The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2005

Made: 15th December 2005

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

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PART I — GENERAL

Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation and notices

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Exclusion of charities from producer responsibility obligations

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PART II — PRODUCERS AND OBLIGATIONS

Producers and producer responsibility obligations

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Producers and Scheme membership

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PART III — REGISTRATION: PRODUCERS AND SCHEMES

Producer registration obligation

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Application for producer registration

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Conditions of registration of a producer

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Forms and fees for producer registration

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Refusal to register producers

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Cancellation of registration of producers

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Schemes: general provisions

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Application for approval of a scheme

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Application for registration of a scheme

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Conditions of registration of a scheme

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Forms and fees for registration of a scheme

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Refusal to register a scheme

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Cancellation of registration of a scheme

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Information provided to scheme operators

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PART IV — RECORDS, RETURNS AND CERTIFICATE

Producers—records and returns

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Producers—certifying obligation

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Schemes—records and returns

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PART V — ACCREDITATION OF REPROCESSORS AND EXPORTERS

Requirement for accreditation

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Application for accreditation

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Conditions of accreditation

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Suspension and cancellation of accreditation

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PART VI — APPEALS

Right of appeal

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Procedure on appeals

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Determination of appeals

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Status pending appeal

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PART VII — AGENCIES' POWERS & DUTIES

Monitoring

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Monitoring—publication

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Public register

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Approval of persons to issue certificates of compliance

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Entry and inspection

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Provision of information to the appropriate authority

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PART VIII — GROUPS OF COMPANIES, PUB OPERATING BUSINESSES AND LICENSORS AND MID-YEAR CHANGES

Packaging handled by groups of companies

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Packaging handled by licensors and pub operating businesses

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Mid-year changes

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PART IX — OFFENCES

Offences and penalties

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PART X — REVOCATION AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISION

Revocation and transitional provision

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SCHEDULE 1 — PRODUCERS

Relevant function performed in Years 1 and 2	Subject matter of supply in Year 1	Class of supply in Year 1	Class of producer in Year 2
Manufacturer	Packaging materials	A B or C	Manufacturer
Convertor, subject to paragraph 1(2)	Packaging or packaging materials	A B or C	Convertor
Packer/filler	Packaging or packaging materials	A B or C	Packer/filler
Importer	Packaging or packaging materials	A B or C	Importer
Seller	Packaging	E	Seller
Manufacturer, Convertor, Packer/filler, or Importer	Transit packaging	B or F	Secondary provider
Service Provider	Packaging	G	Service Provider

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SCHEDULE 2 — RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OBLIGATIONS

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SCHEDULE 3 — INFORMATION

PART I — INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN APPLICATION FOR PRODUCER REGISTRATION

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PART II — INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A SCHEME

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PART III — STATEMENT OF THE SCHEME'S POLICIES AND THE OPERATIONAL PLANS OF SCHEMES AND PRODUCERS

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SCHEDULE 4 — INFORMATION IN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

The information to be contained in a certificate of compliance is—

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SCHEDULE 5 — CONDITIONS OF ACCREDITATION

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SCHEDULE 6 — PROCEDURE ON APPEALS

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SCHEDULE 7 — PUBLIC REGISTER

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SCHEDULE 8 — GROUPS OF COMPANIES

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SCHEDULE 9 — LICENSORS AND PUB OPERATING BUSINESSES

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SCHEDULE 10 — MID-YEAR CHANGES

PART 1 — SCHEME MEMBERSHIP

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PART II — GROUP MEMBERSHIP

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PART III — INCAPACITY

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SCHEDULE 11 — REVOCATIONS

Regulations Revoked	Reference:
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997	S.I. 1997/648
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste)(Amendment) Regulations 1999	S.I. 1999/1361
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste)(Amendment)(No 2) Regulations 1999	S.I. 1999/3447
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste)(Amendment)(England and Wales) Regulations 2000	S.I. 2000/3375
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste)(Amendment)(England) Regulations 2002	S.I. 2002/732
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste)(Amendment)(Wales) Regulations 2002	S.I. 2002/813 (W 93)
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste)(Amendment)(Wales) Regulations 2003	S.I. 2003/3238 (W 318)
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste)(Amendment)(England) Regulations 2003	S.I. 2003/3294
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste)(Amendment)(England and Wales) Regulations 2005	S.I. 2005/717
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000	S.S.I. 2000/451
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002	S.S.I. 2002/147
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003	S.S.I 2003/613
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005	S.S.I. 2005/271

Signed

Ben Bradshaw — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs — 15th December 2005

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Under section 57 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), despite the transfer to Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under Community law in respect of devolved matters, the function of the Secretary of State in relation to implementing those obligations continues to be exercisable by her as regards Scotland.

[^f00002]: Under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 of the Government of Wales Act (c. 38), despite the transfer of the relevant functions of the Secretary of State so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales to the National Assembly Wales by virtue of Article 2 and Schedule 1 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/ 672), the function of the Secretary of State in relation to implementing obligations under Community law continues to be exercisable by her as regards Wales.

[^f00003]: 1972 c. 68

[^f00004]: 1995 c. 25

[^f00005]: The Secretary of State was designated under the European Communities (Designation) Order 1996 under Article 2 and the Schedule (S.I. 1996/266).

[^f00006]: OJ No. L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10.

[^f00007]: OJ No. L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1.

[^f00008]: OJ No. L 47, 18.2.2004, p. 26.

[^f00009]: OJ No. L 70, 16.3.2005, p.17.

[^f00010]: OJ No. L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39.

[^f00011]: OJ No. L 78, 26.3.1991, p. 32.

[^f00012]: OJ No. L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 48.

[^f00013]: OJ No. L 135, 6.6.1996, p. 32.

[^f00014]: 1995 c. 25

[^f00015]: 1990 c. 43

[^f00016]: 1985 c. 6 as amended by the Companies Act 1989 (1989 c. 40).

[^f00017]: 1890 c. 39