 It states that micro-plastics need to be restricted, including oxo-degradable plastics.The EU directive 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5 June 2019) prohibits the introduction in the market of products made from oxo-degradable plastic (Article 5)

In its Proposal (2018/0172(COD)) for a Directive on "Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment", the EU Commission proposed various measures for reducing the quantity of plastic goods being produced, and measures for encouraging collection for recycling.Most people would support those measures, but plastic will still escape into the open environment in unacceptable quantities until such time as plastic waste has been eliminated.