Act relative to certain packings of beverages. Country/Territory Sweden Document type Legislation Date 1991 (1993) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Beverages Packaging/labelling Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act makes provision for the production and handling of PET plastic packing for beverages. For commercial handling of beverages in PET bottles the same permit is required as for importation and filling up of bottles. Applications for handling of PET bottles shall be made in accordance with sections 4 to 8. The Government or a public body to be appointed by the Government shall handle applications. The same public body shall carry out supervision on the implementation of provisions of the present Act. (16 sections) Full text Swedish Website www.jit.se References - Legislation Repealed by Act (SFS 2003:1188) repealing certain laws relating the return deposit system for packing of beverage. Legislation | Sweden | 2003 Keyword: Beverages, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX