# Packaging labelling requirements by state data: open data as CSV and JSON Last verified: November 5, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling The EPR labelling rules file holds 61 rows covering 55 jurisdictions, 22 with a value and 39 of them are pending and carry no value. Each row is one labelling or recyclability-claim rule for a market, with source_url, retrieved_at, status and effective_from. It downloads as CSV or JSON under CC BY 4.0. ## What the EPR labelling rules file holds **The EPR labelling rules file at a glance** | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | The EPR labelling rules file has 61 rows | [61](#stat-rows) | | 22 rows in the EPR labelling rules file are verified | [22](#stat-verified) | | 39 rows in the EPR labelling rules file are pending | [39](#stat-pending) | | 0 rows in the EPR labelling rules file are proposed | [0](#stat-proposed) | | 0 rows in the EPR labelling rules file are published records | [0](#stat-published) | | The EPR labelling rules file has 15 columns | [15](#stat-columns) | | 7 distinct fields are filled in at least one row | [7](#stat-fields) | | The rows cite 49 distinct source addresses | [49](#stat-sources) | | The rows cover 55 jurisdictions | [55](#stat-jurisdictions) | | 61 rows carry a verbatim source quote | [61](#stat-quotes) | | The oldest source reading in the file is dated September 29, 2026 | [2026-09-29](#stat-retrieved-first) | | The newest source reading in the file is dated November 4, 2026 | [2026-11-04](#stat-retrieved-last) | | The CSV file is 38.5 KB | [39430](#stat-csv-bytes) | | The JSON file is 58.1 KB | [59465](#stat-json-bytes) | | The SHA-256 checksum of the CSV file is 0149a10359e5b7a0c5caffa0cd3d856044af6a377e47cb1c291990f49f2e7d61 | [0149a10359e5b7a0c5caffa0cd3d856044af6a377e47cb1c291990f49f2e7d61](#stat-csv-sha256) | | The SHA-256 checksum of the JSON file is 60d0a30b704b403c55915fa308bd11014d5b7119f0135857bdf7a9f1512f6ff4 | [60d0a30b704b403c55915fa308bd11014d5b7119f0135857bdf7a9f1512f6ff4](#stat-json-sha256) | Open this file to check which marks and claims a market allows. One row is one labelling or recyclability-claim rule for a market. The rows were read from 49 source documents between September 29, 2026 and November 4, 2026. Where a source states an effective date, it falls between March 22, 2006 and August 12, 2028. 39 of the 61 rows are pending. A pending row stays in the file with an empty value and a stated reason, so you can see which figures are not yet published and filter them out before you compute. **Rows in the epr labelling rules file by status** | Status | Rows | Meaning | | --- | ---: | --- | | `verified` | 22 | read from the primary source on retrieved_at | | `pending` | 39 | no value yet; see pending_reason | | `proposed` | 0 | a bill or draft, not law | | `published` | 0 | recorded from the publisher, no review status | ## Coverage by jurisdiction **Coverage of epr labelling rules by jurisdiction** | Jurisdiction | Code | Rows | Verified | Pending | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | * | `*` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Austria | `AT` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Belgium | `BE` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Bulgaria | `BG` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Canada | `CA` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Alberta | `CA-AB` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | British Columbia | `CA-BC` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Manitoba | `CA-MB` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | New Brunswick | `CA-NB` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Newfoundland and Labrador | `CA-NL` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Nova Scotia | `CA-NS` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Northwest Territories | `CA-NT` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Nunavut | `CA-NU` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Ontario | `CA-ON` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Prince Edward Island | `CA-PE` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Québec | `CA-QC` | 3 | 3 | 0 | | Saskatchewan | `CA-SK` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Yukon | `CA-YT` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Switzerland | `CH` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Cyprus | `CY` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Czechia | `CZ` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Germany | `DE` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Denmark | `DK` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Estonia | `EE` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Spain | `ES` | 2 | 1 | 1 | | Finland | `FI` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | France | `FR` | 2 | 2 | 0 | | United Kingdom | `GB` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax | `GB-PPT` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Greece | `GR` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Croatia | `HR` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Hungary | `HU` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Ireland | `IE` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Iceland | `IS` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Italy | `IT` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Liechtenstein | `LI` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Lithuania | `LT` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Luxembourg | `LU` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Latvia | `LV` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Malta | `MT` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Netherlands | `NL` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Norway | `NO` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Poland | `PL` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Portugal | `PT` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Romania | `RO` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Sweden | `SE` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Slovenia | `SI` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Slovakia | `SK` | 1 | 1 | 0 | | California | `US-CA` | 3 | 0 | 3 | | Colorado | `US-CO` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Maryland | `US-MD` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Maine | `US-ME` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Minnesota | `US-MN` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Oregon | `US-OR` | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Washington | `US-WA` | 1 | 0 | 1 | ## Sample rows A spread across the file, plus one pending row when the file has one. A pending row shows its reason, never a number. **Sample rows from the epr labelling rules file** | id | value | status | effective_from | retrieved_at | source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `BG.labelling` | {"required":true,"rules":"Persons under ЗУО Art 14(1) mark every package they place on th… | verified | none stated | 2026-11-04 | [moew.government.bg](https://www.moew.government.bg/static/media/ups/tiny/%D0%A3%D0%9E%D0%9E%D0%9F/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE/%D0%9D%D0%90%D0%A0%D0%95%D0%94%D0%91%D0%98/%D0%9F%D0%9C%D0%A1%202022/NAREDBA_za_opakovkite_i_otpadacite_ot_opakovki.pdf) | | `DK.labelling` | {"required":false,"rules":"Marking is optional. If used: as set out in bilag 1 with abbre… | verified | 2026-10-15 | 2026-11-04 | [retsinformation.dk](https://www.retsinformation.dk/api/pdf/257694) | | `IT.labelling` | {"required":true,"rules":"All packaging must be labelled per UNI standards to aid collect… | verified | none stated | 2026-09-29 | [normattiva.it](https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2006-04-03;152~art219) | | `NL.labelling` | {"required":false,"rules":"Marking is optional. If the producer or importer states the pa… | verified | none stated | 2026-11-04 | [wetten.overheid.nl](https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0035711/) | | `labelling.CA-QC.eeq_claim_guidance` | {"claim_marks":["recyclable","chasing_arrows","mobius_loop","recycle_symbol"],"rule_origi… | verified | 2026-01-26 | 2026-10-22 | [eeq.ca](https://www.eeq.ca/assets/pdf/EEQ_Guide_Communication_Emballages_2025_FR.pdf) | | `AT.labelling` | not yet published: No national packaging marking rule verified in the fetched VVO/AWG text. | pending | none stated | 2026-09-29 | [ris.bka.gv.at](https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902) | ## Download and checksums Download labelling.csv (38.5 KB) or labelling.json (58.1 KB). The SHA-256 of the CSV is `0149a10359e5b7a0c5caffa0cd3d856044af6a377e47cb1c291990f49f2e7d61` and of the JSON `60d0a30b704b403c55915fa308bd11014d5b7119f0135857bdf7a9f1512f6ff4`; compare them with your copy to confirm you hold this bundle. From a shell: `curl -O https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv`. In a spreadsheet, import the CSV as UTF-8 with a comma separator. In a script, read the CSV with any CSV parser, or the JSON file for native types. Filter on `status` before you compute. Rows with status pending have no value by design. ## Fields The columns are the same in every file. The full field dictionary explains each one. ## Changelog of this file **Changelog of the epr labelling rules file: rows by the date their source was read, newest first** | Date | Rows read from sources | | --- | ---: | | November 4, 2026 | 7 | | November 3, 2026 | 2 | | October 22, 2026 | 4 | | October 7, 2026 | 5 | | September 29, 2026 | 43 | ## How to cite this file Cite the file you used and the bundle version, so a reader can open the same rows. Plain text: `Instica. Instica EPR open dataset: EPR labelling rules. Bundle v1-281284b7e7c1. https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling. Licensed CC BY 4.0.` BibTeX: `@misc{instica_epr_2026, author = {Instica}, title = {Instica EPR open dataset: EPR labelling rules}, year = {2026}, version = {v1-281284b7e7c1}, url = {https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling}, note = {CC BY 4.0}}` Attribution line for a chart, a table or a model card: `Instica, EPR open dataset (https://instica.com/epr/data), bundle v1-281284b7e7c1, licensed CC BY 4.0. Figures are read from the primary sources named in each row's source_url.` ## Frequently asked questions ### What is in the EPR labelling rules file? 61 rows. Each row is one labelling or recyclability-claim rule for a market. ### Can I use this file commercially? Yes. It is published under CC BY 4.0. Credit Instica, name the bundle version, link to this page and say if you changed the data. ### Why does a row have no value? 39 rows here are pending: the figure is not yet published or not yet verified. The row keeps a reason instead of a guess. ## How to read these figures > **Estimate**: The figures on this page are estimates we prepare from the published sources listed below. Instica measures your packaging and prepares the numbers; you check them, sign and submit to the regulator or scheme yourself. We never submit for you and never store regulator-portal credentials. Every figure in the app carries a data-quality label: measured, supplier, estimated or declared. [How we measure and label figures](https://instica.com/epr/methodology). This page is information, not legal advice. > **Note**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. These files record what regulators and programmes publish, with the quote and the link, as of the retrieval date on each row. They are not legal advice. The producer signs and submits their own report. Data last built November 5, 2026. ## Facts on this page Each fact is a self-contained sentence with its source. Link to a fact with its anchor. - The EPR labelling rules file has 61 rows. [#stat-rows](#stat-rows) Value: 61 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - 22 rows in the EPR labelling rules file are verified. [#stat-verified](#stat-verified) Value: 22 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - 39 rows in the EPR labelling rules file are pending. [#stat-pending](#stat-pending) Value: 39 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - 0 rows in the EPR labelling rules file are proposed. [#stat-proposed](#stat-proposed) Value: 0 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - 0 rows in the EPR labelling rules file are published records. [#stat-published](#stat-published) Value: 0 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - The EPR labelling rules file has 15 columns. [#stat-columns](#stat-columns) Value: 15 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - 7 distinct fields are filled in at least one row. [#stat-fields](#stat-fields) Value: 7 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - The rows cite 49 distinct source addresses. [#stat-sources](#stat-sources) Value: 49 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - The rows cover 55 jurisdictions. [#stat-jurisdictions](#stat-jurisdictions) Value: 55 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - 61 rows carry a verbatim source quote. [#stat-quotes](#stat-quotes) Value: 61 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - The oldest source reading in the file is dated September 29, 2026. [#stat-retrieved-first](#stat-retrieved-first) Value: September 29, 2026 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - The newest source reading in the file is dated November 4, 2026. [#stat-retrieved-last](#stat-retrieved-last) Value: November 4, 2026 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - The CSV file is 38.5 KB. [#stat-csv-bytes](#stat-csv-bytes) Value: 39430 bytes · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - The JSON file is 58.1 KB. [#stat-json-bytes](#stat-json-bytes) Value: 59465 bytes · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - The SHA-256 checksum of the CSV file is 0149a10359e5b7a0c5caffa0cd3d856044af6a377e47cb1c291990f49f2e7d61. [#stat-csv-sha256](#stat-csv-sha256) Value: 0149a10359e5b7a0c5caffa0cd3d856044af6a377e47cb1c291990f49f2e7d61 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified - The SHA-256 checksum of the JSON file is 60d0a30b704b403c55915fa308bd11014d5b7119f0135857bdf7a9f1512f6ff4. [#stat-json-sha256](#stat-json-sha256) Value: 60d0a30b704b403c55915fa308bd11014d5b7119f0135857bdf7a9f1512f6ff4 · Source: https://instica.com/epr/data/labelling.csv · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified ## Related pages ### Related pages - [PPWR recycling targets csv](https://instica.com/epr/data/ppwr) - [EPR registration process](https://instica.com/epr/data/registration) - [EPR reporting format download](https://instica.com/epr/data/report-formats) - [EPR primary sources dataset](https://instica.com/epr/data/sources) - [Packaging EPR penalties by state](https://instica.com/epr/data/targets-penalties) - [Packaging EPR bills tracker](https://instica.com/epr/data/watchlist) ## Sources 1. 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