PPWR Update: Week of July 6, 2026

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].

Fees  |  July 7, 2026

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 aluminum rise, and plastic is held flat despite cost increases, with final rates due in September 2026. The main change is a new eco-modulation deduction for 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 plastic bottles and cans. Current rates: verpact.nl/nl/tarieven. Source: Verpact, July 7, 2026 [LOCKED].

Update (October 23, 2026): Verpact has since set its final 2027 rates, in force January 1, 2027; the current rates are on the Netherlands page. [SIGNALED]