G/TBT/N/EU/953  
27 February 2023  
(23-1351) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CC CN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  3923 
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other 
closures, of plastics,  
4819 packaging mad e of paper and cardboard,  
7010 Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, 
of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods, preserving jars, stoppers, lids and 
other closures, of glass,  
4415 Packing cases, b oxes, crates, drums and similar packing of wood; cable -drums of 
wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood,  
6305 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of all types of textile 
materials  
8309 Stoppers , caps and lids, incl. crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers, 
capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories  
4416 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, 
including st aves 
Ex 6909 Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, 
tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar 
articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packaging of goods  
7310 Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other 
than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300 l, 
whether or not lined or heat -insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal 
equipment  G/TBT/N/EU/953  
 
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  7311 Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel  
7612 Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid or 
collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), 
of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat -insulated, but not 
fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment  
7613 Aluminium containers for compressed or liquefied gas  
According to the Explanatory Notes of the Harmonized System of the WCO , reservoirs, 
vats, drums and similar containers, not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment are 
included in the following headings as well:  
Ex 7419 Other articles of copper  
Ex 7508 Other articles of nickel  
Ex 7907 Other articles of zinc  
Ex 8007 Other articles of tin  
Ex 8104 Magnesium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap  
Ex 3919, Ex 3920, Ex 3921 – wrappings if made of plastics  
Ex 4804, Ex 4805, Ex 4808, Ex 4813, Ex 4823 – wrappings if made of paper  
6306 12 and 6306 19 – tarpaulins  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging 
waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904 and repealing 
Directive 94/62/EC (COM(2022) 677 final) (118 page, in English), (Annex - 36 page, in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the 
Council on packaging and packaging waste aims to harmonise the rules for placi ng 
packaging on the EU market while fostering packaging sustainability and circularity. It 
lays down sustainability requirements for placing packaging on the EU market related to 
its composition, design with the view to packaging minimisation, recyclabilit y, use of 
secondary raw materials in plastic packaging, compostability and requirements on 
reusable packaging. In order to reduce the generation of packaging waste, it restricts the 
use of some packaging formats and establishes obligations on economic oper ators and 
Member States, including packaging reuse and waste prevention targets. As regards 
recycling targets and the related rules on their calculation, it maintains obligations from 
the existing EU packaging legislation (European Parliament and Council D irective 
94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of the unsustainable use of resources, promotion of the circular 
economy; Protection  of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging 
and packaging waste (OJ L 365 31.12.1994, p. 10) as last amended by Directive (EU) 
2018/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( EUR-Lex - 01994L0062 -
20180704 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu) ) 
9. Proposed date of adoptio n: 2025 
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (The provisions shall apply 12 months after the date of entry into force of the 
Regulation)  
10. Final date for comments:  90 days from notification  G/TBT/N/EU/953  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52022PC0677  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_1367_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_1367_01_e.pdf