Packaging Ordinance 2014. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 184, 648, 22 July 2014, 25 pp. Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, the Environment and Water Resources on the prevention and recycling of packaging waste and certain waste products. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste disposal Waste management Recycling/reuse Packaging/labelling Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 2015. Abstract The present Ordinance obliges producers of packaging material to either take back and recycle/reuse packaging or deliver it to their retailers or to take part in a collection and recovery system. Special rules apply to major accumulation points and smaller deliverers. The text consists of 26 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Responsibilities for household packaging (2); Requirements for industrial packaging (3); Duties of self-importers (4); Disposable tableware (5); Provisions relating to final consumers (5); Final provisions (6). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Implements Federal Act on sustainable waste management. Legislation | Austria | 2002 (2021) Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Ecological production/organic production, Emissions, Hazardous waste, Offences/penalties, Precautionary principle, Protection of environment, Soil pollution/quality, Waste management, Waste prevention, Pollution control, Basic legislation, Waste disposal, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Monitoring, Sustainable use, Environmental standards, Freshwater pollution, Internal trade, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Natural gas, Oil, Organic waste, Recycling/reuse, Transport/storage, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Packaging Ordinance 1996. Legislation | Austria | 1996 (2006) Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Recycling/reuse, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Packaging Differentiation Ordinance. Legislation | Austria | 2015 Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX