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Draft Rules amending the Rules on packaging and packaging waste

Notification Number:

2017/0245/HR (Croatia)

Date received:

12/06/2017

End of Standstill:

13/09/2017 (closed)

Issue of comments by:

UK (before 2021)

Italy

France

European Commission

Poland

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Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2017) 01472
Directive (EU) 2015/1535
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Notification: 2017/0245/HR

No abre el plazo - Nezahajuje odklady - Fristerne indledes ikke - Kein Fristbeginn - Viivituste perioodi ei avata - Καμμία έναρξη προθεσμίας - Does not open the delays - N'ouvre pas de délais - Non fa decorrere la mora - Neietekmē atlikšanu - Atidėjimai nepradedami - Nem nyitja meg a késéseket - Ma’ jiftaħx il-perijodi ta’ dawmien - Geen termijnbegin - Nie otwiera opóźnień - Não inicia o prazo - Neotvorí oneskorenia - Ne uvaja zamud - Määräaika ei ala tästä - Inleder ingen frist - Не се предвижда период на прекъсване - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare.

(MSG: 201701472.EN)
1. MSG 002 IND 2017 0245 HR EN 12-06-2017 HR NOTIF

2. HR

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4. 2017/0245/HR - S10E

5. Draft Rules amending the Rules on packaging and packaging waste

6. Packaging and packaging waste

7. - Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste
- Directive (EU) 2015/720 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 amending Directive 94/62/EC as regards reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 115, 6.5.2015)

Commission Decision of 28 January 1997 establishing the identification system for packaging materials pursuant to European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 50, 20.2.1997)

8. These draft rules define measures for reducing the consumption of plastic carrier bags. As of 31 December 2018, the provision of free lightweight plastic carrier bags at points of sale of goods or products shall be prohibited. At places where very lightweight plastic carrier bags are provided free of charge, the seller shall post a visible notice for consumers concerning the sparing and rational use of these bags with the following sign: ‘VREĆICA ČUVA HRANU, A VI OKOLIŠ’ [THE BAG PROTECTS THE FOOD, AND YOU PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT].

This draft rules additionally bring into conformity the marking of packaging of products placed on the market in the Republic of Croatia with Commission Decision 97/129/EC of 28 January 1997 establishing the identification system for packaging materials pursuant to European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 50, 20.2.1997), and additionally regulate the marking of beverage packaging that is covered by the refundable fee scheme. They also define provisions concerning the heavy metal content in the packaging and provisions relating to the submission of required data to the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund when placing a new packaged product on the market in the Republic of Croatia for the first time.

9. The Rules amending the Rules on packaging and packaging waste were drafted because of the Republic of Croatia’s obligation to transpose into national law the provisions of Directive (EU) 2015/720 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 amending Directive 94/62/EC as regards reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags, and because of the required harmonisation of the existing national system of labelling product packaging with the provisions of Commission Decision 97/129/EC for the purposes of implementing Article 8 of Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.

The prescribed labelling of packaging contributes to achieving waste management objectives because it facilitates the separation of recyclable packaging as well as the identification of returnable (reusable) packaging and beverage packaging covered by the refundable fee scheme, which entitles the owner to a fee if they deliver the packaging to the seller or a recycling site.

10. Reference(s) to basic text(s): Rules on packaging and packaging waste (Narodne Novine [NN; Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia] Nos 88/15 and 78/16)

Amendments to this notification are shown in bold.

11. No

12. -

13. No

14. No

15. -

16. TBT aspect

No - the draft has no significant impact on international trade.

SPS aspect

No - the draft has no significant impact on international trade.

No - the draft is neither a sanitary nor phytosanitary measure.

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