There is broad support amongst the EU member states for the European Commission’s proposals to limit waste exports to non-OECD countries. The plans to digitalise the administrative processes are also welcomed, reported France’s Environment Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher at the meeting of the EU Environment Council on 28 June.
However, numerous aspects of the practical implementation of the revised Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) still needed to be resolved, she added. According to Ms Pannier-Runacher, these include aspects of the proposed digital transformation and the deadlines for the administrative processes, the planned requirement for exporters to verify that receiving plants in third countries are subject to an independent audit, and the role of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in combating illegal shipments....
