PPWR in Austria: what producers and retailers need to know now

The new EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is now in force and brings far-reaching changes for all businesses across the supply chain. Manufacturers, importers, distributors and fulfilment service providers must prepare for new requirements relating to packaging and packaged products, as well as the associated extended obligations.

These legal challenges are further compounded by the continued absence of accompanying national legislation in Austria. In our podcast, Robert Keisler, Marlene Wimmer-Nistelberger, Konstantin Kladivko and Julia Ratz provide an overview of the EU rules that are already applicable, the stricter requirements that are still to come, and how businesses can best navigate the new framework in Austria.

Topics included:

• Which businesses and types of packaging are affected by the PPWR
• How to address the new requirements regarding recyclability, packaging minimisation, PFAS, labelling and compostability
• Obligations throughout the supply chain for producers, importers, distributors and fulfilment service providers
• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
• Austrian-specific aspects and outstanding legal issues arising from the interaction with national regulations
• What comes next? Which stricter requirements are still on the horizon?
• Practical compliance check: measures businesses should take now