The Commission's guidance document for Regulation (EU) 2025/40 was published in the Official Journal on June 10, 2026 as Commission Notice C/2026/3084 (adopted June 5, 2026 as C(2026) 3702 final). It formalizes the guidance released March 30, 2026, covers definitions, the PFAS food-contact restriction, recyclability, recycled content, labeling, reuse, DRS, and compostable packaging, and is the authoritative interpretive reference for the August 12, 2026 application date. Read it at
EUR-Lex, C/2026/3084. Source: EUR-Lex, C/2026/3084, June 10, 2026.