After consent: movement document, receipt, certificate, changes

In detail

Before transport

Once the written consents are in, or tacit consent from the transit authority can be assumed, the notifier gives the actual date of shipment, completes the movement document as far as possible and submits it to the authorities and the other parties at least two working days before the start Art. 16(2). The actual quantity, the carriers and the container number may be added until before the start.

During transport

• All undertakings involved complete the movement document at their points and make it available electronically, also during transport Art. 16(1).
• The notification document with the consents and conditions must be available electronically as well Art. 16(3).
• If that doesn't work online, the documents must be in the vehicle some other way; the notifier then submits any changes through the system Art. 16(4).
• Unlike for the Green List, later changes to the movement document, such as entering a subcontracted haulier that wasn't announced, are not allowed for notifications (BMLUK).
• From the start of the shipment until receipt at the facility, the waste may not be mixed with other waste, substances or objects Art. 19.

Receipt and certificate

• The facility confirms receipt within two working days to the notifier and the authorities Art. 16(5); for exports from the EU, within three working days Art. 44(2)(i).
• After non-interim recovery or disposal, it certifies completion as soon as possible, no later than 30 days afterwards and no later than one year after receipt Art. 16(6), (7).
• For interim treatment, the first facility also confirms receipt within two working days and certifies completion of its operation within 30 days. It obtains the certificates of the subsequent facilities and passes them on Art. 15(3)–(5).
• Notifier, consignee and facility keep everything in the Union for at least five years from the certificate Art. 20(1).

Changes after consent

The notifier reports essential changes immediately to the authorities and the consignee, if possible before the shipment starts. Essential changes include deviations from the notification in quantity, routing including alternative routings, dates or carriers Art. 17(1). A new notification is then needed, unless all authorities consider it unnecessary; they answer within five working days at the latest. Until then a planned transport doesn't take place, and one under way is halted as soon as practicable Art. 17(2). If another authority becomes involved, for example through a different transit country, a new notification is always needed Art. 17(3).