News & Articles
The scientific documentation was and is the main objective of AGMPM. The responsible and documented literature of the Association covering a range of important issues related to the Packaging and detailed presentations of actions undertaken in the 15 years of its existence.
The European Packaging Institutes Consortium (EPIC) is the project-organisation of the national packaging institutes of Europe that cooperate on behalf of their members, from retailers to raw material manufacturers
BIC is a non-profit organisation set up in Brussels in 2013. BIC represents the private sector in a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with the European Commission,
On Thursday 19 of April AGMPM joined EUROPEN. The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment is an industry organization presenting the opinion of the packaging supply chain in Europe on topics related to packaging and the environment, without favouring any specific packaging material or system.
On 11th Μarch 2020 the European Commission presented a new Circular Economy Action Plan For a cleaner and more competitive Europe
On 17th July 2019 the commission implementation decision 1004/2019 was published, laying down rules for the calculation, verification and reporting of data on waste in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
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The commission decision (EU) 2019/665 ammends Decision 2005/270/EC establishing the formats relating to the database system pursuant to European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.
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On 12th June 2019 the new SUP (single use plastics) directive for reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
On 20th May 2019 new rules set into force in the EU for marking packaging of cigarette and related products. Every pack should be labeled with an individual ID code to combat illegal sales (smuggled cigarettes).
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Οn 10th May 2019 in Geneve new decisions on plastic waste have been reached, as approximately180 governments adopted a draft of decisions aimed at protecting human health and the environment from the harmful effects of hazardous chemicals and waste.
On Thursday March 14th Ellen MacArthur Foundation , UN Environment and GPAP published the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment Spring 2019 Report, detailing the targets and actions of all business and government signatories.
