§26 Flexibility for Member States to set additional recycling targets

Legal provisions: Article 52(6): ‘A Member State may, while observing the general rules laid down in the TFEU and acting in accordance with this Regulation, adopt provisions which go beyond the minimum targets set out in this Article.’ Article 4(3): ‘If Member States choose to maintain or introduce national sustainability requirements, or information requirements additional to those laid down in this Regulation, those requirements shall not conflict with those laid down in this Regulation and the Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market of packaging that complies with this Regulation for reasons of non-compliance with those national requirements.’ Commission’s interpretation: Member States can set higher recycling targets, as well as additional ones, provided that they do not undermine the internal market. Some Member States already have additional targets, for example for liquid packaging board. The PPWR echoes the previous Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), which gave Member States discretion in terms of organising their waste management. Additional recycling targets may enhance efficiency in the packaging waste value chain and are therefore beneficial for economic operators. However, Member States must demonstrate, on a case-by-case basis, that such targets do not conflict with the PPWR’s internal market objectives.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-07