MTE have co-signed a letter objecting to the proposed packaging labelling requirements under the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. The main objections include use of colour, minimum symbol size, but most notably the use of text in the symbols, which would require translation into the different languages of the EU, hindering free movement of goods in the EU.
This may have a further knock on effect as DEFRA were awaiting the outcome of the EU packaging material labelling requirement, before issuing their own plans for UK packaging Extended Producer Responsibility labelling requirements.
