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Amendment to the Regulations and Notices regarding extended producer responsibility. Government Notice no. 400 of 2021.

Country/Territory
South Africa
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette of South Africa no. 44539 of 2021.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Business/industry/corporations Liability/compensation Cooperative/producer organization Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Gender International trade Packaging/labelling Offences/penalties Protection of environment Recycling/reuse Registration Royalties/fees Waste disposal Waste management Waste non-domestic sources
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

These Regulations, made in terms of sections 18 (1) and (3), and 69 (1) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, no. 59 of 2008, provide for amending the Regulations regarding extended producer responsibility and the related schemes for the electrical and electronic equipment sector, the lighting sector, and the paper, packaging, compostable products, biodegradable products. The amendments concern: replacement and substitution of definitions, including: brand owner; free rider; importer; producer; collection service fee; cost recovery; waste collection. Further amendments concern: insertion of provisions concerning the application of the Regulations to exported products; registration of producers; replacement of measures to be implemented by producers, including: facilitate reuse, recycling or recovery without compromising the functionality of the product; reduce the environmental toxicity of the resulting post-consumer waste stream; implementation of environmental labels and declaration for the identified products.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.za

References - Legislation

Amends

Regulations regarding extended producer responsibility. Government Notice no. 1184 of 2020.

Legislation | South Africa | 2020

Keyword: Waste management, Business/industry/corporations, Cooperative/producer organization, Gender, Offences/penalties, Protection of environment, Recycling/reuse, Registration, Royalties/fees, Waste prevention, Waste disposal

Source: FAO, FAOLEX