Amendment to 94/62/EC
Packaging Waste Directive
On February 8, 2013 , Packaging and
Packaging Waste Directive 94/62/EC was amended by Directive 2013/2/EU by giving
examples of packaging based on the criteria set out by Article 3(1) of the
legislation.
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Criteria
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Packaging materials
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Not packaging
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(i)
Items shall be considered to be packaging …,
unless the item is an integral part of a product and it is necessary to
contain, support or preserve that product throughout its lifetime and all
elements are intended to be used, consumed or disposed of together.
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Sweet boxes;
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Film wrap around a CD case;
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Glass bottles for injection solutions ;
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Clothes hangers (sold with a clothing item);
ü
CD spindles (sold with CDs, not intended to be
used as storage)
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û
Tool boxes
û
Tea bags
û
Clothes hangers (sold separately)
û
CD spindles (sold empty, intended to be used as
storage
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(ii)
Items designed and intended to be filled at the
point of sale and “disposable” items sold, filled or designed and intended to
be filled at the point of sale shall be considered to be packaging provided
they fulfill a packaging function.
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Item designed and intended to be filled at the point of sale:
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Paper or plastic carrier bags;
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Disposable plates and cups;
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Sandwich bags;
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Aluminium foil;
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Plastic foil for cleaned clothes in laundries
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Stirrer
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Wrapping paper (sold separately)
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Paper baking cases (sold empty)
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Cake doilies sold without a cake
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(iii) Packaging
components and ancillary elements integrated into packaging shall be
considered to be part of the packaging into which they are integrated.
Ancillary elements hung directly on, or attached to, a product and which
perform a packaging function shall be considered to be packaging unless they
are an integral part of this product and all elements are intended to be
consumed or disposed of together.
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Sticky labels attached to another packaging item;
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Staples;
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Plastic sleeves;
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Mascara brush which forms part of the container
closure
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Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags
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