2. This Regulation applies to the following natural and legal persons:
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(a)
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economic operators handling plastic pellets in the Union in quantities equal to or above a threshold of 5 tonnes in the previous calendar year;
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(b)
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economic operators operating installations in the Union for the cleaning of plastic pellet containers and tanks;
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(c)
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EU carriers and non-EU carriers transporting plastic pellets in the Union; and
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(d)
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shippers and operators, agents and masters of seagoing vessels transporting plastic pellets in freight containers leaving or calling at a port of a Member State.
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