Section 662.058. International agreements.

 

(1)  Any person who exports or imports hazardous waste subject to the manifest requirements of subchs. A to S or the universal waste management standards of ch. NR 673 , to or from designated member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as defined in par. (a) for purposes of recovery is subject to subch. H . The requirements of this subchapter and subch. F do not apply.

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the designated OECD countries consist of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States.

(b) For the purposes of this subchapter, C anada and Mexico are considered OECD member countries only for the purpose of transit.

(2)  Any person who exports hazardous waste to or imports hazardous waste from a designated OECD member country for purposes other than recovery (e.g., incineration, disposal), Mexico (for any purpose), or Canada (for any purpose) remains subject to the requirements of this subchapter and subch. F .

History: CR 05-032 : cr. Register July 2006 No. 607 , eff. 8-1-06.