Instruction No.1/2023
No. 401/03/2023-Cus-III
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)
Room No 229-A, North Block, New Delhi
Dated 7th January, 2023
To
All Principal Chief Commissioner/ Chief Commissioner of Customs! Customs (Preventive).
All Principal Chief Commissioner/ Chief Commissioner of Central Excise & Cusioms.
All Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs! Customs (Preventive) under CBIC
Pr. Director /Director General under CBIC
Subject: – Implementation of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 in supersession of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 — reg
Madam/Sir,
Reference is invited to D.O. No. 12/136/2021-HSM dated 05.12.2022 received from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi on the above-mentioned subject (copy enclosed).
2. Vide this D.O. dated 05.12.2022, it has been informed that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 in supersession of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 vide notification dated 02.11.2022 (Copy enclosed) and these shall come in to force from 01.04.2023. New rules have introduced the concept of a modified Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and focus completely on a market based model and for procedures to be online and seamless.
3. It is also stated that Port and Custom Authorities have to take necessary action inter-alia to verify the import or export with respect to Extended Producer Responsibility, to Inform the Ministry and Central Pollution Control Board of any illegal traffic and take action against importer for violations under the Indian Ports Act, 1908 or the Customs Act, 1962. The duties and responsibilities of Port and Customs are prescribed in Schedule-V of the said rules.
4. It is requested that necessary action may be taken to sensitize officers under your jurisdiction about the duties and responsibilities cast upon them under these rules.
5. The difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this Instruction may be brought to the notice of the Board.
6. Hindi version follows.
Encl: as above
Yours faithfully,
(Manish Kumar Choudhary)
Under Secretary (Cus.1V)
Email: manish.irs@gov.in
Tele: 011 23094012
