Draft Proposal for EU Packaging Regulation

Sep 20

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New proposal for a revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.

This proposed regulation would amend Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repeal Directive 94/62/EC.

This proposal is expected to be finalized and entered into force by the end of 2024. The earliest Application Date would be mid-2025.

The main stipulations of this draft regulation are the following:

New Stipulations (these were not included by Packaging Waste Directive):

All packaging must be designed to be recyclable by 2030
All plastic packaging must include 35% of Post Consumer Recycled Content by 2030
Packaging should have a label on its material composition (42 months after Entry into Force (EiF)
The weight and volume of the packaging must be kept as low as possible.
The empty space ratio must be minimized
CE Marking on the packaging is only for the compliance of the packaged product with its applicable legislation, not the compliance of the packaging with the requirements of the PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation)

The following stipulation is already included by the old Packaging Waste Directive:

The sum of concentration levels of Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Hexavalent Chromium present in packaging or packaging components should not exceed 100 ppm by weight.