Royal Decree on single-use plastic bags and labels on reusable bottles

TRIS notification 2024/0163/BE — draft technical regulation notified under Directive (EU) 2015/1535 (not yet adopted)

Royal Decree on single-use plastic bags and labels on reusable bottles

End of standstill: 2024-06-24

1. MSG 001 IND 2024 0163 BE EN 21-03-2024 BE NOTIF
2. Belgium
4. 2024/0163/BE - S10E - Packaging
5. Royal Decree on single-use plastic bags and labels on reusable bottles
6. plastic bags and labels
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8. This draft Royal Decree aims to prevent and reduce the environmental impact of certain single-use products and to promote reusable products and the transition towards a circular economy.
It also aims to transpose into national law the provisions of Directive (EU) 2015/720 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 amending Directive 94/62/EC as regards restricting the use of lightweight plastic carrier bags.
First, this draft Royal Decree prohibits the placing on the market for the first time of lightweight plastic bags with handles (‘carrier bags’), with the exception of very lightweight plastic bags, reusable plastic bags meeting the requirements of the NBN EN 13429 standard and bags supplied at airports for imperative safety reasons.
Secondly, it provides that, when placed on the market, labels and other markings affixed to returnable glass bottles, as well as glues and other adhesive means used to attach labels to returnable bottles, must be easily removable from the returnable bottles. This provision does not apply to returnable bottles forming part of a closed circuit deposit system.
9. This draft Decree is in line with a series of Royal Decrees adopted at the national level in Belgium in order to prevent and reduce the impact of certain single-use products on the environment and to promote reusable products.
10. References to basic texts: There are no reference texts
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TBT aspects: No
SPS aspects: No