Eco-tax - A new threat for wood preservation? The Belgian experience
IRG/WP 93-50001-32
G Van Steertegem, F De Jaeger
At the end of January 1993, a bill was put for Belgian Parliament related to the introduction called "Eco-taxes" on a series of products, such as packaging for drinks (especially on PVC-bottles), non-returnable articles (shavers, small cameras), batteries, pesticides for non-agricultural use and paper.