Article 40(3) requires every member state to tell the Commission which authorities apply and enforce the PPWR. As of August 4, fourteen have done so: Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, France, Croatia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovenia and Sweden, plus Norway and the United Kingdom. Thirteen have not: Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Finland. Luxembourg's designation is marked provisional pending national law.
What this means for you. Your obligations start on August 12 in every member state, whether or not an authority has been named. What changes is who comes asking and how soon. In the fourteen that have notified, expect questions and inspections to start on time. In Italy, Spain and Poland, three of the largest markets on this site, there is currently no published body to contact with a compliance question, no address for a Declaration of Conformity query, and no obvious route to resolve a dispute. That is a timing gap, not a holiday: the duty accrues from August 12 and enforcement catches up later.
What to do. Check the list before you file anything, because it is updated as notifications arrive. Where an authority exists, save the contact now rather than hunting for it during an inquiry. Note also that several countries split the role, so there is no single number to call: Estonia names three bodies, Ireland divides obligations article by article between the EPA, the Minister and local authorities, and the Netherlands names both ILT and Rijkswaterstaat with a dedicated mailbox at PPWR@ilent.nl. Current list:
European Commission, PPWR implementation page. Source: European Commission PPWR implementation page, Article 40(3) notifications, read August 4, 2026 [LOCKED].