Why is the United States required to comply with OECD Council Decisions?
OECD Council Decisions are international agreements that create binding commitments on the United States under the terms of the OECD Convention. By consenting to the Amended 2001 Decision, the United States Government has agreed to promulgate regulations necessary to ensure that the United States can implement the agreement. EPA must implement the Amended 2001 Decision without material deviations, as modifications would defeat the goal of achieving an internationally consistent regime to control the import and export of hazardous and other waste destined for recovery. EPA believes that universal implementation of the Amended 2001 Decision within the United States and other OECD Members is crucial to ensuring that the import and export of waste destined for recovery proceed in accordance with an internationally integrated regime. The OECD system provides for intergovernmental cooperation and robust notification, tracking, and reporting of waste shipments to ensure environmentally sound
