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PPWR — Article 43

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Article 43 Prevention of packaging waste 1. Each Member State shall reduce the packaging waste generated per capita, as compared to the packaging waste generated per capita in 2018 as reported to the Commission in accordance with Decision 2005/270/EC, by at least: (a) 5 % by 2030; (b) 10 % by 2035; (c) 15 % by 2040. Commission in accordance with Decision 2005/270/EC, by at least: (a) 5 % by 2030; (b) 10 % by 2035; (c) 15 % by 2040. 2. In order to support Member States achieve the packaging waste prevention targets set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, by 12 February 2027, the Commission shall establish a correction factor to account for the increase or decrease in tourism in relation to the base year 2018 by means of implementing acts adopted pursuant to Article 56(7), point (c). That correction factor shall be based on the rate of packaging waste generation per tourist and the variation in the number of tourists relative to the base year 2018 and take the packaging waste reduction potential in tourism into account. of tourists relative to the base year 2018 and take the packaging waste reduction potential in tourism into account. 3. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 4, Membe
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r States that have already established separate systems for the management of household packaging waste, on the one hand, and for industrial and commercial packaging waste, on the other, may retain those systems. 4. In achieving the targets set out in paragraph 1, each Member State shall endeavour to reduce the quantity of plastic packaging waste generated. set out in paragraph 1, each Member State shall endeavour to reduce the quantity of plastic packaging waste generated. 5. In addition to the measures provided for by this Regulation, Member States shall, in line with the overall objectives of the Union’s waste policy and in order to reach the targets set out in this Article, implement measures that aim to prevent the generation of packaging waste and to minimise the environmental impact of packaging. Such measures may include the use of economic instruments and other measures to provide incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy, such as the measures referred to in Annexes IV and IVa to Directive 2008/98/EC, or other appropriate instruments and measures, including incentives provided through extended producer responsibility schemes, and obligations on producers or producer responsibility organisations to adopt waste prevention plans. The measures shall be proportionate and non-discriminatory and be designed so as to avoid barriers to trade or distortions of competition. Such measures shall not lead to a shift to lighter packaging material being used to fulfil the goal of packaging waste reduction. shall not lead to a shift to lighter packaging material being used to fulfil the goal of packaging waste reduction. 6. For the purpose of paragraph 5 of this Article and without prejudice to Article 16(2) of Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council (73), Member States shall incentivise restaurants, canteens, bars, cafés and catering services to serve their customers tap water, where available, free of charge or for a low service fee, in a reusable or refillable format. 7. For the purpose of paragraph 5, Member States may introduce packaging waste prevention measures that exceed the minimum targets set out in paragraph 1, while acting in accordance with this Regulation. measures that exceed the minimum targets set out in paragraph 1, while acting in accordance with this Regulation. 8. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may, by 31 December 2025, request the Commission to use a base year other than 2018 for the calculations of the targets set out in paragraph 1. If a Member State makes such request, the Commission may, without prejudice to paragraphs 5 and 7, allow the Member State to use such other base year for the purpose of calculating the targets set out in paragraph 1 on condition that the Member State provide substantiated evidence: (a) of a significant increase in packaging waste during the year that it requests to use as a base year for the purpose of calculating the targets set out in paragraph 1; (b) that the significant increase in packaging waste demonstrated under point (a) is due to changes in the reporting procedures only; (c) that the significant increase in packaging waste demonstrated under point (a) is not due to an increased consumption; and (d) of better comparability of data between the Member States. point (a) is not due to an increased consumption; and (d) of better comparability of data between the Member States. 9. By 12 February 2032, the Commission shall review the targets laid down in paragraph 1 and assess the need to include specific targets for certain packaging materials. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, if the Commission finds it appropriate, by a legislative proposal. Section 3 Register of producers and extended producer responsibility

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Who tried to change it in committee

Committee-stage amendments targeting exactly this article, by political group. Justifications verbatim, in the authors' own words.

GroupAmendments
ID79
PPE70
—16
Renew11
S&D10
ECR9
Verts/ALE4
NI1

Source: the committee amendment documents. n = 52 amendments targeting this article.

Massimiliano Salini, Francesca Peppucci, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Fulvio Martusciello, Adam Jarubas, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Dolors Montserrat — Article 43 – paragraph 1
To ensure that packaging is recycled on a large scale starting in 2035, enabling conditions are required. Collection is the first step in recycling. Banning perfectly recyclable packaging if not recycled at scale from 2035 is unjustified. To support the achievement of the EU's packaging recycling targets and to support industry's ongoing investments in packaging design and recycling innovations, incentives to increas
Henna Virkkunen, Jessica Polfjärd — Article 43 – paragraph 1
A mandatory separate waste collection target is a critical pre-condition to ensure efficient and effective collection, sorting and recycling.
Grace O'Sullivan — Article 43 – paragraph 1
Amendment to align the text with the definition for high-quality mechanical recycling.

What plenary voted on this article

Every vote on this article's amendments, from the voting-results minutes. The bar shows the split; hover for exact counts.

Amfor/against/abstainedLT votesGroups
446adopted418/198/2Am 446: +418 / −198 / ~2
471rejected—
524=342/rev=rejected—
271adopted—

Source: the European Parliament's voting-results minutes. n = 4 votes on this article; 'LT votes' is how many Lithuanian members voted for/against in that vote (from roll-call records; not every vote is a roll-call).

Who wrote about this article in the consultations

Filers who named this exact article number in their own text. It is their sentence, not our reading — and not a causal claim.

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business association
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WhoCountryWhat they wrote
IKG crewshop24.comDEer States set national reuse targets for beverages? By 2030, Member States shall fulfil the waste prevention targets specified in Article 43(1). Member States may need to complement the harmonised EU measures with national measures, as specified in Article 51( ↗
VÖA – Vereinigung der öffentlichen AbfallwirtschaftsbetriebeATArticle 42 (3d) that the necessary sorting and recycling capacities for collected packaging waste must be available is supported. Art. 43: Return and collection systems Art. ↗
Metal Packaging EuropeBEr highly recyclable packaging in Article 6. Based on the elements above and the explicit reference to “high-quality recycling” in Article 43 of the proposal, MPE also considers the need to add a definition of high-quality recycling (in Article 3). It will avoi ↗
Wirtschaftskammer ÖsterreichATüber den bisher geltenden Regeln. Bei einer genaueren inhaltlichen Prüfung des Verordnungsentwurfes sehen wir insbesondere die in Art 43 bis 45 normierten Umsetzungsbefugnisse der Mitgliedstaaten kritisch. ↗
HPE -Bundesverband Holzpackmittel, Paletten, Exportverpackung e.V.DEdie Wiederverwendungs- und Sammelsysteme sehen wir die Notwendigkeit einer einschränkenden Klausel für importierte Produkte nach Artikel 43 (3) c). Es sollte betont werden, dass die Systeme importierte Produkte zurückweisen können, wenn diese die Qualitätsanf ↗
4evergreenBEn and recycling systems should not be hampered. Internal use Internal use Internal use Unfortunately, the general provision under Article 43 obliging Member States to set up systems for the return and separate collection of packaging waste from end users is no ↗
Gemeinschaft Papiersackindustrie e.V.DEkaging Waste Regulation To: Establishment of a standard Europe wide approach to dealing with packaging waste (Art. 4) Amendment 1 Article 43 – paragraph 4 Member States shall take measures to pro- mote recycling of packaging waste which meets the quality stand ↗
FFI Fachverband Faltschachtel-IndustrieDEontiersin.org), 2017. 8 Kearney: No silver bullet, 2023. 3 sollte daher verpflichtend in allen Mitgliedstaaten eingeführt werden (Art. 43). Wir setzen uns für die getrennte Sammlung von Siedlungsabfällen ohne Ausnahmen ein. ↗
EsPlásticosESth the following: (a) it is designed for recycling; (b) it is effectively and efficiently separately collected in accordance with Article 43(1) and (2); (c) it is sorted into defined waste streams without affecting the recyclability of other waste streams; (d) ↗
Fachvereinigung Hartpapierwaren und Rundgefäße (FHR)DEy the separate collection of all packaging waste from end users should be described more specifically with a defined timeframe in Article 43. Use of recyclate (Art. 7) Paper and cardboard packaging that partially contains plastic would currently be sub- ject t ↗
Wirtschaftsvereinigung StahlDEth the following: (a) it is designed for recycling; (b) it is effectively and efficiently separately collected in accordance with Article 43(1) and (2); (c) it is sorted into defined waste streams without affecting the recyclability of other waste streams; (d) ↗
European Paper Packaging AllianceBEc and human health impact. Moreover, re-use targets should be based on a lifecycle impact assessment of the specific application. Article 43 (linked to articles 22 and 26) We propose that a final distributor making available on the market food and beverages fi ↗
TOMRABEng and recycled content targets, will be compromised. TOMRA strongly supports the increased emphasis on separate collection under Article 43 and the further provisions under Article 44 to introduce DRS as the ultimate form of separate collection and the proven ↗
UNESDA - Soft Drinks EuropeBEbe re -used in the same way and for a similar application, with minimal loss of quantity, quality or function”. • Then, to amend Art. 43.1 to mandate Member States to ensure that a system is set up to give priority to high -quality recycling. ↗
ReloopBEclable Packaging Commission proposal Our suggestion (b) it is effectively and efficiently separately collected in accordance with Article 43(1) and (2); (c) it is sorted into defined waste streams without affecting the recyclability of other waste streams; Com ↗
Coca-Cola in EuropeBEand for a similar application, with minimal loss of quantity, quality or function”. 3 Classified - Confidential • Then, to amend Art. 43.1 to mandate Member States to ensure that a system is set up to give priority to high-quality recycling. ↗
Confederation of Swedish EnterpriseSEckaging with only a thin plastic film on it. See the proposed new Article 3(44) below. Elsewhere in the legislative proposal (see Article 43 and Article 47), the concept of high- quality recycling is highlighted as a long-term objective for the Regulation. ↗
AMETICESth the following: (a) it is designed for recycling; (b) it is effectively and efficiently separately collected in accordance with Article 43(1) and (2); (c) it is sorted into defined waste streams without affecting the recyclability of other waste streams; (d) ↗
ANAIPESwould exclude a lot of materials that are legitimately counted under part c) recycling rate – Table 1 Annex II . Article 43 (1) and (2) should be considered. 10. Until 31 December 2034, this Article shall not apply to the following: (a) immediate packaging as ↗
ITENE - Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y LogisticaESiones: a) tener un diseño que facilite el reciclado; b) ser recogidos de forma separada, efectiva y eficaz, de conformidad con el artículo 43, apartados 1 y 2; c) ser clasificados para entrar en flujos de residuos definidos sin que ello afecte a la reciclabili ↗
European Core and Tube Association (ECTA)DEy the separate collection of all packaging waste from end users should be described more specifically with a defined timeframe in Article 43. Use of recyclate (Art. 7) Paper and cardboard packaging that partially contains plastic would currently be sub- ject t ↗
Foreign Investors CouncilROsame way and for the same category of products from which it originates, with minimal loss of quantity, quality, or function”. b. Article 43(1) of the Regulation should be amended to mandate Member States to ensure the establishment of a system that prioritize ↗
INTERFELFRtes : (a) il est conçu en vue de son recyclage; (b) il est collecté séparément de manière efficace et efficiente conformément à l’article 43, paragraphes 1 et 2 ; (c) il est dirigé vers un flux de déchets bien défini sans que la recyclabilité des autres flux d ↗
Industrieverband Papier- und Folienverpackung e.V. (IPV)DEy the separate collection of all packaging waste from end users should be described more specifically with a defined timeframe in Article 43. Use of recyclate (Art. 7) Paper and cardboard packaging that partially contains plastic would currently be sub- ject t ↗
DIE PAPIERINDUSTRIE e. V.DEland bereits seit Jahrzehnten erfolgreich umgesetzt. Die Vorgaben der PPWR zum Auf- und Ausbau von entsprechenden Sammelsystemen (Artikel 43 PPWR) halten wir hier nicht für ausreichend. Die schnellstmögliche Einführung der getrennten, flächendeckenden Sammlung ↗
Greenmt LimitedMLe once again mostly the obligation of the manufacturer who is based outside Malta. IN respect to mandatory Deposit Return systems Art 43 and 44 we strongly object to have one operator for any particular DRS. The introduction of the beverage Container Refund Sy ↗
Extended Producer Responsibilty Alliance (EXPRA)BE. To achieve this, only reliable PROs should be accredited by Member States. An additional minimum requirement should be added to Article 43(3) on Return and Collection Systems”, requiring the transparent publication of the collected, sorted and recycled packa ↗
European Recycling PlatformDEconcerned (Article 43(3a)). Competition in the waste market stimulates innovative solutions and efficient processes. However, it is essential that PROs and recyclers act legally, organisationally and operationally independent of each other to ensure a level pl ↗
Verband Metallverpackungen e.V. (VMV)DEary raw materials; (e) it can be recycled at scale. (b) it is effectively and efficiently separately collected in accordance with Article 43(1) and (2); (c) it is sorted into defined waste streams without affecting the recyclability of other waste streams; (d) ↗
WirtschaftsVereinigung Metalle. e.V.DEth the following: (a) it is designed for recycling; (b) it is effectively and efficiently separately collected in accordance with Article 43(1) and (2); (c) it is sorted into defined waste streams without affecting the recyclability of other waste streams; (d) ↗

Source: public consultation submissions and position papers. n = 50 mentions; counted as a literal reference to the article number.

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