Bavarian court upholds reusable packaging rule at Munich's Viktualienmarkt

The reusable packaging requirement at Munich's Viktualienmarkt will remain in place after the Bavarian Administrative Court rejected legal challenges to the bylaws of Märkte München, the city's markets operator. The disputed provisions withstood the court's review.

The applications asked the court to review the validity of the bylaws. They focused mainly on the requirement to use reusable packaging. They also concerned rules on ending and transferring the usage agreements held by market stall operators.

Märkte München welcomed the decision. It said the ruling provides legal certainty for applying the provisions in question and confirms the legal basis for continuing to implement them.

The court's written reasoning for the judgment has not yet been published.