S.L. 549.63 Art. 10APrevention.

(1) The Minister, in consultation with the competent authority and the Agency, shall take measures to prevent waste generation. Such measures shall, at least:

(a) promote and support sustainable production and consumption models;

(b) encourage the design, manufacturing and use of products that are resource-efficient, durable (including in terms of life span and absence of planned obsolescence), repairable, re-usable and upgradable;

(c) target products containing critical raw materials to prevent that those materials become waste;

(d) encourage the re-use of products and the setting up of systems promoting repair and re-use activities, including in particular for electrical and electronic equipment, textiles and furniture, as well as packaging and construction materials and products;

(e) encourage, as appropriate and without prejudice to intellectual property rights, the availability of spare parts, instruction manuals, technical information, or other instruments, equipment or software enabling the repair and re-use of products without compromising their quality and safety;

(f) reduce waste generation in processes related to industrial production, extraction of minerals, manufacturing, construction and demolition, taking into account best available techniques;

(g) reduce the generation of food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households as a contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to reduce by 50% of the per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and to reduce food losses along production and supply chains by 2030;

(h) encourage food donation and other redistribution for human consumption, prioritising human use over animal feed and the reprocessing into non-food products;

(i) promote the reduction of the content of hazardous substances in materials and products, without prejudice to harmonised legal requirements concerning those materials and products laid down at European Union level, and ensure that any supplier of an article as defined in point 33 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006* provides the information pursuant to Article 33(1) of that Regulation to the European Chemicals Agency as from 5 January 2021;

(j) reduce the generation of waste, in particular waste that is not suitable for preparing for re-use or recycling;

(k) identify products that are the main sources of littering, notably in natural and marine environments, and take

*OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1 appropriate measures to prevent and reduce litter from such products: Provided that if the Minister, in consultation with the competent authority and the Agency, decides to implement this obligation through market restrictions, he shall ensure that such restrictions are proportionate and non-discriminatory;

(l) aim to halt the generation of marine litter as a contribution towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds;

(m) develop and support information campaigns to raise awareness about waste prevention and littering.

(2) The competent authority and the Agency shall monitor and assess the implementation of the national measures on re-use by measuring re-use on the basis of the common methodology established in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/19 laying down a common methodology and a format for reporting on reuse in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(3) The competent authority and the Agency shall monitor and assess the implementation of national food waste prevention measures by measuring the levels of food waste on the basis of the methodology established by Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 supplementing Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste.