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PPWR — Article 28

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Article 28 Obligations related to refill 1. Economic operators who offer the possibility to purchase products through refill shall inform end users of the following (‘rules for refill’): (a) the types of containers that can be used to purchase the products on offer through refill; (b) the hygiene standards for refill; (c) the responsibility of the end user in relation to health and safety regarding the use of the containers referred to in point (a). The rules for refill shall be regularly updated and shall be either clearly displayed on the premises or otherwise provided to end users. 2. Economic operators who offer the possibility to purchase products through refill shall ensure that refill stations comply with the requirements laid down in Part C of Annex VI and with any requirements laid down in other Union legal acts for the sale of products through refill. C of Annex VI and with any requirements laid down in other Union legal acts for the sale of products through refill. 3. Economic operators who offer the possibility to purchase products through refill shall ensure that if packaging or containers are offered to the end users at refill stations, that packaging and those contai
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ners are not provided free of charge if they do not meet the requirements laid down in Annex VI or are provided as a part of a deposit and return system. if they do not meet the requirements laid down in Annex VI or are provided as a part of a deposit and return system. 4. Economic operators may refuse to refill a container provided by the end user if the end user does not comply with the rules for refill communicated by the economic operator pursuant to paragraph 1, in particular if the economic operators consider the container to be unhygienic or unsuitable for the sale of food or drink. Economic operators shall bear no liability for hygiene or food safety issues that arise from the use of containers provided by the end user. 5. From 1 January 2030, final distributors with a sales area of more than 400 m2 shall endeavour to dedicate 10 % of that sales area to refill stations for both food and non-food products.

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Who tried to change it in committee

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Source: the committee amendment documents. n = 3 amendments targeting this article.

Who wrote about this article in the consultations

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CNSBII - Corpo Nazionale delle Sentinelle dei Bacini idrografici ItalianiITe delle registrazioni di cui alla scheda di sintesi. Articolo 28 Non conformità della materia plastica riciclata 1. Un'autorità competente stabilisce che un lotto di materia plastica riciclata non è conforme se durante i controlli ufficiali riscontra che: a) i
Bernhard SchmidtDEnix anders ist das hier . Geht der Karton über eine EU Binnengrenze wird eine Zahlung fällig . Wie passt das zu den EU-Grundlagen Art 28+30 AEUV ? Sie verraten grad Ihre Grundlagen. Sowas ist nicht grad geeignet die Glaubwürdigkeit der EU zu erhöhen aber solch
Patrick WellerDEso geschaffen haben und weshalb keiner dagegen widersprochen hat. Aus meiner Sicht verstößt die PPWR in der aktuellen Form gegen Art. 28 AEUV. Die enormen Kosten für die Bevollmächtigten und bereits die eigentliche Pflicht zur Bestellung eines Solchen stellt
Wirtschaftsvereinigung Alkoholfreie Getränke e.V.DEnd-)Flaschen, welche die Marke des Herstellers führen. Zahlreiche Dokumentations- und Meldepflichten werden in Anhang VI sowie in Artikel 28 aufgeführt. Dabei gelten über das Umweltstatistikgesetz bereits andere EU-rechtliche Anforderungen in diesem Bereich. H
Independent Retail EuropeBEsit, return, cleaning, filling and re-distribution system for reusable/refillable packaging. The reporting obligations set out in Article 28 regarding the refill and re-use targets are likely to lead to another considerable administrative burden for operators.
Wirtschaftskammer ÖsterreichAToder hygienische Gründe gibt, rasch und unverzüglich Betrieben wieder erlauben kann, Einwegverpackungen zu verwenden. Zu Art 28 – Berichterstattung über Wiederverwendungs- und Wiederbefüllungsziele an die zuständigen Behörden Es sollte eine Klarstellung erfolg
Bundesverband Großhandel, Außenhandel, Dienstleistungen e.V.DEflichtungen des Art. 26 durch Durchführungsrechtsakte, die erst ein Jahr vor der Umsetzung erlassen werden ist eindeutig zu kurz. Art. 28 Abs. 4 Es ist darauf zu achten, dass keine parallelen Meldesysteme etabliert werden bzw. Daten aus bereits bestehenden Sys
EurochambresBEauthority to quickly and immediately permit businesses to use disposable packaging when health or hygiene reasons necessitate it. Article 28 - reporting to the competent authorities It is essential to emphasize that the guidelines should be straightforward and
GALIAFRstain. This is an example of a decree that should be repealed when the European text is promulgated. Granularity of declarations (Article 28) Economic operators will be required to report data on the achievement of targets (e.g. re-use targets).
CiteoFRpackaging should be developed where it is effective and have already proven benefits. 4.4. Reporting and advisory reuse authority Article 28 On §1, pursuant the proposal of the Commission, economic operators shall report to the competent authority. Citeo | 24/
Keep Sweden Tidy FoundationSEin paragraph 1. Article 37 Waste management plans Member States shall include in the waste management plans required pursuant to Article 28 of Directive 2008/98/EC a dedicated chapter on the management of packaging and packaging waste, including measures take

Source: public consultation submissions and position papers. n = 11 mentions; counted as a literal reference to the article number.

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