Regulation for waste transports applies from July
The Federal Council confirms the revised ordinance on the movement of waste. It provides for administrative simplifications in the collection process.
As of July 1, 2016, the revised Ordinance on the Movement of Waste will apply. This has been confirmed by the Federal Council.
The amendments are mainly of a technical nature and primarily concern the obligation to issue consignment notes for certain other wastes subject to control, the environmentally sound disposal of which requires comprehensive organizational measures. This generally involves waste that is generated in large quantities. These include used tires or end-of-life vehicles, the improper disposal of which can endanger the environment.
Register transports electronically
Every year, the FOEN approves around 900 applications for the import and export of waste. Within this framework, 75,000 transports are carried out, which must be documented with consignment bills. The transmission of the documents by mail, fax or e-mail and the manual entry in the electronic database is a major administrative burden for the companies and the competent authorities. As of July 1, 2017, this will be simplified: the electronic transmission of notifications of transboundary waste shipments will be introduced. This means that exporters no longer have to hand in a copy of the consignment bill at Swiss customs, but must declare the transport electronically on the database provided by the FOEN.
At the same time, DETEC has adapted the departmental ordinance on lists for the transport of waste.
