EU: Directive on packaging and packaging waste published in OJ

02 July 2018

The new directive on packaging and packaging waste (Directive (EU) 2018/852) amending Directive 94/62/EC was published in the Official Journal (OJ) of the European Union on 14 June 2018. The directive will enter into force on the 20th day following its publication. The Member States must bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 5 July 2020.
Three other waste directives have been published on that same day: Directive (EU) 2018/851 on waste, Directive (EU) 2018/850 on the landfill of waste, and Directive (EU) 2018/849 on end-of-life vehicles, (waste) batteries and accumulators, and waste electrical and electronic equipment.
Click here for Directive (EU) 2018/852.
Click here for the publication in the OJ.
With NVC MERGE (Members-only Environmental Regulations Guide) you can keep up-to-date with the environmental requirements for your packaging. MERGE is exclusively for NVC members and there are no costs involved.
Click here for more information about the NVC Project PUMA: the end of packaging as an environmental issue. You are welcome to join us for the next project meeting on 27 March 2019.
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