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Status
In force
since 12 August 2026
Transition period over. The evidence has to be in place — not once an authority asks.
- 11 Feb 2025Entry into forceReg. (EU) 2025/40
The regulation enters into force; the operational duties bite later.
- 12 Aug 2026Date of applicationArt. 71
The assessment procedure, the technical documentation and the declaration of conformity have to be in place.
- 1 Jun 2027Data reportingArt. 44(7)
Registered producers report the previous year’s volumes to the national register — annually by 1 June thereafter.
Retention from placing on the market — five years for single use, ten for reusable.
Art. 15(3)
The deadline to produce the documents when an authority requests them with cause.
Art. 15(10)
An extract from Regulation (EU) 2025/40. Editorial specialist information, not legal advice — what governs is the official wording.
Four things we write about
Deadlines
What applies when, with the reference. No regulatory poetry — the date and the consequence.
Evidence
Which detail belongs in the declaration of conformity, what belongs in the file — and what happens when one of them is missing.
Supply chain
How others get hold of recycled-content shares and material details when the supplier does not reply.
Interpretation
Where the official text and practice diverge. Take “manufacturer” and “producer”, which almost everyone uses interchangeably.
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