Commission’s interpretation:

A review of an existing DRS should be understood as any regulative action established through legislation, imposing a substantial change to the DRS. The minimum requirements can help strengthen the environmental performance of the DRS, notably the collection rate. Before 1 January 2029, Member States shall consider if the DRS can be expected to fulfil the 90 % separate collections targets set in Article 50(2) when they perform a review of the DRS. If the DRS achieves separate collection rates of at least 90 % it does not have to comply with the minimum requirements. However, if it does not, the Member State should consider ensuring that the DRS complies with the minimum requirements in Annex X. After 1 January 2029, a DRS for single use beverage packaging that does not fulfil the separate collection obligations must comply with the minimum requirements by 1 January 2035.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.