ΔΔ:Authorisation for exporting hazardous waste

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• At a Glance
• Basic information
• Application
• What you will need
• Steps
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At a glance

Points of service

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Digital provision points

• The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

2

Fees

Provided without cost

Deadline of completion

5 days

Description

Our department issues a document entitled Authorisation for exporting waste.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Provided to

Export businesses

Related links

Last update

12/03/2025

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Application by the company to our department (Directorate B6 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs) for issuing the waste export licence.

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

• 1 1 Licence to collect and transport hazardous waste issued by the Ministry of Environment and Energy ... License to use

  Licence to collect and transport hazardous waste issued by the Ministry of Environment and Energy

  Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

  Submitted by: Persons

  Notes: The company must first contact the Ministry of Environment and Energy to obtain the license.

  No

• 2 2 Written Consent of the Ministry of Environment and Energy to the transboundary shipment of hazardous ... Document

  Written Consent of the Ministry of Environment and Energy to the transboundary shipment of hazardous waste.

  Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

  Notes: This document is given to the company by the Ministry of Environment and Energy in English.

  No

Print

Steps

• 1 Application by a company for a license to export waste

  Responsible for Implementation Competent Minister

  Description The company concerned sends its file to our department (B6 Directorate - Ministry of Foreign Affairs) requesting the issue of a waste export license.

  Notes The file is considered complete when the following have been received from the Ministry of Environment: (a) the license to collect and transport hazardous waste; and (b) the written consent to the transboundary transport of the items in question. To date, all applications for export licenses have been approved.

  No

• 2 Examination of the application by the competent officer

  Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

  Μethod of Implementation Inspection

  Description The competent officer examines the file and, once satisfied that it is complete, proceeds with preparing the waste export license document. The document is sent for signature.

  No

• 3 Sending the approval to the company concerned

  Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

  Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

  Description Once the approval is signed, the relevant officer shall electronically send the document to its recipient (the company concerned).

  Notes At the request of the company, the document may also be received in paper form.

  No

Other information

Official title

Authorisation for exporting hazardous waste

Languages supported

Greek, English

Ways of provision

Establishment

Legislation

• Law 4042/2012 (Government Gazette 24/Α)

  Description Law 4042/2012 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 24), as in force. “Criminal protection of the environment – Harmonisation with Directive 2008/99/EC – framework for the production and management of waste – Harmonisation with Directive 2008/98/EC – Arranging matters relating to the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change”

  Legal references Link

• Law 2203/1994 (Government Gazette 58/Α)

  Description Law 2203/1994 - Government Gazette Series I, No 58, dated 15.4.1994: Ratification of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Processing.

  Legal references Link

• Law 1741/1987 (Government Gazette 255/Α)

  Description Law 1741/1987 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 225) “Ratification of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)...” and Decision 71538/2868/97 of the Minister for Transport and Communications titled “Accepting the 1995 revision of ... ADR (Government Gazette, Series II, No 821), as in force from time to time, and Presidential Decree 104/99 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 113) “Adapting Greek legislation to the provisions of Directive 94/55/EC on the transport of dangerous goods by road”, as amended by Ministerial Decision 52167/4683/2012 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 37).

• Presidential Decree 405/1996 (Government Gazette 272/Α)

  Description Presidential Decree 405/96 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 272) “Regulation of loading, unloading, handling and storage of dangerous goods in ports and their transport by sea”

  Legal references Link

• Ministerial Decision Γ1/20655/2897/2015/2015 (Government Gazette 1495/Β)

  Description Joint Ministerial Decision Γ1/20655/2897/2015 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1495) “Adapting Greek legislation to the provisions of Commission Directive 2014/103/EU of 21 November 2014 on the third adaptation to the scientific and technical progress of the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods and codification of Ministerial Decisions 35043/2524 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1385), 52280/4720/2011 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 2640), 52167/4683/2012 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 37) and 40955/4862/2013(GG, Series II, No 2514) as currently in force.

  Legal references Link

• Ministerial Decision 13588/725/2006/2006 (Government Gazette 383/Β)

  Description Joint Ministerial Decision 13588/725/2006 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 383, dated 28.3.2006) Measures, terms and restrictions for the management of hazardous waste in compliance with the provisions of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste of 12 December 1991. Replacement of Joint Ministerial Decision 19396/1546/1997 ‘Measures and terms for the management of hazardous waste’ (Government Gazette, Series II, No 604).

  Legal references Link

• Ministerial Decision 19744/1988 (Government Gazette 166/Β)

  Description Joint Ministerial Decision 19744/454/88: Surveillance and control of transboundary transport of hazardous waste. (Government Gazette, Series II, No. 166, dated 24.3.1988)

  Legal references Link

• European Regulation 1013/2006/2006

  Description European Regulation: Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (WSR).

  Legal references Link

Categories

Τype of procedure

Export licenses, Transport Permits

Trigger

Applied for

Trigger (submission method)

Application (digital), Application (handwritten), Application (letter)

Life events

Telecommunications

Type

Outgoing

End of Process

Ιndefinite