'Bans on plastic packaging for unprocessed fruit and vegetables possibly incompatible with EU law'
A legal assessment published on 15 February shows that the special rules for plastic packaging and exemptions for other packaging materials discussed as part of the planned EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR) are very likely not compatible with EU law.
According to the report, provisions that, for example, only prohibit plastic packaging require it to be reused or exempt coated paper
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