Recital 63

(63) To promote the circularity and sustainable use of packaging, reusable packaging and re-use systems should be incentivised. For that purpose, it is necessary to clarify the notion of reusable packaging and ensure that it is linked not only to the packaging design, but also to the setting up of re-use systems that comply with minimum requirements as set out in this Regulation. The packaging design should enable the highest possible number of rotations and maintain the safety, quality and hygiene requirements when being emptied, unloaded, refilled or reloaded. In order to facilitate conformity assessment as regards requirements under this Regulation on reusable packaging, it is necessary to provide for a presumption of conformity for packaging which is in conformity with harmonised standards adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 for the purpose of expressing detailed technical specifications under that Regulation and for establishing reusable packaging criteria and formats, including minimum number of trips or rotations, standardised designs, as well as requirements for re-use systems, including hygiene requirements.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-08-26 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.