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Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Central Board of Excise & Customs, New Delhi
North Block, New Delhi
Instruction
Dated 30th September, 2016
To,
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs
(Preventive),
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central
Excise,
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive),
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise
Subject: Implementation of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management
and Transboundary movement)) Rules, 2016 - regarding
Please refer to Notification No. GSR 395(E), dated 4th April, 2016 (copy
enclosed) issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF
& CC) on the above mentioned subject.
2. In this regard, it is stated that the Ministry of Environment, Forests and
Climate Change (MoEF & CC) vide its O.M. F.NO. 23-4/2009-HSMD, dated 30.08.2016
has conveyed its decision taken at the 55th meeting of Technical Review
Committee held on 27th & 28th June, 2016 regarding validity of licenses of
import of plastic and PET scrap issued under previous Hazardous
Waste(management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008. MoEF &CC has
decided that licenses of import of plastic and PET scrap issued under previous
Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008
will be treated as legal documents. However, the import will be limited to the
following four categories as on date of issue of their office memorandum:
(i) Those consignments which have arrived under the valid licenses on Indian
ports.
(ii) Those consignments under valid licenses which are in transit from the
country of origin.
(iii) The quantity of import for which Letter of Credit (LC) has already been
opened by valid license.
(iv) The quantity of import for which advance has already been paid with
documentary evidences. However, in this category the quantity permissible for
import will not be the entire quantity for contract against which the advance is
paid but the quantity would be limited to the value of advance paid.
6. The field formations as well as trade and industry may be suitably informed.
Yours faithfully,
(B. Konthoujam)
Under Secretary (Customs III)
F. No. 401/26/2014-Cus.-lll(Pt.)
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