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Spain's own deposit mandate under Real Decreto 1055/2022 carries a November 2026 statutory deadline, and the process to authorize an operator has stopped. MITECO reports that between June 29 and July 8, 2026 the Madrid regional coordination commission issued three requests for supplementary documentation without transmitting them to the four applicant deposit operators, leaving the authorizations unresolved. More than 130 organizations have written to the regional government about the blockage. 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].
Verpact set indicative bandwidths for its 2027 Dutch packaging EPR tariffs. Glass, paper and board, wood, other metals and the system contribution are stable; beverage cartons and aluminium rise; plastic is held flat despite cost increases. Final 2027 rates follow in September 2026. The notable change is a new eco-modulation deduction rewarding recyclate sourced from European countries and customs zones, scaling with recyclate share, on top of the existing 20 cent per kg recycled-content discount. Deposit producer contributions rise for both plastic bottles and cans. Current rates: verpact.nl/nl/tarieven. Source: Verpact, July 7, 2026 [LOCKED].
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