On this page, you will find information on Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste – known as the PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation).
In connection with the entry into force of the PPWR regulation on 12.8. 2026, packaging manufacturers, importers and distributors may now become producers of empty service, transport and primary production packaging themselves. This means that they may be obliged to keep records this packaging and pay contributions to the EKO-KOM system for it.
Clear information on this topic can be found here:
We are publishing new packaging reporting methodologies valid from August 12, 2026, in accordance with the PPWR regulation:
Methodology No. 1 – Obligated Persons under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation – Producers
This methodology is entirely new and describes who qualifies as a producer, meaning who is required to pay into the EKO-KOM system.
Methodology No. 2 – Methodology for the Quarterly Statement
Updated in compliance with PPWR – main changes: packaging streams (pages 6 and 7)
Methodology No. 3 – Methodology for Completing the L-sheet of the Quarterly Statement (Littering)
Main changes – service packaging (pages 4–6)
On 1 August 2026, the European Commission published the second edition of the frequently asked questions on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. This edition provides important clarifications on the roles of manufacturers and producers, existing stocks of packaging, traceability, technical documentation, declarations of conformity, substances of concern and the approach taken by supervisory authorities.
Newly added questions are marked with the word NEW!
If your company is based in the Czech Republic and is also a professional end-user, you need to inform your foreign suppliers of this fact. To make things easier for you, we have created a template notification for foreign suppliers.
You can use this document when communicating with foreign suppliers::
Template for an end-user declaration under the PPWR Regulation for foreign suppliers (CZ/ENGLISH)
Pursuant to Article V, paragraph 17 of the General Terms and Conditions in force from 1 July 2026:
A professional end-user who is a party to a contract for joint fulfilment is obliged, prior to purchasing packaging (a packaged product), to inform their foreign supplier (manufacturer) that they are the end-user and that the obligations arising from the manufacturer’s extended responsibility must be duly fulfilled by the manufacturer in question.
The Commission has published guidance and FAQs on the PPWR Regulation – further informations are available here.
The new rules introduce restrictions on single-use plastic packaging for:
The Regulation entered into legal force on 12 February 2025 and takes effect on 12 August 2026.
Individual delegated acts relating to this Regulation will be adopted gradually (between 2025 and 2040).
The information and recommendations provided in this website are subject to ongoing changes. They are deemed valid and current as of the date of the last revision.
When |
Delegated Act |
PPWR article |
| February 2026 – not published yet | EPR registration and reporting | Article 44(14) |
| August 2026 | Harmonised labelling of packaging | Art. 12(6) and Art. 13(2) |
| August 2026 | Methodology for identifying the material composition of packaging using standardised open digital labelling technologies | Art. 12 (7) |
| December 2026 | Methodology for calculating and verifying the percentage of recycled material + format for technical documentation | Art. 7 (8) |
| December 2026 | Assessment, verification and certification in cases where recycled material derived from post-consumer plastic waste is recycled or collected in a third country (outside the EU) | Art. 7 (10) |