“The present texts of paragraph 26b and Alt 26b were prepared during OEWG9. They were included into the document to replace the content of 26b in the draft that was presented to the OEWG9. The current paragraph 26b contains 7 criteria. These have not yet been agreed and still need further development. Developing these criteria was indicated by the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) as being the preferred option. The text include in Alt 26b is proposed in case it would not be possible to reach consensus on these criteria. It is intended as a temporary measure pending the formulation and adoption of definitive text for paragraph 26b.”
From p. 1 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.
“The ICT Industry has a strong preference for the approach set forth in the ‘Preferred Option.’”
From p. 1 of joint response by the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) and DigitalEurope 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.