Packaging Directive

Directive 94/62/EC regulates the design and management of packaging waste in order 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 packaging design and packaging waste management. The rules cover all types of packaging and packaging waste placed on the European market, including industrial, commercial, household and other sectors.

These rules govern:

• What kind of packaging can be placed on the EU market
• Packaging waste management and prevention measures
• Compliance with essential requirements related to packaging production, composition, and reusable or recoverable nature

The objectives of the Packaging Directive are:

• Harmonisation of 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 smooth functioning of the internal market
• Preventing the generation of packaging waste
• Promoting the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of packaging waste
• Have requirements for registration, reporting and recycling in every EU member

How ComplyMarket can help you:

• ComplyMarket's expert auditors can perform a gap assessment to determine the inherent risk within the 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 consulting services for the achievement of the requirements of the Packaging Directive
• ComplyDoC: is an intelligent IT solution and the first open source cloud solution for Supply Chain sustainability, chemical and product compliance management to collect information from suppliers.