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Notifying Member
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Hong Kong, China
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2
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Title of new
legislation/procedure
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Expansion of
import permit control to all electrical and electronic waste (Waste Disposal
Ordinance, Cap. 354)
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Date of Publication
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27 December 2024
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Date of entry into force
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1 January 2025
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Website link/Official
publication of the new regulation/procedure
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https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/guide_wiec_gp3.html;
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202412/27/P2024122000488.htm
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6
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Have you attached a copy of the
regulation (PDF) to the Secretariat
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[X] Yes. (Please attach a copy of the regulation to the notification.)
423-Waste Disposal
Ordinance.pdf
[] No.
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Type of notification
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[] (a) New
licensing regulation/procedure[2];
(please answer question 8 to 14)
[X] (b) Changes
to a regulation/procedure which has been previously notified in document: _G/LIC/N/2/HKG/10, _G/LIC/N/2/HKG/27, _G/LIC/N/2/HKG/27/Corr.1, _G/LIC/N/3/HKG/28
(please answer question 15 and 16)
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8
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List of products subject to
licensing
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9
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Nature of licensing
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Automatic: []
Non-Automatic: []
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10
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Administrative purpose/measure
being implemented
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(a)
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Protect public morals;
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(b)
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Protect human, animal or plant life and health;
protect environment;
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(c)
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Collect trade statistics or market surveillance;
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(d)
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Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and
the prevention of deceptive practices;
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(e)
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Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other
international treaties (i.e. CITES, Basel
Convention, Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc.)
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(f)
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Quota (including TRQ) administration;
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(g)
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Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable
materials and safeguard national security;
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(h)
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Other: ______________ (please specify)
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11
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Administrative body(ies) for
submission of applications
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12
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Contact point for information
on eligibility
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13
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Expected duration of licensing
procedure
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14
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A
summary of the notification in one of the WTO official languages
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15
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In
the case of 7(b), please indicate the type of new change(s)
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(a)
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Termination
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(b)
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Suspension
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(c)
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Modification of specific
details in existing
procedures:
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Product coverage;
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Administrative
purpose;
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Automatic or
Non-automatic;
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Duration of
licensing;
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Change the nature of
quantity/value restriction;
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Eligibility of
applicants;
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Contact information
on eligibility;
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Administrative
body(ies) for submission of application;
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Documentation
requirements (including application form);
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Period for
Application;
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Administrative
body(ies) to issue licence;
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Processing time for
issuing licence;
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Licence
fee/administrative charge;
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Deposit/advance
payment and relevant conditions;
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Appeal
regulations/procedures;
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Validity of licence;
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Other conditions of
licence (extension, transferability, penalty of non-use etc.);
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Foreign exchange
requirements;
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Other:
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Please
elaborate the changes in detail (in one of the WTO official languages)
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Since 1 January 2025, international
transboundary movement of all electrical and electronic waste is subject to
control under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement
of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention). To comply with the
Basel Convention's requirements, Hong Kong, China has put all electrical and
electronic waste under the Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354)'s import /
export permit control system. Accordingly, with effect from 1 January
2025, a permit issued by the Environmental Protection Department is required
for the import into Hong Kong, China all electrical and electronic waste,
including:
(i) waste electrical and electronic
equipment; and
(ii) waste components of electrical and electronic equipment; and
(iii) waste arising from the processing of waste electrical and electronic
equipment or waste components of electrical and electronic equipment.
Administrative body for
submission of applications / Contact point
for information on eligibility:
Authority and Department: Environmental Protection
Department
Address: 25th Floor, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
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Website: https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/guide_wiec.html
Telephone: +852 2755 5462
E-mail: wasteimportandexport@epd.gov.hk
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