Selv om Rådets direktiv 1999/31/EF af 26. april 1999 om deponering af affald [13] fastsætter fællesskabsmål for genanvendelse af affaldspapir, er der ifølge fællesskabsretten ingen forpligtelse for papirfabrikker til at indsamle eller genindvinde det papir, de har solgt.
Although there are Community objectives as regards recycling of waste paper imposed by Council Directive 99/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste [13], there is no obligation under EU law for the paper mills to collect or recycle the paper that they have sold.