Environmental – Take-Back Of Packages – New Obligations In Rio De Janeiro State

On May 15, 2019, the Rio de Janeiro State Environmental Agency ("SEAS") published Resolution SEAS No. 13 ("Resolution"), regulating the Packaging Declaratory Act ("ADE") and the Plan of Goals and Investments ("PMIn") established in the Take-back System of Packages and its Waste ("TB").

Among the innovations brought by the Resolution, we highlight:

• Manufacturers of packages, packers and importers of products sold in packages must file the ADE and PMIn within SEAS ("Responsible");
• The ADE has to be annually filed and the first one must be presented by March 31, 2020;
• Every two years, SEAS will estipulate the goals to be met by the Responsible, based on the information provided in the ADEs;