In a ruling handed down on Wednesday 31 January (Case T-745/20), the General Court of the European Union has dismissed an appeal by two British companies against the marketing ban on products made from oxo-degradable plastic (i.e. containing additives which, under the effect of oxidation, lead to chemical decomposition).
In the United Kingdom, two companies are seeking compensation for the damage they claim to have suffered as a result of the ban, introduced in 2019 by Directive 2019/904,...