Official source register

Start with the law. Follow the local route.

PPWR is Regulation (EU) 2025/40. EPR is a responsibility model operated through applicable EU and national laws, registers, schemes, portals, and reporting rules—not one universal certificate.

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EU primary sources
27 country source files
Source date on every brief

EU legal foundation

Two official starting points.

The Regulation is the binding text. Commission material explains the policy and implementation context. Country operating steps still require national sources.

LAW · EUR-LEX

Regulation (EU) 2025/40

The official PPWR text, including definitions, packaging requirements, producer-register provisions, EPR, and application dates.

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GUIDANCE · EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

The Commission overview, policy context, implementation material, and related packaging links.

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What each source can prove

Match the source to the claim.

Law and official journal

Used for the legal rule, definition, scope, and application date.

Authority and register

Used for registration, identifiers, forms, portal access, and public status checks.

Scheme or PRO

Used for operational categories, contracts, tariffs, declarations, and payment instructions.

Expert or market material

Useful for context and customer questions, but never the only basis for a legal duty or official fee.

National source files

Official links for all 27 EU countries.

Each country brief links its national law, authority or register, portal guidance, and schemes where available. What the rule says is kept separate from what smbf.me can do for the customer.

Austria6 official links · checked 13 September 2026

Belgium4 official links · checked 13 September 2026

Bulgaria7 official links · checked 13 September 2026

Croatia2 official links · checked 13 September 2026

Cyprus2 official links · checked 13 September 2026

Czechia3 official links · checked 13 September 2026

Denmark5 official links · checked 13 September 2026

Estonia3 official links · checked 13 September 2026

Finland2 official links · checked 13 September 2026

France6 official links · checked 13 September 2026

Germany4 official links · checked 13 September 2026

Greece3 official links · checked 13 September 2026