Waste Disposal Act Article 38
The import, export, transit and transshipment of industrial waste may commence only after receipt of permission granted by the special municipality, county or city competent authority; for hazardous industrial waste, additional approval from the central competent authority is necessary. However, wastes that are officially categorized as industrial raw material by the central competent authority after consultation with the industry competent authority are not subject to this provision.Hazardous industrial waste shall give priority to domestic treatment and recycling and can only be exported to member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or countries which signed bilateral agreement with the Republic of China for transboundary movement of hazardous industrial waste in accordance with international convention, or other states/regions that are announced by central competent authority. The waste disposal organizations of the state of import shall be capable of performing follow-up treatment and recycling in environmentally sound manner.The management regulations for the qualifications of the applicant, documents, review, permission, permission deadlines, revocation and other binding matters for import, export, transit and transshipment of the industrial waste in the foregoing 2 paragraphs shall be determined by the central competent authority.Industrial waste shall be banned from importation if one of the following circumstances applies; the category shall be determined by the central competent authority after consultation with the central industry competent authority.I.Evidence exists that the waste will severely endanger human health or the living environment.II.No appropriate treatment technology and equipment is domestically available for the waste.III.The waste is to be directly solidified, landfilled, incinerated or disposed of at sea.IV.The waste cannot be properly disposed of domestically.V.The waste is an obstruction to domestic waste management.The import, export, transit or transshipment of general waste that is subject to the international conventions, such as the Basel Convention, may be performed pursuant to the foregoing four paragraphs.Paragraph 2 goes into force one year after the revised provision is promulgated on May 26th 2017. Permits that are acquired prior to the promulgation are due by the original expiry date.
中文原文 廢棄物清理法第38條
事業廢棄物之輸入、輸出、過境、轉口，應向直轄市、縣（市）主管機關申請核發許可文件，始得為之；其屬有害事業廢棄物者，並應先經中央主管機關之同意。
但經中央主管機關會商目的事業主管機關公告屬產業用料需求者，不在此限。
有害事業廢棄物應以國內處理或再利用為原則，並僅限輸出至經濟合作暨發展組織會員國、依據國際公約與我國簽署有害廢棄物越境轉移雙邊協定國家或其他經中央主管機關公告之國家、地區，且接受國處理機構應具有妥善處理及再利用能力。
前二項之事業廢棄物輸入、輸出、過境、轉口之申請資格、文件、審查、許可、許可期限、廢止及其他應遵行事項之管理辦法，由中央主管機關定之。
事業廢棄物有下列情形之一者，禁止輸入；其種類，由中央主管機關會商中央目的事業主管機關公告之：
一、有嚴重危害人體健康或生活環境之事實。
二、於國內無適當處理技術及設備。
三、直接固化處理、掩埋、焚化或海拋。
四、於國內無法妥善清理。
五、對國內廢棄物處理有妨礙。
屬國際公約列管之一般廢棄物之輸入、輸出、過境、轉口，準用前四項規定辦理。
第二項規定自中華民國一百零六年五月二十六日修正之條文公布後一年施行。
但修正公布前，已取得第一項許可文件者，其有效期限至原核准許可期限屆至為止。
但經中央主管機關會商目的事業主管機關公告屬產業用料需求者，不在此限。
有害事業廢棄物應以國內處理或再利用為原則，並僅限輸出至經濟合作暨發展組織會員國、依據國際公約與我國簽署有害廢棄物越境轉移雙邊協定國家或其他經中央主管機關公告之國家、地區，且接受國處理機構應具有妥善處理及再利用能力。
前二項之事業廢棄物輸入、輸出、過境、轉口之申請資格、文件、審查、許可、許可期限、廢止及其他應遵行事項之管理辦法，由中央主管機關定之。
事業廢棄物有下列情形之一者，禁止輸入；其種類，由中央主管機關會商中央目的事業主管機關公告之：
一、有嚴重危害人體健康或生活環境之事實。
二、於國內無適當處理技術及設備。
三、直接固化處理、掩埋、焚化或海拋。
四、於國內無法妥善清理。
五、對國內廢棄物處理有妨礙。
屬國際公約列管之一般廢棄物之輸入、輸出、過境、轉口，準用前四項規定辦理。
第二項規定自中華民國一百零六年五月二十六日修正之條文公布後一年施行。
但修正公布前，已取得第一項許可文件者，其有效期限至原核准許可期限屆至為止。