Legislation

Market operators, entities and institutions discuss the PPWR and its impact on everyday life, in production and beyond.

The president of Areflh: “I believe there are grounds for challenging the restrictions on fruit and vegetable packaging, in various contexts”

“We believe that the right approach is a constant increase in recycling combined with a savings logic, and these are issues in which Ferrarelle has been investing in R&D for some time, for the development of new materials and solutions that today make it possible to have a completely recycled bottle in PET”.

The chairwoman of Laminati Cavanna: “Our sector has been committed for a number of years to reducing the impact of packaging, aware of how strategic the sector can be with regards to both the climate crisis and environmental pollution”.

The CEO of the trade fair: “The challenges are many, including the fragmentation of the Single Market which derives from the numerous exceptions provided for in a discretional way for Member States”

The PD Member of the European Parliament: “In the provisional agreement on the Packaging Regulation, we can say that we have achieved important results for the environment, for the economy of all European countries and for Italy in particular, overcoming the contrast fuelled by some between recycling and reuse”.

“Chiesi’s approach towards the revision of the PPWR has been one of openness, albeit with some caution, because in the case of the pharmaceutical sector, in order to safeguard patients and medical staff, sustainability cannot ignore the specific characteristics of the product”.

The president of the Italian Packaging Institute and of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation: “The Institute, faithful to its technical role, can only observe from an impartial perspective and seek to exploit the opportunities that emerge from this new Regulation”.

The single market is at risk, with impositions that could create serious adaption difficulties for industry and the productive world.

The European Parliament adopts new rules for product labeling.

The new Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 29 June will entirely replace the existing Directive 2006/42/EC (“Machinery Directive”) as of 20 January 2027. This means that technology manufacturers have three years to adapt to the new requirements outlined below.

An "in progress" review of declarations made by supply-chain-related associations after the vote on 22 November by the European Parliament in plenary session.

The press release issued by the Press Office of the European Parliament regarding the vote.

Important news in the European Parliament’s Environment Commission (ENVI), which has voted a series of amendments to the PPWR - Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation text.

EU lawmakers are currently striving to overhaul the bloc’s packaging rules for increased sustainability. The new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation aims to reduce waste thanks to higher recycling and reuse targets.

The EU's response to technological evolution. TÜV Italia takes a look at the new regulations contained in the regulation that updates a Directive that has been in force for the past 15 years.

On Wednesday 12 July, with 473 votes in favour, 110 against and 69 abstentions, MEPs in plenary session adopted a legislative resolution prepared by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

A website in seven languages and a community of tens of thousands of users: a dissemination and communication project run online.

Points of interest from the conference, which consolidates the Italian front of the industrial supply chains involved. Critical voices both on the merits of the regulation that impacts on enterprises, and on the European decision-making process, in which clear and transparent scientific evaluations are missing.

With the EU’s objective of making all plastic recyclable and reusable by 2030, companies strive to transition from linear towards a circular economy.