Ursula von der Leyen – President of the European Commission
Roberta Metsola – President of the European Parliament
António Costa – President of the European Council

Cc:
Teresa Ribera – Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Clean, Just
and Competitive Transition
Stéphane Séjourné – Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for
Prosperity and Industrial Strategy
Jessika Roswall – Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive
Circular Economy

Joint call: Ensuring the timely and effective implementation of the PPWR

Dear Presidents,

On behalf of industry associations and a broad coalition of businesses committed to
circularity, we wish to reiterate the strategic importance of the Packaging and Packaging
Waste Regulation (PPWR) for scaling-up investment in the European packaging industry
and the wider circular economy. Our primary call is to ensure the timely and effective
implementation of this Regulation as adopted.

The PPWR is a cornerstone policy that provides the necessary framework to scale up
recycling of different materials such as plastics, secure investments, and deliver on
Europe’s resource efficiency, circularity and climate objectives. It finally establishes
a long-awaited harmonised framework for packaging legislation that is essential for the
proper functioning of the Single Market. The focus should now be on its effective and
timely implementation, notably through the development of clear, robust and evidence
based secondary legislation, in close consultation with industry and technical experts.

A stable and predictable regulatory framework is essential for maintaining investor
confidence and supporting the continued development of recycling capacity across
Europe. The PPWR has been adopted through the Ordinary Legislative Procedure, in close
consultation with stakeholders, ensuring both democratic legitimacy and technical
robustness. The priority should now be to ensure it is fully implementable and up to
speed, by developing clear, robust and harmonised criteria under the secondary
legislation, while maintaining alignment with the European Union’s broader policy
agenda, including the Circular Economy Action Plan and the European Green Deal.
The PPWR, as agreed, strikes a necessary balance between ambition and flexibility.

Secondary legislation provides the appropriate mechanism to refine methodologies,
definitions and requirements in line with technological progress and market realities,
allowing outstanding technical questions to be addressed without reopening the core
framework.

At a time when Europe is striving to enhance its circular economy and reduce
dependency on virgin resources, it is crucial to preserve momentum and regulatory
certainty, in order to further strengthen competitiveness and sustain continued
investment in circular business models across the Union. This is particularly important
in light of the current global context, marked by geopolitical tensions, evolving
international trade measures, and increased cost pressures on energy and raw
materials, all of which are already placing significant strain on European industry.
Ensuring timely and coherent implementation of the PPWR should therefore remain
the central priority.

We remain committed to constructive engagement with European institutions to ensure
that the PPWR delivers on its objectives and supports a strong, competitive, and
sustainable circular plastics value chain in Europe.

The undersigned,