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Spain Royal Decree 1055/2022: packaging EPR and reuse targets

Reuse target rule covering all packaging in Spain, set by Government of Spain. Applies since 29 December 2022.

By the SPI teamRule ID PR-ES-002Source consulted 13 October 2026Verified 13 October 2026
Sourced facts

The rule

Recorded from the official source named below. Rates and dates are as the source states them on the date it was consulted.

Jurisdiction
Spain
Authority
Government of Spain
Rule type
Reuse target
Materials
All packaging
Status
In force Enacted
Rate or target
20%20% in 2030 and 30% in 2035 for commercial and industrial packaging.
Adopted or published
27 December 2022
Applies from
29 December 2022
From the source

“deberá ser del 20 % en 2030 y del 30 % en 2035”

Official source BOE: Real Decreto 1055/2022 (BOE-A-2022-22690)Official (government or regulator) · consulted 13 October 2026

Deadlines

Key dates

  1. Adopted or published 3 years and 9 months ago

  2. Applies from 3 years and 9 months ago

  3. Source consulted by the SPI team today

  4. Re-checked by a second SPI team member today

SPI analysis

What it means

SPI analysis Our reading of the official source above. Not legal advice; always rely on the official text.

SPI summary

Royal Decree 1055/2022 extends EPR to all packaging and sets national reuse targets, including 20% reusable commercial and industrial packaging in 2030 and 30% in 2035.

In practice

Royal Decree 1055/2022, in force since 29 December 2022, covers all packaging placed on the Spanish market and extends extended producer responsibility to commercial and industrial packaging, alongside household packaging. Producers register in the packaging section of the Registro de Productores de Producto and report annually. Article 8 sets reuse targets: 20% reusable commercial and industrial packaging by weight in 2030 and 30% in 2035, plus HORECA beverage, household beverage and household packaging targets. These national rules now operate alongside the PPWR, which applies from 12 August 2026.

Who is in scope

  • All packaging placed on the market and packaging waste generated in Spain, household, commercial and industrial (art. 3)
  • Packaging producers: registration in the Registro de Productores de Producto and annual reporting
  • Reuse targets (art. 8.1): commercial and industrial 20% (2030) and 30% (2035); household packaging 5% (2030) and 10% (2035); household beverages 10% in 2030
  • HORECA beverages (art. 8.1.a), e.g. beer 80% (2025), 85% (2030), 90% (2035); water 30%, 40%, 50%

Who is not

  • Health centres may still sell beverages in single-use packaging (art. 7.1.a)
  • Applies without prejudice to special rules on safety, health, medicines, transport and hazardous waste (art. 3.2)

What to do and by when

  1. NowCheck whether your business is registered as a packaging producer in Spain for commercial and industrial packaging, not only household.
  2. NowMap reusable versus single-use transport and B2B packaging by weight against the 2030 target.
  3. 1 January 2030Budget for reusable pallet, crate and container pools where the 20% commercial and industrial target applies.
  4. 12 August 2026Track how Spain adapts RD 1055/2022 to the PPWR.

Related rules

  • PR-ES-001 Spain special tax on non-reusable plastic packaging
    Same jurisdiction: plastic packaging tax uses the RD 1055/2022 packaging definition.
  • PR-EU-006 PPWR: 2030 reuse targets for transport and grouped packaging
    PPWR 2030 reuse targets for transport and sales packaging overlap.
  • PR-EU-001 EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) applies
    PPWR applies from 12 August 2026 and governs EPR EU-wide.
  • PR-DE-001 Germany Packaging Law Implementation Act (VerpackDG) replaces VerpackG
    Same type elsewhere: Germany's VerpackDG adapts national packaging law to the PPWR.

Where the record is unclear

  • The BOE consolidated text shown was the initial version with no amendments; any PPWR-related amendment was not found on the page.
  • SPI has not yet confirmed the start dates for commercial and industrial EPR obligations against the full text.
  • Article 10.3 refers to Directive 94/62/EC, repealed from 12 August 2026; how that reference now operates is not stated.

Sources for this note

  1. BOE: Real Decreto 1055/2022, de 27 de diciembre, de envases y residuos de envases (BOE-A-2022-22690) Consulted 13 October 2026
  2. European Parliament Legislative Observatory: Regulation (EU) 2025/40 summary Consulted 13 October 2026

Note written by the SPI team on 13 October 2026.

Where it sits in the tracker

  • One of 2 packaging rules we track in Spain, of which 1 are reuse target rules.
  • In all, 3 reuse target rules are tracked across 3 jurisdictions. Compare them below

Company profiles that map to this rule

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Audit trail

Change history

Verified: a second SPI team member re-checked every fact above against the source on 13 October 2026. Any later change to the facts sends the rule back to Sourced and is logged here.

  1. Verified by a second SPI team member

  2. Added to the tracker

Spotted an error? Write to sales@strategicpackaginginsights.com quoting PR-ES-002 and the source. Corrections are logged in this history.

Other jurisdictions

Reuse target rules elsewhere

The same type of rule for the same materials in other jurisdictions, by the date it applies.

RuleWhereTypeMaterialsStatusApplies from
Reuse targets for rigid plastic packaging (PWM Rules Schedule II, revised 2026)PR-IN-003IndiaReuse targetPlasticIn force31 March 2026
PPWR: 2030 reuse targets for transport and grouped packagingPR-EU-006European UnionReuse targetAll packagingAdopted, not yet applying1 January 2030

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