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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    LEGGE 22 maggio 2015, n. 68

    LEGGE 22 maggio 2015, n. 68 Disposizioni in materia di delitti contro l 'ambiente.

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    LEGGE 27 dicembre 2023, n. 206

    LEGGE 27 dicembre 2023, n. 206 Disposizioni organiche per la valorizzazione, la promozione e la tutela del made in Italy. (23G00221)

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    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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    Proposal for a RULES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL LAYING DOWN HARMONISED RULES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT) AND AMENDING CERTAIN UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTS

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    Proposal for regulation on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020

    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 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 (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 (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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