English
FrançaisNon-Tariff Measure
- NTM classification
- B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products
- 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
