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Document 52021XC0316(01)

Information notice on marking specifications for single-use plastic products 2021/C 89/05

PUB/2021/214

OJ C 89, 16.3.2021, p. 5–5 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

16.3.2021   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 89/5


Information notice on marking specifications for single-use plastic products

(2021/C 89/05)

The Commission would like to inform the relevant operators and Member States’ authorities that in order to support the implementation of the obligation under Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) regarding the marking of certain single-use plastic products, as of 3 July 2021, and as required under Article 7(2) of that Directive, the Commission has adopted an Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2151 (2) laying down rules on harmonised marking specifications on single-use plastic products listed in Part D of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 and related the corrigenda.

The marking concerns single-use plastic products listed in part D of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904. These products are:

(1)

Sanitary towels (pads), tampons and tampon applicators;

(2)

Wet wipes, i.e. pre-wetted personal care and domestic wipes;

(3)

Tobacco products with filters and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products;

(4)

Cups for beverages.

Pictograms in vectorised format

With reference to the harmonised marking requirements in the Annex to the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2151 considering the corrigenda, please find below the weblink to the vectorised pictograms, in the order they appear in the Annexes I to IV of the Implementing Regulation, in all official languages of EU Member States (as courtesy translation also in Gaelic, though not included in the Implementing Regulation).

https://ec.europa.eu/environment/topics/plastics/single-use-plastics/sups-marking-specifications_en


(1)  OJ L 155, 12.6.2019, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 428, 18.12.2020, p. 57.


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