CEPI Published Position Paper on Recovered Paper Trade Flow

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) declared its position on recovered paper trade between the UK and EU region. Any agreement post-Brexit must support the existing traditional flow of paper for recycling, it noted.

According to CEPI, the UK and the EU-27 region trades around 1.2 million tonnes of paper for recycling every year. The robust trade flow is essential for sustained investment in recycling infrastructure and must be supported post-Brexit also, it said. The two regions are poised to become each other’s biggest trade partners. The EU and UK recycling rates currently stand at 71.3% and 87.2% respectively, CEPI noted.

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The position paper released by the trade body recommends that new tariffs or non-tariff barriers must not be allowed to cause disruption to existing supply chains. In addition, necessary steps must be implemented to minimise costs and delays to shipments on account of complicated customs clearance procedures. The regulatory systems should maintain status-quo post-Brexit, it added.

CEPI also demanded that future trade agreements should recognize the agreed standards of trade, based on EN 643 quality specifications.