1. What is the general legislative framework regulating packaging and plastic waste in your jurisdiction?
Romania’s national waste management policy is in line with the objectives of European waste prevention policy and aims at reducing resource consumption and the practical application of the waste hierarchy. The principle of preventive action is one of the principles underlying Government Emergency Ordinance No. 195/2005 on environmental protection, as subsequently amended and supplemented, and Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, transposed into national law by Law No. 211/2011 on waste management, presents the waste hierarchy that “applies as an order of priority in the legislation and policy on waste generation and management, as follows: prevention, preparation for reuse, recycling, other waste management operations. recovery, for example energy recovery and disposal”. Law No. 249/2015 regulates the management of packaging and packaging waste in order to prevent or reduce the impact on the environment.
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Source cms.law
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