Requirements were updated, recent amendments were made to the Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (EIHWHRMR) that came into force on October 21, 2016, according to which waste and recyclable material being exported for disposal or recycling are considered hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material if:
(a) they are defined as, or considered to be, “hazardous” under the legislation of the importing country or a country of transit
(b) their importation is prohibited under the legislation of the country of import or
(c) they are one of the “hazardous wastes” or “other wastes” referred to in Article 1, subparagraph 1(a) of the Basel Convention or one of the other wastes referred to in Article 1, paragraph 2 of the Basel Convention and, the country of import is a party to the Basel Convention