What this screen checks
Whether the described activity is likely packaging placed toward the Union market. A negative answer is not treated as an exemption.
Who should use this screen
Teams deciding whether to open the PFAS, labelling, or reuse screens, including trade and product managers.
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 Unpublished implementing acts are not listed as adopted.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.