Regarding import of hazardous waste under Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Trans-boundary) Rules, 2008.

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....oom No. 253-A, North Block,  New Delhi -110001. 4^th July 2011.    To, All Chief Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Prev.) All Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise All Directors General of CBEC, All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev.) All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise All Commissioners of Customs (Appeals) All Commission....

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....2008. Chapter IV of these Rules deals with import and export of hazardous wastes and Rule 13 thereof states that import of such wastes shall be allowed only for recycling, or recovery or reuse and not for disposal. Further, Rule 14 thereof provides that import and export of hazardous wastes specified in Schedule III shall be regulated in accordance with the conditions specified therein. A perusal ....

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....disposal. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has also confirmed that imports of second hand computers would require the permission of that Ministry.  4.  In view of the above, the Board desires that the field formations should carefully and strictly implement the provisions of Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary) Rules, 2008. In particular, it should be noted ....