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European UnionProposed measure, not in force yet

Plastics – European Union

Official title

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards criteria to determine when plastic waste ceases to be waste

The European Union notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 6 August 2026. The comment period closed on 20 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Recycled plastic waste

Notifying member
European Union
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Protection of the environment
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/EU/1229

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 20 September 2026
Proposed adoption
October 2026
Proposed entry into force
twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union – date of application: first day of the month of entry into force plus 6 months.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 20 September 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/1229; it can take them up with the European Union.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

The draft Commission Implementing Regulation sets harmonised Union-wide end-of-waste criteria for plastic waste, in accordance with the empowerment set out in Article 6(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste. The draft Commission Implementing Regulation will apply to all discarded thermoplastic plastic polymers and blends of thermoplastic polymers, regardless of the polymer type and source of the waste, which can be used as input for mechanical or solvent-based recycling. The Union-wide end-of-waste criteria will apply also to operators in third countries that would like to place on the union market recycled plastic as non-waste (article 5 of the Commission Implementing Regulation).

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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