1. All exports of waste from the Community destined for disposal shall be prohibited.
2. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to exports of waste destined for disposal in EFTA countries which are also Parties to the Basel Convention.
3. However, exports of waste for disposal to an EFTA country Party to the Basel Convention shall also be prohibited:
(a)
where the EFTA country prohibits imports of such waste; or
(b)
if the competent authority of dispatch has reason to believe that the waste will not be managed in an environmentally sound manner, as referred to in Article 49, in the country of destination concerned.
4. This provision shall be without prejudice to the take-back obligations as laid down in Articles 22 and 24.