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1. The conditions referred to in regulation 25 are that—N.I.
(a)PRNs shall not be issued for more than the total amount of packaging waste which—
(i)is received for reprocessing on the site of a reprocessor in the year or the part of the year for which he is accredited; and
(ii)will be capable of being reprocessed on the site for which he is accredited no later than the end of the following year;
(b)a reprocessor may only issue a PRN in respect of packaging waste once that packaging waste has been received for reprocessing on that site;
(c)PRNs which relate to packaging waste received for reprocessing in December of a year shall specify that fact;
(d)PERNs shall not be issued for more than the total amount of packaging waste which an accredited exporter exports for reprocessing to the specified overseas reprocessing sites notified to and approved by the Department in the year or part of the year for which he is accredited;
(e)a PERN may only be issued once the packaging waste that it relates to has been exported for reprocessing to the specified overseas reprocessing sites notified to and approved by the Department;
(f)PERNs which relate to packaging waste exported in December of a year shall specify that fact;
(g)where a PRN or PERN has not been issued by 31st January in any year in respect of an amount of packaging waste received for reprocessing or exporting in the previous year, a PRN or PERN for that amount shall not be issued to producers or operators of schemes, or to the representatives of producers or operators of schemes but shall be issued to the Department on or before [F128th February] in that year;
F2(h). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(i)the weight of packaging waste recorded on a PRN or PERN shall be—
(i)rounded up to the nearest whole tonne where the part tonne is 0.5 or more;
(ii)rounded down to the nearest whole tonne where the part tonne is less than 0.5;
F3(j). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(k)subject to sub-paragraph (g) above, PRNs and PERNs may only be issued to producers or operators of schemes, or to the representatives of producers or operators of schemes;
F4(l). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(m)records shall be maintained for each quarter year on a form made available for the purpose by the Department, shall be retained for at least 4 years after the end of the year in which the record is made and shall be made available to the Department on demand;
(n)reports shall be provided to the Department before each of 21st April, 21st July, 21st October and 28th February in respect of the previous quarter year on—
(i)the tonnage of packaging waste received or exported for reprocessing in that quarter;
(ii)the tonnage of packaging waste reprocessed in that quarter;
(iii)the number of PRNs or PERNs issued in that quarter; and
(iv)a list of all PRNs and PERNs issued,
on a form provided by the [Department];
[F5(o)a report shall be provided to the Department before 28th February in each year which—
(i)sets out all the information provided in the quarterly reports which relate to the whole of the previous year;
(ii)sets out the amount of revenue received in the previous year from the sale of PRNs or PERNs;
(iii)sets out what that amount has been spent on, including information on the matters set out in paragraphs (i) to (vi) of regulation 24(1)(c);
(iv)iv)accounts for the whole of the amount of revenue provided under paragraph (ii);
(v)sets out and explains any deviation during the previous year from the business plan referred to in regulation 24(1)(c); and
(vi)is, where required by the Department, in the form it may require;]
F6(p). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(q)a reprocessor or exporter must—
(i)as far as possible implement the business plan referred to in regulation 24(1)(c);
(ii)undertake sampling and inspection of packaging waste received or exported for reprocessing, in accordance with a plan approved by the Department; and
(iii)comply with such other conditions as the Department may specify in the notification of a grant of accreditation.
[F7(r)a PERN may only be issued in respect of packaging waste that is exported in accordance with—
(i)Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste; and
(ii)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of transboundary movements of wastes does not apply;
(s)where applicable, a reprocessor or exporter must comply with regulation 24(6).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 5 para. 1(g) substituted (1.1.2011) by The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/396), regs. 1(1), 21(2)(a)
F2Sch. 5 para. 1(h) omitted (1.1.2011) by virtue of The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/396), regs. 1(1), 21(2)(b)
F3Sch. 5 para. 1(j) omitted (1.1.2011) by virtue of The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/396), regs. 1(1), 21(2)(b)
F4Sch. 5 para. 1(l) omitted (1.1.2011) by virtue of The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/396), regs. 1(1), 21(2)(b)
F5Sch. 5 para. 1(o) substituted (1.1.2011) by The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/396), regs. 1(1), 21(2)(c)
F6Sch. 5 para. 1(p) omitted (1.1.2011) by virtue of The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/396), regs. 1(1), 21(2)(d)
F7Sch. 5 para. 1(r)(s) substituted for Sch. 5 para. 1(r) (1.1.2011) by The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/396), regs. 1(1), 21(2)(e)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 1 in operation at 5.4.2007, see reg. 1(1)
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