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If a user sells packaged goods under C&I, is he obliged to provide the environmental labeling information of the packaging he sells to his customer?
Yes, it is obligated, and it can do so in one of the ways provided for C&I packaging. ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023
Is there a deadline by which packaging stocks must be exhausted?
No, the legislation does not set any deadline by which packaging stocks must be depleted
However, for packaging intended for the final consumer, if it is planned to convey the ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023
Do packaging stocks, or reusable packaging, destined for the C&I circuit and first placed on the market before the labeling requirement takes effect, need to be labeled?
Since labeling information for these packages is expected to be transmitted through external documents and media, it appears possible to do so even if it is stock, unless the information ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023
Is there any guidance on how to report environmental labeling information for packaging destined for the C&I channel on transport documents?
No, there is no formal indication of how this information should be transmitted. ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023
How should a fiberglass-reinforced paper tape be labeled?
A paper adhesive tape treated with glass fiber, it is identified as PAP 22. It can be delivered to separate paper collection if the percentage of paper is more than ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023
How to label gas cylinders (e.g., propane, LPG, butane) and technical gases (e.g., oxygen, helium, CO2)?
Gas cylinders should definitely provide alphanumeric coding as per Decision 129/97/EC according to their composition material (e.g. FE 40, ALU 41, etc.).
If the cylinder is destined for the final ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023
Some companies may exceptionally find themselves in temporary situations where the production process of the same packaging may involve the use of different materials/polymers. This may occur, for example, in situations where the company pursues material or polymer changeover projects for packaging redesign (e.g., to encourage greater recyclability), or if it finds itself switching to another material/polymer when raw materials are unavailable in the market. In these cases, it would be very complicated and costly to change the graphics of the packaging, and thus the information from environmental labeling. How should one act in such cases so as not to risk conveying incorrect information to the customer/end consumer?
It is recommended, in cases such as these, to use digital channels to illustrate the particular situation to customers and/or the end consumer, and to properly inform them about the ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023
Is the packaging of medicines and medical devices subject to environmental labeling requirements?
With the response to a petition for review On environmental labeling, the Ministry of Ecological Transition has clarified that. Packaging that constitutes the sales unit of human or veterinary medicines, ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023
What coding should be used for a plastic and aluminum poly-bonded package in which the predominant material is a polymer not listed in the Annex of Decision 129/97/EC or even in the UNI 1043-1 technical standard?
For such constituted packaging, there is currently no coding for material identification, as neither Decision 129/97/EC nor UNI 1043-1 provides an abbreviation for the polymer that constitutes the predominant part ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023
Where can I access information about environmental packaging labeling provisions in other European countries?
Expra (Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance) has mapped, as part of the P4R project (https://www.packaging4recycling.eu/the-p4r-project.php), documentation of information about packaging environmental labeling provisions in other European countries. The mapping is available ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023