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The Commission of the European Communities (‘the Commission’) is developing a Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste. Though by no means the first European Community (‘EC’) initiative in this sector, it is by far the most comprehensive, aimed at harmonising member state laws and establishing a framework for an EC-wide packaging and packaging waste management programme, which will apply to all packaging, whatever its use and composition. Moreover, this initiative is one of the most politically sensitive ones on the European regulatory scene today.
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The Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, which was signed in Rome on March 25, 1957.
The Single European Act, signed at Luxembourg on February 17, 1986 and at The Hague on February 28, 1986 (OJEC 1987 L 169, June 29, 1987, p. 1).
Common Declaration by the Heads of State and Government at the Paris Summit in 1972.
First Community Action Programme on the Environment (OJEC 1973, C 112, December 12, 1973, p. 1).
Second Community Action Programme on the Environment (OJEC 1977, C 139, June 13, 1977, p. 1); Third Community Action Programme on the Environment (OJEC 1983, C 46, February 17, 1983, p. 1); Fourth Community Action Programme on the Environment (OJEC 1987, C328, December 7, 1987, p. 1).
Directive 85/339 (OJEC 1985, L 176, July 6, 1989, p. 18).
SEC (89) 934 Final. A Community Strategy for Waste Management, September 18, 1989.
Commission v. Denmark, Case 302/86 [1988] ECR 4607; [1989] 1 CMLR 408.
See Footnote No. 6. Containers of Liquid for Human Consumption.
Directive 89/109, OJEC 1989, L 40, February 11, 1989, p. 38.
E.g. plastics, including varnishes and coatings; regenerated cellulose; elastomers and rubber; paper and board; ceramics; glass; metals and alloys; wood, including cork; textile products; paraffin waxes and micro-crystalline waxes.
Directive 90/128, OJEC 1990, L 349, December 13, 1990, p. 26. Plastics Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Foodstuffs.
Draft Proposal for a Council Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste (Final Draft, XI/369/91, DG XI-A4, February 21, 1992).
See, Footnote No. 13, Article 3(a)(l).
As required by Article 7 of Directive 75/442 (OJEC 1975, L 194, July 25, 1975, p. 47), as amended by Directive 91/156 (OJEC 1991, L 78, March 26, 1991, p. 32).
Proposal for a Council Regulation on a Community Award Scheme for an Eco-Label (OJEC 1991, C 75, March 20, 1991, p. 23; and amendment to the proposal, OJEC 1992, C 12, January 18, 1992, p. 16).
Proposal for a Council Regulation Establishing a Community Scheme for the Evaluation and Improvement of Environmental Performance in Certain Activities and the Provision of Relevant Information to the Public (Eco-Audit), Doc. No. XI/83/91 — Final, Revised and Summarized Version 3/1, Brussels, December 1991.
Verordnung über die Vermeidung von Verpackungsabfällen, Bundesgesetzblatt 1991, Part I, p. 1234 (June 20, 1991).
Packaging Covenant, signed between the Minister of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment and the Stichting Verpakking en Milieu, The Hague, June 6, 1991.
Project de Décret of December 13, 1991.
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Williamson, G. (1993). Review of environmental legislation — The European Community. In: Levy, G.M. (eds) Packaging in the Environment. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2133-4_3
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