Packaging Directive

EU Directive 94/62/EC regulates packaging design and waste management to ensure environmental protection and the functioning of the internal market. ComplyMarket offers gap assessments and ad hoc consulting to help companies comply with the packaging directive.

Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste

EU rules on packaging and packaging waste cover both packaging design and packaging waste management. The rules cover all types of packaging and packaging waste placed on the European market, including the industrial, commercial, domestic and other sectors.

These rules regulate the following:

• What type of packaging can be marketed in the EU
• Packaging waste management and prevention measures
• Compliance with essential requirements related to packaging manufacturing, composition and reusable or recoverable nature

The objectives of the Packaging Directive are:

• Harmonization of national measures on packaging and packaging waste management
• Provide a high level of environmental protection by restricting the presence of certain heavy metals in packaging (Hg, Pb, Cr6+, Cd)
• Ensuring the smooth functioning of the internal market
• Prevent the production of packaging waste
• Promote reuse, recycling and other forms of packaging waste recovery
• Have registration, notification and recycling requirements in each EU Member State

How ComplyMarket can help you:

• ComplyMarket's experienced auditors can perform a gap assessment to determine the intrinsic risk within your restricted substances and product compliance system. The audit follows the requirements of ISO 9001, IDW PS 980, ISO 37301, IEC 63000 and IEC/TR 62476 and covers a comprehensive list of points to ensure compliance.
• Ad hoc consultancy services on compliance with the requirements of the Packaging Directive
• ComplyDoC: is an intelligent IT solution and the first open-source cloud solution for supply chain sustainability, product and product compliance management to collect information from suppliers.