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By 1 January 2030, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts establishing: (a) the methodology for the recycled-at-scale assessment per packaging category listed in Table 2 of Annex II, supplementing Table 3 of Annex II with thresholds for the recycled-at-scale assessment and, if necessary, updating the overall recyclability performance grades described in Table 3 of Annex II; that methodology shall be based on at least the following elements: (i) quantities of packaging per packaging category listed in Table 2 of Annex II placed on the market in the Union as a whole and in each Member State; (ii) quantities of recycled packaging waste, as calculated at the calculation point in accordance with the implementing act adopted under Article 56(7), point (a), per packaging category listed in Table 2 of Annex II, in the Union as a whole and in each Member State; (b) the chain of custody mechanism ensuring that packaging is recycled at scale. The chain of custody mechanism referred to in point (b) shall be based on at least the following elements: (i) technical documentation referring to the quantity of collected packaging waste that is sent to sorting and recycling facilities; (ii) a verification process that allows manufacturers to obtain the necessary data from the downstream operators ensuring that packaging is recycled at scale. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 65(2). The data referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be available and easily accessible by the public.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-08-26