S.L. 549.149 Art. 6Marking requirements.     S.L. 549.63.    S.L. 315.10.      S.L. 549.140. Extended producer responsibility for the single-use plastic products listed in Section III of Part C of Schedule 1 and fishing gear. S.L. 549.141.

(1) Each single-use plastic product listed in Part B of

Schedule 1 placed on the market shall bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible marking on its packaging or on the product itself on the basis of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2151 of 17 December 2020 laying down rules on harmonised marking specifications on single-use plastic products listed in Part D of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, informing consumers of the following:

(a) appropriate waste management options for the product or waste disposal means to be avoided for that product, in line with the waste hierarchy laid down in regulation 4A of the Waste Regulations; and

(b) the presence of plastics in the product and the resulting negative impact of littering or other inappropriate means of waste disposal of the product on the environment.

(2) The provisions of this regulation are in addition to any other labelling and marking requirements for tobacco products contained, in the Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of inter alia, Tobacco and Related Products Regulations in relation to tobacco products.

(3) The placing on the market of the single-use plastic products listed in Part B of Schedule 1 that do not comply with the requirements of this regulation shall be prohibited in accordance with the Restrictions on Placing on the Market of Single-Use Plastic

Products Regulations.

7. Deleted by Legal Notice 130 of 2025.