Report re-use target achievement to the competent authority within 6 months of each reporting year's end, through its electronic system and in its format, with further information on request.

Economic operators subject to the Art. 29 re-use targets must comply, and this is law in force.

Why it matters

This is law in force, not a proposal.

It is Art. 31, in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. as of 2026-08-18
The act gives its timing as: First reporting year 2030 (Art. 31(3)). as of 2026-08-18
It names 2 industries by name: Retail and Food and drink. as of 2026-08-18
Compliance is checked by competent authority, annual. as of 2026-08-18

Addressee Economic operators subject to the Art. 29 re-use targetsAct Regulation (EU) 2025/40, base actArticle Art. 31Class Businesses

What changes

The report is made public by the Member State under Art. 31(6), so this is a disclosure duty as well as a reporting one.

The rule

New — no predecessor

Trigger

the end of a reporting year, first year 2030

Obligation

Report re-use target achievement to the competent authority within 6 months of each reporting year's end, through its electronic system and in its format, with further information on request.

Who is affected

Addressee

Economic operators subject to the Art. 29 re-use targets

Class

Businesses

Sectors

Names Retail and distribution, Food, drink and tobacco · Reaches Plastics converting, Wood and wood products, Waste and landfill

Applies

First reporting year 2030 (Art. 31(3))

Burden drivers

D1 · D5 — 2 of 7 marks fire on this provision.

Follows the carve-outs on the underlying targets.

Source text

Verbatim

Economic operators as referred to in Article 29(1) to (8) shall submit a report containing data concerning the achievement of the re-use targets set out in Article 29 for each calendar year to the competent authority referred to in Article 40.

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