New EU Packaging Regulation: Consumer Organisation Calls for Immediate Pause and Overhaul
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A new regulation on packaging and packaging waste came into force in the European Union last Wednesday. One change is that businesses must register with the producer register of each member state where they sell their goods. The new regulation raises many questions for small businesses, and several manufacturers have closed the option of ordering from abroad in their online stores until answers are received.
The EU adopts new rules for packaging, creates chaos and then wants to reverse everything. Who has devised the curious law? A reconstruction.
The new EU packaging regulation, which has recently entered into force, also receives a lot of criticism. What does the new regulation and what about it?
The new EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR) is already in force. It also applies to Polish businesses, including shops. The new EU requirements are generating controversy and opposition from businesses. However, the government wants even more far-reaching changes, and experts warn that as a result, costs for businesses could increase by up to fivefold.
As small businesses in the European Union (EU) stop sending goods to other EU countries due to the administrative and financial burden of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the European Commission (EC) says it is listening to small businesses and promises to simplify the rules. Entrepreneurs are reminding us that an Instagram comment is not yet a law, and are calling for continued pressure on the EU to grant formal exemptions f…
New EU Packaging Regulation: Consumer Organisation Calls for Immediate Pause and Overhaul
The Consumer Choice Center criticizes the growing burden that the new EU packaging rules place on small and medium-sized retailers. “The European Commission claims it wants to strengthen the European Single Market, but in reality, this regulation is driving small retailers out of it. Good intentions do not make for good policy. When a small retailer has to navigate registration requirements… Source
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