How Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) applies in Bulgaria: the national extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme, small-producer thresholds, eco-modulation, and deposit return system status. PPWR is directly applicable in Bulgaria from August 12, 2026.
ECOBULPACK / state registry.
To confirm with national authority.
No published national eco-modulation schedule. EPR registration and fees themselves apply from Aug 12, 2026, but harmonized grade-based modulation does not: the Art. 6(8) duty binds around mid-2031, 18 months after both the Art. 6(4) delegated acts (due Jan 1, 2028) and the Art. 6(5) implementing acts (due Jan 1, 2030) enter into force.
EPR system transitioning. PPWR application may outpace national system readiness. Monitor.