Regulatory & Policy August 4, 2026
The Official Journal published a German-language correction to Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on August 4, 2026. On page 59, Article 29(4)(b) now reads "Waren" (goods) where it previously read "Rohstoffe" (raw materials), in the clause exempting transport packaging that is custom-designed for the carriage of large-scale machinery, equipment and goods from the Article 29 reuse targets.
What this means for you. If you run compliance from the German text and read that exemption as covering machinery, equipment and raw materials only, it is broader than you thought and may now cover finished goods you ship in custom-built transport packaging. Nothing changes for anyone working from English: Article 29(4)(b) has read "commodities" since publication and is untouched.
The wider point. This is the sixth corrigendum to the PPWR, after May 22 2025, September 9 2025, November 25 2025, November 28 2025 and July 21 2026. Every one has corrected a language version other than English. There has never been an English-language corrigendum, and the English operative text stands exactly as published on January 22, 2025. If your team quotes the Regulation from a German, Spanish, Czech, Italian, Swedish or French text, re-check those quotations against the current version rather than a copy saved last year. Read it at EUR-Lex, OJ L, 2026/90654. Source: OJ L, 2026/90654, August 4, 2026, read in the OJ PDF [LOCKED].
This entry is part of the PPWR Atlas update log. The Atlas is re-checked against the Official Journal, Commission guidance, and each national PRO's published schedule, and everything that changes gets logged with its source. See the week of August 3, 2026 or the full update archive.