The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment (Europen) has called for greater speed and transparency in the way the European Commission (EC) deals with member states that infringe community law.
While it welcomed much of an EC policy document, published on 5 September, it said proposals did "not go far enough", and called on national capitals to "act responsibly" when they sign up to legislation.
The policy document called for greater "clarity, simplicity, operability and enforceability" on legislation and better response mechanisms to deal with complaints. It also said there should be a prioritisation of cases and better dialogue between institutions and the general public.
However, Europen said the way in which the EC managed disputes over member states infringing EU laws was "frequently the cause of costly market disruptions for the packaging and packaged goods industries".
Europen also said the EC should seek "more effective involvement of complainants" and transparency in dealings with member states – such contacts remain confidential while infringement cases are investigated.
European has previously criticised some EU member states, including Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Hungary, for distorting the single packaging market by imposing 'stealth taxes'.
Source: packagingnews
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