PPWR — Article 24

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Article 24
Obligation related to excessive packaging
1. By 1 January 2030 or 3 years from the entry into force of the implementing acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 2, whichever is the latest, economic operators who fill grouped packaging, transport packaging or e-commerce packaging shall ensure that the maximum empty space ratio, expressed as a percentage, is 50 %.
packaging or e-commerce packaging shall ensure that the maximum empty space ratio, expressed as a percentage, is 50 %.
2. By 12 February 2028, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish the methodology for the calculation of the empty space ratio referred to in paragraph 1. That methodology shall take into account the special characteristics of packaging which needs to be placed in an empty space that is large enough to comply with applicable legal requirements or to protect the product, such as, in particular, packaged products of irregular shape, packaging containing more than one sales packaging or product, packaging containing liquid products, packaged products the content of which can easily be damaged and packaged products that can be damaged by larger products due to their small dimensions, and thfull texte minimum space on the transport packaging to enable shipment labels to be affixed.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 65(2).
implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 65(2).
3. For the purpose of the calculation of the ratio referred to in paragraph 1:
(a)
empty space shall mean the difference between the total volume of grouped packaging, transport packaging or e-commerce packaging and the volume of sales packaging contained therein;
(b)
empty space ratio shall mean the ratio of the empty space as defined in point (a) and the total volume of the grouped packaging, transport packaging or e-commerce packaging.
Space filled by filling materials, such as paper cuttings, air cushions, bubble wraps, sponge fillers, foam fillers, wood wool, polystyrene or Styrofoam chips, shall be considered as empty space.
wraps, sponge fillers, foam fillers, wood wool, polystyrene or Styrofoam chips, shall be considered as empty space.
4. By 12 February 2028, the economic operators who fill sales packaging shall ensure that empty space is reduced to the minimum necessary for ensuring the packaging functionality, including product protection. The empty space ratio for sales packaging shall mean the difference between the total internal volume of the sales packaging and the volume of the packaged product.
For the purpose of assessing compliance with this paragraph, space filled by filling materials, such as paper cuttings, air cushions, bubble wraps, sponge fillers, foam fillers, wood wool, polystyrene or Styrofoam chips, shall be considered as empty space.
For sales packaging for products that are subject to settlement during transportation or where headspace is required to protect the food product, or other products that present these characteristics:
(a)
compliance with this paragraph shall be assessed as the pack-fill level at the time of filling;
(b)
air between or within packed foodstuff or protective gases shall not be considered as empty space.
time of filling;
(b)
air between or within packed foodstuff or protective gases shall not be considered as empty space.
5. Economic operators using sales packaging as e-commerce packaging or using reusable packaging within a system of re-use shall be exempt from the obligation laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article. They shall nevertheless ensure that such sales packaging complies with the requirements set out in Article 10.
6. By 12 February 2032, the Commission shall review the empty space ratio referred to in paragraph 1 as well as the exemptions in paragraph 5, and assess the possibility of establishing empty space ratios for sales packaging, particularly for toys, cosmetics, do-it-yourself kits and electronic products.

What it demands, and from when

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2028-02-12 2030-01-01 2032-02-12

Who tried to change it in committee

Committee-stage amendments targeting exactly this article, by political group. Justifications verbatim, in the authors' own words.

Group	Amendments
PPE	12
—	4
S&D	4
ID	2
ECR	2
Renew	1

Source: the committee amendment documents. n = 12 amendments targeting this article.

Massimiliano Salini, Francesca Peppucci, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Fulvio Martusciello, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Dolors Montserrat — Article 24 – paragraph 2
Some containers are originally conceived, designed and manufactured to be used as tableware and kitchen utensils, and also serve for packaging during a part of their life cycle. Due to their ability to withstand thermal shocks and be dishwasher, freezer, and/or microwave proof, these products are typically sold with specific labeling and certification. This sets them apart from other products made specifically to be

Susana Solís Pérez — Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Certain containers are originally conceived, designed, and manufactured to be used tableware and kitchenware and they also serve for packaging purposes during a reduced part of their long-life span. That is the reason why these products are normally sold with specific labelling and certification as to their capacity to resist thermic shocks and being dishwasher, freezer and/or microwave proof.

César Luena, Javi López — Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
This amendment includes a provision for those containers that are originally conceived, designed and manufactured to be used as tableware and kitchenware after their use as packaging.

Who wrote about this article in the consultations

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Who	Country	What they wrote
IKG crewshop24.com	DE	implementing act under Art. 24(2); as regards void space in sales packaging, see Art. 10. - Reusable packaging (Art. 11): from the date of entry into force of the Regulation (11 February 2025), but minimum number of rotations will have to be complied with depe ↗
CNSBII - Corpo Nazionale delle Sentinelle dei Bacini idrografici Italiani	IT	rmemente al paragrafo 1, lettera a), l'impianto è iscritto nel registro dell'Unione e lo stato di registrazione conformemente all'articolo 24, paragrafo 2, lettera g), è «nuova regi strazione». 3. La notifica di cui al paragrafo 1, lettera a), comprende un ri ↗
Rolf Veen	ES	regulated twice by two instruments never reconciled. Directed to the Article 24 methodology work. Assessment method. Impact assessment is performed on the Commission proposal rather than the adopted text, and each file is assessed against a baseline excluding ↗
Wirtschaftsvereinigung Alkoholfreie Getränke e.V.	DE	ngsverordnung sieht umfassende und vielen Ausprägungen sehr pauschale Anforderungen an Mehrweg- und Wiederbefüllungs-Systeme vor (Artikel 24, Artikel 25 und Anhang VI). Diese sollen jeweils übergreifend und spezifisch für offene und geschlossene Pools sowie In ↗
ITENE - Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Logistica	ES	s reutilizables velarán por que exista un sistema de reutilización de dichos envases que cumpla los requisitos establecidos en el artículo 24 y en el anexo VI. Desde un punto de vista técnico, consideramos que la forma directa de garantizar que un sistema cump ↗
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich	AT	te in der VO geregelt werden, was unter „in Verkehr bringen“ zu verstehen ist (nur das erste Mal oder jedes weitergeben auch). Zu Art 24 und Annex VI part A und B - obligations related to systems for re-use Es ist nicht klar, welche Unternehmen bzw. Branchen i ↗
SERRED	BE	perly recognise that “conveying reusable packaging to reconditioning shall not be considered waste” and include such provision in Art. 24, and not just in Recital 64. ● Strengthening the EU Single Market It is essential to fully harmonise in the EU rules on re ↗
Private Brauereien Deutschland e.V.	DE	kettierungs-, Kennzeichnungs- und Informationsanforderungen des Art. 11 Abs. 1, 2 und 4 grundsätzlich zu befreien. 4. Zu Art. 23, Art. 24, Art. 44 und Art. 45 Die Art. 23, 24, 44 und 45 stellen verpflichtende Anforderungen an wiederverwendbare Verpackungen bzw ↗
Brancheninitiative Produktverantwortung	DE	s why an exception to the scope of the standard would also have to be provided here. 7. Obligation related to systems for re-use (Art. 24) Within the framework of the envisaged obligation to participate in reuse systems, the special features of reusable transp ↗
Confederation of Swedish Enterprise	SE	ay, by means of implementing acts, establish common technical specifications for the requirements set out in Articles 5 to 11 and Article 24 where the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) there is no harmonised standard covering the relevant requirements th ↗
ASEGRE - Spanish association of industrial and hazardous waste companies	ES	información técnica relativa al envase prevista en el anexo VII”. 2. Reacondicionamiento vs preparación para la reutilización El artículo 24.2 del Reglamento dispone: “Los agentes económicos que hagan uso de envases reutilizables reacondicionarán dichos envas ↗
Visita	SE	ing on the market shall ensure that a system for re- use of such packaging is in place, which meets the requirements laid down in Article 24 and Annex VI. Article 24 Obligation related to systems for re-use ↗
Citeo	FR	which operator will be in charge of reporting the implementation of reusable packaging in the internal market. However, on §2 of article 24, regarding reconditioning, Citeo recommends sharpening the share of responsibility and define the possibility that eith ↗
Genossenschaft Deutscher Brunnen eG	DE	gründung Art. 30 Zur Feststellung und Überprüfung der Konformität von Verpackungen mit den Anforderungen der Artikel 5 bis 11 und Artikel 24 dieser Verordnung werden Prüfungen, Messungen und Berechnungen unter Verwendung zuverlässiger, genauer und reproduzierb ↗
BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Kreislaufwirtschaft e.V.	DE	structure is set up both for the collection or return of all single-use and reusable packaging waste (Article 43) and for re-use (Article 24, Annex VI). Producers, competent authorities, and waste management companies and organisations can participate in these ↗
Danish Waste Association	DK	il genbrug af emballage og systemer til genpåfyldning på en miljø- mæssigt forsvarlig måde. Disse systemer skal opfylde kravene i artikel 24 og 25 og Annex VI i denne forordning og må ikke kompromittere fødevarehygiejnen eller forbrugerens sikkerhed. Vi kan ik ↗

Source: public consultation submissions and position papers. n = 16 mentions; counted as a literal reference to the article number.

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