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Regulation (EU) 2025/40 ANNEX XII

Regulation (EU) 2025/40 ANNEX XII

Data to be included by Member States in their databases on packaging and packaging waste (in accordance with Tables 1 to 4)

ANNEX XIISupplementary provisions

ANNEX XII Data to be included by Member States in their databases on packaging and packaging waste (in accordance with Tables 1 to 4) 1.    For sales, grouped and transport packaging: (a) quantities, for each packaging categories of packaging generated within the Member State (tonnage produced, imported and stored, less tonnage exported) (Table 1); (b) quantities of reusable packaging (Table 2). 2.    For sales, grouped and transport packaging waste: (a) for each packaging category (Table 3): (i) quantities of packaging made available on the territory of the Member State for the first time or of packaging from which products were unpacked by a producer who is not an end user; (ii) quantities of generated packaging waste; (iii) quantities of packaging disposed of, recovered, and recycled; (b) the annual consumption of very lightweight plastic carrier bags, lightweight plastic carrier bags and thick plastic carrier bags per capita, separately for each category, as laid down in Article 56(1), point (b), (Table 4); (c) separate collection rate of the packaging formats covered by the deposit return systems, as laid down in Article 50(1), (Table 5). Table 1 Quantity of packaging (sales, grouped and transport) generated on the territory of the Member State   Tonnage produced – Tonnage exported + Tonnage imported + Tonnage stored = Total Glass           Plastic           Paper/cardboard           Ferrous metal           Aluminium           Wood           Other           Total           Table 2 Quantity of total reusable packaging (sales, grouped and transport) made available on the territory of the Member State for the first time   Tonnage of packaging made available on the territory of the Member State for the first time Reusable packaging Reusable sales packaging Tonnage Percentage of total reusable packaging Tonnage Percentage of total reusable sales packaging Glass           Plastic           Paper/cardboard           Ferrous metal (including tinplate)           Aluminium           Wood           Other           Total           Table 3 Quantity per packaging category, as defined in Table 2 of Annex II, of: packaging made available on the territory of the Member State for the first time; packaging from which products were unpacked by a producer who is not an end user; generated packaging waste; and packaging waste disposed of, recovered and recycled on the territory of the Member State and exported Material Category Packaging made available on the territory of the Member State for the first time or unpacked (t) Packaging waste generation (t) Total packaging waste disposed of (t) Total packaging waste recovered (t) Total packaging waste recycled (t) Total packaging waste disposed of (t) Total packaging waste recovered (t) Total packaging waste recycled (t) On the territory of the Member State Outside the territory of the Member State Plastic PET rigid                 PE rigid, PP rigid, HDPE and PP rigid                 Films/flexible                 PS, XPS, EPS                 Other rigid plastics                 Biodegradable (rigid and flexible)                 Paper/cardboard Paper/cardboard (except liquid packaging board)                 Liquid packaging board                 Metal Aluminium                 Steel                 Glass Glass                 Wood Wood, cork                 Others Textile, ceramics/porcelain and others                 Table 4 Quantity of very lightweight plastic carrier bags, lightweight plastic carrier bags, thick plastic carrier bags, and very thick plastic carrier bags per capita, consumed on the territory of the Member State   Plastic carrier bags consumed on the territory of the Member State Number per capita Tonnes per capita very lightweight plastic carrier bags plastic carrier bags with a wall thickness below 15 microns     lightweight plastic carrier bags plastic carrier bags with a wall thickness below 50 microns     thick plastic carrier bags plastic carrier bags with a wall thickness between 50 and 99 microns     Table 5 Separate collection rate of packaging formats covered under the deposit return systems, as laid down in Article 50(1)   Packaging made available on the territory of the Member State for the first time (t) Collected separately on the territory of the Member State by the deposit and return system (t) Single-use plastic beverage bottles with a capacity of up to 3 litres     Single-use metal beverage containers with a capacity of up to 3 litres

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