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Single-use plastics bans and restrictions
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You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
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First published.
Extended producer responsibility for packaging: who is affected and what to do
Page summary:
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Change made:
Changed detail about small producers under ‘What you may need to do’, specifying more clearly that they should collect data but don’t yet have to report.
Packaging data: how to create your file for extended producer responsibility
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How to structure your packaging data submission. It includes information about the different types of data you need to submit and the codes you need to use.
Change made:
In the HTML document: changed detail about small producers, who should collect data but don’t yet have to report. Added details about the last reporting period for 2023 in tables 1 and 8a-i of the HTML page: July to December 2023 (2023-P3).
Packaging data: what to collect for extended producer responsibility
Page summary:
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Change made:
Specifying that the second data report should be made between 1 Jan and 1 April 2024, giving deadline for reporting for the first half of 2023, and explaining that no enforcement action will be taken for late submissions up to 31 May 2024.
Organisation details: how to create your file for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
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This guidance explains how to report organisation details for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. This is a legal obligation for organisations that are affected by EPR for packaging.
Change made:
Added full dates of period for sending update: between 1 January 2024 and 1 April 2024. In HTML publication:1) spelled out both reporting dates in full (‘You must report some information by 1 October 2023 and by 1 April 2024’), to avoid confusion. 2) clarified that large producers can submit the organisational data file between 1 January 2024 and 1 April 2024.
Extended producer responsibility for packaging: generate a packaging data file
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If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging, this spreadsheet can help you generate a valid packaging data file
Change made:
Updated the file template to the latest version.
Accredited Trusted Trader Scheme pilot
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How to apply for the Accredited Trusted Trader Scheme pilot.
Change made:
Updated to provide a link to further information on the Certification Logistics Module Pilot.
Border Target Operating Model: information leaflets for businesses
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Information to help businesses prepare for a new approach to importing goods to Great Britain under the Border Target Operating Model.
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Corrected information on consignment seals in the leaflet on transiting goods through Great Britain to the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
Businesses approved to export to the EU
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Check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved to export to the EU and find out what your TRACES number is.
Change made:
Updated the lists of businesses approved to export to the EU.
Certification Logistics Module Pilot requirements
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Find out what the import requirements are for pilot participants from 31 January 2024.
Change made:
First published.
