Scope of application In accordance with the Law of the People ' s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Solid Waste Pollution in the Environment and the Measures for the Regulation of Solid Waste Imports, the import of solid waste which is included in the restricted catalogue of imports is licensed. This provision applies to the management of the environmental protection of recovered fibre in applications for the import of “ List of Solid Waste that can be used as a feedstock in restricted categories “. II. Enterprises importing scrap paper shall meet the following conditions for authorization, in addition to the requirements of the Regulation on the Environmental Protection of Solid Waste that can be used as Raw Materials in the Import Restriction Category: (i) Production capacity should be not less than 50,000 tonnes per year and have production and processing equipment such as pulp, paper, etc. appropriate for processing and utilization. (ii) In line with the requirements of relevant industrial policies, such as the Paper Industry Development Policy and the Directory of Guidance for Industrial Restructuring, recovered fibre enterprises or related production lines are not included in the Industrial Phase-out List. (iii) To obtain a discharge permit in accordance with the law and in accordance with the requirements of the licence. (iv) Mandatory cleaner production audits should be implemented in accordance with the requirements of the MCP. (v) Self-monitoring in accordance with relevant standard norms, such as the release standards for water pollutants from the pulp and paper industry, the development of monitoring programmes, the maintenance of complete original records, monitoring reports, accountability for the authenticity of data and the disclosure of monitoring information as required. Priority sewage units should be legally equipped with automatic monitoring equipment for the use of contaminated sources, connected to the environmental protection sector, ensure proper operation and publicly monitor the results. (vi) No administrative penalties have been imposed in the last two years for offences such as the transfer of imported scrap paper, in whole or in part, to establishments or individuals other than the use of the enterprise specified in the licence. (vii) No administrative penalties have been imposed in the last year for: 1. Residual wastes arising from the process of the selection or processing of imported recovered fibre are not used or disposed of in a non-hazardous manner, including through the clean and direct sale of waste plastics from the waste, including unprocessed cleaning, and for use or disposal by individuals or enterprises that do not meet environmental protection requirements; 2. Detachment from the ink removal process is not managed as hazardous waste. (viii) have the facilities, equipment, pollution prevention facilities and measures for processing and use of recovered fibre listed in annex 1 and the hazardous waste management system, which is certified by the local provincial environmental protection authority. Other provisions The application and related supporting material requirements, applications, approval and supervisory management, change and disposal of losses, etc., shall be subject to the Regulations on the Environmental Protection and Management of Solid Waste that can be used as feedstock in the Import Category. In addition, the following supporting information should be provided: (i) The first application for the import of scrap paper after the implementation of this provision shall be submitted to the verification form issued by the local provincial environmental protection authority (see annex 1) and the Provincial Environmental Protection Authority (see annex 2), based on the supervision and management of local environmental protection authorities at and above the district level where the enterprise is processing the use site (see annex 2). The verification form is valid for one year. Verification forms should be re-verified and submitted for new, modified and expanded projects during the life of the enterprise. (ii) A new application for the import of scrap paper shall be submitted to the Provincial Environmental Protection Authority for a Control and Management Form, based on the supervision and management of local environmental protection authorities at or above the district level where the enterprise is located. If the verification form expires, it shall be re-verified and submitted.