Act on Packaging and Amendments of Some Acts (No. 529)

This Act stipulates the composition, properties and marking of packaging, the rights and obligations of legal and natural persons concerning the use of packaging and the packaging waste collection and recovery, the competence of state administrative authorities concerning packaging and packaging waste, and the responsibility for the breach of obligations concerning packaging with a view (a) to prevent the incidence and harmfulness of packaging waste, and to reduce the volume and risk of packaging; (b) to preclude trade barriers, distortions of competition. This Act applies to all types of packaging which are placed on the market, packaging waste regardless the place of origin, the use and used materials. Requirements for the properties of packaging and packaging materials, and conditions for their use stipulated by special laws is not are affected by this Act. Packaging must be designed, made and placed on the market or into circulation so that it satisfies basic requirements for their composition, characteristics and reuse or recovery including recycling. Only packaging or packaged products which are marked in compliance with this Act may be placed on the market. For the purposes of reducing the volume and danger of packaging waste for the environment, the Government provides for binding limits for packaging waste recovery and for packaging waste recycling in relation to the total weight of packaging waste. State supervision in the extent of packaging and packaging waste means checking how this Act, generally binding regulations for its implementation and obligations resulting from decisions issued upon this Act are observed.