Packaging Directive

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

These rules govern :

• What type of packaging can be placed on the EU market
• Packaging Waste Management and Prevention Measures
• Compliance with essential requirements related to packaging manufacturing, composition and reusable/recoverable nature

The objectives of the Packaging Directive are to :

• Harmonise national measures on packaging and packaging waste management
• Ensure a high level of environmental protection by limiting the presence of certain heavy metals in packaging (Hg, Pb, Cr6+, Cd)
• Ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market
• Preventing the generation of packaging waste
• Promote the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of packaging waste
• Have requirements for registration, declaration and recycling in each EU Member

How ComplyMarket can help you:

• ComplyMarket's experienced auditors can perform a gap assessment to determine the intrinsic risk within your restricted substances and products 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 to meet the requirements of the Packaging Directive
• ComplyDoC: is an intelligent IT solution and the first open-source code cloud solution for supply chain sustainability, chemical compliance, and product management to collect information from suppliers.