Station 14: Restrictions and banned formats
The Annex V single-use formats that end in 2030, the Single-Use Plastics additions and the carrier-bag rules.
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Working guides in this station
Restrictions and banned formats Dine-In HORECA Plastic: The On-Premises Listing Single-use plastic packaging for food and drink filled and consumed inside HORECA premises ends in 2030. The eat-in/dine-in boundary, the serviceware transition, and what the listing means for quick-service design. Restrictions and banned formats Fresh Produce Plastic Under 1.5 kg: The Listing and Its Necessity Qualifications Plastic packaging for unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables under 1.5 kg is restricted - with qualifications where need is demonstrated for hygiene, protection or perishability. The scope, the evidence, and the paper, net and bulk alternatives. Restrictions and banned formats Hotel Mini Toiletries: The Accommodation Sector Listing Single-use plastic miniature shampoo, shower gel and lotion bottles in hotels are listed from 2030. The dispenser transition, its hygiene and branding disciplines, and the amenity programme redesigned. Restrictions and banned formats Member-State Restrictions: France, Spain and the National Layer Around the List Several states banned listed formats years before the Union, and national law adds its own restrictions, charges and timelines. The national layer mapped, and the pre-emption question as the Union list lands. Restrictions and banned formats Necessity and Exemptions Within Annex V: The Evidence Standard Several listings carry qualifications - hygiene, protection, perishability. Holding one is an evidence position: what must be shown, to whom, and the review rhythm that keeps the position honest as alternatives improve. Restrictions and banned formats Planning the Format Exit: The Portfolio Programme Behind the List Inventory, decide, sequence, run out: the programme that converts Annex V from a legal list into a managed transition - tooling windows, customer conversions, stock discipline and the 2029 readiness audit. Restrictions and banned formats Single-Dose Portions: Condiments, Sauces, Creamers and Sugar in HORECA The smallest packs on the list: single-use plastic portion packs for condiments and accompaniments in hospitality. Why the per-unit logic fails them, and the dispenser and service models that replace them. Restrictions and banned formats The Alternatives, Assessed Honestly: Paper, Board, Fibre and Service Models Not every alternative to a banned format is an improvement. The assessment method - full profile per alternative: grade, footprint drivers, cost, failure modes - applied to the list's main substitutes. Restrictions and banned formats The Multipack Film Ban: Grouped Plastic at the Point of Sale Collation shrink film that groups bottles, cans and jars for promotional sale is listed. What counts as grouped packaging, the handling exception, and the band, sleeve and tray alternatives in production. Restrictions and banned formats The SUPD Amendment Wave: Restrictions Arriving 12 February 2029 The PPWR amends the Single-Use Plastics Directive as it goes: a set of listed single-use items faces restriction a year before Annex V. What arrives by that route, and keeping the two lists straight in one programme. Restrictions and banned formats Very Lightweight Carrier Bags: The Last Listing Bags under 15 microns - the produce-aisle and market-stall film bag - are restricted, with hygiene and loose-food qualifications. Why this format, and what the roll-bag alternatives look like in a working store.