# The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020, Regulation 8: Exemption: packaging


(1) Regulation 4(1) does not apply to the supply of a single-use plastic straw that is packaging.
(2) In this regulation, “packaging” has the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111196205/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-protection-plastic-straws-cotton-buds-and-stirrers-england-regulations-2020/regulation-8
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