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Document 52018PC0340
Reducing marine litter: action on single use plastics and fishing gear
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment
- Initiative summary:
- Marine and plastic litter are major global problems. In a circular economy, they represent a waste of resources and energy. In Europe, a major source is single-use plastics, which consists mainly of packaging or items used only once, such as bags, disposable cups and food containers, lids and cutlery. Another major source is fishing gear that is either accidentally lost or intentionally abandoned or discarded. Concrete actions are needed to address this problem.
- EuroVoc thesaurus:
- EU environmental policy; environmental impact; fishing industry; marine pollution; waste management; waste; plastics; environmental protection; pollution control measures; non-durable goods
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- Documents:
- Ares(2017)6169607 (Inception impact assessment)
- Leading service:
- Directorate-General for Environment
- Consultation type:
- Stakeholder feedback
- Consultation duration (weeks):
- 4
- Planned adoption period:
- 01/04/2018 - 30/06/2018
- Open public consultation planned
- 01/12/2017 - 31/12/2017
- Check the status of this initiative on the Better Regulation Portal
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- Documents:
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COM/2018/340 final - 2018/0172 (COD) (Proposal for a directive)
SWD/2018/254 final - 2018/0172 (COD) (Impact assessment)
SWD/2018/255 final - 2018/0172 (COD) (Summary of impact assessment)
SEC/2018/0253 final (Opinion on impact assessment)
SWD/2018/256 final - 2018/0172 (COD) (Staff working document)
SWD/2018/257 final - 2018/0172 (COD) (Staff working document) - Leading service:
- Directorate-General for Environment