By 3 July 2021, Member States shall prepare a description of the measures which they have adopted pursuant to the first subparagraph, notify the description to the Commission and make it publicly available. In order to comply with the first subparagraph of this paragraph, each Member State shall monitor the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex placed on the market and the reduction measures taken and shall report on progress made to the Commission in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 13(1) with a view to the establishment of binding quantitative Union targets for consumption reduction. The Single-Use Plastics Directive adopted by the European Parliament today is an essential element of the Commission's Circular Economy Action Plan as it stimulates the production and use of sustainable alternatives that avoid marine litter. In the EU, plastic industry lobbyists asked the European Commission to postpone implementation of the single-use plastic directive, intended to cut plastic pollution. It will support reaching the recycling targets for packaging waste set in Directive 94/62/EC. The Single-Use Plastics Directive — Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment—was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (click here to view). “The European Strategy for Plastics is a step towards establishing a circular economy in which the design and production of plastics and plastic products fully respect re-use, repair and recycling needs and in which more sustainable materials are developed and promoted.” Daher hat das EU-Parlament die "Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Directive" beschlossen, die am 2. 2. From the date of publication of the references to harmonised standards referred to in paragraph 3 in the Official Journal of the European Union, single-use plastic products referred to in paragraph 1 which are in conformity with those standards or parts thereof shall be presumed to be in conformity with the requirement laid down in paragraph 1. Single-use plastic products covered by this Directive should be addressed by one or several measures, depending on various factors, such as the availability of suitable and more sustainable alternatives, the feasibility of changing consumption patterns, and the extent to which they are already covered by existing Union legislation. The goal of this Directive – also known as Single-Use Plastic (SUP) Directive – is to reduce plastic waste and its devasting effects on the environment and human safety, while promoting a shift towards an innovative, sustainable and circular economy. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of the methodology for the calculation and verification of the annual consumption of single-use plastic products for which consumption reduction objectives have been set, the rules for the calculation and verification of the attainment of the targets on minimum recycled content for single-use plastic beverage bottles, the specifications for the marking to be affixed on certain single-use plastic products, the methodology for the calculation and verification of the collection targets of single-use plastic products for which separate collection targets have been set and the format for the reporting of data and information on the implementation of this Directive. The Directive also calls on the Commission to issue guidelines by 3 July 2020, including examples of what is to be considered a single-use plastic product. The calculation methodology for the costs of cleaning up litter should take into account considerations of proportionality. 1. However, the Commission should, in the context of the review of this Directive, evaluate, inter alia, caps and lids made of plastic used for glass and metal beverage containers. To further clarify whether a product is to be considered a single-use plastic product for the purposes of this Directive, the Commission should develop guidelines on single-use plastic products. 9. THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. Innovation and product development are expected to provide viable alternatives to filters containing plastic and need to be accelerated. The Single Use Plastic (SUP) Directive 2019 The Single Use Plastic (SUP) Directive 2019 also forms part of the EU’s Plastic Strategy, and will be transposed into Irish Law by 5 July 2021. Tobacco products with filters and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products. Certain nonwovens products, namely feminine hygiene products and wet wipes, have been included under the Single-Use Plastics Directive. In order to assure future compliance players of the Food and Beverage industry have to already anticipate the regulatory developments across the member states resulting … Plastikverschmutzung betrifft mittlerweile auch die abgelegensten Orte auf diesem Planeten – man findet Plastik in der Arktis im Eis, auf unseren Gletschern und auch am tiefsten Punkt der Erde – im Marianengraben im Parzifik. With regard to packaging, those roles and responsibilities shall be defined in line with Directive 94/62/EC. … It is appropriate to allow Member States to choose to implement certain provisions of this Directive by means of agreements between the competent authorities and the economic sectors concerned, provided that certain requirements are met. The Commission shall make the results of such exchange of information and sharing of best practices publicly available. The high functionality and relatively low cost of plastic means that this material is increasingly ubiquitous in everyday life. The Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive by 3 July 2027. Cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks); Straws, except if they fall within the scope of Directive 90/385/EEC or Directive 93/42/EEC; Sticks to be attached to and to support balloons, except balloons for industrial or other professional uses and applications that are not distributed to consumers, including the mechanisms of such sticks; Food containers made of expanded polystyrene, i.e. EPR - Erweiterte Produzentenverantwortung: Angebundene Verschlusskappen für alle Getränkeverpackungen (bis zu 3 Liter), 25 % Recyclingmaterial für PET Getränkeflaschen (bis 3 Liter) Member States should therefore be required to take awareness raising measures ensuring that such information is provided to those consumers and users. For certain single-use plastic products, suitable and more sustainable alternatives are not yet readily available and the consumption of most such single-use plastic products is expected to increase. This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website, Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 155, 12.6.2019, p. 1–19 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/904/oj, DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/904 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL, on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment. The report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal, if appropriate. 1. Proper waste management remains essential for the prevention of all litter, including marine litter. The Member States must apply these measures no later than 2 years after the entry into force of the Directive (i.e. (22)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22). By 3 October 2019, the Commission shall request the European standardisation organisations to develop harmonised standards relating to the requirement referred to in paragraph 1. When Member States adopt the measures referred to in this paragraph, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. However, the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) will take effect on July 3, banning popular throwaway plastic items like straws and cutlery that can be replaced with eco-friendlier alternatives. Single-use plastic products and fishing gear containing plastic are therefore a particularly serious problem in the context of marine litter, pose a severe risk to marine ecosystems, to biodiversity and to human health and damage activities such as tourism, fisheries and shipping. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2). The EU Single-Use Plastics Directive sets a 90% separate collection target for plastic beverage bottles by 2029. from 2030, beverage bottles listed in Part F of the Annex contain at least 30 % recycled plastic, calculated as an average for all such beverage bottles placed on the market on the territory of that Member State. As they are not among the single-use plastic products that are found the most on beaches in the Union, glass and metal beverage containers should not be covered by this Directive. Therefore, for the purposes of this Directive, the definition of polymer in point 5 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 should be adapted and a separate definition should be introduced. The measures may include national consumption reduction targets, measures ensuring that re-usable alternatives to the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex are made available at the point of sale to the final consumer, economic instruments such as instruments ensuring that those single-use plastic products are not provided free of charge at the point of sale to the final consumer and agreements as referred to in Article 17(3). The Directive Annex Part B details nine categories of single-use plastic products planned for market prohibition. Daher konnten bei der Erstellung der Single-Use Plastics Directive für gewisse Produkte keine exakten Konsumreduktionsziele genannt werden. Almost a year has passed since the European Parliament and the European Council adopted the Single-use Plastics Directive (SUPD) in summer 2019. Die Maßnahmen und die Umsetzungszeitpunkte sind abhängig vom Gegenstand und bestehenden Alternativen. The Commission shall publish guidelines for criteria, in consultation with Member States, on the costs of cleaning up litter referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. To further clarify whether a product is to be considered a single-use plastic product for the purposes of this Directive, … Separate collection is not required to ensure proper treatment in line with the waste hierarchy for tobacco products with filters containing plastic, wet wipes and balloons. In the Union, 80 to 85 % of marine litter, measured as beach litter counts, is plastic, with single-use plastic items representing 50 % and fishing-related items representing 27 % of the total. Glass and metal beverage containers should not be covered by this Directive as they are not among the Implementation of the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Directive. receptacles such as boxes, with or without a cover, used to contain food which: Cotton bud sticks, except if they fall within the scope of Council Directive 90/385/EEC. Plastic products should be manufactured taking into account their entire life span. By 3 January 2021, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act laying down the methodology for the calculation and verification of the ambitious and sustained reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex. Append an asterisk (, Other sites managed by the Publications Office. Single-use plastic products are typically intended to be used just once or for a short period of time before being disposed of. It envisages different measures to apply to different product categories. 8. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. Umgelegt auf die heutige Weltbevölkerung, entspricht das mehr als einer Tonne pro Kopf. The final version of the EU’s Single Use Plastics Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/904) included a provision that by summer 2020 the EU would release a set of guidelines for the different countries to help write legislation for the transposition of the directive. The ‘Single-Use Plastics Directive’ puts in place more responsibility for plastic producers and new recycling targets for EU member States. Herausragend ist, dass die Richtlinie für alle gelisteten Einweg-Produkte gilt, auch wenn sie aus biologisch basierten Rohstoffen bestehen und/oder biologisch abbaubar oder kompostierbar sind. Member States shall ensure that extended producer responsibility schemes are established for all single-use plastic products listed in Part E of the Annex which are placed on the market of the Member State, in accordance with Articles 8 and 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC. 2. The design of plastic products should always take into account the production and use phase and the reusability and recyclability of the product. For the purposes of this Article, metal caps or lids with plastic seals shall not be considered to be made of plastic. The indirect fee system set up under Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council (18) provides a system for removing the incentive for ships to discharge their waste at sea, and ensures a right of delivery. This consultation proposes the introduction of market restrictions – effectively a ban – on the single-use plastic items included in Article 5 of the EU Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (2019/904). Policymakers are debating whether … Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission. (23)  Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 1). The aim of this Directive is to protect the environment and human health. receptacles used to contain liquid, such as beverage bottles including their caps and lids and composite beverage packaging including their caps and lids, but not: glass or metal beverage containers that have caps and lids made from plastic. 2. It is necessary to promote more effective separate collection systems. Sanitary towels (pads), tampons and tampon applicators; Wet wipes, i.e. 3. by July 2021). In order to determine whether a food container is to be considered as a single-use plastic product for the purposes of this Directive, in addition to the criteria listed in the Annex as regards food containers, its tendency to become litter, due to its volume or size, in particular single-serve portions, shall play a decisive role. Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve an ambitious and sustained reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex, in line with the overall objectives of the Union’s waste policy, in particular waste prevention, leading to a substantial reversal of increasing consumption trends. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. The Directive aims to reduce the impact of plastic products and therefore help protect the environment and human health. In der Richtlinie wird ein Pfandsystem zur Erreichung der Quote empfohlen. For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply: ‘plastic’ means a material consisting of a polymer as defined in point 5 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, to which additives or other substances may have been added, and which can function as a main structural component of final products, with the exception of natural polymers that have not been chemically modified; ‘single-use plastic product’ means a product that is made wholly or partly from plastic and that is not conceived, designed or placed on the market to accomplish, within its life span, multiple trips or rotations by being returned to a producer for refill or re-used for the same purpose for which it was conceived; ‘oxo-degradable plastic’ means plastic materials that include additives which, through oxidation, lead to the fragmentation of the plastic material into micro-fragments or to chemical decomposition; ‘fishing gear’ means any item or piece of equipment that is used in fishing or aquaculture to target, capture or rear marine biological resources or that is floating on the sea surface, and is deployed with the objective of attracting and capturing or of rearing such marine biological resources; ‘waste fishing gear’ means any fishing gear covered by the definition of waste in point 1 of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC, including all separate components, substances or materials that were part of or attached to such fishing gear when it was discarded, including when it was abandoned or lost; ‘placing on the market’ means the first making available of a product on the market of a Member State; ‘making available on the market’ means any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market of a Member State in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge; ‘harmonised standard’ means a harmonised standard as defined in point (1)(c) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; ‘waste’ means waste as defined in point 1 of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC; ‘extended producer responsibility scheme’ means extended producer responsibility scheme as defined in point 21 of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC; any natural or legal person established in a Member State that professionally manufactures, fills, sells or imports, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance contracts as defined in point (7) of Article 2 of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (21), and places on the market of that Member State single-use plastic products, filled single-use plastic products or fishing gear containing plastic, other than persons carrying out fishing activities as defined in point (28) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (22); or.