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Packaging and packaging waste
Packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC
- Stage
- In force, reached 22 Jan 2025
- In force
- In force since 11 Feb 2025 · CELEX 32025R0040
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Frédérique Ries (Renew)
- Lead DG
- DG ENV
- Commissioner
- Virginijus Sinkevičius
- Last activity
- 7 Sept 2026
46 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026
Where it stands
Latest: Commission plans implementing act under Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 Dece, 7 Sept 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 30 dates, 6 Aug 2020 to 24 Apr 2024
- 6 Aug 2020
- Inception impact assessment closed: Review of the requirements for packaging and feasibility of measures to prevent packaging waste, 110 responses · Commission
- 6 Jan 2021
- Public consultation closed: Review of the requirements for packaging and feasibility of measures to prevent packaging waste, 425 responses · Commission
- 1 Dec 2022
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 2 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 27 Feb 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 Mar 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 Mar 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Mar 2023
- Referred to committee
- 4 Apr 2023
- Committee opinion tabled
- 11 Apr 2023
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 24 Apr 2023
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Review of the requirements for packaging and feasibility of measures to prevent packaging waste, 519 responses · Commission
- 25 Apr 2023
- Committee opinion tabled
- 28 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 2 May 2023
- Committee opinion tabled
- 4 May 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 16 May 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 9 Jun 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 18 Jul 2023
- Committee opinion adopted
- 19 Jul 2023
- Committee opinion adopted
- 24 Oct 2023
- Committee report adopted
- 6 Nov 2023
- Tabled for plenary
- 21 Nov 2023
- Debate in plenary
- 22 Nov 2023
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 15 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 18 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- General approach by the Council
- 9 Jan 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 15 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
- 19 Mar 2024
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 24 Apr 2024
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- 18 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 16 Dec 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 19 Dec 2024
- Signed
- 22 Jan 2025
- Published in the Official Journal
- 7 Jul 2026
- Commission plans implementing act under parent act
- 5 Aug 2026
- Public feedback open: Implementing rules on registering in and reporting to the register of producers
- 11 Aug 2026
- Delegated act adopted: Crystal glass packaging – temporary derogation for the lead concentration limits
- 7 Sept 2026
- Commission plans implementing act under Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 Dece
10 people
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Frédérique Ries | Renew | BE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Delara Burkhardt | S&D | DE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Grace O'sullivan | Greens/EFA | IE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | João Pimenta Lopes | The Left | PT | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Massimiliano Salini | EPP | IT | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Pietro Fiocchi | ECR | IT | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Silvia Sardone | PfE | IT | ENVI |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Salvatore De Meo | EPP | IT | AGRI |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Virginie Joron | PfE | FR | IMCO |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Patrizia Toia | S&D | IT | ITRE |
102 amendments
Amendments
Tabled between 14 Nov 2023 and 16 Apr 2024. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By author
- Nicola Procaccini29
- Pietro Fiocchi29
- Silvia Sardone22
- Massimiliano Salini · PPE19
- Herbert Dorfmann15
- Carlo Fidanza13
- Chiara Gemma13
- Fulvio Martusciello13
- Raffaele Stancanelli13
- Sergio Berlato13
ShowHide 20 more authors
- Giuseppe Milazzo11
- Salvatore de Meo11
- Catherine Griset9
- Denis Nesci9
- Margarita de la Pisa Carrión9
- Susanna Ceccardi9
- Waldemar Tomaszewski9
- Isabella Tovaglieri7
- Paolo Borchia7
- Angelika Niebler6
- Anna Zalewska · ECR6
- Daniel Buda6
- Henna Virkkunen6
- Siegfried Mureşan6
- Dan-Ştefan Motreanu5
- Eugen Tomac5
- Gheorghe Falcă5
- Ioan-Rareş Bogdan5
- Iuliu Winkler5
- Loránt Vincze5
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 60 of the 102 amendments.
By article
- Article 26 – paragraph 3 a (new)3
- Article 43 – paragraph 5 a (new)3
- Annex IV – Part I – point 3 a (new)2
- Annex V2
- Annex V – row 22
- Annex V – row 32
- Annex V – row 42
- Article 22 – paragraph 22
- Article 22 – paragraph 32
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32 a (new)2
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 60 a (new)2
- Article 44 – paragraph 1 – introductory part2
- Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point c2
- –2
- Annex I – subheading 3 a (new)1
- Annex I – subheading 3 b (new)1
- Annex II1
- Annex II – table 2 a (new)1
- Annex V - row 41
- Article 1 – paragraph 21
- Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 11
- Article 11 – paragraph 21
- Article 11 – paragraph 8 a (new)1
- Article 221
- Article 22 – paragraph 11
- Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)1
- Article 22 – title1
- Article 261
- Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)1
- Article 26 – paragraph 10 – introductory part1
Covers 46 of the 102 amendments.
7 acts
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 5 planned, 1 adopted, 1 published.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission Implementing Decision on harmonised packaging and packaging waste labels under Regulation (EU) 2025/40 | Implementing · Decision | Planned | Q4 2026 |
| Crystal glass packaging – temporary derogation for the lead concentration limits | Delegated · Decision | Adopted | Q2 2026 |
| Implementing rules on registering in and reporting to the register of producers | Implementing · Regulation | Planned | Q1 2026 |
| Rules for the calculation and verification of recycled content in plastic packaging | Implementing · Decision | Planned | Q4 2026 |
| Conditions for importing recycled materials into the EU for use in packaging | Implementing · Decision | Planned | Q4 2026 |
| Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2026/429 | Delegated · Decision | Published | Q4 2025 |
| Standardisation on Packaging and Packaging Waste | Implementing · Regulation | Planned | Q1 2026 |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
23 documents
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0319/2023Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2022)0677Parliament
- Agenda · GEDA/A/(2024)001591Parliament
- Text adopted · OJ L 22.01.2025Commission
- Report · PE742.297Parliament
- Amendments · PE745.447Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE745.499Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE746.712Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE746.894Parliament
- Amendments · PE749.032Parliament
- Amendments · PE749.033Parliament
- Amendments · PE749.034Parliament
- Amendments · PE749.035Parliament
- Amendments · PE749.036Parliament
- Amendments · PE749.037Parliament
ShowHide the other 8 documents
- Amendments · PE749.038Parliament
- Amendments · PE749.039Parliament
- Proposal · PE749.997Parliament
- Agenda · PE760.975Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2025/0040Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2024)394Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0318/2024Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0425/2023Parliament
1 consultation
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2023 | 1,054 |
Summary
GeneratedThe regulation sets EU-wide requirements to reduce packaging waste, promote reusable formats, and mandate all packaging be recyclable by 2030. It directly affects manufacturers, importers, distributors, waste managers, and retailers. The act was signed in December 2024 and entered into force in January 2025.
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