Commission Notice (OJ C/2026/1695) 2026 annual EU work programme for standardisation signals standards work supporting PPWR compostability requirements

The European Commission published its 2026 Annual Union Work Programme for European standardisation (Commission Notice C/2026/1695). The notice explicitly references Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) and indicates planned/ongoing standardisation activities relevant to demonstrating compliance for compostable packaging (e.g., updates to industrial compostability standards and development of home-compostability standards for packaging formats referenced by PPWR). While not itself a binding amendment to PPWR, this signals forthcoming harmonised standards and test criteria that can become key compliance tools once developed/cited, affecting how companies substantiate compostability claims and conformity for relevant packaging.