Preamble
Recitals 188
Chapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Article 1-4) 4
Chapter II - SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS (Article 5-11) 7
Chapter III - LABELLING, MARKING AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS (Article 12-14) 3
Chapter IV - GENERAL OBLIGATIONS (Article 15-23) 9
Chapter V - OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS TO REDUCE PACKAGING AND PACKAGING WASTE (Article 24-33) 10
Chapter VI - PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS (Article 34) 1
Chapter VII - CONFORMITY OF PACKAGING (Article 35-39) 5
Chapter VIII - MANAGEMENT OF PACKAGING AND OF PACKAGING WASTE (Article 40-57) 18
Chapter IX - SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES (Article 58-62) 5
Chapter X - GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (Article 63) 1
Chapter XI - DELEGATED POWERS AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE (Article 64-65) 2
Chapter XII - AMENDMENTS (Article 66-67) 2
Chapter XIII - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 68-71) 4
Annexes 13
- Annex I
- Annex II
- Annex III
- Annex IV
- Annex V
- Annex VI
- Annex VII
- Annex VIII
- Annex IX
- Annex X
- Annex XI
- Annex XII
- Annex XIII

innovative packaging

Definitions over time (1)

11/02/2025 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 3, Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) Scope: Whole act

1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

‘innovative packaging’ means a form of packaging that is manufactured using new materials, resulting in a significant improvement in the functions of the packaging, such as the containment, protection, handling, or delivery of products, and in overall demonstrable environmental benefits, with the exception of packaging that is the result of modification to existing packaging for the main purpose of improving the presentation of products and marketing;