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1842 GI/202 4 (1) रजजस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
2024 ै ।
No. 165] NEW DELHI , TUESDAY , MARCH 12, 2024 /PHALGUNA 22, 1945
CG-DL-E-13032024-252946
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th March , 2024
G.S.R . 177 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Hazardous
and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, namely: -
1. (1) These rules may be called Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans boundary Movement)
Amendment Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette except para 6 and para 7
of these rules, which shall come into force from the 1st Day of April, 2024.
2. In the Haz ardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 (hereinafter
referred to as the said rules) , in rule 3 , after clause 22, the following clause shall be inserted, namely: -
‗‗22A. ―deposition centers‖ means the deposition centre specified in the Solid Waste Management Rules,
2016 for collection of domestic hazardous wastes.‘‘;
3. In rule 6 of the said rules , after sub -rule (1A), the following sub -rule shall be inserted, namely: -
―(1B) The d eposition center s shall obtain aut horization from the State Pollution Control Board or the
Pollution Control Committee concerned .
(1C) The deposition centers shall provide the domestic hazardous waste to the actual user or operator of the
disposal facility and maintain records of the same in Form 3 and shall file annual return in Form 4 to the
State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control Committee concerned.
4. In rule 8 of the said rules, in sub -rule (1) in the proviso, for clause (i), the following clause shall be substi tuted,
namely: -
‗‗(i) small generators (between five to ten tonnes per annum) up to one hundred and eighty days of their
annual capacity and small generators (less than five tons per annum) up to three hundred and sixty five days
of their annual capacity ‖.;
5. In rule 12 of the said rules , in sub -rule (6B), the following sub -rule shall be substituted, namely: -
‗‗(6B) The import of post -industrial or p re-consumer polyethylene wastes shall be permitted with a
requirement to export at least thirty five percen t of the total annual turnover‖ ;
6. In rule 29 of the said rules, after sub -rule (6), the following sub -rules shall be inserted, namely: -
―(7) The operation of the platform established under sub -paragraphs (6) shall be operated and regulated in
accordance with the guidelines made by the Central Government on the recommendation of the Central
Pollution Control Board.
(8) The Central Pollution Control Board shall fix the highest and lowest price for exchange of extended
producer responsibility certificates which shall be equal to hundred per cent and thirty per cent, respectively
of the environmental compensation for non -fulfilment of extended producer responsibili ty under rule 39.
(9) The exchange price of extended producer responsibility certificates between registered entities through
the portal shall be between the highest and lowest prices referred to in sub -rule (8). ''.
7. In rule 30 of the said rules, after sub -rule (4), the following sub -rule shall be inserted, namely: -
―(5) Relaxation of timelines for filing of returns . – The Central Government may, if it is satisfied that it is
necessary so to do in the public interest or for effective impl ementation of these rules, by order, relax any
period within which any return or report is to be filed under these rules by a producer, collection agents,
recycler and used oil importer thereof, for a further period not exceeding nine months.‖
8. In Schedule III to the said rules, in Part B, under item number B3, against Basel No. 3011, after the entry
Polyethylene terephthalate the following entry shall be inserted, namely: -
Polysiloxanes - only post -industrial or pre -consumer
9. In Schedule VI to the said rules, under item number B3, against Basel No. 3011 in column (2) the word
Polysiloxanes shall be omitted;
10. In Schedule IX to the said rules,
(i) after sub -paragraph (5) of paragraph 6, the following sub -paragraphs shall be inserted, namely: -
― (6) The Central Government may by, order establish one or more platform for exchange or transfer of
extended producer responsibility certificates in acc ordance with the guidelines issued by the Central
Pollution Control Board with the approval of the Central Government.
(7) The operation of the platform established under sub -paragraphs (6) shall be operated and regulated in
accordance with guidelines made b y the Central Government on the recommendation of the Central Pollution
Control Board.
(8) The Central Pollution Control Board shall fix the highest and lowest price for exchange of extended
producer responsibility certificates which shall be equ al to hundred per cent and thirty per cent, respectively
of the environmental compensation for non -fulfilment of extended producer responsibility obligation under
paragraph 10 of this Schedule.
(9) The exchange price of extended producer responsibility certificate between registered entities through
the portal shall be between the highest and lowest prices referred to in sub -paragraph (8) .''.
(ii) after paragraph 8 and entries relating thereto, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely: -
―8. (A) Responsibilities of the retreader. - (1) All the retreader shall submit on monthly basis the
information regarding quantity of waste tyres re -treaded, retreading certificate generated therefore and such
other relevant information on the portal.
(2) All the retreader shall file annual and quarterly returns in the Form as specified on the portal on or before
the end of the month succeeding the quarter to which the return relates.‘‘
(iii) after sub -paragraph (5) of paragraph 9, the following sub-paragraphs shall be inserted, namely: -
―(6) Relaxation of timelines for filing of returns . – The Central Government may, if it is satisfied that it is
necessary so to do in the public interest or for effective implementation of these rules, by order, relax any
period within which any return or report is to be filed under these rules by a produ cer, recycler and retreader
thereof, for a further period not exceeding nine months.‖
11. In Form 2 to the said rules, under heading A. General conditions of A uthorisation, after clause 14, the
following c lause shall be inserted, namely: -
―15.(i) Any hazardous waste generated sporadically due to unforeseen conditions such as fire, natural calamity,
chemical spill, etc , the occupier shall send such waste to the operator of disposal facility or actual user for the purpose
of these rules.
(ii) The hazar dous waste which is routinely generated in the consented manufacturing process in the authorised
premises shall be included in the authorisation within one month from identification of any such waste:
Provided that it shall not apply in the case when prod uction is beyond the consented capacity.‖ .
[F. No. 23/151/2022 -HSM]
NARESH PAL GANGWAR , Addl. Secy.
Note . - The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 395(E), dated the 4th April, 2016 and last amended vide number G.S.R. 677(E) dated the
18th September, 2023.
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