PPWR checklist: your status in 3 steps.
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Now: since 12.08.2026
This already applies.
By 2028: prepare
Labelling comes no earlier than 12.08.2028.
By 2030: switch
Recyclability, recycled content and empty space apply no earlier than then.
As of 28.10.2026. Information provided without guarantee, not legal advice. The text of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 is binding.
Keep reading
More on the PPWR
01
PPWR-compliant packaging
All products with a green PPWR traffic light.To the collection →
02
PPWR overview
Deadlines, roles and FAQTo the overview →
03
EU declaration of conformity
What it must contain and what you check.View EU declaration of conformity →
04
PFAS and heavy metals
Limits and evidence for packaging.View PFAS and heavy metals →
05
Recyclability A to C
The classes and the path to Mono-PE.View classes →
Sources
Legal bases and authorities
- Regulation (EU) 2025/40 in the Official Journal (EUR-Lex)Binding text of the Regulation
- Federal Ministry for the Environment: European law on packagingAssessment by the Federal Government
- DIHK information sheet on the Packaging Regulation (PPWR)Practical guidance for companies