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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 title
Ordinance 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