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Uganda - Obtain a Permit to Import or Export Waste

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ProcedureEdit

  1. A person intending to export waste from Uganda or to import waste into Uganda shall complete a movement document in Form VII set out in the regulations and shall submit a copy of the application to the Uganda Revenue Authority.
  2. The Authority shall issue an export licence in Form VII after considering the movement document submitted under sub-regulation (1) and taking into account the provisions of regulation 19.
  3. The Authority shall issue an import licence in Form IX after the waste has been determined as non-hazardous waste under section 55 of the Statute.
  4. The fees for a movement document, export and import licences should be paid before the import or export Licence is issued.
  5. Where a licence is issued under the regulation, a copy of the licence shall be sent to the Uganda Revenue Authority for the necessary customs verification and control.
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Required DocumentsEdit

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.

e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Uganda Revenue Authority - Head Office,
Physical address: Plot M193/M194,
Nakawa Industrial Area
Kampala, Uganda
P.O. Box 7279,
Kampala, Uganda
Toll Free Number: (256) 800117000
Email:[email protected]
Website: Link

EligibilityEdit

  • Any person who owns or operates a waste treatment site, plant, or generated hazardous waste and would want to export waste from Uganda or to import waste into Uganda.

FeesEdit

  • Application Fees: 100,000 Ugx
  • License Fee: 500,000 Ugx


ValidityEdit

  • Valid for 1 year

Documents to UseEdit

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Sample DocumentsEdit

FORM VII (To be completed in Triplicate)
FORM NEMA/WM/ VII
MOVEMENT DOCUMENT FOR TRANS BOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF WASTE
(Regulation 18 and 20) Notification for waste shipment was issued at:
......................................................................................................................
........................................................... Date of issuance .............../..................
/............... ( ) Notification for a single shipment ............................................. ( )Notification for multiple shipments for the period ........................... This shipment is number: ........................... of
total shipments included in the generalnotification number; ...................................................... To be issued in triplicate. one copy to Uganda Revenue Authority
Second Schedule
FORM WM VII
REPUBLIC OF UGANDA THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT STATUTE, NO. 4 OF 1995
The Wastes Management Regulations, 1998
MOVEMENT DOCUMENT FOR TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT WASTES (Regulation 16) Notification for waste shipment was issued at: Date of issuance ___ / ___ /___ () Notification for a single shipment () Notification for
multiple shipments forthe period ________________________ This shipment is number.
.......................................... of total shipments included in the
general notification number: ..........................................

1. EXPORTER (NOTIFIER)
(1)Name: .......................................... Telephone: ............................................. Address:
................................................ Telefax: ...................................................
E-mail: ...................................................... Contact person (name, address, telefax)
2.GENERATOR(S) OF WASTE
Name: .......................................... Telephone: ............................................. Address:
................................................ Telefax: ................................................... E-mail:
...................................................... Contact person (name, address, telefax) Process by which the waste was generated: ...................................................... Site of generation:
..................................................
3.DISPOSER OF THE WASTE
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE DISPOSER Name:
................................................................................................................................. Address:
...........................................................................................................................
Telephone: ...................................................... Telefax: ................................................
E-mail ...................................................... Contact Person in case of emergency Certification of receipt of waste at designated (name, address, telephone, telefax, e-mail): disposal facility. Approximate date of Disposal: Method of
disposal (3) D code .............................. R code .............................. Actual Site of Disposal:
Date __ / __ / __ Signature: Actual date of disposal:__ / __ / __ Signature of disposer:
Second Schedule
FORM WM VIII
REPUBLIC OF UGANDA THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT STATUTE, NO. 4 OF 1995 The Wastes Management Regulations, 1998
LICENCE TO EXPORT WASTES
(Regulation 16) Licence No. EX/HW
...................................................................................................... Name and Address.
......................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................(Plot no. Village, parish, sub-county, county, district)You are hereby licensed to export the following wastes
(indicated bynumber in SixthSchedule)
.............. To (name and address)
............................................................................................... This export shall be made
through ..............................................................................border/custom control post This licence shall be valid from (date) .................................... 19............ to (date)
..................19.................. This licence is subject to the following conditions: (attach a copy of authorization by the state to which the export is to be made)
............................................................................................................................................. 2
............................................................................................................................................. 3
............................................................................................................................... 4
............................................................................................................................................. 5
............................................................................................................................................. 6
............................................................................................................................................. Date ......................................................................................................... Signature Chairman Technical Committee on Licensing of PollutionSecon Schedule Second Schedule

FORM WM IX
REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT STATUTE, NO. 4 OF 1995 The Wastes Management Regulations, 1998
LICENCE TO IMPORT WASTES
(Regulation 18) Licence No. IM/HW
...................................................................................................... Name and Address of Importer. ..............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................. (Plot No. Village, parish, sub-county, county, District) Purpose for which the imported wastes are licenced. ....................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................You are hereby licensed to import the following wastes
.......................................................................................................................................

Processing TimeEdit

  • Processing takes 90 days

Related VideosEdit

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites. 	
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

InstructionsEdit

  • The Authority shall closely liaise with the designated national authorities of other states under any international conventions or arrangements to which Uganda is a party and international organizations with competence in the field of the management of trans boundary movements of hazardous wastes under any convention or arrangement to which Uganda is a party for the purpose of monitoring and controlling the movements of hazardous wastes in Ugandan territory.

Required InformationEdit

  • License No. EX/HW
  • Name and Address.
  • Plot no. Village, parish, sub-county, county, district
  • state to which the export/import is to be made)
  • Date
  • Signature

Need for the DocumentEdit

Please provide the need for the procedure. e.g. Birth Certificate - why do we need to have a birth certificate?

Information which might helpEdit

WASTES CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS

  • All wastes containing or contaminated by radio-nuclides the concentration or properties of which result from human activity.
  • Wastes generated from medical care and/or medical examination in hospitals,clinics, elderly medical care centers and maternity wards and in medical care centres and wastes from medical examination in medical examination laboratories.

Wastes generated from production and import of pharmaceutical products.

  • Wastes generated from preparation of pharmaceutical products for sale and grant.Y3 Waste pharmaceutical, drugs and medicines.

Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External LinksEdit

OthersEdit

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