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(1) The Minister shall on the advice of the Agency grant a written authorisation for hazardous wastes or other wastes to be imported into the country if

(a) the State that desires to export the waste is a party to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal or is a party to a bilateral, multilateral or regional agreement or arrangement regarding transboundary movement of hazardous wastes or other wastes in accordance with Article 11 of the Basel Convention;

(b) a request has been received for a transboundary movement of the hazardous wastes or other wastes and the request contains the information required by Annex V of the Basel Convention;

(c) the labelling, packaging and transportation identified in the notification conforms to the requirements of recognized international rules, standards and practices;

(d) the specified approved site or facility for the disposal of the waste is capable of managing and disposing of the waste in an environmentally sound manner or if the importer has identified a certified indigenous hazardous waste management entity to manage and dispose of the waste in an environmentally sound manner;

(e) the disposer guarantees in the disposer’s contract with the exporter that the waste will be managed in an environmentally sound manner;

(f) the disposer has informed the exporter, the Competent Authority of the State of export and the Minister of the receipt of the hazardous waste or other wastes and of the completion of disposal as specified in the notice;

(g) the importer and the disposer have a valid licence to deal with the categories of hazardous wastes or other wastes proposed for importation;

(h) the generator, exporter, importer, disposer or carrier have appropriate insurance or other adequate financial guarantee; and

(i) the importer or an agent acting on behalf of the importer is resident in Ghana or in the case of a corporation, has a permanent place of business in Ghana.

(2) An authorisation granted under subsection(l) for the multiple importation of hazardous wastes or other wastes may, subject to the written consent of the States concerned be granted to the same disposer for a maximum period of one year, if

(a) the hazardous wastes or other wastes have the same physical and chemical characteristics,

(b) the hazardous wastes or other wastes are shipped regularly through the same customs office and through the same entry customs office of the importing country,

(c) in the case of transit, the hazardous wastes or other wastes are imported through the same customs port of entry and exit of the State of transit, and

(d) the States concerned agreed to grant a similar authorisation.

(3) The importer shall inform the Agency on receipt of each shipment of the hazardous waste or other waste and provide the details of the hazardous wastes or other wastes as specified in the notification document.

(4) The Minister may, at any time after issuing the written authorisation for the importation of the hazardous wastes or other wastes, revoke the permit if the Minister on the advice of the Agency has reason to believe that the hazardous wastes or other wastes will not be managed in an environmentally sound manner.