Recitals
- Recital (1)Microplastics are ubiquitous, persistent and transboundary. They are detrimental to the environment and potentially harmful to human…
- Recital (2)In its opinion of 30 April 2019 entitled Environmental and health risks of microplastic pollution, the Commission’s Group of Chief…
- Recital (3)Plastic pellets are any polymer-containing moulding materials, of primary or secondary origin, or both, regardless of whether they are…
- Recital (4)Plastic pellet dust is the industrial residue from the handling, grinding or processing of plastic pellets that is not used in plastic…
- Recital (5)Plastic pellet losses constitute the third largest source of microplastics unintentionally released to the environment in the Union and…
- Recital (6)Concerns about the impacts of microplastic pollution on the environment and on human health have been raised in most parts of the world.…
- Recital (7)In a bid to tackle plastic pollution, the Commission has in its communication of 16 January 2018 entitled A European Strategy for Plastics…
- Recital (8)Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council addresses microplastic pollution by imposing a restriction on…
- Recital (9)OSPAR Recommendation 2021/06 on the reduction of plastic pellet loss into the marine environment (OSPAR Recommendation 2021/06) was adopted…
- Recital (10)In the Union submission to the United Nations (UN) Environment Programme prior to the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating…
- Recital (11)While there are Union legal acts concerning the prevention of waste, pollution, marine litter and chemicals, there are no specific Union…
- Recital (12)While the production of polymeric materials on an industrial scale falls under the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament…
- Recital (13)Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council addresses the monitoring and assessment of the impacts of micro-sized…
- Recital (14)Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055, amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, addresses losses of synthetic polymer…
- Recital (15)To ensure that plastic pellets are handled safely and responsibly at all stages of the plastic pellet supply chain, so that losses to the…
- Recital (16)Handling requirements should take into account internationally recommended good handling practices as well as existing requirements on the…
- Recital (17)In light of the harmful nature of plastic pellets when lost to the environment and considering the general obligation on economic operators…
- Recital (18)When plastic pellets are released and dispersed into the marine environment, they can harm living resources and marine life and can…
- Recital (19)To address this issue from the perspective of maritime transport, the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee approved in 2024…
- Recital (20)Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers should implement the requirements on the handling of plastic pellets by following a…
- Recital (21)While the aim of this Regulation is to prevent plastic pellet losses by all economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers, the…
- Recital (22)In order to ensure the traceability of plastic pellets handled and transported in each Member State and to allow competent authorities to…
- Recital (23)In order to prevent plastic pellet losses, economic operators should establish, implement, and keep up to date at all times a risk…
- Recital (24)To enable competent authorities to verify compliance with the risk management plan’s requirements, economic operators should provide the…
- Recital (25)Economic operators should be able to determine through a risk-based approach the specific equipment to install or the procedures to…
- Recital (26)In order to evaluate the adequacy of the risk management plan designed for each installation, economic operators should keep a record of…
- Recital (27)Due to the characteristics of their activity, carriers should not be mandated to establish and implement a risk management plan. Instead,…
- Recital (28)Non-EU carriers should designate an authorised representative, which should act on behalf of the non-EU carrier and should be able to be…
- Recital (29)The successful implementation of the actions required to prevent, contain and clean up plastic pellet losses requires the full cooperation…
- Recital (30)Medium-sized and large enterprises typically have a more complex structure due to their size. In cases where they operate installations…
- Recital (31)Microenterprises and small, medium-sized and large enterprises operating installations where plastic pellets in quantities below a…
- Recital (32)Enterprises that operate installations where plastic pellets are handled in quantities equal to or above a threshold of 1500 tonnes per…
- Recital (33)Certifiers, in particular consultancy services, should not engage in any activity that could conflict with their independence of judgement…
- Recital (34)To enable competent authorities to verify compliance more efficiently under this Regulation, certifiers should notify competent authorities…
- Recital (35)In order to ensure transparency, competent authorities should make certain information publicly available. This includes the notification…
- Recital (36)In order to be registered with community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), economic operators are required to comply with…
- Recital (37)Competent authorities should verify economic operators’, EU carriers’ and non-EU carriers’ compliance with the obligations laid down in…
- Recital (38)Member States should be able to ensure compliance with this Regulation through permits based on a system of regular inspections of…
- Recital (39)Directive 2008/98/EC provides that Member States are to require recyclers to obtain a permit, the conditions of which ensure that the…
- Recital (40)In order to minimise the effects of any loss, economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers should take the corrective measures…
- Recital (41)Competent authorities should have a minimum set of inspection and enforcement powers in order to ensure compliance with this Regulation, to…
- Recital (42)Micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises account for an important share of the plastic pellet supply chain. When complying with the…
- Recital (43)In order to achieve a common basis for estimating plastic pellet losses, it is necessary to have a standardised methodology set in a…
- Recital (44)In order to ensure that the objectives of this Regulation are achieved, and its requirements are enforced effectively, Member States should…
- Recital (45)In order to ensure compliance, competent authorities should also take the necessary steps, including inspections and hearings based on…
- Recital (46)Member States should ensure that any measures taken by their competent authorities under this Regulation are subject to effective judicial…
- Recital (47)Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Regulation and…
- Recital (48)Where appropriate, Member States should support the financing of projects aimed at: cleaning up areas polluted by plastic pellets using…
- Recital (49)Where damage to human health has occurred as a result of an infringement of this Regulation, Member States should ensure that the…
- Recital (50)It is therefore appropriate for this Regulation to address the right to compensation for damage suffered by individuals and to ensure that…
- Recital (51)The impact of this Regulation on the procedural autonomy of the Member States should be limited to what is necessary to ensure the…
- Recital (52)To ensure that individuals can defend their rights against damage to health caused by infringements of this Regulation and thereby ensure…
- Recital (53)In order to take into account technical progress and scientific developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU…
- Recital (54)In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission…
- Recital (55)In order to provide economic operators, EU carriers, non-EU carriers, shippers, and operators, agents and masters of seagoing vessels with…
- Recital (56)Since the objective of this Regulation, namely preventing plastic pellet losses, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but…
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