Draft decree plastic carrier bags in Wallonia sent to EC

Belgium has sent a draft decree to the European Commission concerning restrictions on the use of plastic carrier bags at points of sale in Wallonia. The standstill period ends on 10 May 2017.
The notified provision includes the postponement of the entry into force of the ban on the use of single-use plastic carrier bags to 1 December 2017, in order to enable the stocks of bags to be used up. It also includes the staggering of the entry into force of the ban on the use of plastic bags other than carrier bags for certain food products, as well as for the packaging of plants and aquatic animals and the admission, for certain applications, of bags with biosourced material content.
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