SCHEDULE - 6

[See rule 12 (7)]

HAZARDOUS WASTES PROHIBITED FOR IMPORT TO AND EXPORT FROM INDIA

S. No. Basel*
No.		 OECD No. Description of material
1. A 1010 AA 100 Mercury
2. A 1030 AA 100 Waste having Mercury: Mercury Compounds as constituents or contaminants
3. A 1010 AA 070 Beryllium
4. A 1020 AA 070 Waste having Beryllium: Beyllium. Compounds as constituents or contaminants
5. A 1010 AA 090 Arsenic
6. A 1030 AA 090 Waste having Arsenic: Arsenic compounds as contituents or contaminants
7. A 1010 AA 070 Selenium
8. A 1020 AA 070 Waste having Selenium; Selenium Compounds as constituents or contaminants
9. A 1010 AA 080 Thallium.
10. A 1030 AA 080 Waste having Thallium; Thallium Compounds as constituents or contaminants
11. A 1040 AA 070 Hexavalent Chromium Compounds
12. A 1140 Wastes Curpic Chloride and Copper Cyanide Catalysts
13. A 2050 RB 010 Waste Asbestos (Dust and Fibers)
14. A 3180 AC 120 Waste, Substances and articles containing. Consisting of or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyles (PCB and/or Polychlorinated Terphynyls. (PCT) And/or Polychlorinated Naphthalenes (PCN) and/or Polybrominated Biphyenyles (PBB) including and other Polybrominated analogues of these of more compounds at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg and more.
15. A 4030 AD 020 Waste from the production, formulation use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals, including waste pesticides and hebicides which are off- Specification out-dated, and/or unfit for their originally intended use.
16. A 4050 AD 040 Waste that contain, consist of, or are contaminated with any of the following;

· Inorganic cyanides, excepting precious metal hearing residues in solid form containing traces of inorganic cyanides.

· Organic cyanides.

17. A 2020 Waste inorganic fluorine compounds in the form of liquids or sludge but excluding Calcium fluoride sludge.
18. A 2040 Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes.
19. A 2060 Coal fired power plant fly ash.
20 A 3530 Wastes that-consist of or are contaminated with leaded anti-knock compound sludge or leaded petrol (gasoline) sludges.
21. A 3040 Waste thermal (heat transfer) fluids.
22. A 3060 Waste Nitrocellulose.
23. A 3090 Waste leather dust, ash. Sludges and flours when containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides.
24. A 3100 Waste paring and other waste of leather or of composition leather not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides.
25. A 3110 Fellmongery wastes containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious substances.
26. A 3150 Waste halogenated organic solvents.
27. A 3190 Waste tarry residues (excluding asphalt cements) arising from refining, distillation and pyrolitic treatment of organic materials)
28. A 4020 Clinical and related wastes; that is wastes arrives from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, or similar practices and wastes generated in hospital or other facilities during the investigation or treatment of patients, or research projects.

* Basel Convention on / Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal

** Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development

The following notifications are hereby rescinded:

(a) S.O. No. 897(E) dated December 26,1996

(b) S.O. No. 330(E) dated April 15,1997

(c) S.O. No. 899(E) dated October 13,1998