“the used equipment for professional use is sent to the producer or a third party acting on his behalf for refurbishment or repair under a valid contract, accompanied by a movement document and declaration (similar to PACE Appendix 7), as long as it is not exported from Annex VII to non-Annex VII countries

iii. the defective used equipment for professional use, such as medical devices or their parts, [enterprise Information and Communications Technology (ICT) equipment (e.g. networking and infrastructure equipment)] is sent to the producer or a third party acting on his behalf for root cause analysis under a valid contract, in cases where such an analysis [as required under national law can only] [is needed for corrective and preventative actions as required by industry standards to] be conducted by the producer or third parties acting on his behalf; or

iiii. [ the used equipment is administered by or on behalf of a person engaged in the business of leasing equipment and such equipment is removed from service and shipped by the lessor or third parties acting on their behalf with the intention of reuse.]

Transboundary movement of used equipment covered by paragraph 26 b) would not fall under the procedure described in section IV.”

Proposal by African Group from p. 11-12 of Basel Secretariat. 2012. ‘Draft Technical Guidelines on Transboundary Movement of E-Waste, in Particular Regarding the Distinction between Waste and Non-Waste (Version of 27 September 2012)’. http://www.basel.int/Portals/4/download.aspx?d=UNEP-CHW-OEWG.8-INF-9-Rev.1.English.doc.

“the used equipment is sent to the producer or a third party acting on his behalf for refurbishment or repair under a valid service contract for re-use”

Japan’s proposal from p. 11 of Basel Secretariat. 2012. ‘Draft Technical Guidelines on Transboundary Movement of E-Waste, in Particular Regarding the Distinction between Waste and Non-Waste (Version of 27 September 2012)’. http://www.basel.int/Portals/4/download.aspx?d=UNEP-CHW-OEWG.8-INF-9-Rev.1.English.doc.