2020/0607/SK
EC/EFTA
SK Slowakei
  • S10E - Verpackungen
2020-12-31
2020-10-06

packaging, containers used for the packaging of products

Draft Implementing Decree of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic amending Implementing Decree No 373/2015 of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic on extended responsibility of producers of reserved products and on the management of reserved waste streams, as amended.

The draft Implementing Decree clarifies the definitions of the composition of packaging in Annex 13 to Implementing Decree No 373/2015 of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic on extended responsibility of producers of reserved products and on the management of reserved waste streams, as amended. Under the new legislation, the benefits of using biological materials and materials suitable for multiple recycling should be taken into account in the manufacture of packaging. Packaging is designed in such a way as to permit its reuse or recovery, including recycling, in line with the waste hierarchy.

The introduction of measures aimed at minimising the negative environmental impacts of packaging by prioritising the use of biological materials and materials suitable for multiple recycling minimises the environmental effects of packaging waste. The promotion of renewable sources of energy for the manufacture of packaging, which have shown to be beneficial from a life-cycle perspective, comes to the forefront.