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Explanatory note

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These Regulations amend the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997, which impose on producers obligations to recover and recycle packaging waste, and related obligations, in order to attain the targets in Article 6(1) of Directive 94/62/EC.

Regulation 2(a) and (b) increase for 1999 and 2000 the recovery targets, used to calculate recovery obligations, from 38% and 43% to 43% and 45% respectively. Regulation 2(c) and (d) increase for 1999 and 2000 the recycling targets, used to calculate recycling obligations, from 7% and 11% to 10% and 13% respectively.