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.

    EN 13427:2004

    EN 13427:2004 – Packaging – Requirements for the use of European standards in the field of packaging and packaging waste

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    EN 13428:2004

    EN 13428:2004 – Packaging – Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition – Prevention by source reduction

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    REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2008

    REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 December 2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

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    Regulation (EU) 2023/1115

    Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010

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    REGULATION (EU) 2024/1781 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

    REGULATION (EU) 2024/1781 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 June 2024 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products, amending Directive (EU) 2020/1828 and Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC

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    REGULATION (EU) 2025/40

    REGULATION (EU) 2025/40 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 19 December 2024 on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC

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    REGULATION (EU) No 1007/2011

    REGULATION (EU) No 1007/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

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    UNI EN 13427:2005

    UNI EN 13427:2005 – Imballaggi – Requisiti per l’utilizzo di norme europee nel campo degli imballaggi e dei rifiuti di imballaggio

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    UNI EN 13428:2005

    UNI EN 13428:2005 – Imballaggi – Requisiti specifici per fabbricazione e composizione – Prevenzione tramite riduzione alla fonte

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