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Future Legislation

Legislation	Consultation closing date	Date expected to come into force
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill	N/A	N/A
UK Consultation on proposed amendments to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013	08 December 2017	1 January 2019
Plastic packaging tax	12 May 2019	N/A
Packaging Waste: changing the UK producer responsibility system for packaging waste	13 May 2019	N/A
Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers (bottles and cans)	13 May 2019	N/A
The Common Agricultural Policy (Review of Decisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019	N/A	13 May 2019
The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2019	N/A	12 June 2019

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