ECOEMBALLAGES
June 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled for the first time principles that it will apply when deciding whether schemes for the collection and recovery of household packaging waste break EU competition laws.This follows approval by Brussels of new contracts offered by the French company Eco-Emballages SA and is a clear sign that Brussels would approve similar systems, were they to be introduced in the UK.Clients of the company pay it a fee to handle their legal obligations in respect of the recycling of packaging and this is passed on to the local ...
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