Comparison Table of Elements of the Future Plastics Treaty

This fact sheet provides a comparison table tracking the evolution of the proposed structure for a future plastics treaty across several iterations: the Zero Draft (INC 3), the INC 4 Compilation, and three versions of the Chair's Potential Structure (V.1, V.2, and V.3).

• The proposed structure for the plastics treaty has consistently followed a "full lifecycle approach" across previous and current draft versions.
• In version V.3 of the Chair's Potential Structure, several elements and provisions are titled as "Articles" for the first time.
• Version V.3 reintroduced a stand-alone article on plastic product design, which was absent in versions V.1 and V.2.
• Several stand-alone articles were reintroduced in V.3 that were not present in V.2, including provisions on Health, Settlement of Disputes, Amendments to the Convention, and the Right to Vote.
• National Plans are initially included as voluntary in the V.3 version of the potential structure.
• Certain provisions are not included as stand-alone elements in the current structure, including scope, micro- and nanoplastics, extended producer responsibility, technology transfer, and transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (n.d.). Comparison Table of Elements of the Future Plastics Treaty. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Comparison-Table-of-Elements-of-the-Future-Plastics-Treaty.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Comparison Table of Elements of the Future Plastics Treaty. n.d. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Comparison-Table-of-Elements-of-the-Future-Plastics-Treaty.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallawndcomparison, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Comparison Table of Elements of the Future Plastics Treaty}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Comparison-Table-of-Elements-of-the-Future-Plastics-Treaty.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }