PPWR – Packaging and declarations of conformity

Packaging · Regulation (EU) 2025/40 · Documentation

PPWR: manage the compliance requirements on packaging

First to fill in a questionnaire of the customer or to sign a declaration, define, such as packaging, covers, which role do you play in your company and what evidence supporting the answers.

The Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste, known as PPWRapplies from August 12, 2026. The obligations follow a detailed schedule: the date of the general application does not render at the same time operating with all of the requirements of the future.

From a standard module in response to verifiable

A commercial request could gather all of the questions on the composition, recyclability, reuse, labelling and documentation. Before committing, check if it contains updated references, the relevant requirements and guarantees really supportable.

An extended response without distinction to all products and formats may not represent the real situation. For a painting, for example, container, lid, handle, label, and transport packaging must be identified in the configuration actually used.

Who fills the packaging needs to verify their role

According to the guidelines of the Commission for the sales packaging and the grouped, the manufacturer is normally, the person who does the final work and fill them to sell them on the market, often the owner of the brand of the product. To be considered exceptions, including those for certain micro-enterprises, and the specific category of packaging.

The qualification of manufacturer and manufacturer for the purposes of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) require audits distinct. The purchase of a container from a supplier does not by itself resolve the classification of the company that sells the packaged product.

What data to collect

• Products and formats: the list of households, capacity, or size, and configurations of the packaging.
• Components: containers, lids, caps, handles, gaskets, seals, labels, sacks, cartons, film, strapping and pallet, when present.
• Codes and suppliers: the connection between each component and the respective supplier.
• Available documents: technical data, statements and evidence on the composition, heavy metals, and the recyclability.
• Cases to analyse: imports from extra-EU countries, for food contact, and reuse systems.
• Customer's request: the original form, the products concerned, and the term required for the answer.

How to set up a response from the company

Clearly indicates the company and role, packaging covered, estimated requirements, and support documents. Motivates to any exclusions and make recognizable the range of validity and limitations of the information provided. When you change a component, supplier, or configuration, check if you need to update the documentation.

Safety Colors available to help support you in the examination of the applications received, in the organization of the data of the supplier and in the definition of the documents to prepare for the case.

You received a request PPWR?

Inoltraci the questionnaire before compiling, indicating the products, and the sizes involved. We will start from the documents available to define the tests, and the information to be integrated.

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