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Waste Management (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 (L.N. 152 of 2021).

Country/Territory
Malta
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette of Malta No. 20,605– 09.04.2021
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Consumer protection Subsidy/incentive Packaging/labelling Protection of environment Public health Recycling/reuse
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Waste Management (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations. Regulation 2 is amended to introduce the reference to recent European legislation. Sub-regulation 4 is substituted to define the objective of the regulations, which is preventing the production of packaging waste and reusing packaging. Regulation 3 amends existing and introduces new definitions. Regulation 8 is amended with reference to the targets referred to in schedule 3, to be attained through measures to be taken by producers or packaging waste recovery organizations. Regulation 9 is revised to introduce the maintenance, by the competent authority, of a database containing annual records about packaging and packaging waste. Regulation 10 is amended, mostly to ensure that preventive measures are implemented, in addition to those taken by regulation 4, in order to prevent generation of packaging waste and to minimize the environmental impact of packaging, like national programmes, incentives etc. Regulation 10 A is added foreseeing the introduction of measures to encourage the increase in the share of reusable packaging placed on the market and of systems to reuse packaging in an environmentally sound manner, without compromising food hygiene or the safety of consumers. Regulation 13 is amended to open the systems referred to in sub-regulation 1 to the participation of the economic operators of the sectors concerned and of the competent public authorities and they shall also apply to imported products under non-discriminatory conditions. Regulation 16 and 17 are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added in sub-regulation 1 which requires that the operator provides a declaration containing information on the weight of packaging material placed on the national market. Also a new sub-regulation 8 is added to regulation 21 providing that a producer established in another EU Member State or third country, selling packaging material by means of distance communication directly to consumers in Malta shall appoint a legal or natural person established in Malta as an authorized representative responsible for fulfilling his obligations in Malta. Regulation 24 is amended, among other, to foresee that an authorized packaging waste recovery organization failing to achieve the the minimum overall recycling target set out in regulation 8 shall submit to the competent authority an additional fee. Schedule 2, 5 and 7 are amended; schedule 3 and part B of Schedule 8 and part B of Schedule 11 are substituted by a new texts. Schedule 4 is deleted. A new schedule, numbered as 14, is added.

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References - Legislation

Amends

Waste Management (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations, 2006 (L.N. 277 of 2006).

Legislation | Malta | 2006

Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Waste prevention, Waste disposal, Hazardous substances, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Waste Management (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2021.

Legislation | Malta | 2021

Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Hazardous waste, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse, Waste disposal, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX