Waste shipment legislation
The supervision of international transfrontier shipments of waste is based on international agreements and regulations. In the Member States of the European Union, waste shipment legislation is based on Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste, i.e. the regulation on shipments of waste. The regulation on shipments of waste includes the provisions required by the Basel Convention on shipments of hazardous waste and the OECD decision on shipments of recovered waste. Regulations on transfrontier shipments of waste are also provided in the Waste Act and the Waste Decree.
Regulations of the European Community and the European Union
Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste (Eur-Lex) (include amendments M1-M2)
The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 applies if acknowledgement of the waste shipment notification is given before 21 May 2026, ((EU) 2024/1157, Article 85).
International agreements and decisions
Finnish legislation
Publisher
Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)