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Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
Local Title:
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
Country/Region:
EU
Competent Authority:
European Chemical Agency (ECHA);  European Parliament ;  The Council of the European Union;  European Commission
Type:
Regulation
Status:
To be enforced
Release Date:
2025-01-22
Implementation Date:
2026-08-12
Document
Language Source Title Access
EN
Official Regulation (EU) 2025/40
Summary

On January 22, 2025, EU's long-waited Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) was finally published on the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation aims to enhance the sustainability of all packaging and packaging waste, including waste reduction measures and targets and ambitious essential requirements to reduce excessive packaging, improve recyclability and minimise the complexity of packaging, etc. 

The PPWR shall enter into force on February 11, 2025 and apply from August 12, 2026. 

History
2026-03-30
Draft
Release Date: 2026-03-30
Implementation Date : 2026-08-12
2025-01-22
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
To be enforced
Release Date: 2025-01-22
Implementation Date : 2026-08-12
Obligations
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