What is the German Packaging Law (VerpackG)?
What is the ZSVR and what are it responsibilities
Who is required to register with the LUCID Packaging Register?
All companies that are considered producers of packaging in Germany must register with the LUCID Packaging Register and regularly report the quantities of packaging they place on the market.
What is the system participation requirement under VerpackDG?
The VerpackDG maintains the distinction between companies that are subject to the system participation requirement and those that are not. System participation means assuming financial responsibility for recycling. Companies fulfil the system participation requirement by entering into a system participation agreement with one or more systems.
A new requirement under VerpackDG is that companies placing packaging on the market that is not subject to system participation must obtain authorisation from the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR) in order to fulfil their extended producer responsibility obligations (from 2027). Alternatively, these companies may transfer their obligations to a producer responsibility organisation (PRO) and electronically designate this organisation to the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR).
What regulations are there in the European Union?
The provisions of the VerpackDG constitute the national implementing rules for the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The PPWR applies directly in all EU Member States and establishes harmonised EU-wide requirements in certain areas, such as producers’ obligations relating to the EU conformity assessment procedure.
However, Member States establish their own competent authorities and national producer registers for EPR obligations such as registration and reporting. Companies operating in multiple EU countries must therefore ensure that they comply not only with the harmonised EU-wide requirements but also with the specific national requirements applicable in each country.
