S.L. 549.134 Art. 17Trading in single use containers. 

(1) Single use containers shall either have a market specific product barcode or non-market specific product specific markings or a non-market specific product barcode and non-market specific product markings, if any, provided that they are acceptable by the Scheme. The operator shall charge producers which opt to use non-market specific product barcodes without any non-market specific product markings an additional administration fee for each single use container placed on the market:

Provided that:

(a) the operator shall only be entitled to charge such additional non-market specific administration fee subject to a study conducted by an independent and impartial entity, proposed by the licensed operator and approved by the Agency;

(b) this study shall determine the additional non-market specific administrative fee, which shall be subject to revision every two (2) years;

(c) the operator shall only be entitled to request the revision of such additional non-market specific administrative fee at the same time as a request for changes to the administration fees in accordance with regulation 13.

(2) Producers placing, or intending to place, single use containers on the market shall have the option to stamp or affix to single use containers a deposit logo. The deposit logo shall be developed by the operator, approved by the Agency, and its use shall be licensed to producers.

(3) Only producers that are duly registered with the licensed operator pursuant to regulation 13 may stamp or affix the deposit logo to their beverage packaging.

(4) Any producer acting in breach of sub-regulations (1) and

(3) shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.