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.

    LEGGE 28 dicembre 2015, n. 221

    LEGGE 28 dicembre 2015, n. 221 Disposizioni in materia ambientale per promuovere misure di green economy e per il contenimento dell 'uso eccessivo di risorse naturali.

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    LEGGE 29 aprile 2024, n. 56

    LEGGE 29 aprile 2024, n. 56 Conversione in legge, con modificazioni, del decreto-legge 2 marzo 2024, n. 19, recante ulteriori disposizioni urgenti per l 'attuazione del Piano nazionale di ripresa e resilienza (PNRR).

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    LEGGE 30 dicembre 2020, n. 178

    LEGGE 30 dicembre 2020, n. 178 Bilancio di previsione dello Stato per l 'anno finanziario 2021 e bilancio pluriennale per il triennio 2021-2023.

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    MINISTERO DELL 'AMBIENTE E DELLA TUTELA DEL TERRITORIO E DEL MARE DECRETO 21 marzo 2018, n. 56

    MINISTERO DELL 'AMBIENTE E DELLA TUTELA DEL TERRITORIO E DEL MARE DECRETO 21 marzo 2018, n. 56 Regolamento per l 'attuazione dello schema nazionale volontario per la valutazione e la comunicazione dell 'impronta ambientale dei prodotti, denominato «Made Green in Italy», di cui all 'articolo 21, comma 1, della legge 28 dicembre 2015, n. 221. (18G00078)

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    REGULATION (EC) No 1907/2006

    REGULATION (EC) No 1907/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 December 2006 L 396/1 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC

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    REGULATION (EU) 2020/852

    REGULATION (EU) 2020/852 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088

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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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