Regulation No. 43 of the Ministry of Economic Affairs validating the Procedure for Drawing up the List of Returnable Packaging

Procedure for Drawing up the List of Returnable Packaging Regulation No. 43 of 21 November 1997 of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Pursuant to subsection 7 of section 13 of the Packaging Act (RT (State Gazette) I 1995, 47, 739; 1997, 53, 836), I hereby establish: 1. to approve the procedure for listing returnable packaging (attached); 2. the list of returnable packaging shall be drawn up in accordance with this Regulation by the Commission, established by Decree No. 60 of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, who determines the rate of deposit for sales packaging. Jaak Leimann, Minister Margus Leivo, Secretary General Procedure for Drawing up the List of returnable packaging Regulation No. 43 of 21 November 1997 of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 1. This procedure regulates the drawing up and approving of the list of returnable packaging. 2. For the purpose of this Regulation “returnable packaging” shall mean packaging as defined in the Packaging Act. 3. A packaging shall be included in the list of returnable packaging on the basis of documents referred to in section 5 of this Procedure. 4. The following enterprises shall have the right to submit applications for inclusion of packaging in the list of returnable packaging: 1. with regard to packaging of goods manufactured or packaged in Estonia, the manufacturer or packer of such goods, the wholesaler, or entrepreneur collecting packaging; 2. with regard to packaging of imported goods, the wholesaler or importer thereof. 1. In order to apply for the inclusion of any packaging in the list of returnable packaging, the applicant shall submit the following documents to the Commission: 1. application; 2. information characterising the packaging (incl. description of the packaging); 3. copy of the packaging recovery certificate; 4. information on the applicant: name of the enterprise business registration code; address director of the enterprise (name, telephone and fax number); packaging-related activity (manufacturing, packaging, import/export of packaged goods, collection of packaging, etc). 1. The Commission established by the Ministry of Economic Affairs shall review any such application and documents accompanying it and make a proposal concerning the inclusion of the packaging in the list of returnable packaging to the Minister of Economic Affairs within one month of the receipt of the application. In order to make a proposal, the Commission has the right to request from the applicant additional information about the packaging and organisation of the recycling thereof. 2. The Minister of Economic Affairs shall approve the list of returnable packaging upon a proposal from the Commission. 3. The Ministry of Economic Affairs shall inform the applicant and the Packaging Register of the approval of inclusion of the packaging in the list of returnable packaging within five working days.