S.L. 549.134 · Beverage Containers Recycling (S.L. 549.134)
S.L. 549.134 чл. 15Deposit for single use containers.
PART III
(1) Every single use container made available on the market shall be subject to the payment of a deposit. The deposit value shall not be subject to VAT and shall be indicated separately from the price on all receipts and invoices at every stage of the supply chain.
(2) The deposit referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be imposed and paid at every stage of the supply chain.
(3) The deposit shall be due by the producer to the licensed operator upon the producer placing the single use container on the market. The administration fees, if any, shall be due at the same time.
(4) Producers shall re-claim the full value of the deposit upon the onward sale of the beverage to their successor in the supply chain, but shall not have any claim for any portion of the administration fee.
(5) Distributors, retailers and catering undertakings shall pay the deposit value to their predecessor in the supply chain.
(6) Distributors shall re-claim the value of the deposit from their successors in the supply chain.
(7) Retailers shall re-claim the value of the deposit from the consumer who shall be entitled to claim the value of the deposit in terms of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 16. Catering undertakings shall only re-claim the value of the deposit from the consumer where the consumer removes the beverage container away from the catering establishment.
(8) Catering undertakings shall not charge the amount of the deposit to the consumer who consumes the beverage at the catering establishment and leaves the beverage container at the catering establishment, but shall be entitled to claim the value of the deposit in terms of regulation 16.
(9) The licensed operator shall refund to the retailers providing redemption locations the value of the deposits refunded by them on the return of single use containers, except in those cases where the redemption location is operated directly by the operator in which case the value of the deposits shall be refunded directly by the licensed operator.