The draft Royal Decree, which is annexed, aims to transpose into federal legislation two European Directives aimed at combating single-use plastic products and their harmful spread in the environment, with a particular focus on the aquatic and marine environment.

Directive 2015/720 has not yet been the subject of a federal measure. This Directive aims to reduce the use of light plastic carrier bags and allows Member States to prohibit some of these bags. This provision is transposed by the Article 5, paragraph 2, and point 1° of the Annex 1 of the Royal Decree’s draft concerning single-use and reusable products and prohibits light plastic carrier bags, with the exception of very light plastic carrier bags and reusable plastic carrier bags which meet the requirements of the NBN EN 13429 standard. A deadline until 30/9/2022 was provided for this provision.