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European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste
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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES FOR THE CRITERIA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3(1)
TABLE 1 Quantity of packaging (primary, secondary and tertiary) consumed within the...
TABLE 2 Quantity of packaging (primary, secondary and tertiary) reused within the...
TABLE 3 Quantity of packaging waste recovered and disposed of within the...
TABLE 4 Quantity of packaging waste recycled or recovered within the national...
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO POINT (D) OF ARTICLE 6(1A)
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