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31 May 2021
by eub2 last modified 31 May 2021
The European Commission provided guidance on 31 May on the EU rules on single-use plastics and adopts an Implementing Decision on the monitoring and reporting of fishing gear placed on the market and waste fishing gear collected.
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What is the main objective of the Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Directive and the Guidelines on its application?
Directive (EU) 2019/904 on single-use plastics was adopted in June 2019 with the aim to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment,
in particular the aquatic environment, and on human health, as well as
to promote the transition to a circular economy with innovative and
The members of the EEA Council held a video conference on 28 May 2021 at the initiative of Mr Augusto Santos Silva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal. The video conference was attended by Mr Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland, Ms Ine Eriksen Søreide, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway and Ms Dominique Hasler, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liechtenstein, as well as by representatives of the European Commission and the European External Action Service. Following the videoconference, the members of the EEA Council adopted a joint statement.
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