EU PPWR FAQs Updated August 2026 - Flipbook - Page 35
7) What is the relationship between the minimisation requirement in the PPWR and the
ones in the ESPR?
The general principle is that acts under the ESPR only take the lead on regulating products when
their environmental sustainability dimensions either cannot or have not been fully and
appropriately addressed by other instruments. This principle applies also to packaging. As
explained in Recital 25 of the ESPR, if needed, the ESPR may complement the PPWR by setting
product-based requirements that focus on the packaging of specific products. The ESPR will not,
however, set general eco-design or sustainability requirements for packaging as a product group
because these requirements are laid down in PPWR.
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