“In principle, the further restrictions on transboundary movement of used and waste electronic and electrical equipment should be respected first. The exemption article 26b should be applicable for used whole equipment not for their components in order to avoid possible risk. If there are the specific components, which need to be specially considered, the specific components should be listed here. Thus, it is suggested to remove ‘and their components’ in the head paragraph of article 26b and add ‘shall be respected and’ in criteria i”

From response p. 2 of by China to Basel Secretariat. 2014. ‘Draft Technical Guidelines on Transboundary Movements of Electronic and Electrical Waste and Used Electrical and Electronic Equipment, in Particular Regarding the Distinction between Waste and Non-Waste under the Basel Convention (Draft of 20 November 2014)’. http://www.basel.int/Implementation/Ewaste/TechnicalGuidelines/DevelopmentofTGs/tabid/2377/Default.aspx.