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Table A3. 2 Prohibited imports, 2012-15
Description:
- Factory rejects and goods of job lot/stock lot or sub-standard quality except those mentioned below:
1. Waste, seconds and cutting of:
iron and steel sheets and plates in cut length or coils;
tin sheets and plates of one side not less than 45.7 cm (18 inch); and
stainless steel sheets, coils, plates and circles of AISI-200, AISI-300 and or AISI-400 series only
Cotton waste (H.S No. 5202.0000)
Granules made by the recycling of plastics waste

- Hazardous wastes as defined and classified in the Basel Convention

- Hospital waste of all kind, used sewerage pipes and used chemical containers

- Re-treaded tyres

- Used pneumatic tyres

- CFC gas based refrigerators, deep-freezers and other refrigerating cooling, chilling equipment, CFC based air conditioning equipment and CFC based compressors of these equipment

Table A3. 3 Restricted imports, 2012-15
Part 1 Health and Safety Requirements
- Commodity description: Waste, parings and scrap of Plastics, excluding hospital waste of all kind, used sewerage pipes and used chemical containers falling under their respective PCT codes (Sr. No. 26 of Appendix A refers)
- Conditions: Importable by industrial consumers subject to the fulfilment of following conditions:
(i) certification confirming appropriate manufacturing facility and determination of import quota from concerned Federal/Provincial Environmental Protection Agency;
(ii) inspection from technically qualified designated Pre-Shipment Inspection companies to be notified by the Federal government from time to time that the imported consignment does not contain any hazardous waste, as defined in the Basel Convention

Table A3. 3 Restricted imports, 2012-15
Part 1 Health and Safety Requirements
- Commodity description: Granules made by the recycling of plastics waste
- Conditions: Importable subject to certification from the exporting country that the granules being exported are free from hazardous substance as defined in Basel Convention. Customs Authorities shall ensure strict compliance of the condition

Excise levies in SACU countries are not country specific. A carbon emission levy on specified vehicles and an environment levy (which would be payable on plastic bags, incandescent light bulbs and tyres) are under discussion and may be introduced during 2015, as announced in the Minister of Finance's Budget Statement for 2015/16.

Table 3.3 Legislation upon which some technical regulations are based, 2015
Department: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Legislation - Products:
- Agricultural Product Standards Act (Act No. 119 of 1990); Meat Safety Act (Act No. 40 of 2000) - Products: Fruit, vegetables, flowers, red meat, and poultry, dairy products, grains, processed fruits and vegetables, organically produced products, fresh (raw) meat

- Genetically Modified Organisms Act (Act No. 15 of 1997) - Products: GM agricultural crops, plants, and animals

Department: Environmental Affairs and Tourism
- National Environmental Management Act (Act No. 107 of 1998) - Products: Plastic bags, waste tyres, and asbestos products
- National Environmental Management Air Quality Act (Act No. 39 of 2004) - Products: Ambient air quality standards
Source emission standards
- National Environmental Management Protected Areas (Act No. 57 of 2003 as amended) - Products: Management of national protected areas; Restricts activities that can be conducted in protected areas such as mining
- National Environment Management Biodiversity Act (Act No. 10 of 2004)- Products: Ensures equitable and sustainable use of natural resources to contribute to economic development; trade and use of threatened and protected species; access and benefit sharing; draft regulations for international trade in wild fauna and flora cover the import and export of alien species

Department: Transport
- National Road Traffic Act (Act No. 93 of 1996) - Products: Safety, health, and environmental aspects of transport of dangerous goods by roads
- National Railway Safety Regulator Act (Act No. 16 of 2002) - Products:Safety, health, and environmental aspects of transport of dangerous goods by rail

Trade and Industry
NRCS Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 of 2008) - Regulates products and processes relating to public safety, health, and the environment

Energy
Nuclear Regulation Act (Act No. 47 of 1999) - Nuclear energy
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Table 3.2 Products subject to import licensing and prohibition, 2015
(...)
Waste and scrap of plastics 39.15 Environmental and public health Non-automatic licensing: with approval of the Department of Industrial Works
(...)

Products subject to non-automatic licensing currently include (...) waste and scrap of plastics (...)

In general, prohibitions are those provided in the international conventions signed by Djibouti, namely, the CITES, the Stockholm Convention and the Rotterdam Convention. Nevertheless, pursuant to Order No. 97 0760/PRE of 17 November 1997, right hand drive vehicles may still not be imported, and this also applies to non biodegradable plastic bags (Order No. 99 0059/PR/MCI of 14 January 1999).

In 2013, Customs also announced a reduction of the Environmental Excise Tax from 15% to 10%; this tax is levied on imports and sales of plastics, with exemptions for pharmaceuticals and plastics used for water sachets, as well as for plastics used in the agricultural sector. According to newspaper reports, the tax and the funds generated have been inadequate to help devising appropriate waste-management schemes.

Table 3.5 Other duties and charges levied on imports, 2013
Description: Environmental tax on sales of plastics
Rate (%): 15
Base: c.i.f.