Act on packaging management and packaging waste.

Subject

Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Waste management Transboundary movement of waste Offences/penalties International trade

Geographical area

Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries

Entry into force notes

This Act enters into force on 1 January 2013.

Abstract

The purpose of this Act is to reduce the quantity and the harmfulness to the environment of materials and substances contained in packaging and packaging waste and the quantity and environmental impact of packaging and packaging waste on the stage of the production process, marketing, distribution and processing, in particular by producing clean products and the use of clean technologies. This Act lays down: (1) requirements for packaging placed on the market; (2) principles of recycling of packaging recovery; (3) management of packaging and packaging waste; (4) rules for determining and collecting the product fee. The present Act is composed of the following Sections: General provisions (Sec. 1); Register (Sec. 2); Management of packaging (Sec. 3); Management of packaging waste (Sec. 4); Recycling of packaging (Sec. 5); Product fee (Sec. 6); Distribution of packaged products and duties of a user of hazardous substance which are plant protection products (Sec. 7); Reporting on packaging management and packaging waste (Sec. 8); External audit (Sec. 9); Duties of public authorities (Sec. 10); Administrative fines and criminal provisions (Sec. 11); Changes in valid provisions (Sec. 12); Transitional, adjusting and final provisions (Sec. 13).

Full text

Polish

Website

isap.sejm.gov.pl

References - Legislation

Repeals

Act amending the Act on packages and package wastes.

Legislation | Poland | 2003

Keyword: Waste management, Hazardous substances, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act on packages and package wastes.

Legislation | Poland | 2001

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Regulation on types and amount of waste for which there is no obligation to keep records of waste.

Legislation | Poland | 2014

Keyword: Waste management, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the sample list of products that are considered or not considered to be packaging.

Legislation | Poland | 2013

Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on model documents EDPO and EDPR.

Legislation | Poland | 2014

Keyword: Waste management, Transboundary movement of waste, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the packaging marking design.

Legislation | Poland | 2014

Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse, Waste management, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation amending Regulation on types and amount of waste for which there is no obligation to keep records of waste.

Legislation | Poland | 2015

Keyword: Waste management, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on annual levels of recovery and recycling of packaging waste from households.

Legislation | Poland | 2014

Keyword: Waste management, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on model documents used for registration of wastes.

Legislation | Poland | 2014

Keyword: Waste management, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on model documents DPO and DPR.

Legislation | Poland | 2014

Keyword: Waste management, Transboundary movement of waste, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on packaging which are not the subject to requirements for the content of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium in packaging.

Legislation | Poland | 2015

Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Hazardous substances, Solid waste, Recycling/reuse, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the method of determining the total content of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium in packaging.

Legislation | Poland | 2015

Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Hazardous substances, Solid waste, Recycling/reuse, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on types and amount of waste for which there is no obligation to keep records of waste.

Legislation | Poland | 2014 (2015)

Keyword: Waste management, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on annual recycling rates for packaging waste in individual years until 2030.

Legislation | Poland | 2021

Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Access-to-information, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on detailed conditions for classifying packaging waste as recycled material.

Legislation | Poland | 2021

Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Access-to-information, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on annual levels of recycling of packaging waste from households.

Legislation | Poland | 2018

Keyword: Waste management, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on forms of DPO and DPR certificates.

Legislation | Poland | 2018

Keyword: Waste management, Transboundary movement of waste, Standards, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the template of report for packaging.

Legislation | Poland | 2020

Keyword: Waste management, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the method and form of preparing the provincial waste management plan and on the investment plan template.

Legislation | Poland | 2023

Keyword: Waste management, Solid waste, Waste domestic sources

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on minimum annual recycling levels for multi-material packaging and for packaging for hazardous substances.

Legislation | Poland | 2023

Keyword: Waste management, Recycling/reuse, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX