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Requirement · COL-02

Set mandatory national collection objectives for the Art. 52 materials, consistent with the recycling targets and with the Art. 7 recycled-content requirements.

Member States must comply, and this is law in force.

Why it matters

This is law in force, not a proposal.

  • It is Art. 49, in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. as of 2026-08-18
  • The act gives its timing as: By 1 January 2029 (Art. 49). as of 2026-08-18
  • It names one industry by name: Waste. as of 2026-08-18
  • Compliance is checked by reporting to the Commission under Art. 56, continuous. as of 2026-08-18
Addressee Member StatesAct Regulation (EU) 2025/40, base actArticle Art. 49Class Governments

What changes

All 27 Member States. This is the provision that links collection to the recycled-content duty on converters: without enough collected feedstock, Art. 7 cannot be met, and this makes that a Member State obligation rather than a market problem.

The rule

New — no predecessor
Trigger

the material streams listed in Art. 52

Obligation

Set mandatory national collection objectives for the Art. 52 materials, consistent with the recycling targets and with the Art. 7 recycled-content requirements.

Who is affected

Addressee
Member States
Class
Governments
Sectors
Names Waste and landfill · Reaches Glass and ceramics, Aluminium and metals, Steel, Paper and board, Wood and wood products, Plastics converting
Applies
By 1 January 2029 (Art. 49)

Burden drivers

D4 · D5 — 2 of 7 marks fire on this provision.

Binds a Member State, not a company by size.

Source text

Verbatim

Member States shall set mandatory collection objectives and take the necessary measures to ensure that the collection of the materials listed in Article 52 is consistent with the recycling targets set out in that Article and with the mandatory recycled content targets set out in Article 7.

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