Europe's packaging directive requires member states to recycle 60% of their glass and paper, 50% of metals and 22.5% of plastic packaging by the end of 2008.
Furthermore, harmful chemicals are regulated in the toy safety Directive [29], in the Directive regarding medical devices [30], in the Directive regarding active implantable medical devices [31], in the Directive regarding in vitro diagnostic medical devices [32], and in the packaging Directive [33].
The reform process began with the directive 440/91, followed by different packages of directives,1 First of all, the Commission asked for separating the management of infrastructure from the management of the service.
The European commissioner for consumer affairs, Meglena Kuneva, will announce the change to the Package Holiday Directive in Brussels later this month.
Ms Kuneva said: "Before, the Package Travel Directive was good because one agency arranged a package for you – travel, hotels, entertainment – and you were covered for the flight, hotel, everything.
Reform efforts were continued in the Second, Third and Fourth Railway Packages, where the Directives were subsequently revised to make the European rail freight (and passenger) sector fit to meet the needs of operators and customers.
The package also includes directives aimed at prosecuting more domestic violence cases, increasing funding for mental health programs, and directs federal agencies to expand firearms research and data collection.
What is more, in recent months, we have managed to reach a number of important agreements on the agenda for the liberalisation of the postal services and on the package of telecom directives.
November 25 , 2009 the European Parliament and the European Council adopted the so-called Communications Package that includes Directive 2009/136/EC [2] and Directive 2009/140/EC [3] that both place great value on quality of service.
But Hammond said that he succeeded in beating off a proposal in a draft package of EU roadworthiness directives that would have separated testing from repair and maintenance – dealing a blow to garage repair centres which carry out both functions.
