Single-use plastics and fishing gear: Reducing marine litter
Most of the plastic in our oceans originates from land-based sources. On European beaches, plastics make up 80-85 % of marine litter, which is considered a major threat to marine and coastal biodiversity. Marine litter also costs the European Union economy an estimated €259 million to €695 million per year. In May 2018, the European Commission put forward a legislative proposal seeking to address the issue of marine litter from plastics. The proposal would introduce a series of measures regarding the top 10 single-use plastics found on European beaches, as well as fishing gear, with a view to reducing their impact on the environment and ensuring a functional internal market. After completion of the legislative procedure, the final act was signed by the presidents of the co-legislators (European Parliament and Council) on 5 June 2019, and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 June 2019. Member States have two years (i.e. until 3 July 2021) to transpose the new directive into national law. Fourth edition of a briefing originally drafted by Didier Bourguignon. document has been designed for on-line viewing.
Briefing
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- AGRICULTURA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA
- análisis económico
- bien no duradero
- consumo
- contaminación marina
- Derecho de la Unión Europea
- deterioro del medio ambiente
- ECONOMÍA
- elaboración del Derecho de la UE
- estudio de impacto
- gestión de residuos
- impacto ambiental
- INDUSTRIA
- industria pesquera
- INTERCAMBIOS ECONÓMICOS Y COMERCIALES
- lucha contra la contaminación
- materia plástica
- MEDIO AMBIENTE
- pesca
- política de medio ambiente de la UE
- política del medio ambiente
- propuesta (UE)
- protección del medio ambiente
- química
- residuo
- UNIÓN EUROPEA