WTO notification · TBT
SpainProposed measure, not in force yet
Draft Royal Decree regulating the management of waste from wet wipes and balloons.
Proyecto de Real Decreto por el que se regula la gestión de los residuos de las toallitas húmedas y de los globos.
Spain notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 30 July 2026. The comment period closed on 28 September 2026.
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Single-use wet wipes manufactured from synthetic polymers, chemically modified natural polymers and chemically unmodified natural polymers that do not comply with the Standard UNE 149002:2022; as well as household balloons that contain plastic and are single-use. Ade
Toallitas húmedas de un solo uso fabricadas a partir de polímeros sintéticos, polímeros naturales modificados químicamente y polímeros naturales no modificados químicamente que no cumplan la norma UNE 149002:2022; así como los globos de uso doméstico que contengan plástico y sean de un solo uso. Ade
The comment period closed on 28 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/ESP/59; it can take them up with Spain.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The notified draft Royal Decree regulates the extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for single-use wet wipes and single-use balloons containing plastic, by implementing the provisions under Article 60 and paragraph 2 of the seventh final provision of Law No. 7/2022, of 8 April, on waste and contaminated soil for a circular economy. (Title V of that Law transposed Directive (EU) 2019/904 of 5 June 2019, on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, into Spanish law.)To this end, the draft Royal Decree establishes:- waste prevention and management measures for these products;- an extended producer responsibility scheme;G/TBT/N/ESP/59- 2 - - the mechanisms necessary to ensure compliance with disclosure and reporting obligations and the proper monitoring and control of producers' obligations with regard to both placing the products on the market and managing their waste;- inspections, checks, and penalties.
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