Extended meeting of the heads of committees and departments of the Association StekloSouz of Russia on the entry into force of the Federal Law of 08/04/2023 No. 451 «On Amendments to the Federal Law «On Production and Consumption Waste»

On December 25, 2023, the Association "StekloSouz" of Russia (hereinafter referred to as the SSR) held the next scheduled extended meeting of the heads of committees and departments of the SSR with the involvement of independent experts on the entry into force of the Federal Law (hereinafter referred to as the Federal Law) of 08/04/2023 No. 451 “On Amendments” in the Federal Law “On Production and Consumption Waste”.

The meeting was chaired by Viktor Osipov, President of the Association "StekloSouz" of Russia.

Draft legislative acts on this topic were discussed.

As part of the activities of the Working Group ( WG) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, StekloSoyuz made proposals to reduce the environmental fee rate.

Alexey Savin, Chairman of the SSR Ecology Committee, repeatedly voiced the demands of glass enterprises about the need to change the environmental fee rate for packaging made from various raw materials, because they are disproportionate to each other.

Currently, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation has submitted a proposal to the Government of the Russian Federation to reduce the environmental tax rate from 1 to 0.5 next year, 2024.

At the moment, StekloSoyuz, based on the decision of the meeting, is preparing extensive material for the Government of the Russian Federation as part of the implementation of the requirements of the Federal Law.

The next meeting is scheduled for January 16, 2024.

A decision was made to make structural changes to the SSR.

Press center "StekloSouz".