The Controlled Final Disposal License Replacement is the MARN procedure for getting a new copy of a Controlled Final Disposal License (Licencia de Disposición Final Controlada). That license is the official document MARN grants to eliminate or finally dispose of a hazardous, obsolete or perishable product that has expired or is not fit for sale — for example goods whose disposal is ordered by SAT or by a judge, or products that need disposal after import.

Quick summary: Replacement at MARN. Cost: Q50. Time: 3 days. Requirements: the form and the payment. Filing: online, in MARN’s web system. Result: the license by email, to download and print. The license itself is valid for 45 days from issue.

As of 7 November 2026, based on MARN’s procedure sheets 64 and 65 (published October 2026) and Government Agreement 137-2016 as published by MARN with its reforms.

What is the Controlled Final Disposal License

Government Agreement 137-2016 (RECSA) defines it as the official document issued by MARN to carry out the elimination or final disposal of a hazardous, obsolete or perishable product that has expired or is not fit for sale (Art. 3, numeral 73). Article 67 adds that the proponent must request the license, meeting MARN’s requirements, to eliminate or dispose of an obsolete or perishable product that has expired or is not fit for sale. The SAT is exempt from the license payment and from registration in the lists when the law requires it to destroy goods, but it must still present a report on the goods and on the procedure it will use.

The license is listed in Article 58, letter q), and under Article 71 it is valid for 45 days from its date of issue. Once the requirements are met, the same article says the issue, renewal or replacement and delivery of these licenses must not exceed three days.

Requirements for the Replacement

MARN’s procedure sheet 65 lists two requirements:

  1. Form (available for download on MARN’s environmental instruments page).
  2. Payment of the license (Q50).

Article 62 of Government Agreement 137-2016 says the same: the proponent may request the replacement by filling in the form and making the corresponding payment.

Step by Step (MARN sheet 65)

  1. Log in to MARN’s web system with your username and password.
  2. Select the procedure.
  3. File the request through the form.
  4. Pay for the license.
  5. You receive an email saying the license is available to download and print.
  6. The system changes the status to Closed. End of the procedure.

Cost and Time

ItemAmountTime
Replacement of the Controlled Final Disposal LicenseQ503 days
Original license — registration of the requestQ100—
Original license — license feeQ1,0003 days, not counting periods to correct requirements

What the Original License Requires (MARN sheet 64)

If you need a new license rather than a replacement, MARN’s sheet 64 lists: the form; the SAT ruling ordering the final disposal of the goods, when applicable; a certified copy of the court resolution when a judge orders the disposal; a copy of the shipping document (bill of lading, air waybill or consignment note) for products that need disposal after import or re-import; a report on the goods and the procedure for MARN’s analysis; letters signed and sealed by the legal representative describing the products and by each company involved in the disposal; a document describing the treatment and disposal method for each type of product (including the temperature for incineration, pyrolysis or other thermal treatment); a report on the destination of the resulting waste and recovered materials; and the intake and license payments.

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