Administrative Guaranties to Detect Illegal Waste Exports

Customs controls may be implemented (in EU countries, for example) to detect illegal waste exports. Therefore, flows of equipment coming from those countries are theoretically more reliable. 

The EU uses the following elements to distinguish computer equipment from waste: the invoice and contract relating to the sale or transfer of ownership of the computer,which states that the equipment is for direct reuse and fully functional; the evidence of testing in the form of a copy of the records (certificate of testing – proof of functional capability) on every item within the consignment and a protocol containing all record information; a declaration made by the holder who arranges the transport of the shipments that none of the material within the consignment is waste; and a sufficient packaging to protect it from damage during transportation, loading and unloading operations.