09.11.2020

"Plastic tax in Europe: Who will pay the bill in the end?"

Online seminar hosted by German Packaging Institute (dvi)

In the online seminar hosted by Deutsches Verpackunsinstitut (German Packaging Institute), the WTS Germany experts Dr. Sabine Schulte-Beckhausen and Bertil Kapff will talk about the challenges that arise for companies in the course of introducing a tax on unrecycled packaging waste as of 1 January 2021.

Content

Introduction and background to the plastic tax at EU level - financial instrument, environmental incentive tax or new "tax"?
Overview of the state of implementation in the Member States
Insights: Legislative process in the UK, Italy, Sweden and Spain
Participant questions and discussion

Date

25 November 2020, 10.30 am - 12 pm

Language

The main language of the seminar is German. Our WTS Global experts will present in English.

Speakers:

Dr. Sabine Schulte-Beckhausen, WTS Germany
Bertil Kapff, WTS Germany
Chiara Mejnardi, WTS R&A (Italy)
Andrew Gelling, Andrew Gelling Tax Consultants (Ireland)
María Palacioa, ARCO Abogados (Spain)
Veselina Petkova, Delchev & Partners (Bulgaria)
Gavin Helmer, Hansuke Consulting (UK)
Pontus Kartberg, Svalner (Sweden)

For further information and registration, please visit the website of the German Packaging Institute here.

Please note the registration deadline on November 18, 2020.

Dr. Sabine Schulte-Beckhausen

Partner

Lawyer

Cologne

Bertil Kapff

Director

Certified Tax Consultant

Auditor according to § 27 Abs. 2 VerpackG

Dusseldorf

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