Regulation of the Minister for Climate and the Environment amending the regulation on the rates of product fees for different types of packaging

TRIS notification 2024/0685/PL — draft technical regulation notified under Directive (EU) 2015/1535 (not yet adopted)

Regulation of the Minister for Climate and the Environment amending the regulation on the rates of product fees for different types of packaging

1. MSG 001 IND 2024 0685 PL EN 16-12-2024 PL NOTIF
2. Poland
4. 2024/0685/PL - S10E - Packaging
5. Regulation of the Minister for Climate and the Environment amending the regulation on the rates of product fees for different types of packaging
6. packaging;
product fee rates for different types of packaging
re-usable glass bottles up to one and a half litres.
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8. The amendment to the regulation aims to make the rates of product fees for packaging covered by the deposit system more realistic by taking into account the weight of packaging when determining the amount of the fee. Re-usable glass packaging is a key element in moving towards a circular economy. Therefore, there is a need for action to promote the use of this type of packaging. The best example of the use of re-usable packaging by manufacturers is a glass returnable bottle. The draft regulation proposes a reduction in the product fee rate for re-usable glass packaging from:
•	PLN 0.10 to PLN 0.01 for the year 2025,
•	PLN 1.00 to PLN 0.05 for the year 2026,
•	PLN 5.00 to PLN 0.25 for the year 2027 and the subsequent years.
9. The amendment to the regulation aims to make the rates of product fees for packaging covered by the deposit system more realistic by taking into account the weight of packaging when determining the amount of the fee. In the current Regulation of the Minister for Climate and the Environment of 9 December 2023 on the rates of product fees for different types of packaging (Journal of Laws, item 2683) in the Annex to the Regulation, in Table 3. ‘Under the obligation laid down in Article 21a(1) and (2) of the Act of 13 June 2013 on the management of packaging and packaging waste’ the product fee rates have been set at the same level for each type of packaging, for individual years. If a principle is adopted that it is the number of packaging items, not their weight, that causes littering, it is necessary to make more realistic the rate of the fee for the type of packaging that is significantly heavier than the other ones.
The use of re-usable packaging has a positive environmental effect: it eliminates the need to produce new packaging each time, and thus reduces both carbon dioxide emissions and the consumption of electricity and raw materials.
It is estimated that non-implementation of the proposed solution may negatively affect the use of re-usable packaging. Moving away from the use of this type of packaging by entities that place beverages on the market would be a highly undesirable phenomenon, with potential negative effects on the economy and the environment.
10. References of the Basic Texts: 2023/0351/PL, 2023/0695/PL
The basic texts were submitted under the previous notification:
2023/0351/PL
2023/0695/PL
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14. Yes
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TBT aspects: No
SPS aspects: No