It must be recyclable, properly documented and free from restricted substances. Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste applies generally from 12 August 2026 —replacing the 1994 directive and operating in Spain alongside Royal Decree 1055/2022— and also covers promotional packaging: folding cartons, campaign boxes and gift packs count as packaging under the Regulation, even when the run consists of only a few hundred units. Our response has been in place for years. The Green Print range uses FSC®-certified board and paper and VOC-free inks, produced at ISO 14001-certified facilities, and we provide a material specification for every job so that your packaging documentation does not become held up in Purchasing or Quality.
Publication
in the OJ
Entry
into force
General obligations:
compliance, substances,
labelling under development
Recyclable packaging;
30% recycled content in plastic
Stricter
targets
FSC®-certified board starts with an advantage over plastic at every stage of the timeline. Source: Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (OJ); in Spain it operates alongside Royal Decree 1055/2022.
When you do not yet know whether you will need ten thousand units. A brand launching a limited edition, testing a new format in a small number of stores or preparing a pack for a commercial promotion does not need an industrial production line: it needs a few hundred well-made cartons, delivered on time and with the same care as the large run that may follow. This is common in cosmetics, perfumery and FMCG, sectors driven by launches: the Spanish cosmetics market generated €11.8 billion in 2025 (Stanpa). Short runs allow you to test the market before committing to volume, and that is where we come in: cartons, boxes or packs in short runs, with colour control so the run can be repeated if the product succeeds.
If your campaign requires other printed materials as well as packaging, you can coordinate everything through our full-service graphic production service.
Short-run packaging for specific projects, always with the option of supplying it assembled as a finished kit.
| TYPE | WHAT IT IS FOR | KEY FEATURES |
|---|---|---|
| Folding cartons and boxes | First runs, format testing and special editions | Structural design, custom die-cutting and a prototype before production |
| Promotional boxes and packs | Launches, limited editions and seasonal campaigns | Short runs with colour control between reprints |
| Campaign kits | Press kits, welcome packs, point-of-sale kits | We produce the carton and assemble the complete kit with our own picking service |
| Variable-data packaging | Numbered series, personalisation by store or campaign | Digital printing with variable data and ordering via Web to Print |
| Finishes and sustainability | Foil stamping, embossing, selective varnishes | FSC® board and paper, VOC-free inks, Green Print production with ISO 14001 |
Step 5 is the one almost nobody offers for short runs: the packaging leaves as a finished kit thanks to our in-house picking service.
The carton, leaflet and product arrive together, assembled and labelled for each destination.
Projects that need small quantities and a high level of care: the first run of a product being tested in stores, a campaign limited edition, a launch pack or a kit accompanying a commercial promotion. Projects where arriving on time, with the correct colour and assembled together with the rest of the material matters more than the unit price of a large production run. If you also need solutions to make your products stand out at the point of sale, we can complement your campaign with our displays and POS materials.
"High-volume packaging has its specialists. Our place is the first run, the limited edition and the campaign kit: that is where speed matters, and where the carton needs to arrive assembled with everything else."
Strategic Marketing and Business Development Director
12-08-26
Date from which Packaging Regulation (EU) 2025/40 applies: your promotional packaging is already covered
Short runs
In-house production for first runs, limited editions and market testing
Kitting
The carton leaves assembled as a kit with the rest of the material, ready for each destination
FSC®
Certified board and paper, VOC-free inks and Green Print production with ISO 14001
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One point of contact from die-cutting to the delivered kit: structural design, prototyping, production, kitting and distribution
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Quote response through our Customer Service Centre
Structural design, prototyping and short-run production of folding cartons, promotional boxes and packs using FSC®-certified board and, when required, kit assembly with our own picking service and distribution from Barcelona and Madrid throughout Spain.
Yes. Our technical department develops the die-cut, recommends materials and supplies a physical mock-up to validate assembly, strength and product fit before the production run begins.
Artyplan uses FSC®-certified board and paper and VOC-free inks under its Green Print range, and provides material documentation for every job, forming the basis of the documentation that Regulation (EU) 2025/40, applicable from 12 August 2026, requires from anyone placing packaging on the market.
Our speciality is short runs, which we produce at our own facilities: first runs, limited editions and market tests, with colour specifications recorded so the run can be repeated if the product succeeds. If a project requires high volumes, we coordinate it with specialist partner companies while Artyplan remains your single point of contact.
Yes, and this is one of our key differentiators: Artyplan produces the carton, stores the product references, assembles each kit through its picking service and distributes it to stores, offices or end customers. The packaging leaves as a finished product.
Yes, in short runs: market-testing series, limited editions and launch packs, with carton finishes such as foil stamping, embossing or selective varnishes, plus colour control between production runs.