Legislation

For a general background to packaging legislation click here.
Specific legislation appears below.

Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations:

• Irish Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations 2007
• Official consolidated European Directive on packaging and packaging waste
1. Directive 94-62-EC on packaging and packaging waste
2. Amendment 2004-12-EC
3. Amendment 2005-20-EC
4. EUROPEN report on Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive in brief

Other relevant Legislation:

• Waste Management (Environmental Levy) (Plastic Bag) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007
1. Waste Management (Environmental Levy) (Plastic Bag) Regulations, 2001 - S.I. No. 605/2001
• Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009

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