Laws and Regulations


Overview of the main legislative frameworks and regulatory standards governing the packaging sector at national and international levels.
 
The contents provide a reference for understanding requirements related to materials, safety, functional performance, and environmental sustainability. 

Examining regulatory contexts makes it possible to interpret the role of regulation as a factor shaping innovation and design decisions in packaging. In this perspective, laws and regulations help define the framework within which industrial strategies and design practices in the sector evolve.

93/465/EEC: Council Decision of 22 July 1993

93/465/EEC: Council Decision of 22 July 1993 concerning the modules for the various phases of the conformity assessment procedures and the rules for the affixing and use of the CE conformity marking, which are intended to be used in the technical harmonization directives

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Decreto Legislativo 3 settembre 2020, n. 116

Attuazione della direttiva (UE) 2018/851 che modifica la direttiva 2008/98/CE relativa ai rifiuti e attuazione della direttiva (UE) 2018/852 che modifica la direttiva 1994/62/CE sugli imballaggi e i rifiuti di imballaggio.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2151

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2151 of 17 December 2020 laying down rules on harmonised marking specifications on single-use plastic products listed in Part D of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2151 of 17 December 2020

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2151 of 17 December 2020 laying down rules on harmonised marking specifications on single-use plastic products listed in Part D of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 450/2009

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 450/2009 of 29 May 2009 on active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come into contact with food

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2025/351

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2025/351 of 21 February 2025 amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, amending Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008, and amending Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food as regards recycled plastic and other matters related to quality control and manufacturing of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food

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Comunicazione della Commissione europea COM(2020)98 final

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS A new Circular Economy Action Plan For a cleaner and more competitive Europe

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DECRETO LEGISLATIVO 14 marzo 2014, n. 49

DECRETO LEGISLATIVO 14 marzo 2014, n. 49 Attuazione della direttiva 2012/19/UE sui rifiuti di apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche (RAEE).

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DECRETO LEGISLATIVO 3 APRILE 2006, n. 152

Decreto Legislativo 3 aprile 2006, n. 152

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DECRETO LEGISLATIVO 3 settembre 2020, n. 116

DECRETO LEGISLATIVO 3 settembre 2020, n. 116 Attuazione della direttiva (UE) 2018/851 che modifica la direttiva 2008/98/CE relativa ai rifiuti e attuazione della direttiva (UE) 2018/852 che modifica la direttiva 1994/62/CE sugli imballaggi e i rifiuti di imballaggio.

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Decreto Legislativo 5 febbraio 1997, n. 22

Decreto Legislativo 5 febbraio 1997, n. 22 "Attuazione delle direttive 91/156/CEE sui rifiuti, 91/689/CEE sui rifiuti pericolosi e 94/62/CE sugli imballaggi e sui rifiuti di imballaggio"

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Direttiva (UE) 2019/904

DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/904 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment

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