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Touchpoint: Sustainable consumption
Life cycle stage / R-strategy: Before use
-The production, importation and sale on the market of light-weight plastic carrier bags with handles with a thickness of 0-25 microns is prohibited,
-The production, import and sale on the market of oxo-degradable plastic carrier bags is Prohibited,
-The very light weight plastic carrier bags without handles are marketed free of charge of 0.02 euros and free of charge to the consumer,
-Light weight plastic carrier bags with handles of 25-50 microns are placed on the market with a mandatory minimum selling price of at least 0.05 euros payable by the consumer, of which 0.02 euro fee goes to the Kosovo budget,
-For plastic carrier bags with handles over 50 microns, there will be no binding minimum selling price, nor a fee of 0.02 euros,
-For biodegradable compostable bags of any size and thickness, with a corresponding certificate, certifying that the bags are made of biodegradable compostable material, no mandatory minimum selling price will be imposed, nor a fee of 0.02 euros,