Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/162

Contents

Article 1Methodology for calculating the reduction in the consumption of single-use plastic products#

1.Member States shall calculate the reduction in the consumption of single-use plastic products based on either of the following parameters:

(a)the total weight of plastic in the single-use plastic products placed on the market in a Member State in a calendar year;

(b)the number of single-use plastic products placed on the market in a Member State in a calendar year.

2.Member States shall calculate the reduction in the consumption of single-use plastic products placed on the market in a Member State in a calendar year in accordance with the formulas set out in Annex I.

3.Where there are significant exports or imports or other movements within the Union of single-use plastic products before they are made available to the final consumer or user, Member States may adjust the weight or number of single-use plastic products placed on the market, as referred to in paragraph 1, in order to take account of such movements.

Article 2Reporting of data#

1.Member States shall report the data on single-use plastic products placed on the market referred to in Article 13(1), point (a), of Directive (EU) 2019/904, as calculated in accordance with Article 1 of this Decision, in the format laid down in Annex II to this Decision.

2.Member States shall report the information on consumption reduction measures referred to in Article 13(1), point (b), of Directive (EU) 2019/904 in the format laid down in Annex III to this Decision.

3.Member States shall submit the quality check report as regards the data and information referred to in this Article in the format laid down in Annex IV.

4.The Commission shall publish the data reported by the Member States unless, as regards information included in the quality check report, the Member State provides a justified request to withhold the publication of certain data.

5.Member States shall, to the extent possible, use electronic registries to collect and report data to the Commission.

Article 3Entry into force#

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Annex I · Formulas for the calculation of the reduction in the consumption of single-use plastic products

(a)the total weight of plastic (tonnes) contained in cups for beverages placed on the market in a Member State in a given calendar year, where relevant adjusted in accordance with Article 1(3), where the method ology referred to in Article 1(1), point (a), is applied for the calculation of the consumption reduction, or

(b)the total number of single-use plastic cups for beverages placed on the market in a Member State in a given calendar year, where relevant adjusted in accordance with Article 1(3), where the methodology referred to in Article 1(1), point (b), is applied for the calculation of the consumption reduction;

(i)the total weight of plastic (tonnes) contained in food containers placed on the market in a Member State in a given calendar year, where relevant adjusted in accordance with Article 1(3), where the methodology referred to in Article 1(1), point (a), is applied for the calculation of the consumption reduction, or

(ii)the total number of food containers placed on the market in a Member State in a given calendar year, where relevant adjusted in accordance with Article 1(3), where the methodology referred to in Article 1(1), point (b), is applied for the calculation of the consumption reduction;

For single-use plastic cups for beverages, including their covers and lids, referred to in Part A, point (1), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 (‘cups for beverages’):

For single-use plastic food containers referred to in Part A, point (2), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 (‘food containers’):

where:

CfB means cups for beverages;

FC means food containers;

ConRed means consumption reduction in a Member State per calendar year;

PoMCfB means:

PoMFC means

t2022 means the reference year which is the calendar year 2022

t means the reference year (the year for which the data is collected and reported).

Annex II · Format for reporting of data on single-use plastic products placed on the market

	Weight of plastic^note (tonnes)	Total weight^note (tonnes)	Products^note(thousand units)
Single-use plastic cups for beverages, including their covers and lids, referred to in part A, point (1), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 made wholly of plastic
Single-use plastic food containers referred to in part A, point (2), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 made wholly of plastic
Single-use plastic cups for beverages, including their covers and lids, referred to in part A, point (1), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 made partly of plastic
Single-use plastic food containers referred to in part A, point(2), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 made partly of plastic

III · Format for reporting information on consumption reduction measures

1. Measures to achieve reduction in the consumption of single-use plastic cups for beverages, including their covers and lids, referred to in Part A, point (1), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 (SUP CfB)

Consumption reduction measures	Specification of the measure (sub-categories)	Target group of the measure (producers, importers, vendors, consumers)
Quantitative targets	Quantitative targets for reducing the share of SUP CfB placed on the market and made available to consumers.Quantitative targets for increasing the share of reusable alternatives to SUP CfB placed on the market and made available to consumers
Promotion of sustainable alternatives to SUP CfB (including reusable plastic CfB)	Measures promoting reusable alternatives to SUP CfB in public administrationsMeasures establishing obligations or incentives for economic operators to make reusable alternatives to SUP CfB available to consumers in large public eventsMeasures establishing bring-your-own systems allowing consumers to bring their own cups for beverages.Promotion of business models that provide reusable alternatives to SUP CfBMeasures establishing obligations or incentives for economic operators to provide sustainable alternative CFB at the point of sale to the final consumerPromotion of free public sources of drinking water encouraging people to bring a refillable cup or drink from the tap.
Economic instruments	Levies imposed on economic operators when placing SUP CfB on the marketGreen Public ProcurementDeposit Refund schemesSubsidies or reduced levies for economic operators placing reusable alternatives to SUP CfB on the marketInstruments ensuring discounts for consumers buying or bringing their own reusable alternatives to SUP CfBExtended producer responsibility obligations for producers of SUP CfB
Marketing and use restrictions	Restrictions on the placing on the market of SUP CfB in order to ensure that they are substituted with alternatives that are re-usable or do not contain plastic or contain less plastic as referred to in Article 4(1), third subparagraph, of Directive (EU) 2019/904Restrictions on the making available of SUP CfB in certain specific locations (e.g. public beaches or parks) or by certain economic operators and public administrationsRestrictions on the use of SUP CfB when serving drinks to consumers.
Agreements between competent authorities and economic sectors pursuant to Article 17(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/904	Agreements containing quantitative targets to reduce the number of SUP CfB placed on the market.Agreements containing quantitative targets to place reusable alternatives or plastic-free products on the market.Agreements containing obligations on the economic operators [of the relevant economic sectors] to inform consumers or encourage consumers to use alternatives to SUP CfB or reuse systems	Sector concerned and the amount of actors subscribing to the agreements
Awareness raising measures [focused on SUP CfB]	Campaigns to raise awareness of the negative environmental impacts of SUP CfB due to littering and other inappropriate waste disposal, including as part of litter clean-up campaignsPromotion of sustainable alternatives to SUP CfB (e.g. reusable beverage cups)Promotion of venues connected to reusable schemes (e.g. bring your own cup schemes)
Other measures	Please specify

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2. Measures to achieve reduction in the consumption of single-use plastic food containers referred to in Part A, point (2), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 (SUP FC)

Consumption reduction measure	Specification of the measure (sub- categories)	Target group of the measure (producers, importers, vendors, consumers)
Quantitative target	Quantitative targets for reducing the share of SUP FC placed on the market and made available to consumersQuantitative targets for increasing the share of reusable alternatives to SUP FC placed on the market and made available to consumers
Promotion of sustainable alternatives to SUP FC (including reusable plastics)	Measures promoting reusable alternatives to SUP FC in public administrationsMeasures establishing obligations or incentives for economic operators to make reusable alternatives to SUP FC available to consumers in large public eventsMeasures establishing bring-your-own systems allowing consumers to bring their own food containerPromotion of business models that provide reusable alternatives to SUP FC, such as deposit systems. Measures establishing obligations or incentives for economic operators to provide sustainable alternative to SUP FC at the point of sale to the final consumerPromotion of business models that provide for sustainable alternatives to SUP FC
Economic instruments	Levies on economic operators placing SUP FC on the marketSubsidies or reduced levies for economic operators placing reusable alternatives to SUP FC on the market.Green Public ProcurementDeposit Return SchemesInstruments ensuring discounts for consumers buying reusable alternatives to SUP FC.
Marketing and use restrictions	Restrictions on the placing on the market of SUP FC in order to ensure that they are substituted with alternatives that are reusable or do not contain plastic or contain less plastic as referred to in Article 4(1), third subparagraph, of Directive (EU) 2019/904.Restrictions on the making available of SUP FC in certain specific locations (e.g. public beaches or parks) or by certain economic operators and public administrationsRestrictions on the use of SUP FC when providing food to consumers
Agreements between competent authorities and economic sectors pursuant to Article 17(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/904	Agreements containing quantitative targets to reduce the number of SUP FC placed on the marketAgreements containing quantitative targets to place reusable alternatives or plastic-free products on the marketAgreements containing obligations on economic operators [of the relevant economic sectors] to inform consumers or encourage consumers to use alternatives to SUP FC or reuse systems	Sector concerned and the amount of actors subscribing to the agreements
Awareness raising measures [focused on SUP FC]	Campaigns to raise awareness of the negative environmental impact of SUP FC due to littering and other inappropriate waste disposal, including as part of litter clean-up campaignsPromotion of sustainable alternatives to SUP FC (e.g. reusable food containers)Promotion of venues connected to reusable schemes (e.g. bring your own food container schemes)
Other measures	Please specify

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Annex IV · Format for the quality check report

1. General Information

1.1.Member State:

1.2.Organisation submitting the data and the description:

1.3.Contact person / contact details:

1.4.Reference year:

1.5.Delivery date / version:

1.6Link to data publication by the Member State (if any):

2. Description of the parties involved in the data collection:

Name of institution	Description of key responsibilities

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3. Description of methods used.

a. Data sources for calculating data on single-use plastic cups for beverages, including their covers and lids, referred to in Part A, point (1), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 placed on the market of a Member State

Data sources	Data source used (yes/no)	Description of the applied methods	Share in the total data
Data from deposit refund schemes
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme data. Data from producers or from organisations implementing EPR obligations on their behalf
Data from central registries on single-use plastic cups for beverages placed on the market
Data from municipalities
Surveys
Electronic registry
Administrative reporting
Production statistics - national codes
Tax statistics
Industry statistics
Other sources (specify)

b. Data sources for calculating data on single-use plastic food containers referred to in Part A, point (2), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 placed on the market of a Member State

Data sources	Data source used (yes/no)	Description of the applied methods	Share in the total data
Data from deposit refund schemes
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme data. Data from producers or from organisations implementing EPR obligations on their behalf
Data from central registries on single-use plastic food containers placed on the market
Data from municipalities
Surveys
Compositional analyses
Electronic registry
Administrative reporting
Production statistics - national codes
Tax statistics
Industry statistics
Other sources (specify)

c. Where data is reported by weight using the methodology referred to in Article 1(1), point (a), please indicate whether an estimate for the weight of plastic contained in single-use plastic products placed on the market of a Member State and for the total weight of such products has been used, where data collection does not cover the whole market. If yes, please indicate the added weight of plastics in % of the total weight reported

Specific issues considered	Description of the applied methods to determine the estimates (⁵)	%
Free riders^note
Private movements within the Union, imports / exports^note
On-line sales^note
De-minimis rules^note
Others (specify)

d. Where data is reported by the number of products using the methodology referred to in Article 1(1), point (b), please indicate whether an estimate of the number of single-use plastic products placed on the market of a Member State has been used, where data collection does not cover the whole market. If yes, please indicate the added number of products in % of the total number reported

Specific issues considered	Description of the applied methods to determine the estimates(⁵)	%
Free riders^note
Private intra-EU movements, imports / exports^note
On-line sales^note
De-minimis rules^note
Others (specify)

4. Data verification and control system

a. Verification of data on single-use plastic products placed on the market of a Member State

Verification and control procedures	Applied for all relevant data on	Additional comments, if relevant
Single-use plastic cups for beverages, including their covers and lids referred to in Part A, point (1), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 placed on the market (yes/no)	Single-use plastic food containers referred to in Part A, point (2), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 placed on the market (yes/no)
Data completeness checks
Cross-checks
Time-series checks
Audit checks
Other (specify)

b. Description of main factors affecting the accuracy of the data on single-use plastic products placed on the market of a Member State

Factors that can affect reliability [accuracy] of data	Factors relevant for any data on	Description of how the accuracy of the data is affected and which methods are applied to minimize such impact
Single-use plastic cups for beverages, including their covers and lids referred to in Part A, point (1), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 placed on the market (yes/no)	Single-use plastic food containers referred to in Part A, point (2), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 placed on the market (yes/no)
Sampling errors^note(e.g. coefficients of variation)
Coverage errors^note(e.g. de-minimis rules, regional coverage)
Measurement errors^note
Data collection test instruments^note(e.g. questionnaires)
Processing errors^note
Non-response errors^note
Model assumption errors^note
Other (please specify)

c. Explanation of the scope and validity of surveys to collect data on single-use plastic products placed on the market of a Member State

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d. Differences from the data reported for the previous reporting years

Significant methodological changes in the calculation method used for the current reference year in relation to the calculation method used for previous reference years, if any (please include in particular retrospective revisions, their nature and whether a break-flag is required for a certain year).

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e. Where the weight of plastic contained in and the total weight of single-use plastic products placed on the market of a Member State or the number of such products placed on the market of a Member State has increased by more than 10 % compared to the previous reporting year, an explanation of the reasons for that differences

Single-use plastic products placed on the market	Variation (%)	Main reason for the variation

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5. Confidentiality

Justification to withhold the publication of specific parts of this quality check report in accordance with Article 2(4) and listing of the parts that are requested to be withheld.

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6. Main national websites, reference documents and publications

Please provide the name and url of the main websites, reference documents and publications related to this data collection.

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