex IV for recovery (so-called "yellow list" wastes),
• all wastes for recovery listed in Annex V Part 1 List A (hazardous wastes according to Annex VIII of the Basel Convention),
• all wastes for recovery or mixtures of wastes for recovery not listed as individual entries in Annexes III, IIIA, IIIB, IV or IVA.

For exemptions from the notification requirement, please contact the competent body.

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• Online procedure possible: no
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: no

Who must notify?

You are considered to be the notifier if you are a natural or legal person in the country of dispatch, if you transport waste yourself or have it transported. As a rule, this is the first waste producer, in the order of further notification also the new producer, a licensed collector, a registered dealer, a registered broker or the owner of the waste.

Notification shall be made through the competent authority of dispatch. For this purpose, the notifier shall submit to the authority of dispatch all documents required for notification, including the necessary copies for all authorities involved. The authority of dispatch then checks whether the notification has been properly executed, sends the documents to the authority of destination and to all transit country authorities concerned within three working days if the assessment is positive, and informs the notifier accordingly. However, the transit point authority may refuse to forward the documents if it requests additional documents or raises an objection to the notification within the three working day period.

Furthermore, all authorities involved have three working days after receipt of the notification documents to request additional information and documents if necessary. No later than three working days after receipt of the documents, including those previously requested, the competent authority of destination sends a so-called acknowledgement of receipt. Even if the notification is carried out properly, the authority of dispatch may request additional documents necessary for the assessment for approval. It then informs all parties concerned about this additional request. However, it is obliged to forward the notification. In this case, the destination authority may only send an acknowledgement of receipt when it receives the message from the dispatching authority that these subsequently requested documents have also been received. No later than 30 days after sending the acknowledgement of receipt, all authorities involved shall issue their decision on the planned notification, either consent without conditions, consent with conditions or objection.

After all consents to notification have been received, the notifier enters the actual date of shipment in the movement document and completes it to the extent possible. The notifier shall then send copies of the completed and signed movement document to the competent authorities concerned and to the consignee of the waste at least three working days before the planned shipment. The original movement document and copies of the notification document, as well as copies of the consent notices, shall accompany the shipment. The disposal facility shall confirm acceptance of the waste on the movement document no later than three days after receipt and transmit it to the notifier and the competent authorities concerned. No later than 30 days after completion of the disposal and no later than one year after receipt of the waste, the disposal facility shall confirm such disposal to the notifier and the competent authorities concerned by sending them a signed copy of the movement document. If the waste is subjected to the disposal procedure specified in the notification immediately upon receipt (e.g., within three days) at the disposal facility, the receipt and disposal may be transmitted simultaneously. In this case, the last step as described above is omitted.

usually 4 weeks due to various deadlines

Sammelnotifizierung mit einer Gültigkeitsdauer, die weniger als ein Kalenderjahr beträgt, beantragte Jahresmenge <= 10.000 t: Fee from 200,00 EUR to 5.000,00 EUR (Information on cost composition can be found here)

Sammelnotifizierung mit einer Gültigkeitsdauer, die weniger als ein Kalenderjahr beträgt, beantragte Jahresmenge > 10.000 t: Fee from 500,00 EUR to 10.000,00 EUR (Information on cost composition can be found here)

Sammelnotifizierung mit einer Gültigkeitsdauer, die insgesamt mehr als ein Kalenderjahr beträgt, beantragte Menge <= 15.000 t: Fee from 500,00 EUR to 10.000,00 EUR (Information on cost composition can be found here)

Sammelnotifizierungen mit einer Gültigkeitsdauer, die insgesamt mehr als ein Kalenderjahr beträgt, beantragte Menge > 15.000 t : Fee from 1.000,00 EUR to 15.000,00 EUR (Information on cost composition can be found here)

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