Afera Joins in Call to European Commission for Postponement of SCIP Database Notification Deadline
The signatories are requesting urgent resolution of implementation issues in a database designed to support the circular economy as expressed in the European Green Deal.
A coalition of 40 industry organizations, including Afera (European Association for the Self Adhesive Tape Industry), recently wrote a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for decisive action to solve implementation issues within the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD), specifically the Substances of Concern in Products (SCIP) database. Representing a significant part of the European economy, the signatories are requesting urgent resolution of implementation issues in a database designed to support the circular economy as expressed in the European Green Deal. This SCIP database is required by Article 9.1 of the updated Waste Framework Directive.
The signatories of the letter have asked von der Leyen to take immediate action to: