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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1060 on a harmonised standard for test methods and requirements to demonstrate that plastic caps and lids remain attached to beverage containers drafted in support of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Regulation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 142, 1 June 2023, pp. 34-35.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Beverages Packaging/labelling Standards
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Decision states that the new harmonised standard regarding certain single-use plastic beverage containers with a capacity of up to three litres that have caps and lids made of plastic is drafted in support of Article 6(1) of Directive (EU) 2019/904. The standard ‘EN 17665:2022+A1:2023, Packaging – Test methods and requirements to demonstrate that plastic caps and lids remain attached to beverage containers’ is hereby published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Full text
English
Website
eur-lex.europa.eu

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment.

Legislation | European Union | 2019

Keyword: Pollution control, Waste prevention, Waste management, Recycling/reuse, Polluter pays principle, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX