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

Article 11 sets re-use criteria applicable from 11 February 2025, which is the date of entry into force of the Regulation. However, the Regulation applies from 12 August 2026. This means that reusable packaging already placed on the Union market before the date of entry into force of the Regulation (11 February 2025) does not need to be brought in compliance with these requirements retroactively. This is explicitly stated in Article 15(9) of the Regulation.

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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.