Packaging Instructions

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

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

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

This rule sets:

• What kind of packaging can be placed in the EU market
• Packaging waste management and preventive measures
• Compliance with important requirements regarding packaging, composition, and reusable or reclaimed properties

The purpose of the Packaging Instructions is:

• Harmonizing national measures in the field of packaging and packaging waste management
• Provides 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
• Prevent the production of packaging waste
• Promote reuse, recycling, and other forms of packaging waste recovery
• Have registration, reporting and recycling requirements in each EU Member

How ComplyMarket can help you:

• Experienced ComplyMarket auditors can conduct gap assessments to determine the intrinsic risks in your substance and product compliance systems. These audits follow the requirements of ISO 9001, IDW PS 980, ISO 37301, IEC 63000, and IEC/TR 62476 and include a comprehensive list of points to ensure compliance.
• Ad Hoc consultancy services on the achievement of packaging directive requirements
• ComplyDoC: is the first intelligent IT and open-source cloud solution for Supply Chain sustainability, Chemical & product compliance management to collect information from suppliers.