The PPWR is Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste, setting eco-design, reuse and end-of-life requirements for all packaging placed on the Union market. Adopted on 19 December 2024 and published in the Official Journal of the EU on 22 January 2025, it entered into force on 11 February 2025 and has applied since 12 August 2026. It replaces Directive 94/62/EC and applies directly in all 27 Member States, without transposition. Most quantified requirements apply from 1 January 2030, some from that date at the earliest depending on progress with the Commission acts.
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