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Paragraph 31 Conditions applying to both reprocessors and exportersI1

United Kingdom

A reprocessor or exporter—

(a)

must not issue PRNs or PERNs to any person other than a producer or scheme operator or their representative;

(b)

must issue PRNs or PERNs in a manner which least hinders the ability of any person to acquire PRNs and PERNs;

(c)

F1must not issue a PRN or PERN in relation to any packaging waste which is a deposit item;

F2(d)

must not issue a PRN or PERN in relation to any packaging waste for which a PRN or PERN has already been issued, either by that reprocessor or exporter or by any other reprocessor or exporter.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 8 para. 31(c) substituted (1.1.2026) by The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1369), regs. 1(2), 15(a) (with Sch. 4)

F2

Sch. 8 para. 31(d) inserted (1.1.2026) by The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1369), regs. 1(2), 15(b) (with Sch. 4)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 8 para. 31 in force at 1.1.2025, see reg. 1(2)