Does the WR3A determine which exports are legal under international, USA, or foreign laws?
WR3A makes the best effort to ensure that overseas countries are properly informed and that bill of lading does not disguise commodity transactions. We are fully aware that certain countries utilize “environmental” laws as protectionist programs (China bans the import of tested, working, Pentium 4 laptops, for example) and try to make sure that goods being traded are commodities, and generally we recommend our members avoid shipping to countries trying to enforce “planned obsolescence”. The Basel Convention Annex IX allows export for reuse and refurbishment, and US EPA allows exports for that purpose, but only if records are kept verifying the end use, for 3 years.
