EUROPEAN LEGISLATION

Directive 2008/98/ЕО on waste:  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02008L0098-20240218

Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32025R0040&qid=1740637819846 

Commission Notice Guidance document for Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/BG/TXT/?uri=PI_COM:C(2026)3702

FAQ on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR); https://environment.ec.europa.eu/publications/faq-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation-ppwr_en 

Directive 94/62/ЕО on packaging and packaging waste: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:01994L0062-20180704

Directive 2019/904/ЕО on reducing the impact of certain plastic products: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019L0904

NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Environmental protection law - The law is available only in Bulgarian - Download Bulgarian version here

Waste management act - Download English version here - Download latest Bulgarian version here

Ordinance on packaging and packaging waste - The ordinance is available only in Bulgarian - Download Bulgarian version here

Ordinance on product fee amount and the order of its determination - The ordinance is available only in Bulgarian - Download Bulgarian version here

Ordinance on Reducing the Environmental Impact of Certain Plastic Products - The ordinance is available only in Bulgarian - Download Bulgarian version here