S.L. 473.4 Art. 6Application for exemption.

(1) An application to the Minister for an exemption from eco-contribution due may only be made by a producer who participates in an approved scheme.

(2) Application for exemption shall be made on the prescribed form and shall be accompanied by a declaration issued by an approved scheme confirming the subscription and participation to the approved scheme by the applicant producer, and the products that will be placed on the market by the applicant producer during the calendar year to which the application for exemption refers and which products and their waste will be subject to the scheme.

(3) Application for exemption shall be made by no later than thirty days from the date of subscription to an approved scheme and in respect of the eco-contribution which will fall due during the current or forthcoming calendar year on products that will be placed on the market during the current or forthcoming year respectively and the waste of which products will be recovered by participation by the applicant producer to an approved scheme.

(4) The Minister shall process a valid application for further details on the information provided in the application relative to the products that will be placed on the market that will be recovered through participation in the approved scheme.