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COMMISSION NOTICE Guidance document for Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste · European Union

Article 9(1) is a material-neutral provision and could refer to permeable tea, coffee or other beverage bags, or soft after-use system single-serve units made of any material, including paper-based single-serve units. Therefore, pursuant to Article 9, such packaging must be designed for composting by 12 February 2028.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.