PPWR Article 15: Obligations of manufacturers

Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2025/40, the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.

What it requires

The manufacturer runs the Art. 38 conformity assessment, draws up the Annex VII technical documentation and the Art. 39 EU declaration of conformity. Art. 15(3) sets retention: 5 years from the date the packaging was placed on the market for single-use packaging, 10 years for reusable. Art. 15(10) requires that on a reasoned request from a national authority the documents are made available within 10 days, electronically and on request in paper.

What the declaration of conformity covers on each date, and who signs and keeps it, is on the declaration of conformity page.

Related articles

• Article 3, Definitions
• Article 5, Requirements for substances in packaging
• Article 6, Recyclable packaging
• Article 7, Minimum recycled content in plastic packaging
• Article 9, Compostable packaging
• Article 10, Packaging minimization
• Article 11, Reusable packaging
• Article 12, Labeling of packaging
• Article 14, Environmental claims
• Article 16, Information obligations of suppliers

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