Approval for the transfer of hazardous waste within the province has been officially abolished

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The Solid Waste Law has been amended; the entities subject to approval for the transfer of hazardous waste have been changed from \"local governments at the city level or above where the hazardous waste is generated\" to those involved in the transfer of hazardous waste across provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government. For details, see below: VIII. Amendments to the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes (1) Paragraph 2 of Article 44 shall be amended to read: “It is prohibited to shut down, leave idle, or dismantle facilities and sites for the disposal of domestic waste without authorization” ； Where it is truly necessary to shut down, put out of use, or demolish such facilities, approval must be obtained after consultation between the local municipal or county-level people’s **environmental sanitation administrative department and the local environmental protection administrative department; meanwhile, measures must be taken to prevent environmental pollution. ” (Original text: It is prohibited to shut down, leave unused, or dismantle facilities and sites for the disposal of household waste without authorization) ； Where it is truly necessary to shut down, put out of use, or demolish such facilities, approval must be obtained from the local people’s government administrative department in charge of environmental hygiene and the administrative department in charge of environmental protection at the county level or above, and measures must be taken to prevent environmental pollution. ) (II) Amend Paragraph 1 of Article 59 to read: “Those transferring hazardous waste must fill out a hazardous waste transfer form in accordance with **relevant regulations.” When transferring hazardous waste across provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities directly under the Central Government, an application must be submitted to the environmental protection administrative department of the province, autonomous region, or municipality from which the hazardous waste is being transferred. The environmental protection administrative department of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government from which the waste is to be transferred shall obtain the consent of the environmental protection administrative department of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government where the waste will be received before approving such transfer. Transfer is not permitted without approval. ” (Article 59: When transferring hazardous waste, it is necessary to fill out a hazardous waste transfer form in accordance with **relevant regulations**, and submit an application to the environmental protection administrative department of the local people’s government at the city level or above where the hazardous waste is being transferred.) The environmental protection administrative department of the local people’s government at the district-level or above in the place from which the waste is transferred shall, after obtaining the consent of the environmental protection administrative department of the local people’s government at the district-level or above in the place where it will be received, approve the transfer of such hazardous waste. Transfer is not permitted without approval. When hazardous waste is transferred through administrative regions other than those of the place of departure and the place of receipt, the environmental protection administrative department of the local people’s government at the city level or above in the place of departure shall promptly notify the environmental protection administrative departments of the local people’s governments at the city level or above along the route. ）