159As regards the arguments based on the surveys provided by the applicant (see paragraph 110 above), it should be pointed out that the results of those polls do not call into question the reasoning in the contested decision. It is logical that consumers identify the Der Grüne Punkt logo affixed to the packaging as being the indication that that packaging may be placed in the collection facilities situated close to their homes. However, that does not disclose the reactions of those consumers when faced with packaging to which several logos identifying exemption systems are affixed. The Commission and the interveners state in that regard, as was confirmed at the hearing, that the collection facilities used by those systems are generally the same and that, most of the time, the consumer deposits packaging in those facilities on the basis of the material used and not on the basis of the logo on the packaging. Similarly, as regards the case of a mixed system combining the DSD system and a self-management solution, the indication that 48.4% of consumers would not understand the contradictory indications referring to those two systems does not seem relevant in the light of the fact that they merely indicate the free choice given to consumers in the case of a mixed system and that, consequently, they cannot give rise to a contradiction, as illustrated by the example of the fast-food chain examined above.
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