包装及包装废弃物指令

环境 Article 1(1) — Objectives

This Directive aims to harmonize national measures concerning the management of packaging and packaging waste in order, on the one hand, to prevent any impact thereof on the environment of all Member States as well as of third countries or to reduce such impact, thus providing a high level of environmental protection, and, on the other hand, to ensure the functioning of the internal market and to avoid obstacles to trade and distortion and restriction of competition within the Community.

本指令旨在统一各成员国关于包装及包装废弃物管理的国内措施：一方面防止其影响成员国及第三国的环境或减少该影响，从而实现高水平的环境保护；另一方面确保内部市场运转，避免贸易障碍以及共同体内部的竞争扭曲与限制。

环境 Article 2(1) — Scope

This Directive covers all packaging placed on the market in the Community and all packaging waste, whether it is used or released at industrial, commercial, office, shop, service, household or any other level, regardless of the material used.

本指令涵盖投放共同体市场的所有包装及所有包装废弃物，无论其是在工业、商业、办公、商店、服务、家庭或任何其他环节使用或产生，亦无论采用何种材料。

环境 Article 4(1) — Prevention

Member States shall ensure that, in addition to the measures taken in accordance with Article 9, other preventive measures are implemented in order to prevent generation of packaging waste and to minimise the environmental impact of packaging.

成员国应确保，除依第 9 条采取的措施外，还实施其他预防措施，以防止包装废弃物的产生并尽量减少包装对环境的影响。