Enforcement of shipment of waste in Denmark

The Danish Environmental Protection Agency is the competent authority in enforcement of the Regulation on shipment of waste. The enforcement takes place primarily at the Danish borders and is done in cooperation with the Danish police, the municipalities and the Danish Tax and Customs Administration.

During an enforcement action the waste is checked to ensure whether the waste is categorised as greenlisted or waste that has to be notified.

If the waste is categorised as greenlisted the accompanied Annex VII is checked on whether it is filled in correctly.

According to art. 18 of the Regulation it is the person who arranges the shipment who is responsible if something is wrong with the waste or Annex VII.

If the waste is categorised to be notified, the accompanied Annex IA and Annex IB will be checked to ensure that all the relevant competent authorities has given their consent. It will also be checked that the shipment is covered by a financial guarantee

It is also checked whether the notifier has signed and sent the completed movement documents (Annex 1B) to the competent authorities.

It is the notifier who is responsible for the above mentioned things are completed and correct. If not, there is a possibility that the notifier will recieve a fine.