This Joint Industry Statement has been initiated and coordinated by the Federation of European Producers of Envelopes and Light Packaging (FEPE).
The undersigned organisations represent stakeholders from across the paper, envelope, printing, postal, mailing, direct marketing, publishing and related value chains and support the common position set out below.
Purpose
We wish to express our shared concern regarding the lack of legal certainty surrounding the status of correspondence envelopes and other communication items under Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR), particularly as the first obligations under the Regulation become applicable on 12 August 2026.
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