The following definitions apply to this subpart.
Competent authority means the regulatory authority or authorities of concerned countries having jurisdiction over transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations.
Countries concerned means the OECD Member countries of export or import and any OECD Member countries of transit.
Country of export means any designated OECD Member country listed in Sec. 262.58(a)(1) from which a transboundary movement of hazardous wastes is planned to be initiated or is initiated.
Country of import means any designated OECD Member country listed in Sec. 262.58(a)(1) to which a transboundary movement of hazardous wastes is planned or takes place for the purpose of submitting the wastes to recovery operations therein.
Country of transit means any designated OECD Member country listed in Sec. 262.58(a)(1) and (a)(2) other than the country of export or country of import across which a transboundary movement of hazardous wastes is planned or takes place.
Exporter means the person under the jurisdiction of the country of export who has, or will have at the time the planned transboundary movement commences, possession or other forms of legal control of the wastes and who proposes transboundary movement of the hazardous wastes for the ultimate purpose of submitting them to recovery operations. When the United States (U.S.) is the country of export, exporter is interpreted to mean a person domiciled in the United States.
Importer means the person to whom possession or other form of legal control of the waste is assigned at the time the waste is received in the country of import.
OECD area means all land or marine areas under the national jurisdiction of any OECD Member country listed in Sec. 262.58. When the regulations refer to shipments to or from an OECD Member country, this means OECD area.
OECD means the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Recognized trader means a person who, with appropriate authorization of countries concerned, acts in the role of principal to purchase and subsequently sell wastes; this person has legal control of such wastes from time of purchase to time of sale; such a person may act to arrange and facilitate transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations.
Recovery facility means a facility which, under applicable domestic law, is operating or is authorized to operate in the country of import to receive wastes and to perform recovery operations on them.
Recovery operations means activities leading to resource recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative uses, which include: R1 Use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration) or other means to generate energy.R2 Solvent reclamation/regeneration.R3 Recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents.R4 Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.R5 Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials.R6 Regeneration of acids or bases.R7 Recovery of components used for pollution abatement.R8 Recovery of components used from catalysts.R9 Used oil re-refining or other reuses of previously used oil.R10 Land treatment resulting in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement.R11 Uses of residual materials obtained from any of the operations numbered R1-R10.R12 Exchange of wastes for submission to any of the operations numbered R1-R11.R13 Accumulation of material intended for any operation numbered R1-R12.
Transboundary movement means any movement of wastes from an area under the national jurisdiction of one OECD Member country to an area under the national jurisdiction of another OECD Member country.