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Document Ares(2021)5796779

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… laying down the format for reporting data and information on the collected post-consumption waste of tobacco products with filters and of filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products

Please be aware that this draft act does not constitute the final position of the institution.

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/…

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laying down the format for reporting data and information on the collected post-consumption waste of tobacco products with filters and of filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment 1 , and in particular Article 13(4), third subparagraph, thereof,

Whereas:

(1)    Directive (EU) 2019/904 requires Member States to report to the Commission data on the collected post-consumption waste of tobacco products with filters and of filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products in accordance with Article 13(1)(f) of that Directive. Those data are to be accompanied by a quality check report.

(2)    The data regarding the amounts of post-consumer waste of tobacco products with filters and of filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products collected through public waste collection systems and litter clean-up activities in accordance with Article 13(1)(f) of Directive (EU) 2019/904 should be reported by Member States on the basis of their total weight in tonnes. The quality check report accompanying that data should be provided in a format which ensures that a description of the methodologies and data sources applied for the measurement and verification of these data is provided.

(3)    The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 2 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Reporting of data

Member States shall report the data referred to in Article 13(1), point (f), of Directive (EU) 2019/904 in the format laid down in Annex I to this Decision.

They shall submit the quality check report referred to in Article 13(2) of that Directive as regards those data in the format laid down in Annex II to this Decision.

Article 2

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels,

   For the Commission

   Ursula VON DER LEYEN
   The President    
   
   
   

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Annex I

FORMAT FOR REPORTING DATA

Format for reporting on post-consumption waste of tobacco products with filters and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products collected as litter and through public waste collection systems in accordance with Article 13(1), point (f) of Directive 2019/904/EC.

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(tonnes)

Total weight of post-consumption waste of tobacco products with filters and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products collected as litter and through public waste collection systems in accordance with Article 13(1), point (f) of Directive 2019/904/EC.



ANNEX II

FORMAT FOR THE QUALITY CHECK REPORT

I. General information

1.1. Member State:

 

1.2. Organisation submitting the data and the description:

 

1.3. Contact name:

 

1.4. Contact email address:

 

1.5. Contact phone number:

 

1.6. Reference year:

 

1.7. Delivery date/version:

 

1.8. Link to data publication by the Member State (if any):

 

II. Description of the institutions involved in the data collection

Name of institution

Description of key responsibilities

 

 

 

 

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III. Description of methods used

Description of the methods and data sources used to measure the weight of post-consumption waste of tobacco products with filters and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products collected as litter and through public waste collection systems in accordance with Article 13(1), point (f) of Directive 2019/904/EC.

3.1Data sources and methods for calculation and the share in the total.

Explain how the weight of post-consumption waste referred to in the first paragraph of this chapter has been measured and how humidity and residues of paper and tobacco have been taken into account. Explain the approach taken to ensure representative sampling of collected waste. Indicate in which year the waste and litter composition analysis was carried out.

Data sources, year

Description of methods applied

Share in the total

 

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3.2Description of the methods used to determine conversion factors and their application.

In case the weight of post-consumption waste referred to in the first paragraph of this chapter was determined by means of determining the total number of post-consumption waste of tobacco products with filters and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products, specify the conversion factor used.

Conversion factor

Conversion factor applied
(yes/no)

Describe the variables included in the calculation of conversion factors and how these variables were calculated

Conversion factor from item to weight

 

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IV. Data verification and control system

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4.1Explanation of the scope and validity of the data collection on post-consumption waste of tobacco products with filters and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products collected as litter and through public waste collection systems in accordance with Article 13(1), point (f) of Directive 2019/904/EC.

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4.2Differences from the data reported for the previous years.

Significant changes to the calculation method used for the current reference year compared to the method used for previous reference years, if any (in particular retrospective revisions, their characteristics and whether a break in the series has to be flagged for a certain year).

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V. Confidentiality

Justification to withhold the publication of specific parts of this quality check report where that is required and listing of the parts that should be withheld.

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VI. Main national websites, reference documents and publications

Please provide the name and url of the main websites, reference documents and publications related to this data collection.

Add rows as appropriate.

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