European Parliament approves ban on single-use plastics by 2021
Dear Members, On March 27th 2019, the EP plenary voted on the ‘Marine pollution and the reduction of single-use plastics’. The new directive includes biodegradable/compostable plastics under its scope. There are no exemptions planned for such materials. However, there are several recitals and articles in the document that might allow exemptions during the transposition phase (2019-2021) of this directive into national law. WG Regulatory Affairs (WG REGA) elaborated recommendations summing up the corresponding text parts and sketching a rough narrative that would need to be adapted for national lobbying efforts in the Member States. The recommendation document is not intended for publication but serves as internal guideline. As national committees already started to meet to discuss adaptation of the Directive, lobbying in the Member States should be taken up immediately. For detailed information, please contact Kristy-Barbara Lange (lange@european-bioplastics.org).
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