Hazardous Waste – Waybill Notification

General Information

For each takeover of hazardous waste subject to the provision of a waybill (Begleitschein) by a different legal person, the waybill data have to be reported to the Provincial Governor electronically, by way of the EDM portal (→ BMK)^{German text} within six weeks.

Entrepreneurs registered in the Business Service Portal USP can use → EDM^{German text} and many other online procedures^{German text} with one single logging into the USP. More detailed information on the registration in the USP is available in the online guidance on USP registration^{German text}.

Please note

For problematic substances, there is no obligation to provide a waybill. Problematic substances are hazardous wastes generated in private households or comparable establishments – as long as they are held by the original waste producer. Also hazardous waste from companies may be regarded as problematic substances if they are, in terms of type and quantity, comparable to hazardous waste generated in private households. Hazardous wastes can constitute problematic substances only as long as they are held by the original waste producer. Also the transfer of hazardous waste by private households is not subject to the obligation to provide a waybill.

Enterprises Affected

Persons taking over hazardous waste.

Requirements

The takeover of hazardous waste by a different legal person

Deadlines

The person taking over the hazardous waste must by way of the EDM portal (→ BMK)^{German text} electronically report the waybill data to the Provincial Governor within six weeks following the takeover of the hazardous waste.

Competent authority

The Provincial Governor (notification by way of the EDM portal (→ BMK)^{German text})

Procedure

The person taking over the waste has to report the waybill data (respectively the waybill) to the competent body. Since 1 January 2014 this has been possible only electronically, by way of the waybill data register in the EDM portal (→ BMK)^{German text}.

Tip

Complete information on the electronic waybill notification is available in the EDM portal (→ BMK)^{German text}.

Required documents

No documents are required for the electronic notification.

Costs and fees

No tariffs or duties have to be paid.

Legal bases

Section 18 of the Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002 (AWG 2002)
Sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 of the Abfallnachweisverordnung 2012

Expert Information

No expert information is available.

Last update: 4 April 2022

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