Article 1The areas specified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order set forth in Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Act for the Control of Export and Import of Specified Hazardous and Other Wastes (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") are to be the areas set forth in the middle column in the appended Table 1.

Article 2Specified hazardous and other wastes prescribed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order under Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Act are to be specified hazardous and other wastes set forth in the right column of the appended Table 1 corresponding to the area categories set forth in the middle column of that Table (excluding those intended to be exported by a person confirmed by the Minister of the Environment under Article 10 of the Waste Disposal and Public Cleansing Act (Act No. 137 of 1970; hereinafter referred to as "Waste Disposal Act") (including the cases in which they apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-4-7, paragraph (1) of the same Act following the deemed replacement of terms), which are relevant to such confirmation, and those specified in Article 5 of the Ministerial Order Specifying the Scope of specified hazardous and other wastes in Accordance with the Act for the Control of Export and Import of Specified Hazardous and Other Wastes (Ministry of Environment Order No. 12 of 2018)).

Article 3The matters specified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order set forth in Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Act are to be the date of receiving exported specified hazardous and other wastes, the date on which the transportation was initiated, and transportation measures thereof.

Article 4Any person to whom an export movement document has been issued pursuant to the provision of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Act must notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment using the notification Form 1 in the cases that fall under Article 7, item (i) or (ii) of the Act.

Article 5(1)Matters specified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order set forth in Article 10, paragraph (2) of the Act (including the cases in which it applies mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 16 of the Act, following the deemed replacement of terms) are the date of receiving imported specified hazardous and other wastes, the date on which the transportation was initiated, and transportation measures thereof in regard to a person who transports imported specified hazardous and other wastes.

(2)Matters specified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order set forth in Article 10, paragraph (2) of the Act (including the cases in which it applies mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 16 of the Act, following the deemed replacement of terms) are, in regard to a person who disposes of imported specified hazardous and other wastes, the date of receiving imported specified hazardous and other wastes, its quantity, the date on which they are planned to be or were disposed of, and the manner of disposal thereof.

Article 6Any person to whom an import movement document (excluding the cases in which imported specified hazardous and other wastes pertaining to the import movement document fall under the wastes set forth in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Waste Disposal Act; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and paragraph (1) of the following Article) has been issued must send a notification to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment using the notification Form 2, with a copy of the notification forms pursuant to Form 4 prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (1) and Form 5 prescribed in paragraph (2) of that Article attached, if the person falls under Article 12, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act.

Article 7If a person, to whom an import movement document has been issued, falls under Article 12, paragraph (1), item (ii) or (iii) of the Act, or import operators for the purpose of recycling activities decide not to transport or dispose of imported specified hazardous and other wastes related to the movement document or lose imported specified hazardous and other wastes related to the movement documents, they must send a notification to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment by using the notification form in Form 3.

Article 8(1)Any person who implements disposal pertaining to an import movement document or a movement document must, unless there is a justifiable reason, send the persons specified in Article 13, items (i) and (ii) of the Act a notice within three business days from the day upon which the delivery of imported specified hazardous and other wastes pertaining to such import movement document or the movement document carried by such import operator for the purpose of recycling (referred to as "import movement documents" in this Article) is received, using a notification form pursuant to Form 4, entering the matters specified in Article 5, paragraph (2) and attaching a copy of the import movement documents containing a signature confirming the receipt.

(2)Any person who implements disposal pertaining to an import movement document or a movement document must send the persons specified in Article 13, items (i) and (ii) of the Act a notice promptly but no later than 30 days from the day upon which imported specified hazardous and other wastes are disposed of in accordance with the contents of the import movement documents, using a notification Form 5 entering the matters specified in Article 5, paragraph (2) and attaching a copy of such import movement documents containing a signature confirming that such disposal has been made, unless there is a justifiable reason.

(3)A person who has sent a notice specified in the preceding two paragraphs must retain a copy of the written notice (including a copy of the import movement document or the movement document) for a period of five years.

Article 9The requirements prescribed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order under Article 14, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act are to be as follows:

Article 10The requirements prescribed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order under Article 14, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Act are to be as follows:

Article 11(1)The application form under Article 14, paragraph (2) of the Act is to be as specified in Form 6.

(2)The document prescribed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order under Article 14, paragraph (2) of the Act is to be as follows:

Article 12A person who applies for a renewal of the certification under Article 14, paragraph (4) of the Act must submit to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment an application form under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, with a document, a certificate and a document containing the records pertaining to the certification set forth in each item in paragraph (2) of the same Article attached no later than 60 days before the date on which the validity period of such certification expires.

Article 13A person applying for a certification of change under Article 14, paragraph (5) of the Act must submit to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment the application form according to Form 7 with a certificate prescribed in Article 6 of the Order to Effectuate the Act for the Control of Export and Import of Specified Hazardous and Other Wastes (Cabinet Order No. 282 of 1993; hereinafter referred to as "the Order") and a document set forth in each item of Article 11, paragraph (2) pertaining to such change attached.

Article 14The minor changes prescribed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order under the proviso of Article 14, paragraph (5) of the Act are to be as follows:

Article 15When an import operator for the purpose of recycling activities intends to discontinue the business pertaining to its certification, the import operator must do so by submitting to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment a notice using Form 8 no later than 10 days before the date of the intended discontinuance.

Article 16The notification of changes pursuant to the provision of Article 14, paragraph (7) of the Act is to be made by submitting to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment a notice in accordance with Form 9, with the documents set forth in each item of Article 11, paragraph (2) pertaining to such change attached, within 10 days (or 30 days in case of attaching a certificate of registered information) after the date of such change.

Article 17(1)The format of the certificate prescribed under Article 6 of the Order is to be in accordance with Form 10.

(2)If a person to whom the certificate under the preceding paragraph has been issued has made changes to the matters set forth in Article 14, paragraph (1), item (i), the person must have the certificate overwritten by submitting to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment an application form in accordance with Form 11.

Article 18An application for reissuance pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 of the Order is to be made by submitting to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment an application form in accordance with Form 12; in this case, if an application for reissuance is made due to defacement of a certificate, that certificate must be attached to such application form.

Article 19(1)An import operator for the purpose of recycling must submit to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment a report in accordance with Form 13 regarding the imports and transportations of specified hazardous and other wastes pertaining to the certification performed in the previous year, for each recycling operator pertaining to such specified hazardous and other wastes on or before February 28 of each year.

(2)The report under the preceding paragraph must be accompanied with a copy of a notification document pursuant to the provision of Article 6-1 of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") pertaining to specified hazardous and other wastes imported, and a copy of the movement document pertaining to such specified hazardous and other wastes.

Article 20The requirements prescribed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order under Article 15, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act are to be as follows:

Article 21The requirements prescribed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order under Article 15, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act are to be as follows:

Article 22(1)The application form under Article 15, paragraph (2) of the Act is to be as specified in Form 14.

(2)The document prescribed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order under Article 15, paragraph (2) of the Act are to be as follows:

Article 23Any person who applies for a renewal of the certification under Article 15, paragraph (4) of the Act must submit to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment an application form under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, with a document set forth in paragraph (2) of the same Article attached no later than 60 days before the date on which the validity period of such certification expires.

Article 24Any person who applies for a certification of change under Article 14, paragraph (5) of the Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (5) of the Act following the deemed replacement of terms, must submit to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment an application using Form 15 with a certificate prescribed in Article 10 of the Order and the documents set forth in each of the items of Article 22, paragraph (2) pertaining to such change attached.

Article 25The minor changes prescribed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment joint order under the proviso of Article 14, paragraph (5) of the Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (5) of the Act following the deemed replacement of terms, are to be as follows:

Article 26When a recycling activities operator intends to discontinue its business pertaining to its certification, the recycling activities operator is to do so by submitting to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment a notification using Form 16 no later than 10 days before the date of the intended discontinuance.

Article 27The notification of changes pursuant to the provision of Article 14, paragraph (7) of the Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (5) of the Act following the deemed replacement of terms, is to be made by submitting to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment a notification using Form 17, with the documents set forth in each item of Article 22, paragraph (2) pertaining to such change attached, within 10 days (or 30 days in case of attaching a certificate of registered information) after the date of such change.

Article 28(1)The format of the certificate prescribed under Article 10 of the Order is to be in accordance with Form 18.

(2)If a person to whom the certificate under the preceding paragraph has been issued has made a notification of change pursuant to the provision of Article 14, paragraph (7) of the Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (5) of the Act following the deemed replacement of terms, the person must have the certificate pertaining to such change amended by submitting to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment an application using Form 19.

Article 29An application for reissuance of a certificate pursuant to the provisions of Article 11 of the Order is to be made by submitting to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment an application using Form 20; if an application for reissuance is made due to defacement of the certificate, that certificate must be attached to such application form.

Article 30(1)In the circumstance set forth in Article 12, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act, after the deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provision of Article 16 of the Act, the notification pursuant to the provision in the text of that paragraph is to be made, on or before February 28 of each year, by submitting to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment a report using Form 21, regarding the recycling activities of specified hazardous and other wastes pertaining to such certification in the previous year, for each import operator for the purpose of the recycling activities pertaining to specified hazardous and other wastes concerned (if specified hazardous and other wastes to which recycling activities has been performed were carried to another recycling activities operator, including such other recycling activities operator).

(2)The report under the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by a copy of the notification using Form 4 prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (1), the notification using Form 5 prescribed in paragraph (2) of the same Article, and the moving document regarding specified hazardous and other wastes to which the recycling activities has been performed.

Article 31The format of the identification card under Article 19, paragraph (3) is to be as set forth in Form 22.