(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997–
(a)
to replace the existing sliding scale fees for registration of a Packaging Waste scheme in regulation 15 with a flat rate fee for registration of £460 in respect of each member of the scheme; and
(b)
to increase the target for recovery to 56% and for recycling to 18%, for the year 2001 onwards.
These Regulations also amend a reference in regulation 3(5A) to the Secretary of State which should, for Scotland, be a reference to the Scottish Ministers.
The changes made by these Regulations were notified in draft to the European Commission under Directive 98/34/EC.