Your business must comply with the Packaging[Packaging?:DCP-H series packaging sample cutter plotter] Essential Requirements Regulations if you:
Produce packaged goods
Design, specify or produce packaging
Pack or fill packaging to sell
Claim to have packed or filled packaging by putting your brand or trademark on the packaging
Import packaging or filled packaging
The regulations aim to minimize the amount of waste packaging created and ensure that packaging can be reused, recovered or recycled. They are enforced by trading standards departments of local authorities. They apply to all packaging regulations.