Regulation 96 Applications for accreditation: general requirements

(1)

An application by a reprocessor or exporter (“RE”) for an accreditation under this Chapter must be—

(a)

made in such form and manner as the appropriate agency specifies; and

(b)

signed by an approved person of RE to verify the information provided in the application and the documents accompanying it.

(2)

Any information provided by RE in, or in relation to, an application for accreditation must be as accurate as reasonably possible.

(3)

The following charge must be paid at the time the application is made—

(a)

the charge in paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 1, for an application by a reprocessor; or

(b)

the charge in paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 1, for an application by an exporter.

(4)

For the purposes of regulations 94(3)(b)(ii) and 95(3)(b)(ii) a reprocessor or exporter’s business plan must contain information on how its revenue from the issue of PRNs or PERNs is to be applied, including information on expenditure in respect of the following matters—

(a)

investment in infrastructure for recycling or exporting, including both the development of new infrastructure, and support and maintenance of existing infrastructure;

(b)

price support provided for buying packaging waste or selling recycled packaging waste;

(c)

support for business collections;

(d)

communications, including national and local information campaigns, and direct contacts with suppliers;

(e)

the development of new markets for materials or goods made from recycled packaging waste in the United Kingdom and overseas;

(f)

the development of new uses for recycled packaging waste.

(5)

The appropriate agency may request RE to amend RE’s sampling and inspection plan or business plan as a condition of granting an accreditation.

(6)

If RE amends its sampling and inspection plan or business plan before an application for accreditation has been determined, whether at the request of the appropriate agency or otherwise—

(a)

RE must submit an amended plan to the appropriate agency; and

(b)

the appropriate agency may require RE to pay the charge in paragraph 6(4) of Schedule 1 before it determines whether it approves, or is satisfied with the contents of, the plan.