The authorities' deadlines and the consent

In detail

Requests for information

If nothing, or not enough, comes in answer to the last request, the authority decides that the notification is not valid and will not be processed further Art. 8(5), (10). Once the notification is properly completed, the authority of destination informs everyone immediately Art. 8(12).

The decision

Within 30 days of that notice, the authorities of destination, dispatch and transit decide, each with reasons Art. 9(1):

• consent without conditions,
• consent with conditions, for example on transport within their territory Art. 10,
• an objection, for recovery Art. 12,
• no consent, if the conditions for disposal are not met Art. 11.

Tacit consent may be assumed for transit authorities that raise no objection within the 30 days Art. 9(1). If objections are not resolved within 30 days, the notification ceases to be valid Art. 12(4).

How long the consent lasts

• one year at most; it ends with the earliest period of validity any of the authorities sets Art. 9(4);
• shipping starts only once the duties under Art. 16(1) and (2) are met, and only within the validity; the waste must have reached the facility before it ends Art. 9(5);
• recovery or disposal is completed no later than one year after receipt, unless the authorities set a shorter period Art. 9(6).

Withdrawal

The authorities withdraw their consent at the notifier's request or when they learn that the composition is not as notified, conditions are not respected, the waste is not treated in line with the facility's permit, it is shipped or treated differently than stated, or the guarantee or the contract has ended Art. 9(7). The shipment may then not continue, and the take-back rules apply Art. 9(9).