Description of Conduct

The Australian Paint Manufacturers' Federation Inc. (APMF) on behalf of itself, Paint Stewardship Limited (PSL) and certain paint manufacturers and suppliers (APMF & Ors). APMF & Ors propose to apply a levy of up to $0.15 per litre to the cost of supply of certain architectural and design (A&D) paints and woodcare products, which will fund a National Paint Product Stewardship Scheme to provide a nationally co-ordinated approach to the collection and disposal of A&D paints in Australia.

On 29 October 2015, the ACCC issued a determination granting authorisation to the applicants until 1 June 2021. A copy of the determination is available from the links below.

Applicant(s)

  • DuluxGroup (Australia) Pty Ltd
  • Australian Paint Manufacturers' Federation Inc, The
  • Valspar Paint (Australia) Pty Ltd
  • Paint Stewardship Limited
  • PPG Industries Australia Pty Limited
  • Henry Haymes Proprietary Limited
  • Pathlab

Authorisation number(s)

  • A91504

Applications

Document title Date
Received

Decisions

Submissions - after draft decision