(1)

In accordance with Article 6(4) of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), single-use plastic products referred to in Article 6(1) of that Directive which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, are to be presumed to be in conformity with the requirements set out in Article 6(1) to that Directive covered by those standards or parts thereof.

(2)

By Commission Implementing Decision C(2020) 7244 (3), the Commission made a request to the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) to draft a new harmonised standard regarding certain single-use plastic beverage containers with a capacity of up to three litres that have caps and lids made of plastic, in support of Article 6(1) of Directive (EU) 2019/904.

(3)

On the basis of the request set out in the Implementing Decision C(2020) 7244, CEN drafted the new harmonised standard EN 17665:2022+A1:2023.

(4)

The Commission together with CEN has assessed whether the standard drafted by CEN complies with the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2020) 7244.

(5)

The harmonised standard EN 17665:2022+A1:2023 satisfies the requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Directive (EU) 2019/904. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of that standard in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(6)

Compliance with a harmonised standard confers a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation from the date of publication of the reference of such standard in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the date of its publication,