LU2026/0548/LUIntroduced

Amendments to the draft law amending the legislation on waste and plastics

Jurisdiction:: Luxembourg
Type:: EPR · Other
Last action:: Oct 8, 2026

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Applies toNot specified in this amendment text

Obligations under this law

·Comply with record-keeping requirements for non-hazardous waste (as amended by Amendment 1 to Article 12) to support State reporting obligations to the European Commission
·Comply with revised rules on reusable packaging in take-away situations aligned with Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (Amendment 3 to Article 22)
·Comply with revised plastic packaging restrictions for fruit and vegetables as updated by the amended Annex II to the Law of 9 June 2022 (Amendment 5 to Article 34/former Article 35)

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Draft amendments to harmonize waste, packaging, and plastic legislation with EU standards and Council of State recommendations; substantive policy direction unclear from excerpt; TRIS standstill period extends to 2027-01-11, indicating early-stage legislative process.

Covered Products

·Waste (general, including non-hazardous waste)
·Packaging and packaging waste
·Certain plastic products (single-use plastics)
·Fruit and vegetables (with respect to plastic packaging restrictions)
·Reusable packaging in take-away situations

Producer Obligations

·Comply with record-keeping requirements for non-hazardous waste (as amended by Amendment 1 to Article 12) to support State reporting obligations to the European Commission
·Comply with revised rules on reusable packaging in take-away situations aligned with Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (Amendment 3 to Article 22)
·Comply with revised plastic packaging restrictions for fruit and vegetables as updated by the amended Annex II to the Law of 9 June 2022 (Amendment 5 to Article 34/former Article 35)

Key Deadlines

Jan 11, 2027other: End of TRIS standstill period — the draft technical regulation may not be adopted before this date

Producer Definition

Not specified in this amendment text

Preemption Notes

The measure explicitly aligns national law with EU Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste and EU Directives (EU) 2018/851, 2018/852, and 2019/904. Amendment 3 directly transposes EU reusable packaging requirements for take-away situations. The relaxation of the fruit and vegetable plastic packaging ban (Amendment 5) is justified as proportionality adjustment but may be scrutinised against EU plastic reduction obligations.

Compliance Dimensions

Bans & RestrictionsPlastic packaging for certain fruit and vegetables (list in Annex II to the Law of 9 June 2022, as amended — certain products removed from the list) (Material Restriction); Single-use plastic products covered by the Law of 9 June 2022 (general scope maintained) (Sales Ban)

“Amendment 5 responds to the joint opinions of the Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts issued with respect to this draft law, while adapting the list of fruits and vegetables in Annex II to the Law of 9 June 2022 relating to the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment.”

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Full bill text

TRIS notification 2026/0548/LU — draft technical regulation notified under Directive (EU) 2015/1535 (not yet adopted)

Amendments to the draft law amending the legislation on waste and plastics

End of standstill: 2027-01-11

1. MSG 001 IND 2026 0548 LU EN 08-10-2026 LU NOTIF
2. Luxembourg
4. 2026/0548/LU - S20E - Waste
5. Amendments to the draft law amending the legislation on waste and plastics
6. Amendments to the draft law relating to waste, packaging and plastic products
7.
8. Draft law amending
1. the amended Law of 21 March 2012 relating to waste;
2. the amended Law of 21 March 2017 relating to packaging and packaging waste;
3. the law of 9 June 2022 relating to the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment.
The amendments are:
- Amendment 1 amending Article 12;
- Amendment 2 amending Article 20;
- Amendment 3 amending Article 22;
- Amendment 4 amending Article 26;
- Amendment 5 amending Article 34 (former Article 35).
9. These government amendments concern the draft law amending 1) the amended law, of 21 March 2012, relating to waste; 2) the amended law, of 21 March 2017, relating to packaging and packaging waste; 3) the law, of 9 June 2022, relating to the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (hereinafter the ‘draft law’).
This draft law aims to harmonise certain provisions with the applicable EU standards, to improve their structuring and to simplify their reading.
These draft government amendments are intended to follow up on the supplementary opinion of the Council of State of 6 May 2026.
There are five amendments.
Amendment 1 amends Article 12 of the draft law on record-keeping, so that it no longer undermines the fulfilment of the State’s reporting obligation towards the European Commission in relation to non-hazardous waste.
Amendments 2 and 4 follow the recommendations set out in the supplementary opinion of the Council of State of 6 May 2026.
Amendment 3 seeks to align national legislation with the new provisions on reusable packaging in take-away situations as provided for in Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC.
Amendment 5 responds to the joint opinions of the Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts issued with respect to this draft law, while adapting the list of fruits and vegetables in Annex II to the Law of 9 June 2022 relating to the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment.
9a. In order to meet EU obligations to reduce the use of plastic, as set out in particular in Directives (EU) 2018/851, (EU) 2018/852 and (EU) 2019/904, it was decided to introduce, in 2022, a provision into Luxembourg national law – specifically the Law of 9 June 2022 relating to the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment – aimed at removing plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables.
However, it must be stated that the implementation of that ban on plastic packaging for certain fruit and vegetables – the products initially covered being listed in an annex to the Law of 9 June 2022 – proved disproportionate in the light of the operational constraints which it imposed on operators in the sector.
This legislative amendment, introduced by the new amendments to the draft law amending 1) the amended Law of 21 March 2012 relating to waste, 2) the amended Law of 21 March 2017 relating to packaging and packaging waste, and 3) the Law of 9 June 2022 relating to the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (parliamentary bill No 8482), therefore aims to relax this technical rule in order to facilitate its application while preserving the environmental objective. This relaxation involves removing certain products from the list.
9b. The aim of this amendment is to ease the obligation currently in force. It aims to strike a balance between plastic reduction targets and the economic and operational constraints facing the domestic market.
9c. The aim of this amendment is to ease the obligation currently in force. It aims to strike a balance between plastic reduction targets and the economic and operational constraints facing the domestic market.
10. References to basic texts: 2026/0097/LU
The basic texts were forwarded with an earlier notification:
2026/0097/LU
11. No
12.
13. No
14. No
15. Yes
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TBT aspects: No
SPS aspects: No

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