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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8553

1 October 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market
Commission to pronounce itself on inquiry into German bottle and can deposit system

Brussels, 30/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is to pronounce itself this Wednesday on the possibility of sending Germany a default notice regarding its deposit system for bottles and cans. Last January, Germany brought in an obligatory 25 cent deposit system for all non-recyclable vessels (as opposed to 8 to 15 cents for recyclable ones). On 1 October, a system for the collection of plastic bottles and cans was due to be brought in.

The Commission is divided between those...

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