FEVE - The European Container Glass Federation

FEVE, the European Container Glass Federation, welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft Implementing Regulation establishing the format for registration in and reporting to national registers of producers under Article 44(14) of Regulation (EU) 2025/40. FEVE supports the objective of establishing harmonised and workable reporting requirements across Member States.

Glass packaging embodies circular economy principles through its infinite recyclability, high collection and recycling rates, regional sourcing, and a deeply rooted and robust industrial ecosystem. With the right enabling conditions, it can deliver even greater benefits for Europes climate, circularity, competitiveness and strategic autonomy goals.

Please find attached the response prepared by FEVE - the European Container Glass Federation - to the IDAA call for evidence. FEVE represents the largest sector of the European glass industry, generating 125 000 direct and indirect jobs thanks to 162 container glass production sites in Europe, including plants in 22 EU Member States.

FEVE, the European Container Glass Federation, supports the objectives of the proposal for a Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) to ensure a well-functioning internal market, tackle the negative environmental and health impacts from packaging and packaging waste and promote the circularity of packaging.

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Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

FEVE representing the European Container Glass manufacturing industry supports the intention of the European Commissions Green Claims proposal to ensure that consumers and businesses have access to reliable, comparable, and verifiable information to make sustainable decisions and avoid the proliferation of misleading green claims.

The European Container Glass manufacturing (FEVE) industry welcomes the European Commission’s ambition to ensure that consumers and businesses have access to reliable, comparable, and verifiable information to make sustainable decisions. FEVE has been an active member of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) pilot phase for food and beverages (on Wine, Packed Water, Beer, Olive Oil and Dairy Products).

FEVE , The European Container Glass Federation, welcomes the opportunity to provide feed back on the Commission proposal to introduce a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Given the 4,000 characters limitation, this input will focus on the main elements. A more elaborated position paper is attached to the contribution.

FEVE Contribution on the Inception Impact Assessment on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. 31th of March 2020 FEVE , The European Container Glass Federation, welcomes the possibility to provide feedback on the Inception Impact Assessment on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

FEVE , The European Container Glass Federation, welcomes the opportunity to provide feed back on the Commission proposal to review the Emission Trading Directive (ETS). Given the 4,000 characters limitation, this input will focus on the main elements. A more elaborated position paper is attached to the contribution.

FEVE , The European Container Glass Federation, welcomes the opportunity to provide feed back on the Commission proposal to revise the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD). Given the 4,000 characters limitation, this input will focus on the main elements. A more elaborated position paper is attached to the contribution.

The European Container Glass manufacturing industry (FEVE) welcomes the revision of the FCM legislation and calls upon the European Commission to: • Develop harmonised legislation for glass packaging materials intended for food contact • Ensure the safe recycling of packaging materials into food contact applications You will find more details in the position paper attached.

FEVE welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission's Call for Evidence on the EU Electrification Action Plan. Electrification represents the most scalable route to deep emissions reductions in our sector.

FEVE, the European Container Glass Federation, welcomes the European Commission's draft Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 on shipments of waste, and in particular its objective of ensuring a more harmonised approach to the classification of glass waste under entry B2020. Glass waste is currently listed in Annex III of the Waste Shipment Regulation as green-listed waste.

FEVE welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Commission’s Roadmap on an EU Product Policy Framework contributing to the Circular Economy. We would like to highlight the specificity of food products and food packaging in the context of product policy. As fast-moving consumer goods, food & food packaging products are a very relevant category for the Commission’s further work on EU product policy.

FEVE input on the Commission’s inception impact assessment on Migration limits for lead, cadmium and possibly other metals from ceramic and vitreous food contact materials FEVE – The European Container Glass Federation – is the voice of container glass manufacturers in Europe representing 160 manufacturing sites for glass containers in the EU28 and Switzerland and Turkey from 23 groups of companies.