PLASTICS: EU Legislation and Case Law

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BUDGETARY AFFAIRS

• Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline, cooperation, sound financial management and own resources
• The EU’s own resources
• EU Budget

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

• Circular Economy​
• Regenerated cellulose film wrappers in contact with food
• Port facilities for waste from ships, including cargo residues
• Economic partnership agreement between the EU and Japan

IMPORT/EXPORT

• Import of plastic kitchenware from China

PACKAGING

• Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags in the EU

PLASTIC IN CONTACT WITH FOOD

• Recycled plastic packaging in contact with food
• Restriction of epoxy derivatives in food contact materials
• Food safety — safe packaging
• Plastic materials and articles in contact with food
• Active and intelligent materials and articles that come into contact with food
• Materials and articles in contact with food — good manufacturing practice

SEA

• Barcelona Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean
• Conservation of Antarctic marine living resources

SHIPMENT

• Safe waste shipments within the EU and with non-EU countries

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

• Single-use plastics ban

WASTE

• Packaging and packaging waste
• Safe waste shipments within the EU and with non-EU countries
• Waste statistics