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Disposal Plastic Prohibition Ordinance.

Country
Germany
Type of law
Regulation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
This Ordinance applies to products that are entirely or partially made of plastic and are placed in the market regardless if they are used only for packaging. The Ordinance is drafted in light of EU Regulations on impact reduction of certain plastic products on the environment. The Ordinance provides for the prohibition on placing certain plastic products in the market such as cutlery, plates, drinking straws, food container. The Ordinance further provides for administrative offences. The Ordinance consists of 5 Articles as follow: Scope of application (1); Definitions (2); Restrictions of placing on the market (3); Administrative offences (4); Entry into force (5).
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/ger206990.pdf
Web site
http://www.bgbl.de
Long title of text
Ordinance on ban on placing certain single-use plastic products in the market and products made from oxo-degradable plastic.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Ordinance comes into force on 3 July 2021.
Repealed
No
Publication reference
Bundesgesetzblatt year 2021, Part I, No.3 , issued in Bonn 26 January 2021 pp.95-96.
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung ber das Verbot des Inverkehrbringens von bestimmten Einwegkunststoffprodukten und von Produkten aus oxo-abbaubarem Kunststoff (Einwegkunststoffverbotsverordnung - EWKVerbotsV).
Implements
Law to promote the circular economy and ensure environmentally friendly waste management (Circular Economy Act - KrWG).
Directive 2006/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency.
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.