Packaging Act (2004) Country/Territory Estonia Document type Legislation Date 2004 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source RT I 2004, 41, 278 Subject Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Recycling/reuse Liability/compensation Classification/declassification Waste management Packaging/labelling Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract This Act provides the general requirements for packaging and the use of packaging, the measures preventing or reducing the generation of packaging and packaging, the organisation of a system for recovery of packaging and packaging waste, the requirements for audit of the data to be submitted to the packaging register, and the liability for failure to comply with the established requirements. This Act covers all packaging placed on the market in the Republic of Estonia and all packaging waste, whether it is used or released at industrial, commercial, household, office or any other level, regardless of the material used. This Act regulates the handling of packaging waste insofar as this is not regulated by the Waste Act. In cases where packaging is subject to requirements established by other legislation such as those regarding safety, the protection of health or transport, the Packaging Act applies with the specifications arising from such legislation. Full text English/Estonian Website www.riigiteataja.ee References - Legislation Implements Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2006 (2023) Keyword: Hazardous substances, Registration, Authorization/permit, Precautionary principle, Basic legislation, Institution, Access-to-information, Environmental fees/charges, Internal trade, International trade, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting, Inventory, Packaging/labelling, Protection of environment, Public health, Risk assessment/management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2005/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste. Legislation | European Union | 2005 Keyword: Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2004/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste. Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Polluter pays principle, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste. Legislation | European Union | 1994 Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Access-to-information, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2013/2/EU amending Annex I to Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste. Legislation | European Union | 2013 Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX