LegalizeRegulation (EU) 2025/2365 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 November 2025 on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution
(e) an assessment of whether further actions need to be taken with regard to additional sources of unintentional releases of microplastics with a view to achieving the Union objective of reducing microplastic pollution;
(f) the latest data and scientific findings;
(g) an assessment of the latest data and scientific findings on chemical traceability of plastic pellets and of the relevance of introducing a unique chemical signature;
(h) the interaction of this Regulation with relevant international initiatives addressing plastic pellet losses, in particular with regard to maritime transport;
(i) an assessment of the impact on the implementation of this Regulation of excluding from certain obligations under this Regulation economic operators handling plastic pellets below certain thresholds, and the relevance of establishing a threshold for carriers;
(j) an assessment of the effect that the exemptions granted pursuant to Article 7 had in achieving the objective of preventing spills and losses;
(k) an assessment of the compliance by carriers, in particular non-EU carriers, with the obligations under this Regulation;
(l) an assessment of the relative effectiveness of the different means of providing information as referred to in Article 10.
Where appropriate, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council.
In the event of the adoption by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of measures for the safe transport of plastic pellets by ships and for the prevention of marine pollution caused by plastic pellets transported by ships, the Commission shall assess those measures, including the need to ensure alignment with those measures, and shall, if appropriate, adopt a legislative proposal.
Article 26
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 17 December 2027. However, Article 3(1), Article 5(6), second subparagraph, Article 16, Article 17(1) and Article 18(2) and (3) shall apply from 16 December 2025.
By way of derogation from the second paragraph of this Article, Article 1(2), point (d), Article 12, Article 13(1), Article 17(2) and (3) and Article 19 shall apply, as far as shippers and operators, agents and masters of seagoing vessels are concerned, from 17 December 2028.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 November 2025.
For the European Parliament The President R. METSOLA
For the Council The President M. BJERRE
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(2) OJ C, C/2024/3675, 26.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3675/oj.
(3) Position of the European Parliament of 23 April 2024 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and position of the Council at first reading of 22 September 2025 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Position of the European Parliament of 23 October 2025 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2006/1907/oj).
(5) Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/98/oj).
(6) Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial and livestock rearing emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2010/75/oj).
(7) Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1996/61/oj).
(8) Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/56/oj).
(9) Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 of 25 September 2023 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards synthetic polymer microparticles (OJ L 238, 27.9.2023, p. 67, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2055/oj).
(10) Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system and repealing Council Directive 93/75/EEC (OJ L 208, 5.8.2002, p. 10, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2002/59/oj).
(11) Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), repealing Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 and Commission Decisions 2001/681/EC and 2006/193/EC (OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1221/oj).
(12) Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/1025/oj).
(13) OJ L 124, 17.5.2005, p. 4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/convention/2005/370/oj.
(14) Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law (OJ L 328, 6.12.2008, p. 28, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/99/oj).
(15) Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage (OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 56, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2004/35/oj).
(16) OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2016/512/oj.
(17) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/182/oj).
(18) Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2003/361/oj).
(19) Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/765/oj).
(20) Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/1272/oj).
(21) Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC (OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2003/4/oj).
(22) Directive (EU) 2024/1203 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on the protection of the environment through criminal law and replacing Directives 2008/99/EC and 2009/123/EC (OJ L, 2024/1203, 30.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1203/oj).
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