Provide an adequate financial guarantee covering waste management costs owed in the event of non-compliance, permanent cessation of operations or insolvency.
Producers fulfilling EPR individually, and producer responsibility organisations must comply, and this is law in force.
Why it matters
This is law in force, not a proposal.
- It is Art. 47(6), in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. as of 2026-08-18
- The act gives its timing as: From 12 August 2026 (Art. 71). as of 2026-08-18
- It names 7 industries by name: Plastics converting, Paper and board, Glass, Aluminium, Wood, Food and drink and Retail. as of 2026-08-18
- Compliance is checked by competent authority, continuous. as of 2026-08-18
What changes
A balance-sheet duty, not an administrative one: capital or an instrument has to stand behind the EPR obligation. Member States may add requirements, and the guarantee may take the form of a public fund financed by producers' fees.
The rule
fulfilment of extended producer responsibility obligations
Provide an adequate financial guarantee covering waste management costs owed in the event of non-compliance, permanent cessation of operations or insolvency.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
No size threshold.
Source text
shall provide an adequate guarantee intended to cover the costs related to waste management operations owed by the producer or the producer responsibility organisation, in the event of non-compliance with the extended producer responsibility obligations
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