Files for certain waste types must contain, in addition to the usual items, additional documentation as indicated below.

  1. Earth and waste from construction and civil engineering

When soil and earth is being imported into France, the notifier should include the following items in their notification request :

• an analysis of the soil/earth being transported. This should consist of a standardized leaching test in compliance with NF EN 2457-2. The results must fall within the parameters outlined in the Annex of the French Ministerial Order issued on 12/12/2014 regarding the conditions under which facilities may accept inert waste

• a table comparing the results with these regulatory requirements

NB : once approval has been granted, an analysis of the soil being transferred must be carried out for every 3000 tonnes (to be submitted via email to pnttd@developpement-durable.gouv.fr.

  2. RPIFHWs

RPIFHW (Residues from the Purification of Incineration Fumes from Household Waste) is hazardous waste, and must be handled in such a way as to avoid the dispersion of toxic substances into the environment. These residues are often disposed of in disused mineshafts, in order to ensure their confinement.

For all file submissions involving this type of waste, notifiers are requested to additionally provide :

• results of a recent waste composition analysis
• a copy of the destination facility’s operating license
• a location map of the areas to which the RPIFHW and/or boiler dust will be delivered

Notifiers should also note that an additional coefficient of 1.55 applies when calculating the financial guarantee if a French cost estimate cannot be produced (e.g. if the waste is to be recovered in salt mines in Germany).
Here the guarantee calculation formula would be = [(CT+CTR+CS) x AQ] x 1.2 x 1.55

  3. Industrial sludge

When importing industrial sludge into France, the quarterly declaration of waste movements must be accompanied by sludge analysis results for each consignment entering France, in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of the Ministerial Order of April 22nd 2008 regarding composting facilities requiring authorisation to operate.

These thresholds are set out in Tables 1a and 1b in the Annex of the Ministerial Order of January 8th 1998 setting technical parameters to be applied to the spreading of sludge on agricultural land.

  4. Decommissioned Marine Vessels

Decommissioned marine vessels being transported across borders for recycling are considered to be a particular type of waste.

They are subject to specific provisions under the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, as well as EU Regulation n° 1257/2013 of November 20th 2013 on the recycling of ships, which modified (EC) Regulation n° 1013/2006 and EC directive 2009/16/EC.

For more information, see the article on recycling of marine vessels.