Packaging waste · European Union

EU Directive 94/62/EC — Packaging and Packaging Waste Compliance

EU Directive 94/62/EC — Packaging and Packaging Waste is issued by European Commission and has applied since 1994-12-31. It applies to products sold in EU. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.

Authority: European Commission
Jurisdiction: European Union
Regions: EU
Effective: 1994-12-31
Evidence renewal: every 730 days
Official source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:31994L0062

What EU Directive 94/62/EC — Packaging and Packaging Waste covers

EU Directive 94/62/EC — Packaging and Packaging Waste is a packaging waste requirement in European Union. In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.

Product categories affected

food packaging
industrial
timber paper

Keywords that trigger a check

packaging
recyclable
recycled content
waste

Who it applies to

Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in EU, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.

Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: Market access restriction, fines

Restricted substances and materials

Substance	Limit	Unit
Lead+Cadmium+Mercury+Cr6+	100	ppm total

Materials and conditions that fail the check

heavy metals above 100ppm total (Pb+Cd+Hg+Cr6+)

Supplier requirements and compliance evidence

Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.

Document
Heavy metals test certificate
Recyclability declaration
Packaging composition statement

Certification types recorded for this regulation

recyclability certificate

How Complyra checks EU Directive 94/62/EC — Packaging and Packaging Waste

When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If EU Directive 94/62/EC — Packaging and Packaging Waste applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.

Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.

Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.