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.

    2013/179/UE: COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 9 April 2013

    2013/179/UE: COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations

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    Commission Communication COM(2003) 302

    Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Integrated Product Policy - Building on Environmental Life-Cycle Thinking COM/2003/0302 final

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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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    Communication on making sustainable products the norm

    COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS On making sustainable products the norm

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    Direttiva (UE) 2024/825

    DIRECTIVE (EU) 2024/825 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 28 February 2024 amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU as regards empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and through better information

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    Directive 2008/98/EC

    Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives

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    Direttiva 2009/125/CE

    Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products

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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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    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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