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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/648",
  "legislation_title": "The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997",
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  "text": "(1) The following percentages are prescribed as the percentages for the following classes of producer—\n(a) manufacturer\n6%;\n(b) convertor\n11%;\n(c) packer/filler\n36%;\n(d) seller or wholesaler\n47%; and\n(e) secondary provider\n83%.\n(2) The following percentages are prescribed for the class of importer—\n(a) the manufacturer’s percentage, that is 6%—\n(i) on Class A supplies, where the importer also carries out the functions of a convertor,\n(ii) on Class B supplies, where the relevant packaging or packaging materials are supplied, by the distributor who receives them, to a convertor, and\n(iii) on Class C supplies to a convertor;\n(b) the manufacturer’s and the convertor’s percentages aggregated, that is 6% + 11% = 17%—\n(i) on Class A supplies, where the importer also carries out the functions of a packer/filler,\n(ii) on Class B supplies, where the relevant packaging or packaging materials are supplied, by the distributor who receives them, to a packer/filler, and\n(iii) on Class C supplies to a packer/filler;\n(c) the manufacturer's, the convertor’s and the packer/filler’s percentages aggregated, that is 6% + 11% + 36% = 53%—\n(i) on Class A supplies where the importer also carries out the functions of a seller,\n(ii) on Class B supplies where the relevant packaging or packaging materials are supplied, by the distributor who receives them, to a seller, and\n(iii) on Class C supplies to a seller; and\n(d) the manufacturer's, the convertor's, the packer/filler’s and the seller’s percentages aggregated, that is 6% + 11% + 36% + 47% = 100%—\n(i) on Class F supplies, and\n(ii) on Class A supplies, where the importer is also the final user or consumer.",
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