G/TBT/N/GBR/87  
1 May 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy Group  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
tbtenquiriesuk@businessandtrade.gov.uk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  3923 
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other 
closures, of plastics,  
4819 packaging made of paper and cardboard,  
7010 Carboys, bottles , flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, 
of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods, preserving jars, stoppers, lids and 
other closures, of glass,  
6305 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of all types of textile 
materials  
8309 Stoppers, caps and lids, incl. crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers, 
capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories  
Ex 6909 Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, 
tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar 
articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packaging of goods  
7310 Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for a ny material (other 
than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300 l, 
whether or not lined or heat -insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal 
equipment  
7612 Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar cont ainers (including rigid or 
collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), G/TBT/N/GBR/87  
 
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  of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat -insulated, but not 
fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment  
Ex 39 19, Ex 3920, Ex 3921 – wrappings if made of plastics  
Ex 4804, Ex 4805, Ex 4808, Ex 4813, Ex 4823 – wrappings if made of paper  
To note that the above listed products are only in scope of the labelling requirements if 
they are used as 'primary packaging' (re gulation 7.1.a) or 'shipment packaging' 
(regulation 7.1.d) of the draft regulations.  
1. primary packaging, which is packaging conceived so as to constitute a sales unit 
to the final user or consumer at the point of purchase;  
2. Shipment packaging, which is packa ging in addition to primary packaging on 
items which are sold online or by mail order which are either delivered direct to 
the purchaser or collected by the purchaser from a shop or other collection point 
after they have been purchased.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Regulations The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) 
Regulations 2024  
(Provisions being notified are Part 3 – Chapter 2 – Recycling Information); (4 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  The Regulations will require certain categories of businesses, 
including importers who are established and supply packaged products Fin the UK, to 
label packaging as 'Recycle' or 'Do Not Recycle' together with a logo, a s specified in the 
Regulations.  
Businesses that manufacture or import unfilled packaging for supply to another business 
will be required to provide information on its recyclability. This will inform correct labelling 
by the businesses that subsequently fi ll that packaging.  
A common methodology to determine recyclability will be publicly available. This will 
inform businesses which label to apply. The Regulations will include details of the types 
of packaging that must be labelled, flexibility regarding med ical and veterinary products, 
and exemptions for certain packaging items such as small packaging.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The UK Government is committed to protection of the environment by 
making better use of our resources and reducing waste, and supporting this by ensuring 
consumers are provided with information to inform their decisions.  
To make it easier for consumers to recycle packaging we are requiring businesses to adopt 
a single label f ormat which will become widely recognised as the UK recycling symbol. 
This will help to provide clear and consistent information to support consumers to dispose 
of their packaging waste correctly.; Consumer information, labelling; Protection of the 
environ ment 
8. Relevant documents:   
Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 
2024 
May 2019 Consultation Document: Consultation on reforming the UK packaging produc er 
responsibility system - Defra - Citizen Space  
Government response to May 2019 Consultation: Packaging waste: changing the UK 
producer responsibility system for packaging waste - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)  
March 2021 Consultation Document: Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging - 
Defra - Citizen Space  
Government Response to the March 2021 consultation: EPR Consultation Government 
response template (publishing.service.gov.uk)  G/TBT/N/GBR/87  
 
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  July 2023 Consultation Docum ent: Consultation on the draft Producer Responsibility 
Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 - Defra - Citizen Space  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 January 2025  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 April 2027; Businesses can comply with the 
labelling provisions prior to 1st April 2027 if they choose.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building,  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
Email: TBTEnquiriesUK@businessandtrade.gov.uk  
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department -for-business -and-
trade 
(Provisions being notified are Part 3 – Chapter 2 – Recycling Informat ion) 
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