EU Directive 94/62/" EC Regulates packaging design and waste management to ensure environmental protection and internal market functioning. ComplyMarket provides gap assessments and ad hoc consulting to help businesses comply with the packaging directive.
Directive 94/62/2 of the European Parliament and Council on packaging and packaging waste. EC 20 December 1994
EU regulations 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, Domestic and other regions.
These rules are regulated:
- What kind of packaging can be placed on the EU market
- o Packaging waste management and prevention measures
- o packaging manufacturing, Compliance with essential requirements relating to structure and reusable or recoverable nature
The purposes of the packaging instructions are:
- o harmonize national measures on packaging and management of packaging waste
- Provide a high level of environmental protection by restricting the presence of certain heavy metals in packaging (Hg, Pb, Cr6+, Cd)
- Ensure good functioning of the internal market
- Prevent the production of packaging waste
- reuse of packaging waste, Promoting recycling and other forms
- registration in each EU member, There are requirements for reporting and recycling
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