OSPAR Recommendation 2021/06 on the reduction of plastic pellet loss into the marine environment (OSPAR Recommendation 2021/06) was adopted in June 2021 by the contracting parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention) with the aim of reducing marine litter by promoting the timely development and implementation of effective and consistent pellet loss prevention standards and certification schemes for the entire plastic supply chain. Measures for minimising the risk associated with the transport of plastic pellets by sea are under examination at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) which issued the non-binding circular MEPC.1/Circ 909 on recommendations for the carriage of plastic pellets by sea in freight containers (MEPC.1/Circ 909). In this context, the Union and its Member States are to follow closely any future developments at the IMO, and play a leading role in ensuring a high level of environmental protection on this issue, by, for example, setting a high standard of protection.
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