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Does Directive 2024/825/EU need to be transposed into national law before it comes into effect? When will it take place? Will it be transposed in full?
Directive 2024/825/EU must be transposed into national law by March 27, 2026, and the provisions will apply (and thus companies will have to comply with them) as of September 27, ...
Last modified on 10/01/2025
Is the accession of foreign companies to Directive 2024/825/EU currently optional? Is it possible to predict if and when this will change?
The application of Directive 2024/825/EU amending Directive 2005/29/EC applies to all commercial practices that take place in the European market and thus involve the European consumer. This Directive, in fact, ...
Last modified on 10/01/2025
In the presence of claims such as “X% less (plastic/paper…) than traditional pack” is it necessary to use recently used packaging as a reference? If so, what is the maximum number of years to refer to? Can I compare the new packaging with the old packaging even if the product has been withdrawn from the market?
Comparison with a previous product (which no longer exists on the market) should be made within a maximum of 5 years from when the product was withdrawn.
Beware of claims ...
Last modified on 10/01/2025
Will Directive 2024/825/EU also apply on food supplements, medical devices, biocides/PMCs and cosmetics?
It will apply to all business-to-consumer commercial communication practices, including even green claims regarding the indicated products.
Recycled plastic content claims must be specified and qualified by indicating the subject ...
Last modified on 10/01/2025
Is there a deadline by which packaging stocks must be exhausted?
No, the legislation does not set any deadline by which packaging stocks must be depleted
However, for packaging intended for the final consumer, if it is planned to convey the ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023
Do packaging stocks, or reusable packaging, destined for the C&I circuit and first placed on the market before the labeling requirement takes effect, need to be labeled?
Since labeling information for these packages is expected to be transmitted through external documents and media, it appears possible to do so even if it is stock, unless the information ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023
Some companies may exceptionally find themselves in temporary situations where the production process of the same packaging may involve the use of different materials/polymers. This may occur, for example, in situations where the company pursues material or polymer changeover projects for packaging redesign (e.g., to encourage greater recyclability), or if it finds itself switching to another material/polymer when raw materials are unavailable in the market. In these cases, it would be very complicated and costly to change the graphics of the packaging, and thus the information from environmental labeling. How should one act in such cases so as not to risk conveying incorrect information to the customer/end consumer?
It is recommended, in cases such as these, to use digital channels to illustrate the particular situation to customers and/or the end consumer, and to properly inform them about the ...
Last modified on 04/10/2023
What packaging can be marketed after 1/1/2023?
On 28 February 2022, the law of 25 February 2022 n. 15 of conversion of the decree law 30 December 2021 n. 228 (so-called Milleproroghe).
The art. 11 of the ...
Last modified on 01/03/2022
Packaging produced before the entry into force of the environmental labeling obligation but marketed posthumously, as well as warehouse stocks, must be adequate or are they excluded from the obligation? Can any stock and inventories be sold within a certain period?
On 28 February 2022, the law of 25 February 2022 n. 15 of conversion of the decree law 30 December 2021 n. 228 (so-called Milleproroghe).
The art. 11 of the ...
Last modified on 01/03/2022
When does the labelling requirement come into force?
On 28 February 2022, the law of 25 February 2022 n. 15 of conversion of the decree law 30 December 2021 n. 228 (so-called Milleproroghe).
The art. 11 of the ...
Last modified on 01/03/2022