Laws of the People's Republic of China

State Environmental Protection Administration

Notice of the State Environmental Protection Administration on Further Well Doing the Work of Examination and Approval and Management of the Import of Steel and Iron Scraps

Huan Han [2005] No. 158

The environmental protection bureaus (offices) of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the Environment Development Center of the State Environmental Protection Administration (hereinafter referred to as the SEPA):

With a view to well doing the environmental management on the imported waste steel and iron, and in light of, hereby are notified of the issues regarding the examination and approval and the management of the import of waste steel and iron as follows according to the actual demands of the national import of waste steel and iron:

1.

Any iron & steel smelting enterprise, which accords with the state industry policies and is up to the standards of environmental protection, may file an application to the Scraps Import Registration and Management Center of SEPA for importing the steel and iron scraps as listed in the attachment.

2.

When applying for the import of steel andiron scraps, the applicant shall submit the following materials:

(a)

an application for the import of scraps under seal of the entity as an applicant;

(b)

a photocopy of the valid business license of the enterprise to use the scraps;

(c)

a pollutant emission standard conformity certification issued by the environmental protection bureau at the prefecture level where the enterprise is located;

(d)

The enterprise that applies for the import of steel and iron scraps for the first time shall provide photocopies of the environmental impact evaluation documents and examination and approval documents of the construction projects of its main production facilities as well as the photocopies of the approval documents on completion check and acceptance of its environmental protection facilities; and

(e)

Any entity checked and ratified by the SEPA for processing and utilizing the waste hardware and electrical appliances, waste electrical wires and cables and waste electric machinery (hereinafter referred to as the designated entities) may apply for importing a small quantity of steel and iron scraps (not exceeding 10 % of its annual processing capacity), but it shall provide the product supply contract signed between it and a steel and iron smelting enterprise which accords with the state industrial policies and is up to the standards of environmental protection.

3.

Where any enterprise violates the provisions mentioned above, the SFDA will, pursuant to the concrete situation, issue a notice to the local environmental protection authority and the enterprise to suspend the import business of this enterprise and disqualify it for from being a designated enterprise, and shall give punishment to the enterprise according to the relevant laws and provisions.

The environmental protection authorities at all levels shall carefully exercise their respective functions, strengthen the examination and approval and management of imported steel and iron scraps and prevent the imported steel and iron scraps from polluting the environment.

Attachment: List of Steel and Iron Scraps as Raw Materials under Automatic Import Licensing(Omitted)

State Environmental Protection Administration

April 30, 2005

Key Words: environmental protection, pollution control, steel and iron scraps, examination and approval, notice

Send a copy to: the State Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, General Office of the State Bureau of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine