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EPA/SWER RIN: 2050-AD87 Publication ID: Fall 1995 
Title: Imports and Exports of Hazardous Waste: Implementation of the OECD Decision for Recyclable Wastes 
Abstract: On March 30, 1992, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) adopted the Council's Final Decision on the Control of Transfrontier Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations. The United States, a member of the OECD, supported the Decision, which is legally binding. The Decision established a graduated system of procedural controls for the export and import of wastes for recovery, depending on whether a waste is included in the green, amber, or red lists. Green wastes are subject only to controls imposed in normal international commercial shipments. Amber and red wastes that are considered hazardous are subject to additional controls regarding: notification to and consent from the exporting, importing, and transit countries; contracts; tracking documents; and recordkeeping. The Agency is codifying these provisions in an interim final rule which would replace the current RCRA export/import regulations for hazardous waste destined for recovery within the OECD. These changes do not affect the RCRA export/import regulations for hazardous wastes moving to or from Canada and Mexico for treatment or disposal within the OECD or moving for treatment, disposal or recovery purposes to other countries outside the OECD. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260    40 CFR 261    40 CFR 262    40 CFR 263    40 CFR 264    40 CFR 265    40 CFR 266   
Legal Authority: 22 USC 2656    42 USC 6901/RCRA 3001   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  11/00/1995    
Additional Information: SAN No. 3114.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Susan Nogas
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5306W, 5306P,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 308-0199
Fax:703 308-8686
Email: nogas.sue@epa.gov