How to deal with Act 7 /2022?
helmut.minor • 9. Juli 2023
Transition period allows flexibility in reporting format.
The Spanish legislation Act 7 /2022 is in force since the 1st January 2023. Based on this Act, producers and introducers of non-recycleable plastic packaging are obliged to pay a plastic tax. In the course of the declaration, a certification of the packaging will be required by an accredited body starting the 1st January 2024.
In the transition period, a valid documentation of the packaging materials by the suppliers of the packaging materials is accepted by the authorities.

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