The aim of achieving a single market for packaged products in the European Union and for the free movement of goods in a global marketplace is frequently threatened by packaging regulations which restrict or prevent market access.
EU Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste (94/62/EC)
The issue for industry and trade is to ensure that any measures adopted will properly meet both the environmental and economic needs of all stakeholders. Following adoption of the EU Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste (94/62/EC), many issues involving interpretation, implementation, monitoring results and compliance continuously arise. EU Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste (94/62/EC) `s recovery and recycling targets are now being reviewed.
The Directive called for follow up decisions to be taken by the European Commission and for additional legislation to be adopted by the European Council and European Parliament. Other EU directives are under consideration or promised by the European Commission.
In particular, the European Commission proposal to develop an Integrated Product Policy (IPP) for the environment is now under discussion. The IPP proposal holds serious consequences for packaging and packaged goods. EU plans for legislation are complemented and complicated by national regulations, giving rise to risks of mutual conflict. We identify many of the issues arising from packaging legislation and provide information and opinions about them.
- Thematic Strategies
- The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC)
- The Review of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive: Recovery & Recycling Targets (2004/12/EC)
- Review of the Implementation of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
- Integrated Product Policy
- The Rising Cost of Producer Responsibility and Mis-interpretation of the Meaning of this Term
- Economic Instruments in Packaging and Packaging Waste Policy
- Beverage Container Deposits
- Quotas for Refillable Packaging
- Product Specific Targets in Packaging Legislation
- Packaging Marking, Material Identification and Conformity Assessment Procedures
- Composite Packaging Material
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Use and Misuse in Public Policy Decisions on Packaging and Packaging Waste Management
- Workshop: Use of LCA in Policy Making in the Context of Directive 94/62/EC - Brussels 20 June 2002
- Packaging Standards (CEN TC261)
- Waste Management Hierarchy
- Prevention
- Central and Eastern Europe
