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Germany

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Reception Date

22.07.22

Category

ENVIRONMENT

Packaging

Ministries & Departments

Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz, Referat T II 2, 53175 Bonn, Tel.: 0049-228-99305-2564, Fax.: 0049-228-99305-2398, E-Mail: TII2@bmuv.bund.de

Responsible Departments

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz, Referat E B 3, 11019 Berlin,

Products & Services concerned

Products concerned are those listed in Part E of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (Single-Use Plastics Directive).

Related EU Law

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Explanation

The Act transposes into German law the extended producer responsibility set out in Article 8(1) to (7) of the Single-Use Plastics Directive, for the products listed in Part E of the Annex, on a one-to-one basis.

Summary

This Act establishes a national single-use plastics fund. This fund will be administered by the Federal Environment Agency and will manage the income and expenditure from implementation of extended producer responsibility, i.e. levies paid by producers and costs reimbursed to municipalities. The Federal Environment Agency is supported in its activities by the Single-Use Plastics Commission in an advisory capacity.

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Law is drafted in Germany Germany notifies the draft law 22.07.22 Draft law returns to Germany Commenting Periode Ends 24.10.22 0 Member States & EC Responses 0 Detailed Opinions 0 Comments 1 External Stakeholders Responses

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Seda Germany GmbH Download 2022-10-10 1
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