Belgian transit authority

Following the sixth constitutional reform, the IRPC has also been the Belgian waste transit authority since 1 January 2015. Its role is to process notifications from carriers transiting Belgium to transport waste that does not originate from Belgium and will not be processed there.


Notification of waste shipment through Belgium

If you are transporting waste that does not originate from Belgium and is destined for another country, you must provide the IRPC with a copy of the notification file for your shipment and of the decisions of the competent authorities of the other countries concerned.

 

You can send shipment notifications to the IRPC in the following ways:

By e-mail: transitwsr@ivcie.be

By post:

IRPC – transit
Rue Gaucheret 92-94
1030 Brussels

By fax: +32 2 218 30 88

 

If you have any questions about waste transit, please contact the IRPC:

By e-mail: a.vanpoucke@ivcie.be

By phone: +32 2 209 03 60

By post:

IRPC – transit
Rue Gaucheret 92-94
1030 Brussels

By fax: +32 2 209 03 98

 

Import & export of waste to or from Belgium

The IRPC is not authorised for the import of foreign waste to Belgium or for the export of Belgian waste abroad.

The relevant competent authorities are:

  • For the Flemish Region:

    OVAM
    Stationsstraat 110
    2800 Mechelen
    Tel: +32 15 28 42 84
    www.ovam.be

 

 

  • For the Brussels-Capital Region:

    Leefmilieu Brussel/Bruxelles Environnement
    Thurn & Taxis-site
    Avenue du Port 86c/3000
    1000 Brussels
    Tel: +32 2 7757575
    leefmilieu.brussels

 

Furthermore, the IRPC is not authorised to check cross-border shipments of waste transiting Belgium.
These checks are carried out by the regional environmental inspectorates.

You can find their contact details below:

  • For the Flemish Region:

    Vlaamse overheid, Departement Leefmilieu, Natuur en Energie (LNE)
    Afdeling Milieu-inspectie
    Graaf de Ferrarisgebouw
    Boulevard du Roi Albert II 20, boite 8
    1000 Brussels
    Tel: +32 2 5538183
    www.lne.be

 

 

  • For the Brussels-Capital Region:

    Leefmilieu Brussel/Bruxelles Environnement
    Thurn & Taxis-site
    Avenue du Port 86c/3000
    1000 Brussels
    Tel: +32 2 7757575
    www.leefmilieu.brussels

Interregional Packaging Commission (IRPC)