Packaging (Essential Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 1188 of 2004). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Packaging/labelling Toxicity/poisoning Food quality control/food safety Waste disposal Waste management Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003 so as to implement Article 1(1) and the Annex of Directive 2004/12/EC of the European Parliament and the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC. They provide for an amendment to the definition of "packaging" to include additional criteria for determining whether an item is packaging and provide illustrative examples of the application of these criteria. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements 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 Amends Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 1941 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Waste disposal, Packaging/labelling, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX