REG-006
EU packaging regulation starts applying
12 August 2026
landed 24 days ago
The packaging and packaging waste regulation replaces the old directive and starts applying directly in every member state, with recycled-content, labelling and extended producer responsibility duties attached to it.
The sentence that fixes the date
It shall apply from 12 August 2026.
Regulation (EU) 2025/40, Application clause — Regulation (EU) 2025/40, OJ text
Landed
12 August 2026
24
days since it landed
Counted from the date in the official journal text linked on this page. Arithmetic, not a forecast.
Who is forced to spend
Who
Anyone placing packaged goods on the EU market, and the packaging suppliers behind them.
What they spend today
Packaging compliance is bought today as consultancy days and per-market EPR registrations, priced per country and per material.
Sector
Packaging
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