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Packaging obligations in Luxembourg (2026)

Verified on: 2026-09-01

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2 documented obligationsAuthorised representative: depends on situation1 Providers →
Legal framework (EU & national)
EU framework: 
PPWR (EU) 2025/40, applicable since 12 Aug 2026
National: 
Loi modifiée du 21 mars 2017 relative aux emballages et aux déchets d'emballages (in conjunction with the loi modifiée du 21 mars 2012 relative aux déchets); supervision: Administration de l'environnement (AEV)

Luxembourg has a single approved eco-organism: Valorlux a.s.b.l., with two separate approvals – household packaging (Agrément REP N°1/AG-EMBAL/23) and non-household packaging (Agrément REP N°1/AG-EMBAL-NON-MENAGER/24, effective with the extension of EPR to commercial packaging as of 31 Dec 2024). The PPWR alignment bill (Projet de loi No. 8482, introduced 24 Jan 2025, government amendments 22 Dec 2025) was still before Parliament as at the review date.

Packaging EPR for household packaging (Luxembourg)

Anyone placing packaged products on the market in Luxembourg as a 'responsable d'emballages' (party responsible for packaging) – expressly including without an establishment when selling directly to Luxembourg households – must, for household packaging, join the approved eco-organism Valorlux, declare their volumes annually and pay contributions under the Point Vert tariff.

AuthorityAdministration de l'environnement (AEV)
RegisterAEV – Liste der registrierten Unternehmen (REP emballages)
Authorised representativedepends on situation
DeadlinesAnnual declaration by 28 Feb for the previous year; the PPWR authorised-representative obligation (Art. 45) has applied since 12 Aug 2026.
CostsPoint Vert tariffs per material (available from Valorlux; non-recyclable materials cost more); minimum contribution €50/year.

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Providers for this obligation:Valorlux a.s.b.l.Compare all schemes & representatives for Luxembourg →
Why does this affect me cross-border?
The official definition expressly covers actors without an establishment in Luxembourg who sell packaged products directly to Luxembourg households or non-household end users (distance selling). According to the Valorlux FAQ as well, foreign companies that commercially sell packaged products directly to end users in Luxembourg must join.
Required documents
  • Packaging volume and material data for the Valbase annual declaration
Sources & verification status

Packaging EPR for non-household packaging (Luxembourg)

Since the extension of EPR to commercial and industrial packaging (approval of Valorlux as the organism for non-household packaging, Agrément REP N°1/AG-EMBAL-NON-MENAGER/24), parties placing B2B, transport and grouped packaging on the market must also transfer their obligations in whole or in part to Valorlux and declare the volumes annually.

AuthorityAdministration de l'environnement (AEV)
RegisterAEV – Liste der registrierten Unternehmen (REP emballages)
Authorised representativedepends on situation
DeadlinesAnnual declaration by 28 Feb for the previous year; the approval for non-household packaging took effect in the course of the extension of EPR as of 31 Dec 2024.
CostsPoint Vert tariffs per material; minimum contribution €50/year.

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Providers for this obligation:Valorlux a.s.b.l.Compare all schemes & representatives for Luxembourg →
Why does this affect me cross-border?
The definition of the responsable d'emballages also covers actors without an establishment who sell packaged products directly to non-household end users in Luxembourg. According to industry information, the first declaration round for industrial packaging concerned the volumes of the year 2024.
Required documents
  • Volume and material data of the non-household packaging (method A or B)
Sources & verification status

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