European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/ECShow full title

Article 13 U.K. Information for users of packaging

Member States shall take measures, within two years of the date referred to in Article 22 (1), to ensure that users of packaging, including in particular consumers, obtain the necessary information about:

• the return, collection and recovery systems available to them,

• their role in contributing to reuse, recovery and recycling of packaging and packaging waste,

• the meaning of markings on packaging existing on the market,

• the appropriate elements of the management plans for packaging and packaging waste as referred to in Article 14.

[F1 Member States shall also promote consumer information and awareness campaigns.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Directive 2004/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.