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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-producer-responsibility-obligations-packaging-and-packaging-waste-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2025/9780348276176",
  "legislation_title": "The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-producer-responsibility-obligations-packaging-and-packaging-waste-amendment-regulations-2025",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of Part 1 (general)",
  "text": "(1) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—\n(a) for the definition of “fibre-based composite material” substitute—\n““fibre-based composite material” has the meaning given in regulation 7(5A)(a)”;\n(b) insert the following definitions in the appropriate places—\n““accredited” has the meaning given in regulation 84(1);”;\n““closed loop packaging waste” has the meaning given in regulation 34(5A);”;\n““food grade” has the meaning given in regulation 34(5A);”;\n““paper or board” is to be interpreted in accordance with regulation 7(5A)(b);”;\n““relevant packaging waste” has the meaning given in regulation 34(4);”.\n(2) In regulation 7 (packaging and packaging categories), after paragraph (5) insert—\n“(5A) For these purposes—\n(a) “fibre-based composite material” means packaging material which—\n(i) is made of paperboard or paper fibres, with one or more layers of plastic, and which may also have layers of other materials, to form a single unit that cannot be separated by hand; and\n(ii) is not in the paper or board packaging category;\n(b) “paper or board” includes packaging material which is within the description in sub-paragraph (i) of the definition of fibre-based composite material, if the producer who supplies the packaging can provide evidence that its layer or layers of plastic are not more than 5% of the packaging material by mass.”.\n(3) In regulation 8 (household packaging), in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraph (b).\n(4) In regulation 11 (exempt packaging)—\n(a) in paragraph (1), for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—\n“(c) packaging which—\n(i) is a deposit item for the purposes of a relevant deposit scheme; or\n(ii) would be a deposit item for the purposes of a relevant deposit scheme, but for a low volume line exemption.”;\n(b) for paragraph (2) substitute—\n“(2) In paragraph (1)—\n“low volume line exemption” means an exemption from being a deposit item, specified in regulations for the purposes of a relevant deposit scheme, which applies where the number of items of a particular description does not exceed a threshold specified in those regulations;\n“marine installation” means any artificial island, installation or structure at sea, other than a vessel.”.\n(5) In regulation 12 (exclusion of charities)—\n(a) at the beginning insert—\n“(1) The following obligations do not apply to a producer which is a charity—\n(a) producer responsibility obligations under regulation 25 and Part 3; and\n(b) liability to pay annual disposal and administration fees under regulation 60.”;\n(b) the existing text of regulation 12 becomes paragraph (2); and\n(c) in paragraph (2), for “These Regulations do not apply to a charity, and for” substitute “For”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:38:25.967518+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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