Regulatory & Policy July 8, 2026
Spain's deposit mandate under Real Decreto 1055/2022 has a November 2026 statutory deadline, and operator authorization has stalled. MITECO reports that between June 29 and July 8, 2026 the Madrid regional coordination commission issued three requests for supplementary documentation without passing them to the four applicant operators, leaving the authorizations unresolved, and more than 130 organizations have written to the regional government about it. Spanish producers should plan on the November 2026 date slipping, with the PPWR Article 50 mandate of January 1, 2029 as the binding EU backstop. Source: MITECO procedural record and Spanish reporting, June to July 2026 [SIGNALED].
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