Basel Code · Other wastes (Annex II)
Waste electrical and electronic equipment and waste components, unless covered by another Basel listing. Added by the e-waste amendments, effective 1 January 2025; subject to the prior-informed-consent procedure
Control Regime
Amber control
Code
Y49
Section
Other wastes (Annex II)
This entry is subject to the prior-informed-consent procedure: the exporter files a written notification through the competent authority of dispatch, and every authority involved — dispatch, transit and destination — must consent before the first movement. Shipments also require a movement document and a contract with financial guarantees.
Shipment paperwork pairs Y49 with national classifications — the European Waste Catalogue inside the EU, and EPA RCRA codes for US imports and exports.
Recognized recovery routes for this waste family, ranked by typical recovery tier. Which route fits depends on your specific stream — composition, volume and region.
A Y category alone does not set the control regime: the stream must be matched to an Annex VIII (A-list, amber) or Annex IX (B-list, green) entry, which determines how it can move for recovery.
Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 Annex V — A/B list classificationOnce classified, the stream routes to a recovery operation — energy recovery, solvent reclamation, metal recovery — under either green information requirements or amber notification.
Basel Convention Annex IV — recovery operations R1-R13Routing the stream to a recovery operator inside the country of generation avoids the Basel procedure entirely — often the faster path when domestic capacity exists.
Basel Convention Annex IV — recovery operations R1-R13These are the typical routes for the Y list. Your stream's actual options depend on its composition and where it sits.
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