Regulatory & Policy July 17, 2026
Germany promulgated its Packaging Law Implementation Act (Verpackungsdurchführungsgesetz, VerpackDG) in the Federal Law Gazette on July 17, 2026 (Bundesgesetzblatt Teil I 2026 Nr. 207). The act adapts national packaging law to Regulation (EU) 2025/40 and replaces the old Verpackungsgesetz (VerpackG); its core provisions take effect August 12, 2026, in parallel with the PPWR. The Bundestag adopted it June 11, 2026 and the Bundesrat approved it July 10, 2026, after the European Commission withdrew its notification objections on May 29, 2026. Notable national changes include an expanded system-participation obligation (now reaching certain primary-production and transport packaging), a new authorization requirement for producers of non-system-participation packaging, and a transition rule keeping existing system participations valid until December 31, 2026; the LUCID register continues, to be aligned once the PPWR Article 44(14) registration-format act is adopted. Source: Bundesgesetzblatt I 2026 Nr. 207, July 17, 2026 LOCKED.
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