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22 June 2021  
(21-5087) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
RESPONSES BY  BANGLADESH  ON HAZARDOUS WASTE (E -WASTE)  
MANAGEMENT RULES, 2019 ( STC ID 620)   
The following communication, dated 21 June 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Bangladesh . 
 
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1.1.  This regulation  aims to protect the environment, human and animal health and plant life.  While 
preparing this regulation , the WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytos anitary Measures, WTO 
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade  (TBT Agreement) , Marrakesh Agreement establishing the 
WTO,  and the  General Agreement on Tariff s and Trade have been followed , and it was benchmarked 
to EU ROHS -3 (EU Directive 2015/863) standard . No feasibility assessment/ hazard assessment/ 
impact assessment/ socio -economic assessment  study is required as per Article 2 of the TBT 
Agreement . The Schedule -3 (Threshold limits for use of certain hazardous substances) of Hazardous 
Waste ( E-waste) Management Rules 2019, now renamed as 2021, has been replaced with the EU 
ROHS -3 (EU Directive 2015/863) standard. So, nickel has not been included in the revised S chedule -
3. Antimony is also not included in the revised Shedule -3.  
1.2.  According  to clause 14(2) of the proposed rules, the use of hazardous substances (Schedule -
3) in the production of electrical and electronic products shall be applicable after 05 (five) years from 
the date of the enactment of the Rules. The government may extend th e deadline, if necessary.  
Government of Bangladesh has shared necessary information in the WTO and it is not mandatory to 
provide translation of any regulation. It is expected the rules will be gazetted by 2021.  Import of 
refurbished elements is not in the  scope of this regulation.  
 
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