The Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Producer obligations

15.—(1) This regulation applies to a producer (“ P”) as defined under regulation 8(1).

(2) If P is a small or large producer who is a brand owner or packer/filler, P is subject to—

(a) the data collection obligations in regulation 16(2), and

(b) where P is a large producer, the data reporting obligations in regulation 17(1)(a) and (b).

(3) If P is a small or large producer who is a distributor, importer or service provider, P is subject to—

(a) the data collection obligations in regulation 16(3), and

(b) where P is a large producer—

(i) who is an importer or service provider, the data reporting obligations in regulation 17(1)(a) and (b), or

(ii) who is a distributor, the data reporting obligations in regulation 17(1)(a) and (c).

(4) If P is a small or large producer who is an online marketplace operator, P is subject to—

(a) the data collection obligations in regulation 16(4), and

(b) where P is a large producer, the data reporting obligations in regulation 17(1)(a) and (d).

(5) If P is small or large producer who is a seller, P is subject to the data collection obligations in regulation 16(5).

(6) Where P is a small or large producer and P performs more than one function as a producer under regulation 8 in relation to packaging, P is subject to the obligations imposed under paragraphs (2) to (5), so far as relevant, in relation to each function P performs.

(7) If P is a producer who is a licensor or a pub operating business, Schedule 2 applies to determine whether P is subject to the data collection obligations in regulation 16(6).

(8) Paragraph (7) does not affect any obligations which a licensor or a pub operating business has under these Regulations otherwise than under Schedule 2.