Approval of the Packaging Ordinance: update of the process

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On 24 October 2023, the Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament approved by a majority of votes (56 in favour, 23 against and 5 abstentions) the proposal to amend the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. This will then be voted on in Parliament on the scheduled date of 20 November.
The text approved by the ENVI Commission provides in particular:

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