Romania

Management of packaging and packaging waste -Governmental Decision no. 621/2005amended by the Governmental Decision no. 1872/2006 and by the Governmental Decision no. 247/2011.

• Sets up the obligations for producers and importers for total packaging waste up to 55% recycling and 60% recovery in 2013 and for each type of packaging material – paper, plastic, PET, metal, Aluminum, glass and wood;
• Define the recycling and recovery obligations for producers and importer, as well as for other stakeholders of the system (retailers, generators of waste – population and any legal bodies, central and local authorities).

License and criteria for recovery organization – Regulations of Minister of Environment regarding the procedures, criteria for licensing, relicensing, revision, yearly endorsement, issuing and cancelling the operating license, as well as for the approval of the composition and duties of the licensing committee.

Governmental Emergency Ordinance no. 196/2005 regarding the Environmental Fund.

Establish a contribution of 2 lei / kg of the economic operators which introduce on domestic market sales packaging and packaged goods for the difference corresponding to unfulfilled packaging waste targets.

Data 2012