{"id":116248,"date":"2026-05-13T17:24:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?post_type=vimeo-video&p=116248"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:42:35","slug":"ppwr-and-packaging-three-months-to-implementation-dr-markus-w-pauly-interpack-2026","status":"publish","type":"vimeo-video","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/vimeo-video\/ppwr-und-verpackdg-drei-monate-bis-zur-umsetzung-dr-markus-w-pauly-interpack-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"PPWR and VerpackDG: Three months until implementation \u2013 Dr. Markus W. Pauly | interpack 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

German companies have just three months left to prepare for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and the accompanying Packaging Law Implementation Act (VerpackDG). Dr. Markus W. Pauly from the Pauly law firm emphatically warns of the consequences of insufficient preparation at interpack 2026.<\/p>\n

Role confusion among manufacturers and producers<\/h3>\n

A core problem with the new regulation lies in the definition of terms. \u201eYou can be a manufacturer and a producer, and the producer is the one who ultimately has the largest packages of obligations,\u201c explains Pauly. While the manufacturer is the one who first places the packaging onto the market, the producer has significant influence on the packaging design and bears responsibility for declarations of conformity.<\/p>\n

Particularly explosive: The responsibilities have shifted. \u201ePreviously, pure packaging manufacturers could rest easy, because the filler was the one with the obligation. And now it could be the case that the actual manufacturer of the packaging material is also an original addressee of this regulation.\u201c Anyone who previously assumed they were not primarily affected should quickly re-examine that assumption.<\/p>

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PFAS and B2B obligations from day one<\/h3>\n

From 12 August 2026, new PFAS limits will apply to food packaging with no transitional period. \u201eWe're already familiar with the PFAS issue and heavy metal issues, but this really kicks in in August,\u201c emphasizes the lawyer. At the same time, new terminology and registration requirements will come into effect.<\/p>\n

A significant innovation affects the B2B sector, which until now has been largely unregulated. In future, companies will have to register as a producer responsibility organisation (PRO) or join an existing PRO. Pauly speaks of \u201egold-plating\u201c \u2013 Germany is regulating the European framework significantly more strictly than other countries. This results in additional national obligations for German players that do not exist in this form in other EU countries.<\/p>