Commission Decision of 22 March 2005 establishing the formats relating to the database system pursuant to Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste (notified under document number C(2005) 854) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/270/EC)

Article 2

1. In addition to the relevant definitions set out in Article 3 of Directive 94/62/EC, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) ‘composite packaging’ means packaging made of different materials which cannot be separated by hand, none exceeding a given percentage by weight;

(b) ‘generated packaging waste’ means the amount of packaging that becomes waste within the meaning of Article 1 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC(1) within the territory of a given Member State, after having been used to contain, protect, handle, deliver and present goods;

(c) ‘recovered packaging waste’ means the quantity of packaging waste generated in a Member State that is recovered, irrespective of whether the packaging waste is recovered within the Member State, in another Member State or outside the Community;

(d) ‘packaging waste recovered or incinerated at waste incineration plants with energy recovery’ means the quantity of packaging waste generated in a Member State that is recovered or incinerated at waste incineration plants with energy recovery, irrespective of whether the packaging waste is recovered or incinerated at waste incineration plants with energy recovery within the Member State, in another Member State or outside the Community;

(e) ‘recycled packaging waste’ means the quantity of packaging waste generated in a Member State that is recycled, irrespective of whether the packaging waste is recycled within the Member State, in another Member State or outside the Community;

(f) ‘rate of recovery or incineration at waste incineration plants with energy recovery’ for the purposes of Article 6(1) of Directive 94/62/EC means the total quantity of packaging waste recovered or incinerated at waste incineration plants with energy recovery, divided by the total quantity of generated packaging waste;

(g) ‘recycling rate’ for the purposes of Article 6(1) of Directive 94/62/EC means the total quantity of recycled packaging waste, divided by the total quantity of generated packaging waste.

2. Generated packaging waste, as referred to in paragraph 1(b), shall not include any kind of residues from the production of packaging or packaging materials, or from any other production process.

For the purposes of this Decision, packaging waste generated in a Member State may be deemed to be equal to the amount of packaging placed on the market in the same year within that Member State.

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OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39.