GERMANY PACK SIZE CASE
December 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLGERMANY'S controversial drinks packaging return system may have to be shelved, after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled it illegal. Judges said by giving the drinks industry only six months to prepare for the introduction in January 2003 of mandatory deposits on non-reusable mineral water, beer and soft drinks packaging, it broke rules guaranteeing European Union free trade. A particular problem has been that retailers are naturally unwilling to accept bottles and cans of products that they do not themselves sell, so the court also ruled ...
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