Waste Management (Packaging) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 (S.I. 871 of 2004). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Waste management Packaging/labelling Recycling/reuse Access-to-information Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations, 2003 by: (a) increasing the maximum fee applicable to major producers of packaging who register with local authorities for the purposes of fulfilling their obligations under the Regulations other than by participating in an approved scheme; (b) requiring major producers to publish in newspapers notices, twice a year, the obligation of such major producers to accept from any person free of charge packaging waste of a type or brand supplied by such major producers; and (c) requiring local authorities to publish notices in newspapers, at least once a year, publicising details of major producers of packaging who have registered with them for the purpose of fulfilling their obligations under the Regulations. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations, 2003 (S.I. No. 61 of 2003). Legislation | Ireland | 2003 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Waste disposal, Packaging/labelling, Hazardous substances, Recycling/reuse Source: FAO, FAOLEX