PPWR — Article 25

The article's text

Article 25
Restrictions on use of certain packaging formats
1. From 1 January 2030, economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the uses listed in Annex V.
2. By way of derogation from Article 4(2), Member States may maintain restrictions adopted before 1 January 2025 on the placing on the market of packaging in the formats and for the uses listed in Annex V but made from materials not listed in Annex V.
3. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall be without prejudice to Article 9(2), point (b).
materials not listed in Annex V.
3. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall be without prejudice to Article 9(2), point (b).
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, Member States may allow micro-enterprises as defined in Recommendation 2003/361/EC as applicable on 11 February 2025 to place on the market packaging in the formats and for the uses listed in point 3 of Annex V to this Regulation where it has been demonstrated that it is not technically feasible not to use such packaging or to obtain access to infrastructure that is necessary for the functioning of a re-use system.
to use such packaging or to obtain access to infrastructure that is necefull textssary for the functioning of a re-use system.
5. By 12 February 2032, the Commission shall assess the positive environmental impact of the restrictions and derogations and exemptions from these restrictions, and shall take into account the availability of alternative packaging solutions that meet safety and hygiene requirements applicable to contact-sensitive packaging. On the basis of that assessment, the Commission shall, with the objective of reducing packaging waste, review this Article and Annex V to adapt them to technical and scientific progress. On the basis of that review, the Commission shall assess the appropriateness of establishing new restrictions on the use of specific packaging formats and the relevance of maintaining the derogations and exemptions set out in this Article, and, where appropriate, shall present a legislative proposal.
the derogations and exemptions set out in this Article, and, where appropriate, shall present a legislative proposal.
6. By 12 February 2027, the Commission shall publish guidelines, in consultation with Member States and the European Food Safety Authority, which explain Annex V in more detail, including examples of the packaging formats in scope, and any exemptions from the restrictions, and provide a non-exhaustive list of fruits and vegetables that are excluded from point 2 of Annex V.

What it demands, and from when

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2027-02-12 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
ECR	3
Verts/ALE	2
—	1
Renew	1

Source: the committee amendment documents. n = 6 amendments targeting this article.

Grace O'Sullivan — Article 25 – paragraph -1 (new)
To facilitate refill, end users need to be explicitly allowed to bring their own containers.

Grace O'Sullivan — Article 25 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Food and non-food products can already be bought in bulk shops across Europe. However, this is still very much a niche. A minimum of refill should be offered by all larger retailers as of 2030. This requirement has already been established in France.

Who wrote about this article in the consultations

Filers who named this exact article number in their own text. It is their sentence, not our reading — and not a causal claim.

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Who	Country	What they wrote
IKG crewshop24.com	DE	that are needed for hygiene purposes or provided as sales packaging for loose food to prevent food wastages are not banned under Article 25 PPWR. Member States may nevertheless decide to ban such bags to meet the sustainable reduction target for lightweight p ↗
CNSBII - Corpo Nazionale delle Sentinelle dei Bacini idrografici Italiani	IT	laggio è assegnato un numero di nuova tecnologia (novel technology number, «NTN»). 4. Il registro è reso accessibile al pubblico. Articolo 25 Registrazione dei riciclatori e degli impianti di decontaminazione ↗
Confederation of Swedish Enterprise	SE	Annex V, as stated in Article 22(4). This type of ban needs to follow a much more transparent and thorough leg- islative process. Article 25 - Obligations related to refill The Regulation proposes that there should be a system for refilling consumer packaging ↗
Wirtschaftsvereinigung Alkoholfreie Getränke e.V.	DE	g 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 Individual-Poo ↗
Eurochambres	BE	any packaging reduction measures should be carefully considered and balanced against these important functions. Article 25 and 26 – Re-use and re-cycling targets We support the ecological optimization and circular use of packaging materials. However, the use o ↗
Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.	DE	should be set. These should apply to packaging made of plastics, composite materials and metal. Reuse (Art. 26) & refill (Art.25/26) of packaging » The introduction of mandatory reuse targets is progressive and an imperative signal for the packaging industry. ↗
Independent Retail Europe	BE	containers in store will likely lead to legal uncertainty with regard to responsibility in case of hygiene issues. We acknowledge Article 25.1(c), which appears to put the responsibility for the cleanliness of his container with the consumer, and the requireme ↗
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich	AT	das System gewissen Anforderungen entspricht. Die Verantwortung muss bei jenen liegen, die das System errichten und betreiben. Zu Art 25 Pflichten im Zusammenhang mit der Wiederbefüllung und Annex VI Es bedarf einer Klarstellung, dass nur solche Sachverhalte e ↗
Minderoo Foundation	NL	ibility and the Circular Economy , California Management Review, Vol. 60/3, pp. 45- 70, lxxxix Article 40 of the PPWR proposal xc Article 25 of the French law - number 2021-1104 of August 22, 2021, against climate change and for a climate resilience xci EU sub ↗
Visita	SE	rotate and be repeatedly used.” (…) Art 25 and Point D of Annex VI Part C Art 25 Obligations related to refill 1. Where economic operators offer the possibility to purchase products through refill, they shall inform end users of the following: (…) ↗
Recycling Netwerk Benelux	NL	own (commercially provided) packaging, we propose to alter the communication requirements of the accepted packaging. Article 25, paragraph 1 is changed as follows: Where economic operators offer the possibility to purchase unpacked products, they shall inform ↗
Citeo	FR	, but also mutualized systems with poolers helping producers in sharing reuse operations), and thus increase reuse in general. On article 25, regarding refill, Citeo reiterates its position that the scope of what refill covers should be precised. Pursuant §2 a ↗

Source: public consultation submissions and position papers. n = 12 mentions; counted as a literal reference to the article number.

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