Implementation of PPWR for consultation
The Ministry of Environment and Gender Equality has sent a bill out for consultation to adapt the Danish rules on producer responsibility to the EU’s packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR). At VANA, we are currently preparing our consultation response with particular attention to the specific consequences the implementation will have for our members and Danish companies in general.
Changes in the producer definition can shift the responsibility
The bill will result in changes to parts of the extended producer responsibility that the regulation requires to be harmonised across EU countries.
Read the consultation material (Danish only)
The ministry writes, among other things, that the producer definition in the regulation - that is, which company is subject to the rules - is to a large extent in line with the Danish producer definition.
However, a new end-user definition and unpacking rule in the regulation may mean that the producer responsibility from 12 August 2026, when the regulation enters into force, in some cases is shifted from one producer to another.
VANA has made the authorities aware of the need for rapid and clear guidance on this, as changes in the producer definition have major consequences for our member companies.
Webinar on the packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR)
The packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR) — what will it mean for the producer responsibility?
The packaging and packaging waste regulation has entered into force and on 12 August 2026 it will take effect across the EU — also in Denmark.
We are therefore hosting a webinar for our members on Thursday 19 February from 13:00 to 14:00. At the webinar we will describe and explain the regulation's significance for the extended producer responsibility EPR and provide an overview and input to the main requirements and targets that are relevant for the entire packaging value chain.
Continued focus on the promised reduction in administrative burdens
It appears from the consultation that the government's work on a number of initiatives to reduce businesses' administrative and financial costs continues independently of the bill.
At VANA we follow this work closely and continuously inform our members when there is more concrete information about both content and schedule.
VANA will submit an official consultation response to the amendment of the Environmental Protection Act before the consultation deadline on 13 February 2026. All VANA's consultation responses will be published on our website – find the overview of consultation responses (Danish only).
Read more about the packaging and packaging waste regulation