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European UnionProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Bottles and jars, Rubber and plastics – European Union

Official title

Commission Implementing Decision laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2683; D113092/01 - Comitology Register

The European Union notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 9 March 2026. The comment period closed on 23 April 2026.

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Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.

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At a glance

Products

Single-use plastic beverage bottles that are made of polyethylene terephthalate as the major component, including caps, lids, labels and sleeves, with a volume of up to 3 litres (hereafter referred to as 'PET bottles') and intermediate materials of the supply chain of recycled plastic that is used i

Notifying member
European Union
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 9 March 2026. Check WTO ePing or the European Union for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of animal or plant life or health
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/EU/1195
ICS classification
  • 55.100 Bottles. Pots. Jars
  • 83.140 Rubber and plastics products

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 23 April 2026
Proposed adoption
Q2/2026 (1 week after final date for comments)
Proposed entry into force
Q2/2026 (20 days after publication, i.e. approximately 5 weeks after adoption)

How to comment

The comment period closed on 23 April 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/EU/1195; it can take them up with the European Union.

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What the notification says

The implementing decision lays down rules for the calculation, verification and reporting of recycled content in PET bottles. EU Member States will have to apply these rules to demonstrate compliance with the recycled plastic content targets set in Article 6(5) of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (EU) 2019/904. The rules depend on the applied recycling technologies: For the mechanical recycling of PET, they are based on the system that is already established by EU food contact legislation (Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on the use of recycled plastic materials in articles intended to come into contact with food). For chemical recycling, mass balance accounting has to be applied, and chemical recyclers are subject to additional third-party certification. The geographical scope for the recycling (including sorting) to take place in order to allow the output to count as recycled content is part of the definition of 'recycled plastic' in Article 1(1).

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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