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Any claim regarding the recycled content must always be specified and qualified, indicating the item to which the claim refers (e.g., product, component, packaging, packaging component) and the percentage of ...

It will apply to all business-to-consumer commercial communication practices, including even green claims regarding the indicated products. Recycled plastic content claims must be specified and qualified by indicating the subject ...

If a commercial practice is found to be unfair, the Authority may, in addition to prohibiting the dissemination of the message, impose administrative monetary penalties (Art. 27 of Legislative Decree ...

Environmental performance must be in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Ecolabel), a national or regional Type I eco-labeling scheme (labels of ...

Brand names also fall under the scope of the new Directive 2024/825/EU. If such names invoke environmental or social issues one must be able to prove their veracity as with ...

According to the Directive, any sustainability label/logo not based on a certification system will be prohibited. The system must have the following requirements: il sistema, nel rispetto di condizioni trasparenti, ...

The following practices are always prohibited: exhibit a sustainability label that is not based on a certification system or is not established by public authorities; make a generic environmental claim ...

Companies will have to comply with stricter rules regarding the use of sustainability claims and labels ( for example, there will be prohibitions on generic claims in the absence of ...

No, Directive 2024/825/EU amending Directive 2005/29/EC applies to business-to-consumer commercial practices (B2C practices). However, it is safe to assume that in the case of business-to-business disputes, the general principles and ...

According to Directive 2005/29/EC, “consumer” means “any person who, in the commercial practices covered by this Directive, acts for purposes outside his or her trade, business, craft, or profession.” ...