SUP Directive: European Commission opens infringement case against Italy
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An infringement case has been opened by the European Commission against Italy for the "exceptions" introduced into the transposition of Directive 2019/904 on single-use plastics, the so-called SUP Directive. The European Commission sent a letter of formal notice to the Italian Government - the first step in this proceeding - for not having fully and correctly transposed the directive on single-use plastics and for failing to comply with the obligations set out in the Single Market Transparency Directive.
Italy allegedly violated the procedural rules laid down by the Directive by adopting its transposition legislation during the suspension period, while the dialogue with the European Commission was still ongoing. The European Commission, therefore, sent a letter of formal notice to Italy, which now has two months to respond and take remedial action. In the absence of a satisfactory response, the European Commission may decide to issue a reasoned opinion.
