Parliament and Council both move to ease the PPWR packaging-EPR authorised-representative rule
Under the Omnibus simplification proposal COM(2025) 982, the European Parliament (20 Oct) and the Council (21 Oct) each set positions that would relax the duty
reg: PPWR
jur: EU
status: Proposal moving
date: 2026-10-21
what changed: Under the Omnibus simplification proposal COM(2025) 982, the European Parliament (20 Oct) and the Council (21 Oct) each set positions that would relax the duty to appoint an EPR authorised representative in every Member State for the smallest producers. Nothing is final: trilogues come next and the PPWR text is unchanged until a deal is adopted.
so what: No action yet, but packaging-EPR duties for small cross-border volumes may get lighter. Watch the trilogue, do not re-plan on a proposal.
what to check: Confirm which Member States you place packaging in and the volumes
Hold any EPR authorised-representative appointments you were about to make
applies to: Producers placing packaging on the EU market, especially low-volume cross-border producers
source: Council of the EU and European Parliament
source url: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/10/21/simplification-council-agrees-negotiating-stance-to-cut-red-tape-for-small-packaging-producers/