During the implementation of the SUP directive, the authorities have been asked several times whether products treated with a water-based polymer dispersion fall within the scope of the SUP directive.
In the meeting of the Commission's Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC/SUP) related to the implementation of the SUP Directive, the Commission gave an oral interpretation on 7 September 2022 that a water-based polymer dispersion is plastic. Products treated with polymer dispersion fall within the scope of SUP legislation. The commission has promised to give written justification for its interpretation later.