2021/0858/LV
EC/EFTA
LV Latvia
  • S10E - Packaging
2022-03-16
2022-01-13

Management of the wood packaging and construction waste wood

Procedures for the termination of application of waste status for wood chips, shavings and dust derived from wood packaging or certain types of wood construction waste

Draft technical regulations:
– lays down the procedures for the termination of application of waste status for wood chips, shavings and dust materials derived from wood packaging and wood construction waste;
– applies to merchants who perform mechanical recycling of wood waste in secondary raw materials – chips, shavings and dust (wood waste processors), as well as to merchants who import wood chips, shavings and dust into the territory of Latvia;
– includes self-control criteria which will help the processor to determine the quality of wood waste and harvested chips, shavings and dust;
– provides that in cases when chips, shavings and dust derived from wood waste are imported into Latvia from other countries, the buyer of chips, shavings and dust in Latvia shall perform a check of chips, shavings and dust in order to determine their compliance with the requirements of Section III of Annex 1 to the draft regulations.