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Is a reuse or refill duty current, or only a later target?

Reusable formats and systems are read separately from the 2030 percentage targets, which this screen does not treat as already due.

Saved preset fields: operator_role, packaging_type, food_contact, material_category, reuse_context, market_date_category, eu_market

What this screen checks

Whether the packaging is already a reusable format that needs a system, or single-use packaging whose percentage target is still in the future.

Who should use this screen

Operators using pallets, crates, take-away packs, or refill points who need the date of the duty, not a slogan.

Verified dates

Regulation (EU) 2025/40 applies from 2026-08-12. Article 5(5) restricts PFAS in food-contact packaging from 2026-08-12 at 25 ppb for any targeted PFAS, 250 ppb for the sum of targeted PFAS, and 50 ppm including polymeric PFAS. Total fluorine above 50 mg/kg needs proof of PFAS or non-PFAS fluorine. Harmonised sorting marks start no earlier than 2028-08-12, or 24 months after the implementing act, whichever is later: dependent on implementing act. Reusable-packaging labels start no earlier than 2029-02-12, also dependent on implementing act. Recycled-content minimums and reuse percentages use 2030-01-01 or a later act, and are not collapsed into 2026-08-12.

Official sources

Regulation (EU) 2025/40, Commission Notice C/2026/3084, and the Commission packaging-waste pages on EUR-Lex and the Commission site. Unpublished implementing acts are not listed as adopted.

Limitations

Decision support only. This does not store supplier names, laboratory files, formulations, or a free-form legal narrative, and it does not issue a compliance certificate.

How to read the answers

Inputs

Category, single-use or reusable, channel, system availability, and size context where a later exemption might matter.

Result

REUSE ACTION LIKELY means the format is reusable now. NO CURRENT ACTION IDENTIFIED means the 2030 percentage is not treated as a present duty. REVIEW REQUIRED covers an unknown format.

Limits

Article 29 targets and the demonstration duty start on 2030-01-01 or 18 months after the calculation act, whichever is later.

Limits

Does 2030 mean you must meet the percentage today?

No.

What about a final distributor above 400 square metres?

The refill-area endeavour is a 2030 point, not a current percentage.

Can a micro context erase a future target?

The regulation has size conditions. This screen does not apply them before the target date.

Where is the rule?

Regulation (EU) 2025/40 Articles 11, 29, and 30.