Directive (EU) 2019/883 on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships: what it means for Waste & Circular Economy

to better protect the marine environment by reducing discharges from ships at sea. PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure on an equal footing with the Council BACKGROUND: reducing pollution in the seas is an important field of EU action in maritime transport. This was reiterated in the Commission Communication on the EU maritime transport policy until 2018, which calls for zero-waste from maritime traffic. The Committee on Transport and Tourism adopted the report…

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Waste operators, recyclers and producers face EU rules on waste management, packaging and the shift to a circular economy. These are the EU acts most likely to apply.

Directive (EU) 2019/883 on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers waste. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.

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• Directive (EU) 2024/3019 concerning urban wastewater treatment (recast) (recast)32024L3019
• Regulation (EU) 2022/839 laying down transitional rules for the packaging and labelling of veterinary medicinal products authorised or registered in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC or Regulation (EC) No 726/200432022R0839

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