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The PPWR sets out specific requirements for packaging, compliance with which must be ensured by the packaging producer as part of a conformity assessment procedure. The PPWR combines EPR obligations under packaging law (extended producer responsibility) such as registration, notification and take-back with CE obligations, but does not include a CE marking obligation.

Despite the Regulation taking precedence, it can be assumed that the German Packaging Act (VerpackG) will continue to apply, in particular to regulate the Central Agency Packaging Register (ZSVR), administrative offenses and official responsibilities. It is foreseeable that the VerpackG will have to be amended in order to avoid contradictory regulations and to implement the new requirements of the PPWR. The regulation therefore represents an important step towards the harmonization of packaging requirements in the EU.

The EU Packaging Regulation aims to harmonize the handling of packaging and its waste in all EU member states. Specifically, the aim is to protect the environment by preventing or avoiding packaging waste. This is based on the fundamental idea of the circular economy and the associated waste hierarchy.

Although the EU Packaging Regulation creates a certain degree of planning security for the mechanical and plant engineering sector, it can be assumed that the industry will be burdened by the requirements of the regulations. In addition, there are technical weaknesses and unrealistic requirements that can lead to an additional burden.

In VDMA Bayern's virtual exchange of experiences, we will examine the EU Packaging Regulation on the one hand and look at the specific effects on mechanical and plant engineering on the other.

The event is exclusively for VDMA member companies and is free of charge for them.