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.

    REGULATION (EU) 2018/302

    REGULATION (EU) 2018/302 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 28 February 2018 on addressing unjustified geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers ' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market and amending Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/EC

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    REGULATION (EU) 2019/1150

    REGULATION (EU) 2019/1150 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 June 2019 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services

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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) 2022/1925

    REGULATION (EU) 2022/1925 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 14 September 2022 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act)

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    REGULATION (EU) 2022/2065

    REGULATION (EU) 2022/2065 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act)

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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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    REGULATION (EU) No 524/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

    REGULATION (EU) No 524/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (Regulation on consumer ODR)

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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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