Crystal glass packaging gets PPWR heavy-metal derogation to end-2029; leaded production ends 2028
Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2026/1948, published 28 October 2026, allows crystal glass packaging to exceed the 100 mg/kg combined limit for lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium in Article 5(4) of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 until 31 December 2029. Packaging containing lead may only be manufactured...
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