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Manual on the return of illegal shipments of waste

  • Number: 2007/03
  • Status: Finalised
  • Period: 2007
  • Lead Country: Germany

  • Project team countries:
    Germany, Czech Republic and Netherlands.

  • Participating countries:
    Germany, Czech Republic and Netherlands.

Executive Summary

In 2002 the IMPEL TFS network presented its first manual for the return of illegal shipments of waste, which has been revised in 2005. With the present revision the manual has been adapted to the provisions of the new Waste Shipment Regulation that entered into force 12 July 2007. The manual provides practical guidelines for competent authorities that suspect that an illegal waste shipment has taken place. The aims of the manual are to:

  1. Give assistance to the competent authorities which have to deal with a case of illegal traffic,
  2. Facilitate  cooperation between the competent authorities of the countries of the European Union,
  3. Support a uniform interpretation and application of Article 24 WSR,
  4. Present recommendations for the Commission which may adopt guidelines for the cooperation of competent authorities with regard to illegal shipments according to Article 59(1)(e) WSR.


Project description

During controls of waste shipments, cases of non-compliance are detected by the inspectors on a regular basis. For these situations, the legislation has included take-back obligations. To support the involved authorities in the actual arrangements of repatriating the waste, IMPEL TFS has developed a guidance manual.

Final report - Manual Return of illegal waste shipments