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EU closes procedures against German deposit system
The European Commission has decided to close its infringement proceedings against the mandatory German deposit system notwithstanding some evidence that discrimination persists to the detriment of the Internal Market.On 23 March it stated that the rules
applied now complied with the requirements concerning
the free movement of goods and the Packaging and
Packaging Waste Directive, despite the urgings
of the drinks industry to keep the case open.
“Germany’s deposits system remains extremely costly
and burdensome and still causes genuine market
barriers, especially for some traditional drinks importers
which have either not re-entered the German market
or are victims of the way it functions” said Bob Schmitz
of Beverage Can Makers Europe (BCME), who has been
involved in this case since it began.
