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Council of the European Union
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Interinstitutional File: 2018/0172(COD)
NOTE
From: General Secretariat of the Council
To: Permanent Representatives Committee
No. prev. doc.: 13773/18
No. Cion doc.: 9465/18 - COM(2018) 340 final + COR 1 + ADD 1
Subject: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and
of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic
products on the environment
- Preparation for the trilogue
I. INTRODUCTION
1. At its meeting on 31 October 2018, the Committee of Permanent
Representatives agreed
on a mandate for the Presidency (13773/18) to open negotiations
with the European
Parliament on the abovementioned proposal with a view to a
first-reading agreement.
2. A first trilogue took place on 6 November 2018 in a positive
and constructive spirit. The
Presidency informed delegations on the outcome at Coreper on 7
November 2018.
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Three technical tripartite meetings on 8, 9 and 14 November 2018
allowed to clarify
some key aspects of the proposed Directive. Two further
technical meetings on
19 and 22 November 2018 are scheduled to prepare discussions at
the second trilogue.
II. WAY FORWARD
3. With a view to the second trilogue on 28 November 2018, the
Presidency proposes an
overall package that contains a number of modifications to the
Council's position, taking
into account the discussions at the first trilogue and at
subsequent tripartite technical
meetings. The proposed mandate for the second trilogue is set
out in detail in the fourth
column of the table contained in the Annex 1 to this Note.
4. The main modifications can be summarized as follows:
a) Products to be covered by the Directive - recital 9 (AM 15)
and Annex part F
(AM 90)
With a view to be more precise as regards the products to be
covered by the
Directive, new text in recital 9 includes a reference to size to
be taken into account
when judging the tendency of an item to be littered. Some
examples of items to be
considered as single-use plastic products under this Directive
have also been
included in the recital.
b) Tobacco filters - new recital 11a (AM 19) and definition in
Art. 3(1)(14a)
(AM 53)
The new recital acknowledges the big share of tobacco product
filters containing
plastic among the most littered single-use plastic items and
calls upon Member
States to promote innovation in relation to alternatives and
measures to reduce
post-consumption waste of such products.
The introduction of the relevant definition in Art. 3 can
therefore be accepted.
1 Changes to the Commission proposal are highlighted as follows:
in the EP column in bold
italics; in the Council column in bold (new text) and […]
(deletions); changes to the Council position are in bold
underlined.
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c) Expanded polystyrene - recital 12 (AM 20) and Annex part B
(AM 84)
The Presidency suggests to cover a broader range of products
made of expanded
polystyrene under marketing restrictions, while setting clearly
out the criteria for
the relevant products in the Annex, in line with the text on
food containers in the
Annex part A.
d) Recycled content - recital 13 (AM 24)
The addition to recital 13 expresses an aspirational goal for
recycled content in
beverage bottles, in line with food safety legislation. It also
contains a particular
call for voluntary commitments from stakeholders.
e) Disposal through sewers - recital 14 (AM 27), recital 18 (AM
33) and Art. 10
(AM 69)
The new texts recognize the substantial economic damage to sewer
networks
through inappropriate disposal of certain single-use plastic
products and the need
for relevant information to the consumer.
f) Consumption reduction - Art. 4 (AM 54/118/119)
To bridge the gap to the EP´s position, the Presidency
introduces a few changes in
Art. 4, in particular the reference to the description of the
relevant measures in
waste management plans of Member States.
g) EPR - Art. 8 (2) (AM 60) and Art.8 (2b), Art. 17(3) (new) as
well as recital 19
These modifications aim at further clarifying the relationship
of the Directive to
the Waste Framework Directive and including clearer provisions
regarding the
cost to clean up litter, which may also cover infrastructures
for the collection of
waste of tobacco products (recital 19).
h) Fishing gear - Art. 8 (3) (AM 64)
The high value of this material is recognised by calling upon
Member States to
take the necessary measures to collect a certain amount of waste
fishing gear for
recycling.
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III. CONCLUSION
5. In light of the above, the Permanent Representatives
Committee is invited to examine
the Presidency compromise suggestions set out in the Annex
(fourth column) to this
Note with a view to agreeing on a revised mandate in view of the
second trilogue. The
Presidency will report on the outcome of this meeting and
propose, where necessary, an
adjusted mandate to be discussed by this Committee
thereafter.
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se t
he
oce
ans,
sea
s an
d m
arin
e re
sourc
es
for
sust
ainab
le d
evel
opm
ent
7. T
he
Un
ion
mu
st p
lay i
ts p
art
in t
ack
lin
g
mar
ine
litt
er a
nd a
im t
o b
e a
stan
dar
d s
ette
r fo
r th
e w
orl
d.
In t
his
conte
xt,
the
Unio
n i
s w
ork
ing w
ith
par
tner
s in
man
y i
nte
rnat
ional
for
a
such
as
G20, G
7 a
nd U
nit
ed
Nat
ions
to p
rom
ote
conce
rted
acti
on. T
his
init
iati
ve
is p
art
of
the
Unio
n e
ffort
s in
this
reg
ard.
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7
The
2030 A
gen
da
for
(3)
Mar
ine
litt
er i
s of
a
tran
sboundar
y n
ature
and
is
reco
gn
ised
as
a glo
bal
pro
ble
m.
Incr
easi
ng a
mou
nts
of
wast
e are
reach
ing t
he
oce
an
s aro
un
d t
he
wo
rld
an
d a
ffec
tin
g t
he
hea
lth
of
eco
syst
ems,
kil
lin
g a
nim
als
. R
educi
ng m
arin
e li
tter
is
a key
acti
on f
or
the
achie
vem
ent
of
Unit
ed N
atio
ns
Sust
ainab
le
Dev
elopm
ent
Goal
14 w
hic
h a
ims
to c
onse
rve
and s
ust
ainab
ly u
se t
he
oce
ans,
sea
s an
d m
arin
e re
sourc
es
for
sust
ainab
le d
evel
opm
ent
7. T
he
Un
ion
mu
st p
lay i
ts p
art
in t
ack
lin
g
mar
ine
litt
er,
pre
ven
tin
g t
he
pro
du
ctio
n o
f li
tter
, a
nd
man
ag
ing
mari
ne
litt
er m
ore
eff
ecti
vely
and
aim
to b
e a
stan
dar
d s
ette
r fo
r th
e
worl
d.
In t
his
conte
xt,
the
Unio
n i
s
wo
rkin
g w
ith
par
tner
s in
man
y
inte
rnat
ional
for
a su
ch a
s th
e G
20,
G7 a
nd U
nit
ed N
atio
ns
to p
rom
ote
conce
rted
act
ion. T
his
in
itia
tive
is
par
t of
the
Unio
n e
ffort
s in
this
regar
d.
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7
The
2030 A
gen
da
for
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mm
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on
pro
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sal
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am
end
men
ts
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cil
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siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
Sust
ainab
le D
evel
opm
ent
adopte
d
by t
he
Unit
ed N
atio
ns
Gen
eral
Ass
embly
on 2
5 S
epte
mber
2015.
Sust
ainab
le D
evel
opm
ent
adopte
d
by t
he
Unit
ed N
atio
ns
Gen
eral
Ass
embly
on 2
5 S
epte
mber
2015.
Am
end
men
t 5
Rec
ital
5
(5)
In t
he
Un
ion
, 8
0 t
o 8
5 %
of
mar
ine
litt
er, m
easu
red a
s bea
ch
litt
er c
ou
nts
, is
pla
stic
, w
ith
sin
gle
-
use
pla
stic
ite
ms
repre
senti
ng 5
0 %
and f
ishin
g-r
elat
ed i
tem
s
repre
senti
ng 2
7 %
. S
ingle
-use
pla
stic
s pro
duct
s in
clude
a div
erse
ran
ge
of
com
monly
use
d f
ast-
movin
g c
onsu
mer
pro
duct
s th
at a
re
dis
card
ed a
fter
hav
ing b
een u
sed
once
for
the
purp
ose
for
whic
h t
hey
wer
e p
rovid
ed, ar
e ra
rely
rec
ycl
ed,
and a
re p
rone
to l
itte
rin
g.
A
signif
ican
t pro
po
rtio
n o
f th
e fi
shin
g
gea
r p
lace
d o
n t
he
mar
ket
is
no
t
coll
ecte
d f
or
trea
tmen
t. S
ingle
-use
pla
stic
pro
duct
s an
d f
ishin
g g
ear
conta
inin
g p
last
ic a
re t
her
efore
a
par
ticu
larl
y s
erio
us
pro
ble
m i
n t
he
conte
xt
of
mar
ine
litt
er a
nd p
ose
a
sever
e ri
sk t
o m
arin
e ec
osy
stem
s,
bio
div
ersi
ty a
nd
, p
ote
nti
all
y, t
o
hum
an h
ealt
h a
nd a
re d
amag
ing
acti
vit
ies
such
as
touri
sm, fi
sher
ies
and s
hip
pin
g.
(5)
In t
he
Un
ion
, 8
0 t
o 8
5 %
of
mar
ine
litt
er, m
easu
red a
s bea
ch
litt
er c
ou
nts
, is
pla
stic
, w
ith
sin
gle
-
use
pla
stic
ite
ms
repre
senti
ng 5
0 %
and f
ishin
g-r
elat
ed i
tem
s
repre
senti
ng 2
7 %
.Sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
s pro
duct
s in
clude
a div
erse
ran
ge
of
com
monly
use
d f
ast-
movin
g c
onsu
mer
pro
duct
s th
at a
re
dis
card
ed a
fter
hav
ing b
een u
sed
once
for
the
purp
ose
for
whic
h t
hey
wer
e p
rovid
ed, ar
e ra
rely
rec
ycl
ed,
and a
re p
rone
to l
itte
rin
g.
A
signif
ican
t pro
po
rtio
n o
f th
e fi
shin
g
an
d a
qu
acu
ltu
re g
ear
pla
ced o
n t
he
mar
ket
is
not
coll
ecte
d f
or
trea
tmen
t. S
ingle
-use
pla
stic
pro
duct
s an
d f
ishin
g a
nd
aq
ua
cult
ure
gea
r co
nta
inin
g
pla
stic
, su
ch a
s p
ots
, tr
aps,
flo
ats
an
d b
uo
ys,
net
s, r
op
es,
stri
ng
s,
cord
s a
nd
lin
es a
re t
her
efore
a
par
ticu
larl
y s
erio
us
pro
ble
m i
n t
he
conte
xt
of
mar
ine
litt
er a
nd p
ose
a
sever
e ri
sk t
o m
arin
e ec
osy
stem
s,
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mm
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on
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po
sal
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am
end
men
ts
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un
cil
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siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
bio
div
ersi
ty a
s w
ell
as
to h
um
an
an
d a
nim
al
hea
lth, an
d a
re
dam
agin
g a
ctiv
itie
s su
ch a
s
touri
sm, fi
sher
ies
and s
hip
pin
g.
-
13
99
5/1
8
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S/m
b
13
AN
NE
X
TR
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L
IMIT
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EN
Co
mm
issi
on
pro
po
sal
EP
am
end
men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
Am
end
men
t 6
Rec
ita
l 5
a (
new
)
(5
a)
Th
e C
ou
nci
l, a
t it
s m
eeti
ng o
f
25
Ju
ne
20
18
, a
do
pte
d c
on
clu
sio
ns
on
"D
eliv
erin
g o
n t
he
EU
Act
ion
Pla
n f
or
the
Cir
cula
r E
con
om
y",
clea
rly
support
ing t
he
act
ion
s
un
der
tak
en a
t a
Eu
rop
ean
an
d
glo
bal
leve
l to
res
tric
t th
e u
se o
f
mic
rop
last
ics
inte
nti
on
all
y a
dd
ed
to p
rodu
cts
as
wel
l as
the
use
of
oxo-p
last
ics
in t
he
Un
ion
an
d t
he
act
ion
s en
visa
ged
in
th
e P
last
ics
Str
ate
gy
con
cern
ing t
he
redu
ctio
n
of
mic
ropla
stic
s fr
om
tex
tile
s, c
ar
tyre
s an
d l
eakage
of
pre
-
pro
du
ctio
n p
elle
ts.
Th
e U
nio
n i
s
alr
eady
takin
g a
ctio
n a
s th
ere
is a
n
on
go
ing
pro
cess
un
der
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AC
H,
wh
ereb
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e C
om
mis
sion
ask
ed t
he
Eu
rop
ean
Ch
emic
als
Agen
cy t
o
dev
elo
p a
n A
nn
ex X
V r
est
rict
ion
doss
ier
con
cern
ing t
he
use
of
inte
nti
on
all
y a
dd
ed m
icro
pla
stic
part
icle
s to
con
sum
er o
r
pro
fess
ion
al
use
pro
du
cts
of
an
y
kin
d.
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L
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Co
mm
issi
on
pro
po
sal
EP
am
end
men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
Am
end
men
t 7
Rec
ita
l 5
b (
new
)
(5
b)
Th
e U
nio
n s
ho
uld
ad
op
t a
com
pre
hen
sive
appro
ach
to t
he
pro
ble
m o
f m
icro
pla
stic
s an
d
sho
uld
en
cou
rag
e a
ll p
rod
uce
rs t
o
stri
ctly
lim
it m
icro
pla
stic
s fr
om
thei
r fo
rmu
lati
on
s, w
ith
pa
rtic
ula
r
att
enti
on
to
tex
tile
an
d t
yre
man
ufa
ctu
rers
sin
ce s
ynth
etic
clo
thin
g a
nd
tyr
es c
on
trib
ute
to
63
% o
f m
icro
pla
stic
s w
hic
h e
nd
up
dir
ectl
y in
th
e aqu
ati
c
envi
ron
men
t.
-
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S/m
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L
IMIT
E
EN
Co
mm
issi
on
pro
po
sal
EP
am
end
men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
Am
end
men
t 8
Rec
ital
6
(6)
Ex
isti
ng U
nio
n l
egis
lati
on
11
and
po
licy
in
stru
men
ts p
rov
ide
som
e re
gula
tory
res
po
nse
s to
addre
ss m
arin
e li
tter
. In
par
ticu
lar,
pla
stic
was
te i
s su
bje
ct t
o o
ver
all
Unio
n w
aste
man
agem
ent
mea
sure
s
and t
arget
s, s
uch
as
the
recycl
ing
targ
et f
or
pla
stic
pac
kag
ing w
aste
12
and t
he
rece
ntl
y a
dopte
d o
bje
ctiv
e
in t
he
Pla
stic
s S
trat
egy 1
3 t
o e
nsu
re
that
all
pla
stic
pac
kag
ing i
s
recycl
able
by 2
030. H
ow
ever
, th
e
impac
t of
that
leg
isla
tion o
n m
arin
e
litt
er i
s not
suff
icie
nt
and t
her
e ar
e
dif
fere
nce
s in
the
scop
e an
d t
he
level
of
ambit
ion a
mongst
nat
ional
mea
sure
s to
pre
ven
t an
d r
educe
mar
ine
litt
er.
In a
ddit
ion,
som
e of
tho
se m
easu
res,
in
par
ticu
lar
mar
ket
ing r
estr
icti
on
s fo
r si
ngle
-use
pla
stic
pro
duct
s, m
ay c
reat
e bar
rier
s
to t
rade
and d
isto
rt c
om
pet
itio
n i
n
the
Unio
n.
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__
1
1
Dir
ecti
ve
2008/9
8/E
C,
(6)
Pro
per
wa
ste
man
ag
emen
t
rem
ain
s es
sen
tia
l fo
r th
e
pre
ven
tion
of
(mari
ne)
lit
ter.
E
xis
ting U
nio
n l
egis
lati
on 1
1
and p
oli
cy i
nst
rum
ents
pro
vid
e
som
e re
gula
tory
res
ponse
s to
addre
ss m
arin
e li
tter
. In
par
ticu
lar,
pla
stic
was
te i
s su
bje
ct t
o o
ver
all
Unio
n w
aste
man
agem
ent
mea
sure
s
and t
arget
s, s
uch
as
the
recycl
ing
targ
et f
or
pla
stic
pac
kag
ing w
aste
12
and t
he
rece
ntl
y a
dopte
d o
bje
ctiv
e
in t
he
Pla
stic
s S
trat
egy 1
3 t
o e
nsu
re
that
all
pla
stic
pac
kag
ing i
s
recycl
able
by 2
030. H
ow
ever
, th
e
imp
act
of
that
leg
isla
tion o
n m
arin
e
litt
er i
s not
suff
icie
nt
and t
her
e ar
e
dif
fere
nce
s in
the
scop
e an
d t
he
level
of
ambit
ion a
mongst
nat
ional
mea
sure
s to
pre
ven
t an
d r
educe
mar
ine
litt
er.
In a
ddit
ion,
som
e of
tho
se m
easu
res,
in
par
ticu
lar
mar
ket
ing r
estr
icti
on
s fo
r si
ngle
-use
pla
stic
pro
duct
s, m
ay c
reat
e bar
rier
s
to t
rade
and d
isto
rt c
om
pet
itio
n i
n
the
Un
ion
.
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
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__
1
1
Dir
ecti
ve
2008/9
8/E
C,
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13
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S/m
b
16
AN
NE
X
TR
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L
IMIT
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EN
Co
mm
issi
on
pro
po
sal
EP
am
end
men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
Dir
ecti
ve
2000/5
9/E
C, D
irec
tive
2000/6
0/E
C, D
irec
tive
2008/5
6/E
C
and C
ounci
l R
egula
tion (
EC
) N
o
1224/2
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f 20 N
ovem
ber
2009
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bli
shin
g a
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munit
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ontr
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syst
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or
ensu
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h t
he
rule
s of
the
com
mon
fish
erie
s poli
cy,
amen
din
g
Reg
ula
tions
(EC
) N
o 8
47
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C)
No 2
371/2
002, (E
C)
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11/2
004,
(EC
) N
o 7
68/2
005, (E
C)
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2115/2
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C)
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166/2
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) N
o 3
88/2
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C)
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509/2
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C)
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76/2
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C)
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(EC
) N
o 1
342/2
008 a
nd r
epea
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g
Reg
ula
tions
(EE
C)
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) N
o 1
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4 a
nd (
EC
) N
o
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OJ
L 3
43, 22
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p. 1).
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1
2
Dir
ecti
ve
94/6
2/E
C o
f th
e
Euro
pea
n P
arli
amen
t an
d o
f th
e
Counci
l of
20 D
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ber
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n
pac
kag
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nd p
ack
agin
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aste
(O
J
L 3
65 3
1.1
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994, p. 10).
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3
Co
mm
un
icat
ion
fro
m t
he
Com
mis
sion t
o t
he
Euro
pea
n
Par
liam
ent,
the
Counci
l, t
he
Euro
pea
n E
conom
ic a
nd S
oci
al
Dir
ecti
ve
2000/5
9/E
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tive
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C
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l R
egula
tion (
EC
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2009
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om
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h t
he
rule
s of
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com
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fish
erie
s poli
cy, am
endin
g
Reg
ula
tions
(EC
) N
o 8
47
/96, (E
C)
No 2
371/2
002, (E
C)
No 8
11/2
004,
(EC
) N
o 7
68/2
005, (E
C)
No
2115/2
005, (E
C)
No 2
166/2
005,
(EC
) N
o 3
88/2
00
6, (E
C)
No
509/2
007, (E
C)
No 6
76/2
007, (E
C)
No 1
098/2
007, (E
C)
No 1
300/2
008,
(EC
) N
o 1
342/2
008 a
nd r
epea
lin
g
Reg
ula
tions
(EE
C)
No 2
847/9
3,
(EC
) N
o 1
627/9
4 a
nd (
EC
) N
o
1966/2
006 (
OJ
L 3
43, 22
.12.2
009,
p. 1).
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1
2
Dir
ecti
ve
94/6
2/E
C o
f th
e
Euro
pea
n P
arli
amen
t an
d o
f th
e
Counci
l of
20 D
ecem
ber
1994 o
n
pac
kag
ing a
nd p
ack
agin
g w
aste
(O
J
L 3
65 3
1.1
2.1
994, p. 10).
1
3
Co
mm
un
icat
ion
fro
m t
he
Com
mis
sion t
o t
he
Euro
pea
n
Par
liam
ent,
the
Counci
l, t
he
Euro
pea
n E
conom
ic a
nd S
oci
al
-
13
99
5/1
8
K
S/m
b
17
AN
NE
X
TR
EE
.1.A
L
IMIT
E
EN
Co
mm
issi
on
pro
po
sal
EP
am
end
men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
Co
mm
itte
e an
d t
he
Co
mm
itte
e o
f
the
Reg
ions
"A E
uro
pea
n S
trat
egy
for
Pla
stic
s in
a C
ircu
lar
Eco
no
my"
(CO
M(2
018)2
8 f
inal
).
Co
mm
itte
e an
d t
he
Co
mm
itte
e o
f
the
Reg
ions
"A E
uro
pea
n S
trat
egy
for
Pla
stic
s in
a C
ircu
lar
Eco
no
my"
(CO
M(2
018)2
8 f
inal
).
Am
end
men
t 9
Rec
ita
l 6
a (
new
)
(6
a)
Fo
ster
ing
res
earc
h a
nd
inn
ova
tio
n i
n t
he
pa
cka
gin
g s
ecto
r
is a
key
fact
or
in o
rder
to p
rom
ote
a m
ore
su
sta
ina
ble
valu
e ch
ain
. In
ord
er t
o a
chie
ve t
ha
t a
im, it
is
nec
essa
ry t
o s
tren
gth
en t
he
rele
van
t fu
nd
ing
mec
han
ism
s
wit
hin
th
e co
nte
xt
of
the
Eu
rop
ean
R&
D p
rog
ram
min
g t
oo
ls,
such
as
the
EU
Fra
mew
ork
Pro
gra
mm
es
for
Res
earc
h a
nd
In
no
vati
on
(i.
e.
Hori
zon
2020),
wit
h a
vie
w t
o t
he
fort
hco
min
g S
trate
gic
Res
earc
h
Inn
ova
tio
n A
gen
da
fo
r P
last
ics.
-
13
99
5/1
8
K
S/m
b
18
AN
NE
X
TR
EE
.1.A
L
IMIT
E
EN
Co
mm
issi
on
pro
po
sal
EP
am
end
men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
Am
end
men
t 10
Rec
ital
7
(7)
To f
ocu
s ef
fort
s w
her
e th
ey
are
most
nee
ded
, th
is D
irec
tive
should
only
cover
the
mo
st f
ound
single
-use
pla
stic
s pro
du
cts,
whic
h
are
esti
mat
ed t
o r
epre
sen
t ar
ound
86%
of
the
sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
s
found, in
counts
, on b
each
es i
n t
he
Unio
n.
(7)
To f
ocu
s ef
fort
s w
her
e th
ey
are
most
nee
ded
, th
is D
irec
tive
should
only
cover
the
mo
st f
ound
single
-use
pla
stic
s pro
du
cts
as
wel
l
as
fish
ing
gea
r. T
he
sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
s pro
du
cts
cove
red b
y
mea
sure
s u
nder
th
is D
irec
tive
are
esti
mat
ed t
o r
epre
sent
around 8
6%
of
the
single
-use
pla
stic
s fo
und, in
counts
, on b
each
es i
n t
he
Unio
n.
(7)
To f
ocu
s ef
fort
s w
her
e th
ey
are
most
nee
ded
, th
is D
irec
tive
should
only
cover
the
mo
st f
ound
single
-use
pla
stic
s pro
du
cts,
whic
h
are
esti
mat
ed t
o r
epre
sen
t ar
ound
86%
of
the
sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
s
found, in
counts
, on b
each
es i
n t
he
Unio
n.
Met
al
an
d g
lass
bev
erage
con
tain
ers
sho
uld
not
be
covere
d
by t
his
Dir
ecti
ve
as
they
are
not
am
on
g t
he
top
lit
tered
pla
stic
item
s.
-
13
99
5/1
8
K
S/m
b
19
AN
NE
X
TR
EE
.1.A
L
IMIT
E
EN
Co
mm
issi
on
pro
po
sal
EP
am
end
men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
Am
end
men
t 11
Rec
ita
l 7
a (
new
)
(7
a)
Th
is D
irec
tive
is
wit
ho
ut
pre
jud
ice
to t
he
pro
visi
on
s
esta
bli
shed
in
Dir
ecti
ve 9
4/6
2/E
C
reg
ard
ing
sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
pro
du
cts
that
are
con
sider
ed
pack
agin
g i
tem
s as
def
ined
by
Art
icle
3(1
) of
Dir
ecti
ve
94/6
2/E
C.
(7a)
In v
iew
of
the
fact
th
at
the
pre
sen
t D
irec
tive
is a
lex s
pec
iali
s
com
pare
d w
ith
Dir
ecti
ve
94/6
2
an
d D
irec
tive
2008/9
8, it
sh
ou
ld
be
cla
rifi
ed t
ha
t in
th
e ev
ent
of
con
flic
t b
etw
een
th
ose
Dir
ecti
ves
an
d t
he
pre
sen
t D
irec
tive
then
th
e
latt
er w
ill
pre
vail
, to
th
e ex
ten
t
nec
essa
ry,
wit
hin
th
e sc
op
e of
its
ap
pli
cati
on
. T
his
is
the
case
, in
part
icu
lar,
for
cert
ain
of
the
def
init
ion
s, r
estr
icti
on
s o
n p
laci
ng
on
th
e m
ark
et, p
rod
uct
req
uir
emen
ts a
nd
mark
ing
req
uir
emen
ts.
Am
end
men
t 12
Rec
ita
l 7
b (
new
)
(7
b)
Th
e re
view
rep
ort
of
the
Com
mis
sion
sh
ou
ld i
ndic
ate
wh
eth
er t
he
scope
can
be
bro
ad
ened
to
sin
gle
-use
pro
du
cts
in g
ener
al.
-
13
99
5/1
8
K
S/m
b
20
AN
NE
X
TR
EE
.1.A
L
IMIT
E
EN
Co
mm
issi
on
pro
po
sal
EP
am
end
men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
Am
end
men
t 13
Rec
ital
7 c
(n
ew)
(7
c)
Ter
rest
ria
l p
oll
uti
on
an
d
con
tam
ina
tion
of
soil
by
larg
er
item
s of
pla
stic
an
d r
esu
ltin
g
fra
gm
ents
or
mic
ro-p
last
ics
can
be
sig
nif
ica
nt
on
lo
cal
or
reg
ion
al
scale
s. O
n a
loca
l sc
ale
th
at
can
be
con
sider
able
du
e to
in
ten
sive
use
of
pla
stic
s in
agri
cult
ure
. T
o
redu
ce t
he
effe
cts
of
pla
stic
wast
e
on
th
e en
viro
nm
ent
an
d o
n h
um
an
an
d a
nim
al
hea
lth
, p
last
ic
po
llu
tion
fro
m a
gri
cult
ura
l la
nd
sho
uld
be
tho
rou
gh
ly i
nve
stig
ate
d.
-
13
99
5/1
8
K
S/m
b
21
AN
NE
X
TR
EE
.1.A
L
IMIT
E
EN
Co
mm
issi
on
pro
po
sal
EP
am
end
men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
Rec
ital
8
(8)
Sin
gle
use
pla
stic
pro
du
cts
can b
e m
anu
fact
ure
d f
rom
a w
ide
ran
ge
of
pla
stic
s. P
last
ics
are
usu
ally
def
ined
as
poly
mer
ic
mat
eria
ls t
o w
hic
h a
ddit
ives
may
hav
e bee
n a
dded
. H
ow
ever
, th
is
def
init
ion w
ould
cover
cer
tain
nat
ura
l poly
mer
s. U
nm
odif
ied
nat
ura
l poly
mer
s sh
ould
not
be
cover
ed a
s th
ey o
ccur
nat
ura
lly i
n
the
envir
onm
ent.
Ther
efo
re, th
e
def
init
ion o
f poly
mer
in A
rtic
le
3(5
) of
Reg
ula
tion (
EC
) N
o
1907/2
006 o
f th
e E
uro
pea
n
Par
liam
ent
and o
f th
e C
ounci
l 1
4
should
be
adap
ted a
nd a
sep
arat
e
def
init
ion
sh
ou
ld b
e in
troduce
d f
or
the
purp
ose
s of
this
Dir
ecti
ve.
Pla
stic
s m
anufa
cture
d w
ith
modif
ied n
atura
l poly
mer
s, o
r
pla
stic
s m
anufa
cture
d f
rom
bio
-
bas
ed, fo
ssil
or
synth
etic
sta
rtin
g
subst
ance
s ar
e not
nat
ura
lly
occ
urr
ing a
nd s
hould
ther
efore
be
addre
ssed
by t
his
Dir
ecti
ve.
The
adap
ted d
efin
itio
n o
f pla
stic
s sh
ould
ther
efore
cov
er p
oly
mer
-bas
ed
rubber
ite
ms
and b
io-b
ased
and
(8
) S
ingle
use
pla
stic
pro
du
cts
can b
e m
anu
fact
ure
d f
rom
a w
ide
ran
ge
of
pla
stic
s. P
last
ics
are
usu
ally
def
ined
as
poly
mer
ic
mat
eria
ls t
o w
hic
h a
ddit
ives
may
hav
e bee
n a
dded
. H
ow
ever
, th
is
def
init
ion w
ould
cover
cer
tain
nat
ura
l poly
mer
s. U
nm
odif
ied
nat
ura
l poly
mer
s, i
n a
cco
rdan
ce
wit
h t
he
def
init
ion
of
not
chem
ica
lly
mod
ifie
d s
ub
sta
nce
s in
Art
icle
3(4
0)
of
Reg
ula
tion
(E
C)
No 1
907/2
006 o
f th
e E
uro
pea
n
Parl
iam
ent
an
d o
f th
e C
ou
nci
l, 1
4
should
not
be
cover
ed a
s th
ey o
ccur
nat
ura
lly i
n t
he
envir
onm
ent.
Ther
efo
re, th
e d
efin
itio
n o
f poly
mer
in A
rtic
le 3
(5)
of
Reg
ula
tion (
EC
)
No 1
907/2
006 […
] should
be
adap
ted a
nd a
sep
arat
e d
efin
itio
n
should
be
intr
oduce
d f
or
the
purp
ose
s of
this
Dir
ecti
ve.
Pla
stic
s
man
ufa
cture
d w
ith m
odif
ied n
atura
l
poly
mer
s, o
r pla
stic
s m
anufa
cture
d
from
bio
-bas
ed,
foss
il o
r sy
nth
etic
star
ting s
ubst
ance
s ar
e n
ot
nat
ura
lly
occ
urr
ing a
nd s
hould
ther
efore
be
addre
ssed
by t
his
Dir
ecti
ve.
The
-
13
99
5/1
8
K
S/m
b
22
AN
NE
X
TR
EE
.1.A
L
IMIT
E
EN
Co
mm
issi
on
pro
po
sal
EP
am
end
men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
bio
deg
radab
le p
last
ics
regar
dle
ss o
f
whet
her
they a
re d
eriv
ed f
rom
bio
mas
s an
d/o
r in
tended
to
bio
deg
rade
ov
er t
ime.
Cer
tain
po
lym
eric
mat
eria
l s a
re n
ot
capab
le
of
funct
ionin
g a
s a
mai
n s
truct
ura
l
com
ponen
t of
final
mat
eria
ls a
nd
pro
duct
s, s
uch
as
poly
mer
ic
coat
ings,
pai
nts
, in
ks,
and
adhes
ives
. T
hose
mat
eria
ls s
hould
not
be
addre
ssed
by t
his
Dir
ecti
ve
and s
hould
ther
efo
re n
ot
be
cover
ed
by t
he
def
init
ion
.
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
1
4
Reg
ula
tion (
EC
) N
o
1907/2
006 o
f th
e E
uro
pea
n
Par
liam
ent
and o
f th
e C
ounci
l of
18
Dec
emb
er 2
006 c
on
cern
ing t
he
Reg
istr
atio
n,
Ev
alu
atio
n,
Auth
ori
sati
on a
nd R
estr
icti
on o
f
Chem
ical
s (R
EA
CH
), e
stab
lish
ing
a E
uro
pea
n C
hem
ical
s A
gen
cy,
amen
din
g D
irec
tive
1999
/45
/EC
and
rep
eali
ng C
ou
nci
l R
egula
tio
n
(EE
C)
No 7
93
/93
an
d C
om
mis
sio
n
Reg
ula
tion (
EC
) N
o 1
48
8/9
4 a
s
wel
l as
Counci
l D
irec
tive
76
/76
9/E
EC
an
d C
om
mis
sio
n
Dir
ecti
ves
91
/15
5/E
EC
, 9
3/6
7/E
EC
,
93/1
05/E
C a
nd 2
000/2
1/E
C (
OJ
adap
ted d
efin
itio
n o
f pla
stic
s sh
ould
ther
efore
cov
er p
oly
mer
-bas
ed
rubber
ite
ms
and b
io-b
ased
and
bio
deg
radab
le p
last
ics
rega r
dle
ss o
f
whet
her
they a
re d
eriv
ed f
rom
bio
mas
s an
d/o
r in
tended
to
bio
deg
rade
ov
er t
ime.
[…] T
he
foll
ow
ing
po
lym
eric
mat
eria
ls
sho
uld
no
t b
e ad
dre
ssed
by t
his
Dir
ecti
ve
and s
hould
ther
efore
not
be
cover
ed b
y t
he
def
init
ion
:
pa
ints
, in
ks
an
d a
dh
esiv
es.
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
1
4
Reg
ula
tion (
EC
) N
o
1907/2
006 o
f th
e E
uro
pea
n
Par
liam
ent
and o
f th
e C
ounci
l of
18
Dec
emb
er 2
006 c
on
cern
ing t
he
Reg
istr
atio
n,
Ev
alu
atio
n,
Auth
ori
sati
on a
nd R
estr
icti
on o
f
Chem
ical
s (R
EA
CH
), e
stab
lish
ing
a E
uro
pea
n C
hem
ical
s A
gen
cy,
amen
din
g D
irec
tive
1999
/45/E
C
and
rep
eali
ng C
ou
nci
l R
egula
tio
n
(EE
C)
No 7
93
/93
an
d C
om
mis
sio
n
Reg
ula
tion (
EC
) N
o 1
48
8/9
4 a
s
wel
l as
Counci
l D
irec
tive
76
/76
9/E
EC
an
d C
om
mis
sio
n
Dir
ecti
ves
91
/15
5/E
EC
, 9
3/6
7/E
EC
,
93/1
05/E
C a
nd 2
000/2
1/E
C (
OJ
-
13
99
5/1
8
K
S/m
b
23
AN
NE
X
TR
EE
.1.A
L
IMIT
E
EN
Co
mm
issi
on
pro
po
sal
EP
am
end
men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
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mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
L 3
96
, 3
0.1
2.2
00
6,
p.
1).
L
39
6,
30
.12
.20
06
, p
. 1
).
Am
end
men
t 14
Rec
ita
l 8
a (
new
)
(8
a)
Pla
stic
pro
du
cts
sho
uld
be
man
ufa
ctu
red
ta
kin
g i
nto
acc
ou
nt
thei
r en
tire
lif
espan
. E
co-d
esig
n o
f
pla
stic
pro
du
cts
shou
ld a
lwa
ys t
ak
e
into
acc
ou
nt
pro
du
ctio
n p
ha
se,
recy
clabil
ity
an
d p
oss
ibly
als
o
reu
sab
ilit
y o
f th
e p
rod
uct
.
Pro
du
cers
sh
ou
ld b
e en
cou
raged
,
wh
ere
appro
pri
ate
, to
use
sin
gle
or
com
pati
ble
poly
mer
s fo
r
man
ufa
ctu
rin
g t
hei
r p
rodu
cts
in
ord
er t
o s
impli
fy s
ort
ing
an
d
enh
an
ce r
ecyc
labil
ity,
esp
ecia
lly
in
the
case
of
pla
stic
pack
agin
g.
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mm
ents
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gges
tion
s
Am
end
men
t 15
Rec
ital
9
(9)
In o
rder
to c
lear
ly d
efin
e th
e
scope
of
this
Dir
ecti
ve
the
term
single
-use
pla
stic
pro
duct
should
be
def
ined
. T
he
def
init
ion s
hould
excl
ude
pla
stic
pro
duct
s th
at a
re
conce
ived
, d
esig
ned
and p
lace
d o
n
the
mar
ket
to
acc
om
pli
sh w
ith
in
thei
r li
fecycl
e m
ult
iple
tri
ps
or
rota
tions
by b
ein
g r
efil
led o
r re
use
d
for
the
sam
e pu
rpose
fo
r w
hic
h t
hey
are
con
ceiv
ed.
(9
) In
ord
er t
o c
lear
ly d
efin
e th
e
scope
of
this
Dir
ecti
ve
the
term
single
-use
pla
stic
pro
duct
should
be
def
ined
. S
uch
sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
pro
du
cts
are
ty
pic
all
y i
nte
nd
ed t
o
be
use
d j
ust
on
ce o
r fo
r a s
hort
per
iod
of
tim
e b
efore
bein
g
dis
po
sed
of.
The
def
init
ion s
hould
excl
ude
pla
stic
pro
duct
s th
at a
re
conce
ived
, d
esig
ned
and p
lace
d o
n
the
mar
ket
to
acc
om
pli
sh w
ith
in
thei
r li
fecycl
e m
ult
iple
tri
ps
or
rota
tions
by b
ein
g r
efil
led o
r re
use
d
for
the
sam
e pu
rpose
fo
r w
hic
h t
hey
are
con
ceiv
ed.
(9)
In o
rder
to c
lear
ly d
efin
e th
e
scope
of
this
Dir
ecti
ve
the
term
sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
pro
duct
should
be
def
ined
. S
uch
sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
pro
du
cts
are
ty
pic
all
y i
nte
nd
ed t
o
be
use
d j
ust
on
ce o
r fo
r a s
hort
per
iod
of
tim
e b
efore
bein
g
dis
po
sed
of.
The
def
init
ion s
hould
excl
ude
pla
stic
pro
duct
s th
at a
re
conce
ived
, d
esig
ned
and p
lace
d o
n
the
mar
ket
to
acc
om
pli
sh w
ith
in
thei
r li
fecycl
e m
ult
iple
tri
ps
or
rota
tions
by b
ein
g r
efil
led o
r re
use
d
for
the
sam
e pu
rpose
fo
r w
hic
h t
hey
are
con
ceiv
ed.
Th
is n
oti
on
is
refl
ecte
d i
n t
he
inte
rpreta
tio
n o
f
the
pro
du
cts
list
ed i
n t
he
An
nex
.
Sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
pro
du
cts,
su
ch
as
sin
gle
ser
ve
po
rtio
n s
ized
fo
od
con
tain
ers
or
pre
wet
ted
wet
wip
es f
or
per
son
al
care
are
very
lik
ely t
o b
e li
tter
ed i
n t
he
ma
rin
e
envir
on
men
t, w
her
eas
larg
e-s
ized
bev
erage
con
tain
ers
or
ind
ust
rial
wet
wip
es a
re n
ot.
Th
eref
ore
, an
item
’s te
nden
cy o
f bei
ng li
ttere
d p
lay
s a d
ecis
ive
role
for
det
erm
inin
g w
het
her
a c
erta
in
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men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
item
ha
s to
be
con
sid
ered
as
a
sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
pro
du
ct. In
vie
w
of
the
crit
eria
set
ou
t in
th
e
An
nex
, ex
am
ple
s fo
r fo
od
con
tain
ers
to b
e c
on
sid
ered
as
sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
pro
du
cts
are
fast
-food
con
tain
ers
or
mea
l
bo
xes
an
d s
ala
d b
ox
es w
ith
co
ld
or
hot
food
, or
food
con
tain
ers
of
fres
h o
r p
roce
ssed
food
th
at
does
not
nee
d f
urt
her
pre
para
tion
,
such
as
fru
its,
veg
etab
les
or
des
sert
s. E
xa
mp
les
for
bev
erage
con
tain
ers
to b
e co
nsi
der
ed a
s
sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
pro
du
cts
are
bev
erage
bott
les
or
com
posi
te
bev
erage
pack
agin
g u
sed
for
bee
r, w
ine,
wate
r, l
iqu
id
refr
esh
men
ts, ju
ices
an
d n
ecta
rs,
inst
an
t b
ever
ages
or
mil
k.
As
gla
ss a
nd
met
al
bev
era
ge
con
tain
ers
are
not
am
on
g t
he
top
litt
ered
pla
stic
ite
ms,
th
ey a
re n
ot
cov
ered
by
th
e m
easu
res
of
this
Dir
ecti
ve.
How
ever
, th
e
Co
mis
sio
n s
ho
uld
ev
alu
ate
in
ter
ali
a c
ap
s a
nd
lid
s m
ad
e o
f p
last
ic
use
d f
or
gla
ss a
nd
met
al
bev
erage
con
tain
ers.
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am
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men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
Am
end
men
t 16
Rec
ita
l 9
a (
new
)
(9
a)
By
reta
inin
g t
he
valu
e of
pro
du
cts
an
d m
ate
ria
ls f
or
as
lon
g
as
po
ssib
le a
nd
gen
era
tin
g l
ess
wast
e, t
he
econ
om
y of
the
Un
ion
can
bec
om
e m
ore
com
pet
itiv
e an
d
more
res
ilie
nt,
wh
ile
red
uci
ng
th
e
pre
ssu
re o
n p
reci
ou
s re
sou
rces
an
d t
he
envi
ron
men
t.
Am
end
men
t 17
Rec
ital
10
(10)
The
single
-use
pla
stic
pro
duct
s sh
ould
be
addre
ssed
by
one
or
sever
al m
easu
res,
dep
endin
g
on v
ario
us
fact
ors
, su
ch a
s th
e
avai
labil
ity o
f su
itab
le a
nd m
ore
sust
ainab
le a
lter
nat
ives
, th
e
feas
ibil
ity t
o c
han
ge
consu
mpti
on
pat
tern
s, a
nd t
he
exte
nt
to w
hic
h
they
are
alr
ead
y c
over
ed b
y e
xis
ting
Un
ion
leg
isla
tio
n.
(10)
The
single
-use
pla
stic
pro
duct
s sh
ould
be
addre
ssed
by
one
or
sever
al m
easu
res,
dep
endin
g
on v
ario
us
fact
ors
, su
ch a
s th
e
avai
labil
ity o
f su
itab
le a
nd m
ore
sust
ainab
le a
lter
nat
ives
, ta
kin
g i
nto
acc
ou
nt
life
cyc
le p
rin
ciple
s, t
he
feas
ibil
ity t
o c
han
ge
consu
mpti
on
pat
tern
s, a
nd t
he
exte
nt
to w
hic
h
they
are
alr
ead
y c
over
ed b
y e
xis
ting
Un
ion
leg
isla
tio
n.
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pro
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EP
am
end
men
ts
Co
un
cil
po
siti
on
Co
mm
ents
/su
gges
tion
s
Am
end
men
t 18
Rec
ital
11
(11
) F
or
cert
ain
sin
gle
-use
pla
stic
pro
duct
s, s
uit
able
and m
ore
sust
ainab
le a
lter
nat
ives
are
not
yet
read
ily a
vai
lable
and t
he
con
sum
pti
on
of
mo
st s
uch
sin
gle
-
use
pla
stic
pro
duct
s is
ex
pec
ted t
o
incr
ease
. T
o r
ever
se t
hat
tre
nd a
nd
pro
mote
eff
ort
s to
war
ds
more
sust
ainab
le s
olu
tions
Mem
ber
Sta
tes
should
be
requir
ed t
o t
ake
the
nec
essa
ry m
easu
res
to a
chie
ve
a
signif
ican
t re
duct
ion i
n t
he
consu
mpti
on o
f th
ose
pro
duct
s,
wit
ho
ut
com
pro
mis
ing f
oo
d
hygie
ne
or
food s
afet
y,
good
hygie
ne
pra
ctic
es,
good
man
ufa
cturi
ng p
ract
ices
, co
