Bags, with or without handles, of which biodegradable plastic is a significant constituent, designed or used by consumers or users to carry or transport goods; Sacks and bags (including cones) (HS 39232); Sacks and bags of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more (HS 481930); Sacks and bags, including cones, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (excluding sacks and bags having a base of a width of 40 cm or more and record sleeves) (HS 481940); Printed matter, not elsewhere specified or included (HS 491199)

Reglamento Técnico sobre Bolsas de Plástico Biodegradables (Technical Regulation on biodegradable plastic bags) (21 pages, in Spanish)

The notified draft Technical Regulation establishes the technical and labelling requirements for biodegradable plastic bags in order to ensure that, as part of a circular economy model, no microplastic pollution or hazardous substances are produced as a result of their degradation. It also mitigates the risks to and adverse impact on the environment and health, in addition to reducing information asymmetry in the consumption chain, thereby generating social well-being.