POLICIES AND CERTIFICATIONS.

This includes limits of liability, time-bars and rights to sub-contract the provision of services including, but not limited to, road haulage to RHA 2020 terms & conditions and warehousing to UKWA warehousing & storage terms & conditions 2014.”

BIFA Scotland Terms and Conditions
BIFA Membership
RHA 2020 Carriage
RHA 2021 Conditions of Storage
UKWA Warehousing Terms and Conditions 2014
Freightliner Standard Conditions of Carriage 2020

KC Group Shipping has implemented a full environmental policy which has been communicated to all personnel working on behalf of our organisation and is available on request to any other interested parties, including the general public. The policy of the organisation acknowledges and commits to responsibilities of care to the environment.

Corporate sustainability refers to what would be more traditionally described as ethical corporate practice. Our corporate sustainability is a business approach which creates a "green" strategy aimed towards the natural environment. This also takes into consideration every dimension of how our business operates in the social, cultural and economic climate.

We aim to take responsibility for the company's actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers and employees. Our corporate social responsibility is KC Group Shipping's mission, as well as a guide to what our company stands for.

For information please note that KC Group Shipping is committed to compliance with the law as applicable in the UK, including the "Bribery Act" 2010. The KC Group is committed to complying with any applicable legislation worldwide under its Criminal Liabilities policy, including of bribery and its prevention. The section of its internal policy covers the following subject matter.


BEHAVIOUR OF KC GROUP SHIPPING PERSONNEL TO PREVENT BRIBERY CRIMES.
1. Purpose and scope
2. Bribery.
3. KC Group Shipping policy regarding bribery
4. The way to relate with the public officers
5. Delivery of Gifts and/or Attentions

KC Group Shipping is committed to:
1. Abidance of the law;
2. Making sure that all staff members know and respect this.
3. Prosecuting any person who ignores or violates the law.

Exports of “Green List” Waste: Duties of Care

I. Pre-booking documentation requirements of carriers prior to acceptance:

Shipments of “green list” waste for recycling require, by law, an Article 18 contract under the applicable Waste Shipments Regulation between the exporter/person arranging the shipment and the importer/consignee.

Carriers may also stipulate additional requirements, including, for example, a copy of the recovery contract specific to the movement, a Letter of Indemnity from the booking party and/or exporter, copies of valid import or other licences and permits, and approval by the consignee to accept the consignment.

Copies of any documents requested by a carrier must be in place with KC before a booking can be accepted.

II. Government requirements prior to the arrangement of green list waste exports:

In addition to contractual liabilities as principal or agent under the contract of carriage with the carrier, parties involved in waste exports have legal responsibilities which must be considered prior to the movement of green list waste for export.

a) Guidance for exports subject to Article 18 / green list controls:

Environment Agency guidance for waste exports from England:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/importing-and-exporting-waste#exporting-waste-under-article-18-green-list-controls

Before shipping waste under Article 18 controls:

1. Ensure that the waste is eligible to be exported under Article 18 / green list controls and that it will be handled in an environmentally sound manner throughout its shipment and recovery.

2. Ensure that the Annex VII document is fully completed and signed. The document must accompany the waste during shipment. The current Annex VII form and guidance are available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annex-vii-document-for-green-list-waste-shipments

3. Have a written Article 18 contract in place between the person arranging the shipment and the importer/consignee. The contract must make provision for the waste to be taken back or recovered in another way, and stored appropriately in the meantime, if the shipment cannot be completed as intended or is found to be illegal.

b) Additional guidance applying to movements and exports of green list waste from Scotland:

1. SEPA guidance on waste exports and imports from Scotland:
https://beta.sepa.scot/regulation/authorisations-and-compliance/waste-export-and-import/

2. SEPA guidance for waste moving under Article 18 / green list controls confirms that exporters must:

i. Complete and sign an Annex VII form and ensure that it accompanies the waste.

ii. Submit the Annex VII information to SEPA. The completed form can be emailed to SEPA at Transfrontier@sepa.org.uk, or information may be uploaded through the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD), subject to SEPA access arrangements.

iii. Have an Article 18 contract in place for recovery of the waste between the person sending the waste and the person receiving it.

iv. Comply with the applicable controls in the destination and transit countries and ensure that the waste is dealt with in an environmentally sound manner throughout its movement and recovery.

SEPA Annex VII Submission Guide for Exporters:
https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/36569/annex-vii-completion-guide.pdf

These notes are for guidance only, are not exhaustive, may be changed without notice and do not form part of any contractual terms, either written or implied. All business is transacted under the Standard Trading Conditions of BIFA, latest edition.