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Glossary: PPWR, EPR, AR, DoC, LOA, PFAS, PCR and more

General information, not legal advice. · Reviewed 2026-08-05

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  • PPWR — Regulation (EU) 2025/40, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
  • EPR — Extended Producer Responsibility.
  • AR — Authorised Representative, the EU-based legal rep for non-EU producers.
  • DoC — Declaration of Conformity (PPWR Annex VIII).
  • LOA — Letter of Authority: a brand owner authorising an importer to use its documents.
  • PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, banned above 100 ppm in packaging from August 2026.
  • PCR — Post-Consumer Recycled content.
  • PRO — Producer Responsibility Organisation.
  • pEPR — UK packaging EPR (PackUK / Defra).
  • APCO — Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation.
  • CPLR — Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Law (JCPRA).
  • Prop 65 — California Proposition 65 chemical warning requirements.
  • Art. 24 — PPWR empty-space limit: max 50% for transport/e-commerce packaging from 2030.
  • LUCID — Germany's packaging register (ZSVR).
  • Citeo — France's primary packaging PRO.
  • Ecoembes — Spain's primary packaging PRO.
  • CONAI — Italy's national packaging consortium.
  • VIES — EU VAT Information Exchange System.
  • EORI — Economic Operators Registration and Identification.
  • GPSR — General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988.
  • WEEE — Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive.
  • Eco-modulation — variable EPR fees based on recyclability.

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