Artigo 4.o Prevenção

As outras medidas preventivas referidas podem consistir em programas nacionais, incentivos através de regimes de responsabilidade alargada do produtor para reduzir ao mínimo o impacto ambiental das embalagens ou em ações análogas, adotadas, se for caso disso, em consulta com os operadores económicos, as organizações de consumidores e as organizações ambientais e concebidas para reunir e aproveitar as múltiplas iniciativas dos Estados-Membros em matéria de prevenção.

Os Estados-Membros utilizam instrumentos económicos e outras medidas de incentivo à aplicação da hierarquia dos resíduos, como os indicados no anexo IV-A da Diretiva 2008/98/CE ou outros instrumentos e medidas adequados.

Those measures may include the use of national reduction targets, maintaining or introducing economic instruments as well as marketing restrictions in derogation from Article 18, provided that these restrictions are proportionate and non-discriminatory.

Such measures may vary depending on the environmental impact of lightweight plastic carrier bags when they are recovered or disposed of, their composting properties, durability or specific intended use.

The measures taken by Member States shall include either or both of the following:

From 27 May 2018 Member States shall report on the annual consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags when providing data on packaging and packaging waste to the Commission in accordance with Article 12.

By 27 May 2016, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act laying down the methodology for the calculation of the annual consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags per person and adapting the reporting formats adopted under Article 12(3). That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 21(2).