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Requirement · OPS-06Ensure warehousing, handling, packing, addressing and dispatch conditions do not jeopardise the packaging's compliance with Arts. 5 to 12.
Fulfilment service providers must comply, and this is law in force.
Why it matters
This is law in force, not a proposal.
- It is Art. 20, 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 one industry by name: Retail. as of 2026-08-18
- Compliance is checked by none, continuous. as of 2026-08-18
What changes
Third-party logistics and e-commerce fulfilment operators, newly inside a packaging compliance regime.
The rule
New — no predecessor
Trigger
handling packaging in the course of a fulfilment service
Obligation
Ensure warehousing, handling, packing, addressing and dispatch conditions do not jeopardise the packaging's compliance with Arts. 5 to 12.
Who is affected
Addressee
Fulfilment service providers
Class
Businesses
Sectors
Names Retail and distribution · Reaches Plastics converting, Paper and board, Glass and ceramics, Aluminium and metals, Wood and wood products, Food, drink and tobacco
Applies
From 12 August 2026 (Art. 71)
Burden drivers
D4 — 1 of 7 marks fire on this provision.
No size threshold.
Source text
Verbatim
Fulfilment service providers shall ensure that for packaging, whether empty or with a product, that they handle, the conditions during warehousing, handling and packing, addressing or dispatching do not jeopardise the packaging’s compliance
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