Dublin City Council is designated as the National Competent Authority for the export, import and transit of waste shipments under S.I. No. 419 of 2007 Waste Management (Shipments of Waste) Regulations, 2007
https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/environment/national-tfs-office
The waste export/import registers are available here:
https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/environment/national-tfs-office/ntfso-waste-shipment-registers
Decision of the Commissioner for Environmental Information on an appeal made under article 12(5) of the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007 to 2014 (the AIE Regulations)
Case CEI/15/0006
Under article 12(5) of the AIE Regulations, the Commissioner for Environmental Information reviewed the Council’s decision.
He found that the Council was justified in refusing to provide information on prior written notifications of waste shipments, as well as documents supporting such notifications and an internal database of notifications, on the basis that the exception under article 9(1)(c) applied to this information.
He found that the Council was justified in refusing to provide information supporting the application process in connection with the register of brokers and dealers, on the basis that the exception under article 9(1)(c) applied to this information.
He found that the Council was not justified in refusing to provide access to an inspection file on the basis of article 8(a)(iv).
He found that the Council was justified in part in refusing access to some of the information contained in the Council’s inspections file, as the exception under article 9(1)(c) applied.
The Commissioner varied the decision of the Council, and required the Council to make available to the appellant environmental information set out in Schedule 1 to his decision.
He also required the Council to make available to the appellant environmental information set out in Schedule 3, subject to the separation of information to which article 9(1)(c) applies.
He required the Council to make available to the appellant such parts of the three public registers it maintains as are relevant to the appellant’s request, together with copies of any certificates of registration of brokers and dealers relevant to the request.