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Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Notification: 2026/0548/LU
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1. MSG 001 IND 2026 0548 LU EN 08-10-2026 LU NOTIF
2. Luxembourg
3A. ILNAS
1, avenue du Swing
L-4367 Belvaux
Tél.: +352 247 743-40
E-mail: notification@ilnas.etat.lu
3B. Ministère de l’Environnement, du Climat
et de la Biodiversité
Direction des Affaires Juridiques
4, place de l'Europe . L-1499 Luxembourg
Adresse postale : L-2918 Luxembourg
Tél. (+352) 247-76813
E-mail : jeff.reckinger@mev.etat.lu
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
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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
16.
TBT aspects: No
SPS aspects: No
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