Post by account_disabled on Jan 2, 2024 5:18:00 GMT
The Department of Foreign Trade is preparing to issue an announcement banning imports. "Electronic waste" prevents waste Entered as waste in the country until affecting the environment and public health Aiming to ask for opinions from government and private agencies before getting the Cabinet to approve it, along with confirming that the FTA is not a gap for importing waste into the country. Mr. Adul Chotinisakorn, Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade, revealed that the Department is in the process of preparing to issue an announcement from the Ministry of Commerce regarding the designation of electronic waste as a prohibited item for import into the Kingdom.
Enter electronic C Level Executive List waste in the category of scrap electrical and electronic equipment, totaling 428 items, covering electrical and electronic equipment parts or scrap. (not including scraps from generators) that contains components including electrical capacitors and other batteries Switch with mercury as a working element Broken glass from cathode ray tubes and other activated glass Electrical capacitors containing PCBs or that are contaminated with cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls In this regard, the issuance of the said announcement This is in accordance with the Ministry of Industry's announcement on the List of Hazardous Substances 2013 and to cooperate with other countries in accordance with the Basel Convention obligations.
To control the movement of hazardous waste or waste that may not be managed in an environmentally friendly manner. Including preventing hazardous waste from being imported as garbage into Thailand. This may cause environmental pollution and public health problems. “After this, the Department We will ask for opinions from relevant public and private agencies before presenting it to the Cabinet for consideration and approval,” Mr. Adul said. Mr. Adul said Currently, Thailand has a stance on not importing waste from abroad.
Enter electronic C Level Executive List waste in the category of scrap electrical and electronic equipment, totaling 428 items, covering electrical and electronic equipment parts or scrap. (not including scraps from generators) that contains components including electrical capacitors and other batteries Switch with mercury as a working element Broken glass from cathode ray tubes and other activated glass Electrical capacitors containing PCBs or that are contaminated with cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls In this regard, the issuance of the said announcement This is in accordance with the Ministry of Industry's announcement on the List of Hazardous Substances 2013 and to cooperate with other countries in accordance with the Basel Convention obligations.
To control the movement of hazardous waste or waste that may not be managed in an environmentally friendly manner. Including preventing hazardous waste from being imported as garbage into Thailand. This may cause environmental pollution and public health problems. “After this, the Department We will ask for opinions from relevant public and private agencies before presenting it to the Cabinet for consideration and approval,” Mr. Adul said. Mr. Adul said Currently, Thailand has a stance on not importing waste from abroad.