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Act amending the Act on packages and package wastes.

Country/Territory
Poland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Journal of Laws No. 11 of 2004, Pos. 97.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste management Hazardous substances Packaging/labelling Recycling/reuse
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
The Act entered into force on the day when Poland became a member of the European Union.
Abstract

The Act, which is composed of two articles, establishes that producers, importers and entrepreneurs purchasing hazardous products within the European Union are obliged to collect from salesmen, on their own cost, packaging of multiple use and packaging wastes of these products. Salesmen are obliged to collect from customers packaging of multiple use and packaging wastes of hazardous products and to pass them to producers or importers.

Full text
Polish
Website
isap.sejm.gov.pl

References - Legislation

Amends

Act on packages and package wastes.

Legislation | Poland | 2001

Keyword: Waste management, Transboundary movement of waste, Offences/penalties, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Act on packaging management and packaging waste.

Legislation | Poland | 2013 (2023)

Keyword: Waste management, Transboundary movement of waste, Offences/penalties, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX