Import/export of hazardous substances is regulated by Rules of wastes transboundary movement (The Enactment of the Russian Government no. 442 of 17 July 2003). They determine the procedure of importation for hazardous and other wastes into the Russian Federation for the purposes of their safety biological application, exportation of wastes from the Russian Federation and transit movement of wastes within its territory.
In accordance with the Rules:
— Import (export) of wastes into (from) the Russian Federation is performed by the license of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, granted on the basis of permission of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation (of its local bodies) for transboundary movement of wastes;
— Import (transit) of wastes 2 into (within) the Russian Federation is prohibited, and export of such wastes is performed by the license of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, granted based on permission of Russian Federal Service for Ecological, Technical and Atomic supervision for transboundary movement of wastes;
— Russian Federal Service for Ecological, Technical and Atomic supervision takes a decision about granting or rejecting of permission for transboundary movement of wastes within 30 days from the date of application for the above mentioned permission with all required documents.
