Common use of Requirements for environmental taxes on packaging Clause in Contracts

Requirements for environmental taxes on packaging. For all packaging items you provide information about packaging. Different requirements apply to reusable packaging. The following applies in the Netherlands and Belgium: - Packaging in scope for environmental taxes Returnable packaging that is used as packaging for the consumer product, and therefore is returned by the consumer to the store are in scope. Examples are beer bottles and beer crates. - Packages not in scope for environmental taxes Returnable packaging that is used for the logistics between manufacturers and retailers are out of scope. Examples are CBL crates, EPS crates or pallets. An exception applies to Delhaize Le Lion/De Leeuw in Belgium. They wish to also receive the packaging information of logistical Returnable packages. The following applies in Luxembourg: - Reusable or returnable packaging are not in scope.