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Tinplate cans with label and transparent shrink wrap: where is environmental information indicated? Should they all be inserted on the paper label or on each individual component?

The environmental labels (at least the alphanumeric coding as per Decision 129/97 / EC) of the different manually separable components that make up the sales unit should be affixed to ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

Where should a packaging consisting of paper, aluminum and PE, with a percentage of the cellulose fraction less than 60 %, be delivered? What is the correct coding?

Packaging is defined as composite when it is made up of different packaging materials which cannot be separated by hand. The correct coding for packaging consisting of paper, aluminum and ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

What is the identification code according to Decision 129/97 / EC for a composite packaging, consisting of 70% plastic “7” and 30% paper?

A pack made in this way is a packaging consisting mainly of plastic with paper. In the event that the packaging consists of a single polymer, to identify the composition ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

For a composite packaging, consisting mainly of plastic (in particular, of PP in prevalent form, and of PET) + paper, what is the correct identification code according to Decision 129/97 / EC to be adopted?

A pack made in this way is a packaging consisting mainly of plastic with paper. For the identification of the material, the prevailing C / polymer + number associated with ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

For cardboard packaging with PP window, is the PAP21 coding correct and indicate the delivery to the paper collection?

Packaging systems that include a main body and other accessory components that cannot be manually separated (such as in this case the window), must necessarily bear the identification code of ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

In the case of corrugated cardboard packaging, is it mandatory to always put the RESY or can I not insert it?

The RESY mark is not included in the mandatory information regarding environmental labeling. Pursuant to decree 116 of 3 September 2020, packaging intended for B2B must obligatorily provide, for each ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

Can PE-LD coding be used instead of LDPE for material identification under Decision 129/97 / EC?

The standard provides that the identification of packaging materials must comply with Decision 129/97 / EC, where the code identified for low density polyethylene is LDPE. ...
Last modified on 27/05/2021

Who is responsible for fulfilling the obligation if the customer refuses to affix the environmental label?

The first sentence of paragraph 5, of art. 219 does not specify which subjects are obliged to label all packaging according to the procedures established by the UNI technical standards ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

Is it mandatory to affix environmental labeling on packaging sold abroad and resold in Italy through the e-commerce channel?

Pursuant to the legislative decree of 3 September 2020, all packaging released for consumption in Italy is subject to the obligation of labeling. Therefore, in the case of packaging intended ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

In the case of boxes exported all over the world, is it correct to indicate the identification code of the material according to Decision 129/97 / EC?

Pursuant to the legislative decree of 3 September 2020, all packaging released for consumption in Italy is subject to the obligation of environmental labeling pursuant to decision 129/97 / EC, ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021