Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
P13: Production and post-production requirements to export 
Date when the measure came into force
04 March 2000 
Publication where the measure is specified
Laws of Botswana Chapter 65:06 Waste Management Act 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Waste Management Act 
Country/Region applying the measure
Botswana 
The rationale of the measure
To protect human health and the environment by controlling and restricting the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes. 
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health and E: Protection of the environment 
Description of the measure
13. Licensing of waste carriers
(1) The provisions of this section shall come into effect 18 months after the coming into operation of this Act.
(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (12) no person shall cause or effect the movement of controlled waste within Botswana or the trans-boundary movement of controlled waste without a waste carrier licence issued under this section.
(3) Subsection (2) shall not apply to-
(a) the transportation of controlled waste between different places within the same premises;
(b) the transportation of controlled waste in transit from a country or territory outside Botswana to another and such waste is not deposited in Botswana, provided that the person carrying the waste is not resident in Botswana and holds the prescribed qualifications or other qualifications recognised by the Director to transport controlled waste; or

Schedule Article 4: General Obligations
7. Furthermore, each Party shall:
(a) Prohibit all persons under its national jurisdiction from transporting or disposing of hazardous wastes or other wastes unless such persons are authorized or allowed to perform such types of operations; 
Reference of the measure
Article 13 and Schedule: Basel Convention Sub-Article 4(7)(a) 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
3825 Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage sludge; other wastes specified in Note 6 to this Chapter. Yes Household, industrial, commercial, clinical waste    
PG: 42 Hazardous wastes No    
Description
Controlled waste - which includes household, industrial, commercial, clinical or hazardous waste
Hazardous wastes - which means "means controlled waste which has the potential, even in low concentrations, to have significant adverse effect on public health or the environment on account of its inherent chemical and physical characteristics, such as toxic, ignitable, corrosive, carcinogenic or other properties
Other waste 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
Entire world