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Press Release

Enforcement Status of the Law for the Control of Export, Import and Others of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes

March 26, 2004

The enforcement status of the Law for the Control of Export, Import and Others of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes (hereinafter referred to as the "Basel Law") from January to December 2003 is announted.

1.    Export and import of specified hazardous wastes

Export from Japan
     Notification to state of import 11 cases ( 6) 18,822 tons (8,202)
Permission for exportation 5 cases ( 3) 10,502 tons (3,400)
Issuance of transport documents 37 cases (12) 6,510 tons (824)
Import to Japan
     Notification from state of export 16 cases (22) 9,253 tons (7,378)
Permission for importation 19 cases (17) 8,562 tons (9,734)
Issuance of transport documents 71 cases (42) 4,812 tons (2,505)
Note:    Figures in parentheses are for 2002.

*   In case a same kind of specified hazardous waste is exported or imported several times in a year, a general notification and consent can be issued for that year. For the transportation of the specified hazardous wastes, a transport document shall be issued by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry for each movement.

(i)    States of import from Japan were Korea, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland. Wastes exported were lead scraps, soldering scraps, etc. They were exported mainly for metal recovery.
(ii)    States of export to Japan were the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, China, and Korea. Wastes imported were glass cullet (clusters of cathode-ray tubes), copper sludge, silver sludge, scraps of electronic parts, copper ash, waste batteries, etc. They were imported mainly for recycle or recovery of glass or metal.

2.    Administrative disposition made based on the Basel Law

(i)    Report submission 0 cases ( 0)
(ii)    Corrective order 0 cases ( 0)
Note:    Figures in parentheses are for 2002.

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