Dealers Warn of Higher Prices Due to EU Packaging Regulation
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Since Wednesday, the new EU packaging regulation has been in force, which is intended to reduce waste and promote recycling. Above all, it would burden small businesses with additional costs and obligations, criticized Handelsobmann Rainer Trefelik of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. "Consumers pay on it in both cases: With smaller suppliers there is a risk that they will no longer supply Austria, while with larger suppliers the additional cost…
WKÖ industry representatives expect "appreciable effects" for consumers through the new EU packaging regulations.
The EU Packaging Regulation creates higher prices and more bureaucracy for traders and consumers, warn industry representatives of the Chamber of Commerce.
Appreciable effects for consumers: to be expected – Even the European Commission sees a need for action – WKÖ-Bundesparte Handel demands rapid repair The requirements of the EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR) are completely impractical and, from the point of view of Austrian trade, shoot well beyond the target. "The EU Packaging Regulation is a lotless situation in its current form: it puts a massive burden on our trading companies and ultimately pa…
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