Scottish Government

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 (As amended)

PACKAGING CONSULTATION
APPENDIX 5a

Partial Mini Regulatory Impact Assessment of other changes intended to improve the workings of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 (as amended)

August 2003

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Overall purpose and intended effect of the measures

• Overall objective of the proposals

• General background

• Risk assessment

3. Options for change
4. Registration and Data Issues

• Changes to the registration fee (late registration)

• Removal of special producers

• Change of date for submission of updated compliance/operational plans

• Annual Registration

• Approval of Schemes

• Time allowed to consider appeal

• Changes to mid-year change requirements

• Inclusion of a compulsory table for reusable packaging in the data form

• Introduction of a 'signing off' requirement

• Scheme members' responsibility for data accuracy

5. Monitoring Compliance

• Bringing the PRN and PERN into the Regulations and removing the option for alternative evidence

• Bringing the Accreditation system for reprocessors and exporters into the Regulations

• Submission of Business Plans by Reprocessors and Exporters

• Scheme and producer business plans

• Sanctions against scheme operators

• Scheme data monitoring plans

6. Provisions on Internal supply, and leased packaging

• Obligation based on leasing as well as owning packaging

• Internal supply packaging

7. Agency fee

• Accreditation fee for reprocessors

• Group Registration Provisions

• Additional monitoring

• Options for changes to the Agency fee

8. Costs and benefits
9. Equity and fairness
10. Small Firm's Impact Test
11. Competition Assessment
12. Enforcement and Sanctions
13. Consultation
14. Monitoring and review
15. Summary and recommendation
16. Contact point