Meeting of the Coordinating Council of Trade associations packaging industry in Russia

August 27, 2014 in StekloSouz Russia held a meeting of the Coordinating Council of Trade associations packaging industry in Russia (the CC). Discuss the Ministry of Construction and Housing prepared amendments to the Federal Law of the Russian Federation № 584399-5 «On Amendments to the Law "On Production and Consumption Waste".

In his speech, V. Osipov, President of the Coordinating Council, President StekloSouz Russia, said that this federal law has some serious flaws and raise doubts its regulatory implications.

In his opinion, it is necessary to radically change the legal field. For these purposes, there is a second draft of the Federal Law "On the packaging and packaging waste". Said document was proposed by the business community in the State Duma and the Government of the Russian Federation. However, the current review of the document shelved.

Need to continue to work aggressively with these authorities, relevant ministries, to promote the draft law. A similar system has been successful in the developed world and brings fantastic results, for example, in Austria 96% of MSW is recycled as raw material resources of the state. However, V. Osipov said that the need to be actively involved in the preparation of comments on the proposed Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation to the document.

AG Boyko - Chairman of the Subcommittee on the development of the packaging industry RF CCI Committee for forest complex, printing and packaging - in his report suggested changing the economic incentives in the draft Federal Law. AM Gur'yanov - President of the NP "League of waste paper processors" Bumprom "- questioned the proposed regulations by the Ministry of Environment contribution rates.

Safronov AP - 1st Deputy. Director General of the Civil Code «SFT Group» - in the debate criticized the proposed Office of the monopolization of regional operators.

L. Melanevskaya - Executive Director of the Association "RusPEK" - reported that are questionable calculations of the standard rates of environmental contribution. Resolved: received from the participants of the meeting offers the COP should be compiled and sent to the 05/09/2014 in the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation and Russian ministries.

Meeting was chaired by Viktor Osipov, President of the COP President of StekloSouz.

Press Center of StekloSouz