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The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024

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Contents: 162 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application
  3. 2 Interpretation
  4. 3 Modification of the Waste Directive
  5. 4 Establishment in the United Kingdom
  6. 5 Appropriate agency
  7. 6 Drink
  8. 7 Packaging and packaging categories
  9. 8 Household packaging
  10. 9 Household packaging waste
  11. 10 Supply
  12. 11 Exempt packaging
  13. 12 Exclusion of charities
  14. 13 Charges for applications etc.
  15. 14 Electronic documents etc.
  16. 15 Producers
  17. 16 Brand owners
  18. 17 Packer/fillers
  19. 18 Importers and first UK owners
  20. 19 Distributors
  21. 20 Online marketplace operators
  22. 21 Service providers
  23. 22 Sellers
  24. 23 Large and small producers
  25. 24 Threshold criteria: large and small producers
  26. 25 Producer responsibility obligations
  27. 26 Recyclability assessments
  28. 27 Insolvency, etc., of producers
  29. 27A Corporate mergers
  30. 27B Transfers of ownership of a brand or business
  31. 27C Transfers of ownership: further obligations where the transferor is a large producer
  32. 28 Application for producer registration
  33. 29 Making an application for producer registration
  34. 30 Determination of applications for producer registration
  35. 31 Conditions of registration of a producer
  36. 32 Cancellation of registration of producers
  37. 33 Information to be collected and reported by producers
  38. 34 Record keeping obligations
  39. 35 Reporting obligations: large producers
  40. 36 Reporting obligations: small producers
  41. 37 Obligation to report results of recyclability assessments
  42. 38 Obligation to report data on plastic or paper bags supplied in England
  43. 39 Reporting obligations: general provisions
  44. 40 Recycling obligations
  45. 41 Certification obligation
  46. 42 Producers: effect of compliance scheme membership
  47. 43 Obligations of compliance schemes
  48. 44 Producer responsibility obligations carried out by scheme operators
  49. 45 Provision of information by producers to compliance schemes
  50. 46 Mid-year changes to compliance scheme membership
  51. 47 Application for approval of a compliance scheme
  52. 48 Conditions of approval of a compliance scheme
  53. 49 Withdrawal of approval of a compliance scheme
  54. 50 Voluntary withdrawal of approval
  55. 51 Application for registration of a compliance scheme
  56. 52 Determination of application for compliance scheme registration
  57. 53 Conditions of registration of a compliance scheme
  58. 54 Cancellation of registration of a compliance scheme
  59. 55 Records and reports
  60. 56 Statement of compliance
  61. 57 Interpretation of this Part
  62. 58 Scheme administrator
  63. 59 Power to direct the scheme administrator
  64. 60 Liability of producers to pay annual disposal and administration fees
  65. 61 Calculation of disposal fees
  66. 62 Calculation of disposal fee: household packaging waste
  67. 63 Calculation of disposal fee: costs of providing public information
  68. 64 Household packaging waste disposal fees: modulation
  69. 65 Calculation of administration fee
  70. 66 Provision for impairments
  71. 67 Notice of liability
  72. 67A Late assessment of disposal and administration fees
  73. 68 Payments and interest
  74. 69 Disposal costs of relevant authorities for household packaging waste
  75. 70 Assessment by the scheme administrator: relevant authority disposal costs
  76. 71 Adjustments to disposal costs: waste income and determination of net efficient disposal costs
  77. 72 Adjustments to disposal costs: effective service
  78. 73 Procedure for assessments
  79. 74 Notice of assessment
  80. 75 Assessment of disposal costs: scheme administrator public information services
  81. 76 Distribution to relevant authorities and the scheme administrator
  82. 77 Relevant authorities: costs of providing information
  83. 78 Recalculations
  84. 79 Recalculation of disposal and administration fees
  85. 80 Recalculations: chargeable disposal costs
  86. 81 Recalculations: supplementary
  87. 82 Recalculation notices: producers
  88. 83 Recalculation notices: relevant authorities
  89. 84 Interpretation
  90. 85 Registration: reprocessors
  91. 86 Registration: exporters
  92. 87 Determination of registration applications
  93. 88 Conditions of registration and annual charge
  94. 89 Variation of sampling and inspection plan
  95. 90 Cancellation of registration of reprocessors and exporters
  96. 91 Records and reporting requirements for registered reprocessors and exporters
  97. 92 Prohibition on issuing PRNs and PERNs unless accredited
  98. 93 Requirements for accreditation
  99. 94 Applications for accreditation: reprocessors
  100. 95 Applications for accreditation: exporters
  101. 96 Applications for accreditation: general requirements
  102. 97 Determination of accreditation applications
  103. 98 Conditions of accreditation
  104. 99 Variation of accreditation
  105. 100 Suspension and cancellation of accreditation
  106. 101 Packaging supplied by corporate groups
  107. 102 Packaging supplied by licensors and their licensees, and by pub operating businesses and their tenants
  108. 103 Interpretation
  109. 104 Right of appeal: decisions of the appropriate agency and civil sanctions
  110. 105 Right of appeal: disposal costs and scheme administrator costs
  111. 106 Procedure on appeals
  112. 107 Status pending appeal
  113. 108 Determination of appeals
  114. 109 Monitoring
  115. 110 Powers to obtain information
  116. 111 Monitoring plans and reports
  117. 112 Powers of entry etc: England, Wales and Scotland
  118. 113 Powers of entry etc: Northern Ireland
  119. 114 Interpretation
  120. 115 Offences: producers
  121. 116 Offences: scheme operators
  122. 117 Offences: reprocessors and exporters
  123. 118 Further offences
  124. 119 Penalties for offences
  125. 120 Offences: supplementary
  126. 121 Civil sanctions
  127. 122 Civil sanctions: Scottish enforcement agencies
  128. 123 Enforcement cost recovery notices
  129. 124 Payment of penalties into Consolidated Fund etc
  130. 125 Withdrawing or amending a notice
  131. 126 Publication of enforcement action
  132. 127 Policy statement
  133. 128 Guidance and protocols
  134. 129 Public register
  135. 130 Database of reported information
  136. 131 Fit and proper person test
  137. 132 Approved persons
  138. 133 Delegation of approved persons’ functions
  139. 134 Delegation of approved persons’ functions: supplementary
  140. 135 Information sharing
  141. 136 Implementation of relevant deposit schemes
  142. 137 Transitional, transitory and saving provisions
  143. 138 Consequential amendments
  144. 139 Revocations
  145. 140 Review
  146. SCHEDULE 1 Charges
  147. SCHEDULE 2 Insolvency events
  148. SCHEDULE 3 Information required for producer registration
  149. SCHEDULE 4 Producer reporting information
  150. SCHEDULE 5 Recycling obligations
  151. SCHEDULE 6 Compliance schemes
  152. SCHEDULE 7 The scheme administrator
  153. SCHEDULE 8 Reprocessors and exporters
  154. SCHEDULE 9 Corporate Groups
  155. SCHEDULE 10 Licensors and Pub Operating Businesses
  156. SCHEDULE 11 Procedure on appeals
  157. SCHEDULE 12 Powers of entry etc.
  158. SCHEDULE 13 Civil sanctions
  159. SCHEDULE 14 Public register
  160. SCHEDULE 15 Transitional, transitory and saving provisions
  161. SCHEDULE 16 Consequential amendments
  162. SCHEDULE 17 Revocations

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SCHEDULE 16 Consequential amendments

Regulation 138 Amendment of the 2007 Regulations 1 (1) The 2007 Regulations are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2— (a) in paragraph (1), omit the definition of “PRONIR”; (b) in paragraph (2)— (i) omit the definitions of “allocation method”, “approved person”, “calculation year”, “consumer information obligations”, “DOENI”, “financial year”, “marine installation”, “obligation year”, “producer responsibility obligations”, “recycling obligations,” “relevant date”, “relevant year”, “SIC code”, “small producer” and “turnover”; (ii) in the definition of “appropriate authority”, in paragraph (a), for “regulations 2A, 2B and 4(7)” substitute “regulations 2A and 2B”; (c) omit paragraphs (3) and (4). (3) Omit Parts 2 and 3. (4) Omit regulations 20 to 22. (5) In regulation 22A— (a) in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraphs (a) and (b); (b) omit paragraph (3). (6) In regulation 27, omit paragraphs (1) and (2). (7) Omit regulation 30. (8) In regulation 31— (a) in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraphs (a) to (c); (b) omit paragraph (2); (c) in paragraph (3), omit sub-paragraphs (a) and (b). (9) Omit regulation 32. (10) In regulation 33, in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraph (a). (11) Omit regulations 34 and 34A. (12) In regulation 36, omit paragraphs (2) and (4). (13) Omit Part 8. (14) In regulation 40— (a) omit paragraphs (1) to (3); (b) in paragraph (5), omit “or furnishes information to which regulation 19 applies to an operator of a scheme”; (c) omit paragraph (8); (d) in paragraph (9), for “(8)” substitute “(7)”. (15) In each of regulations 40A(1) and 40B(1), omit the entries in the table relating to regulation 40(1)(a), 40(1)(b), 40(1)(c), 40(3), 40(8)(a) and 40(8)(b). (16) Omit Parts 11 and 12. (17) Omit Schedules 1 to 4. (18) In Schedule 5, at the end insert— 3. In paragraph 1(g) and (k), references to producers or operators of schemes include, in relation to the year 2025, persons who are producers or scheme operators under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024. . (19) In Schedule 7— (a) in paragraph 1, omit sub-paragraphs (a) and (b); (b) omit paragraphs 3 and 4. (20) Omit Schedules 8 to 10. Amendment of the 2007 (NI) Regulations 2 (1) The 2007 (NI) Regulations are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2— (a) in paragraph (1), omit the definition of “PROR”; (b) in paragraph (2), omit the definitions of “allocation method”, “approved person”, “calculation year”, “consumer information obligations”, “financial year”, “marine installation”, “obligation year”, “organic recycling”, “preceding year”, “producer responsibility obligations”, “recycling obligations”, “relevant date”, “relevant year”, “SIC code”, “small producer” and “turnover”; (c) omit paragraphs (3) and (4). (3) Omit Parts 2 and 3. (4) Omit regulations 20 to 22. (5) In regulation 22A— (a) in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraphs (a) and (b); (b) omit paragraph (3). (6) In regulation 27, omit paragraphs (1) and (2). (7) Omit regulation 30. (8) In regulation 31— (a) in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraphs (a) to (c); (b) omit paragraph (2); (c) in paragraph (3), omit sub-paragraphs (a) and (b). (9) Omit regulation 32. (10) In regulation 33, in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraph (a). (11) Omit regulations 34 and 34A. (12) In regulation 35, in paragraph (2)(h)(i), for “regulations 20, 22 and 25” substitute “regulation 25”. (13) Omit regulation 36. (14) Omit Part 8. (15) In regulation 40— (a) omit paragraphs (1) to (3); (b) in paragraph (5), omit “or furnishes information to which regulation 19 applies to an operator of a scheme”; (c) omit paragraph (8); (d) in paragraph (9), for “(8)” substitute “(7)”. (16) Omit Schedule 1. (17) Omit Schedules 2 to 4. (18) In Schedule 5, at the end insert— 3. In paragraph 1(g) and (k), references to producers or operators of schemes include, in relation to the year 2025, persons who are producers or scheme operators under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024. . (19) In Schedule 7— (a) in paragraph 1, omit sub-paragraphs (a) and (b); (b) omit paragraphs 3 and 4. (20) Omit Schedules 9 to 11. Amendment of the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 3 In the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009— (a) in regulation 52(2)(e)(iii)(cc), after “2007” insert “or the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024”; (b) in paragraph 7 of Schedule 3, in sub-paragraph (1)(c), after “2007” insert “or the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024”. Amendment of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (Prescribed Relevant Offences and Relevant Enforcement Action) Regulations 2013 4 In the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (Prescribed Relevant Offences and Relevant Enforcement Action) Regulations 2013, in Part 2 of the Schedule, after paragraph (k), insert— (l) An offence under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024. .

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SCHEDULE 17 Revocations

Regulation 139 1 The following instruments are revoked— (a) the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023; (b) the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023; (c) the Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) Regulations 2023; (d) the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (Scotland) Regulations 2023; (e) the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023; (f) the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023; (g) the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024; (h) the Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024; (i) the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024; (j) the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024. 2 The following instruments are revoked on 1st January 2026— (a) the 2007 Regulations; (b) the 2007 (NI) Regulations; (c) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008; (d) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland)) 2008; (e) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008; (f) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2010; (g) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010; (h) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012; (i) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013; (j) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2013; (k) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016; (l) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016; (m) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2016; (n) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017; (o) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017; (p) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020; (q) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2020; (r) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020; (s) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020; (t) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022; (u) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022; (v) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2022; (w) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023; (x) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023; (y) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2023; (z) the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023.

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