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49. Non-automatic export license of waste plastic under the Recycling and Waste Reduction (Export—Waste Plastics) Rules 2021

11. Hazardous wastes: Imports of waste classified as plastic waste, hazardous waste, or waste coming from households under the Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No. 2) 2004 require consent from the Environmental Protection Authority. Consent is obtained through meeting the requirements of the Order and where proposed imports are in conformity with New Zealand's obligations under the Basel Convention, the Waigani Convention and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Decision C(2001)107/Final on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations.

Fishing for Litter Scheme
The aim of this scheme is to provide financial support to fishers who operate bottom trawlers to compensate them for time, effort and expense in removing plastic waste caught in their nets, and landing at designated sites in jumbo bags provided for this purpose, for disposal in an appropriate manner.
(...) Trawlers are required to pre-notify the Fisheries Monitoring Centre before landing for fisheries control purposes as described in existing regulations. If they intend to land a jumbo bag they are required to inform the FMC so that the Fisheries Control Officer (FPO) that conducts the landing inspection, also inspects the Jumbo Bag. The FPO thus confirms the number of Jumbo Bags landed and that they were full of marine plastic waste. Eligible fishers are compensated with EUR 200 per jumbo bag landed full of recovered plastic waste. (...)

5.3. Recyclable materials containing hazardous substances: Importation clearance is required for the importation of recyclable materials containing hazardous substances to prevent the entry, and/or transit, as well as keeping for storage and disposal of hazardous waste into the country to protect the environment. It serves as a stop gap measure to support the recycling industry in the Philippines. The importation clearance is only issued to registered importer in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Environmental Management Bureau-Central Office (EMB-CO).

1.1.2. Goods under Non-Automatic Import Licensing:
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(e) Waste and scrap of plastics
To protect environment and public health
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The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 (...): The category of imports under the current Foreign Trade Policy consists of: (i) prohibited items, import of which are normally not allowed; (ii) restricted items, imports of which are allowed against an authorisation or in accordance with a public notice which indicates the conditions under which the items can be imported; (iii) those under state trading enterprises (STE) policy, the imports of which are permitted only through the designated STEs; and (iv) those which can be freely imported.

Some of the items presently under restriction include live animals, including fish, planting material (seeds), stones, metal waste, radioactive material, ozone depleting substances, plastic waste, certain new pneumatic tyres, sandalwood (...) and items covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (...)

(...) B. For specific types of goods requiring a licence, permit and/or certificate for import, export and/or transit. (...) Environmental Protection Department: Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Materials; Mercury and Mercury Mixtures; Non-pesticide Hazardous Chemicals; Ozone Depleting Substances; Volatile Organic Compounds Containing Products; Waste (including Hazardous Waste, Regulated Waste Plastics and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)

Draft of the updating UAE GCC Technical Regulation "Polyethylene Bags for Food Packaging Applications: This draft of updating GCC technical regulation is concerned with (HDPE) and (LDPE) Bags to be used for food packaging applications.

WaterMark Certification Scheme - WMTS-532:2021 - Pre-packaged wastewater pumping wells: This new WaterMark Technical specification sets out requirements for pre-packaged wastewater pumping wells to convey wastewater from multiple fixtures from single dwelling to the gravity sewer inert level.

The Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA) requires that most products intended for use in plumbing and drainage installations in or around buildings to be evaluated and certified to WaterMark product specifications. WaterMark certification to an applicable product specification provides a process to evaluate and authorise products to enable their use in a plumbing and drainage installation. Thus ensuring that the plumbing and drainage products are fit for purpose for which they are intended. (...)

Draft Ministerial Order regarding banning single-use plastic bags in the Bahraini market.: The purpose of this Ministerial Order is to ban single-use plastic bags in the Bahraini market, with exempting garbage bags, bags used for medical purposes and bags manufactured to be exported from the Kingdom of Bahrain