Union register of technologies, recyclers, recycling processes, recycling schemes, and decontamination installations
1. A public Union register of novel technologies, recyclers, recycling processes, recycling schemes and decontamination installations (‘the Register’) is established.
2. The Register shall contain:
(a)
the names of novel technologies and the names and addresses of the developers, and the URL referred to in Article 10(2);
(b)
the names of authorised recycling processes and the names and addresses of the authorisation holders, and on which technology each process is based;
(c)
the authorisation status of each registered recycling process, including whether its authorisation is suspended, revoked, or subject to transitional provisions, and the latest date of change of the authorisation status;
(d)
the company name and the address of the head office of recyclers operating a decontamination installation;
(e)
the addresses of recycling facilities;
(f)
decontamination installations, the technology they use, the facility at which they are located, and the authorised process they apply, if any;
(g)
the registration status of decontamination installations, including whether the status is newly registered, being established, active or suspended, and the latest date of change of that status;
(h)
names of recycling schemes, and names and addresses of the entity managing the scheme;
(i)
the markings required in accordance with Article 9(5);
(j)
where relevant, the information required in accordance with Article 19(2);
(k)
cross-references between technologies, processes, schemes, recyclers, and installations and schemes;
3. The Register shall maintain the above information in tables. It shall assign the following entities with unique numbers, as follows:
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authorised recycling processes are assigned a recycling authorisation number (‘RAN’);
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recyclers are assigned a recycler operator number (‘RON’);
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decontamination installations are assigned a recycling installation number (‘RIN’);
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recycling schemes are assigned a recycling scheme number (‘RSN’);
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recycling facilities are assigned a recycling facility number (‘RFN’);
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novel recycling technologies are assigned a novel technology number (‘NTN’).
4. The Register shall be made available to the public.
Registration of recyclers and decontamination installations
1. Recyclers shall comply with the following administrative requirements:
(a)
at least 30 working days prior to the start date of the production of recycled plastic in a decontamination installation, the recycler shall notify the installation and either the address of the facility where it is located or the facility number to the Commission and to the competent authority in the territory where the installation is located, as well as its own registration number if the recycler is already registered, the recycling authorisation number if it applies an authorised process, and the number of the suitable or novel technology, as applicable;
(b)
upon notification of its first decontamination installation in accordance with point (a), the recycler shall notify its company name, contact persons, and the address of its head office to the Commission and to the competent authority in the territory where the head office is located;
(c)
the recycler shall have a completed compliance monitoring summary sheet in accordance with Annex II available at the recycling installation and have submitted it to the competent authority in accordance with Article 26;
2. Following the notification in accordance with paragraph 1, point (a), the installation shall be registered in the Union register and the registration status in accordance with paragraph 2, point (g), of Article 24 shall be ‘newly registered’.
3. The notification referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), shall include a reference to the authorised recycling process on which basis the decontamination installation is operated, if any, to the suitable or novel technology that it applies, and, if applicable, to the recycling scheme it is subject to.
4. The recycler shall notify any changes to the information for registration provided in accordance with this Article to the Commission and the competent authority in the territory where the decontamination installation is located or the recycler, as relevant, is established.
Compliance monitoring summary sheet and verification of the operation of a decontamination installation
1. Recyclers shall draw up the compliance monitoring summary sheet for each decontamination installation under their control using the template provided in Annex II , or in case of a novel technology, the template provided by the developer, if different.
The compliance monitoring summary sheet shall provide a summary clearly describing the recycling installation, its operation, the relevant procedures and documents in a way demonstrating compliance with this Regulation.
Recyclers shall take into account the applicable guidelines published by the Commission concerning the compliance monitoring summary sheet, as well as the particular situation at the concerned recycling facility where the installation is located.
2. Recyclers shall submit the compliance monitoring summary sheet to the competent authority in the territory where the decontamination installation is located within 1 month from the start date of the production of recycled plastic with that installation. The competent authority shall notify the reception of the compliance monitoring summary sheet without delay to the Commission. The status of the registration in accordance with Article 24(2), point (g), shall change to ‘being established’.
3. The competent authority shall verify whether the information provided in the compliance monitoring summary sheet complies with this Regulation and perform a control of the recycling installation to this purpose in accordance with Article 27.
When compliance cannot be established, the competent authority shall request the recycler to update the information in the compliance monitoring summary sheet, the operation of the recycling installation, or both, as appropriate.
When compliance is established, the competent authority shall inform the Commission thereof. The status of the registration in accordance with Article 24(2), point (g), shall change to ‘active’.
4. If the competent authority does not inform the Commission that compliance is established within 1 year from the start date of the production of recycled plastic in the decontamination installation, the status of the registration in accordance with Article 24(2), point (g), shall be changed to ‘suspended’.
If the status of a decontamination installation is ‘suspended’ for 1 year, the entry concerning the installation shall be removed from the Register.
Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
