Lesson 1.1 · 7 min
What changed on 21 May 2026
Open in the coursewith narrated slides, a checklist to tick off and a quiz
At a glance
- New rules for waste across borders. Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 has applied directly in every Member State since 21 May 2026. It replaces Regulation (EC) 1013/2006.
- No more paper within the EU. Notifications, movement documents and Green List forms go electronically through the Commission's central system: DIWASS.
- You keep working in EDM. Austria connects to DIWASS through eVerbringung in EDM. Only carriers also need an EU Login.
- Counted in working days. Monday to Friday, without six Europe-wide holidays. Other Austrian public holidays count as working days.
- A contract and a new form. Every Green List shipment needs a contract with a take-back obligation and the new Annex VII form.
- Reports and audits. The BMLUK expects Green List reports in the system for shipments from 1 January 2027. From 21 May 2027 the audit duty for exports applies.
In detail
What the new regulation covers
Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 governs shipments of waste between Member States, imports into the Union, exports from it and transit through it Art. 2(1). It has applied since 21 May 2026 Art. 86(2) and is directly applicable in every Member State. Until then, the old Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 largely continued to apply Art. 85(2). Transport that stays entirely within Austria is not covered; only Article 36 applies to it, which leaves its control to the Member States Art. 2(5).
The main changes
- Electronic instead of paper. Notifications, movement documents, confirmations and certificates are submitted electronically, through the Commission's central system or a connected national system Art. 27(1), (3), (4). Paper remains only for cases with third countries that have no access to the system Annex IC.
- DIWASS (Digital Waste Shipment System) is the name of the Commission's central system. Austria takes part through an interface in EDM, the eVerbringung application (lesson 4.2).
- Working days. Many deadlines run in working days. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1290 defines what a working day is (lesson 4.3).
- A contract for the Green List too. Every Green List shipment needs a contract between the person who arranges the shipment and the consignee, with a take-back obligation Art. 18(10).
- Stricter export rules: plastic waste, countries outside the OECD, audits of the receiving facilities (section 5).
The dates
| Date | What | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | The new regulation applies. New notifications only under it. Exports of B3011 plastic waste only with a notification. | Art. 86(2); Art. 40(3)(b), Art. 44(2)(c) |
| 21 November 2026 | Export ban for B3011 plastic waste to countries to which the OECD Decision does not apply | Art. 39(1)(d), Art. 86(3)(c) |
| 1 January 2027 | Green List reports under Art. 18(5), (8) and (9): according to the BMLUK, for shipments from this day | BMLUK |
| 21 May 2027 | Audit duty for exports; non-hazardous waste to non-OECD countries only to those on the Commission's list; treatment under old-law consents completed | Art. 46, Art. 40, Art. 86(3)(d); Art. 85(5) |
| 20 May 2029 | Pre-consents for facilities under the old rules expire at the latest | Art. 85(7) |
Who is in charge
The competent authority for shipments out of and into Austria is the BMLUK, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management (USP). Supplementary Austrian rules are in the Waste Management Act 2002 (AWG 2002).
Checklist
- We know which of our waste crosses a border, and under which procedure.
- Our company is registered in EDM, with a shipment contact person.
- There is a contract under Art. 18(10) for every Green List shipment.
- We use the new Annex VII form.
- 1 January 2027 and 21 May 2027 are in the calendar.
Quiz
Since when has Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 applied?
- Only from 1 January 2027
- Since it entered into force in May 2024
- Since 21 May 2026
- Since 1 January 2026
Show the answer
The answer is C: Since 21 May 2026. Art. 86(2): it applies from 21 May 2026. It entered into force back in 2024, but until 21 May 2026 the old regulation largely continued to apply (Art. 85(2)). 1 January 2027 concerns only the Green List reports.
Sources
This lesson's statements rest on:
Not legal advice. What counts is Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1290 in the Official Journal, Austrian law and the BMLUK's guidance (read on 4 October 2026). DIWASS is a system of the European Commission. Not an offer of the European Commission, the BMLUK or the Environment Agency Austria.