a) The possibility for a Member State to exceed all material specific recycling targets

The use of the plural (‘targets’) should be understood against the background that several material specific targets exist but not all these targets must be exceeded simultaneously to comply with the conditions for the application of this exemption. For example, if the recycling target for aluminium is exceeded in a given Member State, retailers could be allowed to deduct beverages sold in aluminium cans from the products within the scope of the obligation to sell 10 % of the beverages in reusable packaging. The retailers will still have to fulfil the re-use target for beverages sold in packaging made from other materials, such as glass and plastic, but the 10 % target is proportionally reduced for the share of beverages sold in aluminium cans.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.