Paper documents – will they be replaced by DIWASS?
For years, paper documents have formed the basis for cross-border waste shipments within the EU. However, this has now changed. Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 has been in force since 21 May 2026. It introduces mandatory digitisation of documents via the DIWASS (Digital Waste Shipment System). So what does this mean in practice? What is DIWASS? First and foremost, DIWASS is the Commission’s central IT system…