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PPWR Corrigendum – November 2024 (final)

Joint Statement for an Ambitious FP10

The undersigned associations call on the EU Institutions to significantly increase the current RD&I budget in view of FP10, so that Europe can remain a model of economic and social prosperity....

EUROPEN’s PPWR Survival Guide

EUROPEN Information Note for a Waste Framework Directive Revision

EUROPEN shares an information note on the European Commission proposal for a revision of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) covering food and textile waste. Read the note here....

Joint Call Against the Inclusion of State-run PROs

The undersigned associations express their concern regarding the legitimisation of the concept of "state-run Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs)" in several pieces of EU legislation and urge...

EUROPEN Information Note on Waste Shipment Regulation

EUROPEN shares an information note on Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on shipments of waste, amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) 20...

Joint Industry Statement on a Certain and Pragmatic Framework under the GCD

The undersigned associations call on the Council of the EU to establish a certain and pragmatic framework under the Green Claims Directive (GCD). Read the full statement here....

Cross-sectoral Statement Calls for the Rejection of a Motion for Resolution on Calculation Rules on Recycled Plastic Content in Single-use Plastic Beverage Bottles

The undersigned associations call on the European Parliament to reject the adoption of a motion for resolution challenging the adoption of clear rules for the calculation of recycled content through a...

EUROPEN Contribution to Consultation on Draft Commission Regulation Amending Reg. 10/2011 and 2023/2006

EUROPEN takes the opportunity of this paper to provide feedback on the Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food...

Joint industry statement calling for thoughtful and science-based reuse policies in the transport packaging sector

Inputs to the High-level Report on the Future of the Single Market

Ahead of the publication of the High-Level Report on the Future of the Single Market by Enrico Letta, EUROPEN shares its key recommendations to preserve and strengthen the EU Single Market, including:...

TRIS notification 2023/0701/BE (Belgium)

EUROPEN's comments on the TRIS notification 2023/0701/BE (Belgium) on the Draft Order of the Walloon Government amending the Order of the Walloon Government of 6 July 2017 on plastic bags. See the...

EU packaging rules that work: Making the Single Market and sustainability go hand in hand

Joint Statement on PPWR Workability and the Single Market

The undersigned associations share their concerns about the PPWR's ability to deliver on its intended goal of greater harmonisation of packaging sustainability rules across the EU unless EU Member Sta...

Cross-industry Comments on Draft Guidelines for Litter Clean-up Costs

The signatories welcome the progress made by the European Commission on guidelines laying down criteria on the costs of cleaning up litter in accordance with Article 8 of the SUPD and suggest construc...

EUROPEN Response to the Consultation on New Product Priorities under ESPR

EUROPEN shares a paper accompanying the association's reply to the public consultation organised by the European Commission on new product priorities under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regul...

Joint Industry Statement on Safeguarding the Internal Market Legal Basis of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

The undersigned associations express their concern about the potential erosion or split of the PPWR's legal basis as part of the co-decision process and urge co-legislators to preserve the internal ma...

EUROPEN Information Note on the Single Market and Long-term Competitiveness Strategy

EUROPEN shares an information note on two communications released by the European Commission on 16 March 2023 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Single Market: Communication on "The S...

TRIS Notification 2022/0863/F (France)

EUROPEN's comments on the TRIS Notification 2022/0863/F (France) on the Decree on the obligation to offer for sale unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables without packaging made entirely or in part of...

TRIS Notification 2022/0827/B (Belgium)

EUROPEN's comments on the TRIS Notification 2022/0827/B (Belgium) on the Draft Royal Decree to limit the placing on the market of single-use products harmful to the environment and to increase the rec...

Joint Industry Statement from the Packaging Value Chain

The undersigned associations share their concerns with regards to the approach taken by the European Commission in its revision of the EU rules on packaging and packaging waste, and call on the instit...

EUROPEN Information Note on the Communication on EU Policy Framework on Biobased, Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics

EUROPEN shares an information note overviewing the key elements/relevant extracts of the European Commission's Communication on the EU Policy framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plast...

EUROPEN Information Note on the SMEI

EUROPEN shares an information note on the European Commission proposal to develop a Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) to better coordinate the European response to emergencies threatening the...

EUROPEN Contribution to Consultation on EU Waste Framework Revision

TRIS Notification 2022/0196/I (Italy)

EUROPEN's comments on the TRIS Notification 2022/0196/I (Italy) on the Decree-Law No 114 of the Minister for Ecological Transition of 16 March adopting the Guidelines on the labelling of packaging, pu...

Joint Industry Letter on Single Market Distortions

The undersigned associations call on the European Commission to take action to ensure a single circular economy underpinned by an integrated Single Market, and address the existing fragmentation hinde...

EUROPEN Response to the Call for Evidence on the SMEI

EUROPEN shares a paper complementing the association's reply to the questionnaire from a public consultation organised by the European Commission as part of its initiative to develop a Single Market E...

EUROPEN Information Note on ESPR Proposal

EUROPEN shares an information note on the European Commission proposal for an Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). Read the note here....

TRIS Notification 2022/0018/I (Italy)

EUROPEN's comments on the TRIS Notification TRIS Notification 2022/0018/I (Italy) on the Decree-Law No 228 of 30/12/2021 – Urgent provisions on legislative deadlines. Article 11 - Deadline extension...

EUROPEN Response to the Roadmap Consultation on Food Waste Reduction Targets

Download: EUROPEN response to roadmap consultation - Food waste reduction targets  EUROPEN, the European Organization for Packaging and the Environment, supports the Farm to Fork Strategy’s comm...

Single Market Barriers and Circular Economy

EUROPEN Position Paper on the EU Food Contingency Plan

EUROPEN shares its position on the EU Contingency Plan to ensure food supply and food security. Read the document here....

The EU packaging value chain calls on the EU institutions to protect the integrity of the Single Market (Joint statement)

Following the commitment by European Commission President von der Leyen to deliver on the Single Market in her State of the Union address, the packaging value chain calls upon the EU institutions to l...

Views of the Packaging Supply Chain on Fiscal Measures related to Packaging Materials and Applications

Review of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive: EUROPEN’s feedback on the Inception Impact Assessment

EUROPEN’s recommendation for a growth and innovation-oriented Circular Economy (Extended version)

EUROPEN’s recommendation for a growth and innovation-oriented Circular Economy (Short version)

Packaging needs to be recognised by EU and national governments as an essential part of the continued flow of goods during the COVID-19 pandemic

Joint position on Internal Market for SUP trilogues – November 2018 

Joint Statement from 68 Packaging Value Chain associations on the SUP Proposal

EUROPEN position on the Proposal for a Directive on the Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment

73 national and EU industries call on EU negotiators to safeguard the Internal Market for packaging and packaged goods in view of trilogues

Common Industry Call to Safeguard Single Market – October 2017 

Joint statement from 36 Packaging Value Chain associations ahead of inter-institutional

Joint cross-industry packaging value chain recommendations for the legislative review of the WFD and PPWD.

129 National and EU industries call to safeguard the Internal Market for Packaging and Packaged Goods

Joint Statement from 38 Packaging Value Chain associations on the legislative review amending the WFD and PPWD

EUROPEN position on CEP proposals – February 2016

EUROPEN Packaging Legislation Guide 2016

EUROPEN recommendations on the EU legislative proposals for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive and Waste Framework Directive

Impact Assessment: The European Commission´s Proposed Changes to the Calculation Method for National Packaging Recycling Rates

EU binding minimum performance requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes endorsed by major obligated industry sectors: packaging, batteries, WEEE and tyres

Circular Economy Package: Joint cross-industry packaging value chain recommendations

EUROPEN position paper on Revised Circular Economy package

EUROPEN policy recommendations for a competitive, resource-efficient and growth-oriented Circular Economy

EUROPEN Guidance – How to address packaging in context of PEF

EUROPEN Statement – Preliminary Views on CEP

EUROPEN factsheet on EPR for used packaging

EUROPEN Position Paper on EU waste targets review

Joint Statement on EU Waste Package by Packaging Value Chain

EUROPEN issue paper on the EU Waste Targets Review

EurActiv-EUROPEN special report: “Towards a Resource Efficient Europe”

EUROPEN input to the EC consultation on marine litter

EUROPEN input to EPR guidelines questionnaire

EUROPEN rationale on PPWD and its targets

EUROPEN calls to safeguard the Internal Market in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD)

EUROPEN issue paper on EU Waste Management Targets Review

EUROPEN’s guiding principles on EPR for post-consumer packaging

EUROPEN position on EPR for packaging waste

Fitness check – EUROPEN preliminary response to DG Environment study on the ex-post evaluation of the PPWD

EUROPEN Brochure – Packaging Delivering Resource Efficiency

EUROPEN Guidelines how to communicate LCA environmental information, B2B, through the packaging supply chain

Green Paper on Packaging and Sustainability

EUROPEN feedback on the Inception Impact Assessment on a legislative proposal to substantiate Green Claims

Packaging in the Sustainability Agenda: A Guide for Corporate Decision Makers

Better rules for a better environment: Modern Beverage Container Policy

The Impact of REACH on the Packaging Supply Chain

Understanding the CEN Standards on Packaging and the Environment: Some Questions and Answers

Reuse Quotas and Product Specific Targets for Packaging