Directive (EU) 2018/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste requires Member States to take measures to increase the share of reusable packaging on the market and the number of packaging reuse systems. These measures include, inter alia, the use of deposit refund schemes and the setting of targets. 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 requires Member States to meet a target for certain single-use plastic products, which can be achieved by introducing a deposit fee. In view of this, it is necessary to introduce and operate a mandatory deposit refund scheme under extended producer responsibility schemes.

The Government Decree contains detailed rules related to the mandatory deposit return scheme.