packaging exemption
[PAK-ij-ing ig-ZEM-shun]
nounpl: packaging exemptions
isenção de embalagem
1. A regulatory allowance that permits certain products or quantities to be distributed without standard packaging requirements or regulations
Small artisanal producers may qualify for a packaging exemption if they meet specific volume thresholds.
Pequenos produtores artesanais podem se qualificar para uma isenção de embalagem se atenderem a limites de volume específicos.
2. A legal exception granted by regulatory bodies that waives mandatory packaging standards, labeling requirements, or environmental packaging regulations for certain goods
The company applied for a packaging exemption to avoid compliance with new sustainability requirements.
A empresa solicitou uma isenção de embalagem para evitar conformidade com novos requisitos de sustentabilidade.
3. In environmental law, a waiver that allows manufacturers to bypass extended producer responsibility (EPR) packaging obligations under specific conditions
Businesses with annual turnovers below €100,000 may receive a packaging exemption from EPR schemes.
Empresas com faturamento anual abaixo de €100.000 podem receber uma isenção de embalagem de esquemas de responsabilidade estendida do produtor.
This term is primarily used in regulatory, environmental, and business compliance contexts. In Brazil, it is frequently encountered in discussions of packaging waste management (gestão de resíduos de embalagem) and compliance with ABNT standards. In Portugal and the EU, it relates to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC) and producer responsibility schemes. The term reflects growing corporate interest in sustainability and regulatory relief for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in both regions.
Related Idioms & Phrases
to qualify for an exemption
to obtain a waiver
to be exempt from regulations
to fall under an exception clause
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