20.06.2012

AEB PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THE CHANGES TO FEDERAL LAW № 89 “ON PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF WASTE"

On the 18th of June 2012 the working group of the State Duma Committee on Natural Resources, Environmental Management and Ecology held a meeting aimed at preparing the draft law for its second reading. One of the main provisions in the draft law introduces a principle of responsibility of producers and importers of goods that have lost their consumer properties and packaging. Dr. Frank Schauff, CEO of the Association of European Businesses, points out that “As environmentally responsible companies, AEB members recognise their responsibility with regard to such goods, as stated in the current version of the draft law”. For more information, please see the AEB press release and the AEB Position Paper on the Russian Federation law on waste management and its amendments.