Within the meaning of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act), the producer subject to registration is generally the party that is the first to commercially fill packaging with goods and place it on the German market.
located in Germany, ordering the shipment.Īny party in the mail order business who is the first to fill and place shipment packaging on the German market ( mail order company or online retailer) Īn exception may apply to pre-participated service packaging: in the case of service packaging, the final distributor of this packaging can also request that the supplier/initial distributor of the empty packaging bears the registration requirement and other obligations the final distributor will, however, still be required to register.Located outside of Germany, shipping goods to Germany or any party who is the first to import packaged goods into Germany, and place them on the German market ( importer). As a matter of principle, the party who bears legal responsibility for the goods at the time they cross the border is regarded as the 'importer'.The Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) defines a company that is the first to place packaging filled with goods on the German market as a 'producer' – and every producer is required to register with the LUCID Packaging Register by no later than 1 July 2022.Ī 'producer' required to register is therefore:Īny party who is the first to fill empty packaging with goods and place it on the German market ( initial distributor) You are also required to submit data reports to the LUCID Packaging Register, indicating the packaging volume that you have reported to your chosen system(s).įurther information about the term 'producer' can be found in this graphic. To fulfil the system participation requirement, you have to enter into a system participation agreement with one or more system(s). Anyone who is the first to place retail, grouped or shipment packaging on the German market that is filled with goods and typically accumulates as waste with private final consumers or comparable sources of waste generation has to bear financial producer responsibility for this packaging – and pay for its recycling. Producer responsibility applies to everyone who is the first to fill packaging with goods and commercially place it on the German market.Įvery company that places packaging filled with goods on the German market or imports packaging filled with goods into Germany is required to register in the LUCID Packaging Register, indicating the packaging types that are being placed on the German market.
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