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Governmental Regulation No. 346 validating the Statutes of State Packaging Register.

Country/Territory
Estonia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste non-domestic sources Recycling/reuse Packaging/labelling Registration Waste management
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Governmental Regulation establishes that the official name of the register shall be the State Packaging Register. The aim of maintaining the register is to keep records of packaging produced in Estonia, packaging imported into Estonia, packaging exported from Estonia, packaging of packaged goods, reuse of packaging, packaging waste management, export and import of packaging waste, and the heavy metal content of packaging waste. The register enables to monitor the compliance with the target recovery indicators provided for in the Packaging Excise Duty Act and to submit information to the European Commission on packaging and packaging waste. The chief processor of the register is the Ministry of the Environment. The authorized processor of the register is a state agency the Estonian Environment Information Centre administered by the Ministry of the Environment. Rights and obligations of chief processor of register shall be to: (a) coordinate the maintenance and the development of the register; (b) exercise supervision over the maintenance of the register; and (c) resolve the disputes arising upon the maintenance of the register. The following shall be entered in the digital database by types of packaging material: (a) the weight of produced packaging and packaging of packaged goods; (b) the weight of imported or exported empty packages and packaging of packaged goods; (c) the weight of the reusable packaging; and (d) the weight of imported or exported treated packaging waste.

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