The Ministry of Commerce and Textile has restricted the import of slag and residues containing metals as well as arsenic or their compounds containing aluminum to only industrial consumers with the submission of no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Climate Change.
The Ministry of Commerce has taken the decision to ensure that the waste/scrap and recycling plants imported into Pakistan are non-hazardous. The Ministry of Commerce has amended Import Policy Order, 2016 through SRO No 963 (I)/2019 issued here on Wednesday. According to the procedure, the government has placed procedural requirements on the import of slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds -containing mainly aluminum.
This is subject to the condition that the import is only made by the industrial consumer having recycling facilities, subject to the NOC from the Ministry of Climate Change and duly certified by the provincial environmental protection agency (Federal EPA, in case of Islamabad Capital Territory). Secondly, the provision of a pre-shipment inspection certificate and consent of the focal point of Basel Convention is from the country of export to the effect that the waste/ scrap is nonhazardous as defined in the Basel Convention. The Ministry of Commerce has also imposed a condition that the imported consignments of the registered recycling plants will be cleared from seaport only.
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