Endeavour to dedicate 10% of sales area to refill stations for food and non-food products.
Final distributors with a sales area over 400 m2 must comply, and this is law in force.
Why it matters
This is law in force, not a proposal.
- It is Art. 28(5), in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. as of 2026-08-18
- The act gives its timing as: From 1 January 2030 (Art. 28(5)). 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
Large-format grocery and general retail. An endeavour obligation, not a hard target -- it carries no measurement or reporting duty and no penalty limb under Art. 68(2).
The rule
a sales area of more than 400 m2
Endeavour to dedicate 10% of sales area to refill stations for food and non-food products.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
Banded by SALES AREA, not by employees or turnover: only final distributors above 400 m2 are in scope. The A-D bands cannot express that, so they record only that the duty is not employee-banded.
Source text
final distributors with a sales area of more than 400 m2 shall endeavour to dedicate 10 % of that sales area to refill stations for both food and non-food products.
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