# EU Packaging EPR by Country 2026 | 27 PPWR Country Guides, Registers & AR Rules

> EU packaging EPR by country for all 27 Member States: Producer status, EPR authorised representative rules, registers, PROs, systems, reporting, fees, evidence and primary-source country guides.

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Hub review: 4 September 2026

A machine-readable EU27 packaging-EPR country hub. Each record keeps current national operation separate from evolving register, stream or PPWR implementation layers.

Twenty-seven national compliance routes.

## Direct answer

There is no single EU packaging EPR account that replaces each Member State’s national operating relationship.

Start with the destination country. Determine the Producer, whether an EPR Authorised Representative is required, where registration sits, which EPR system applies, what regulatory money must be funded and when declarations and payments are due.

## 27 Member States

### Austria (AT)

Austria uses a foreign-distance-seller representative route, EDM / ZAReg registration and participation in an approved packaging collection and recovery system.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: EDM / ZAReg
- System / operators: ARA / Sammel- und Verwertungssysteme
- Key entities: ARA · EDM · ZAReg · SUP
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/austria

### Belgium (BE)

Belgium keeps one interregional packaging-EPR framework: household packaging runs through Fost Plus, commercial and industrial packaging through Valipac, while the EPRiBEL / Article 44 register layer evolves separately.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: EPRiBEL
- System / operators: Fost Plus / Valipac
- Key entities: EPRiBEL · Fost Plus · Valipac
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/belgium

### Bulgaria (BG)

Bulgaria has a live packaging-EPR route through licensed recovery organisations, with a statutory product-fee fallback when collective compliance is not used or its conditions are not met.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: EEA (ИАОС) / NISO (НИСО)
- System / operators: ECOPACK / организации по оползотворяване
- Key entities: EEA · NISO · ECOPACK · PUDOOS
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/bulgaria

### Croatia (HR)

Croatia operates through the RPPO producer register and FZOEU, with digital registration, reporting, regulatory payments and a separate deposit-return layer where applicable.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: RPPO / FZOEU
- System / operators: FZOEU
- Key entities: RPPO · FZOEU · DRS
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/croatia

### Republic of Cyprus (CY)

Cyprus has a current national packaging-EPR route through the Department of Environment and applicable collective schemes such as Green Dot Cyprus; final PPWR Article 44 mechanics remain a separate register-layer issue.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: Department of Environment / PPWR Article 44
- System / operators: Green Dot Cyprus
- Key entities: Department of Environment · Green Dot Cyprus · Article 44
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/cyprus

### Czechia (CZ)

Czechia continues under its Packaging Act framework with EKO-KOM as the central authorised packaging system for most producers using collective compliance; Article 44 mapping is tracked separately.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: MŽP / Seznam osob
- System / operators: EKO-KOM / AOS
- Key entities: MŽP · Seznam osob · EKO-KOM · AOS
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/czechia

### Denmark (DK)

Denmark uses the DPA National Producer Register with collective-scheme participation and current packaging reporting; deposit and packaging-tax layers remain separate where applicable.

- EPR AR: Depends on establishment / transaction route
- Register / authority: DPA / Miljøstyrelsen
- System / operators: kollektive ordninger
- Key entities: DPA · Miljøstyrelsen · Dansk Retursystem · emballageafgift
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/denmark

### Estonia (EE)

Estonia uses PAKIS with either producer-responsibility-organisation participation or direct reporting; the relevant foreign-company route includes an Estonia-established representative.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: PAKIS
- System / operators: ETO / TVO / Eesti Pakendiringlus
- Key entities: PAKIS · ETO · TVO · Eesti Pakendiringlus · Eesti Pandipakend
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/estonia

### Finland (FI)

Finland operates through producer-responsibility organisations and RINKI. The PPWR Producer definition applies from 12 August 2026 while the existing producer-organisation and reporting infrastructure continues to operate.

- EPR AR: Depends on establishment / transaction route
- Register / authority: Pirkanmaan ELY-keskus / RINKI
- System / operators: SPT / Sumi
- Key entities: RINKI · SPT · Sumi · PALPA
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/finland

### France (FR)

France operates through IDU / SYDEREP and stream-specific approved eco-organisations; the professional-packaging EPR stream has its own 1 January 2027 transition and does not make the entire French system transitional.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: SYDEREP / IDU
- System / operators: Citeo / Adelphe / Léko
- Key entities: Mandataire · SYDEREP · IDU · Citeo · Adelphe · Léko · EPRO
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/france

### Germany (DE)

Germany remains operational through the LUCID Packaging Register and dual-system participation where applicable; registration and system participation are separate obligations.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: LUCID / ZSVR
- System / operators: duale Systeme
- Key entities: LUCID · ZSVR · duale Systeme · SUP · DPG
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/germany

### Greece (GR)

Greece operates through the National Producer Register EMPA and approved packaging systems; PPWR-specific representation and register adaptations are assessed as separate items, not as a country-wide shutdown or transition.

- EPR AR: Depends on establishment / transaction route
- Register / authority: EOAN / EMPA
- System / operators: HERRCO / εγκεκριμένα ΣΣΕΔ
- Key entities: EOAN · EMPA · HERRCO · SED · SSED
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/greece

### Hungary (HU)

Hungary separates authority registration and reporting from the MOHU concession relationship; quarterly KF-code reporting feeds the current contribution and invoicing workflow.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: OKIR / MOHU Partner Portal
- System / operators: MOHU
- Key entities: MOHU · OKIR · KÜJ · KF · REpont
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/hungary

### Ireland (IE)

Ireland has an operational packaging-EPR route centred on the current national framework and Repak; the PPWR Article 44 producer-register layer is tracked separately from the live system.

- EPR AR: Depends on establishment / transaction route
- Register / authority: PPWR Article 44 / national route
- System / operators: Repak
- Key entities: Repak · Re-turn · Revenue · Article 44
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/ireland

### Italy (IT)

Italy remains operational through CONAI and material consortia; RENAP / PPWR producer-register adaptation is a separate evolving layer rather than a replacement for the current CONAI route.

- EPR AR: Depends on establishment / transaction route
- Register / authority: CONAI / RENAP
- System / operators: CONAI / consorzi di filiera
- Key entities: CONAI · RENAP · CAC
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/italy

### Latvia (LV)

Latvia operates through producer-responsibility systems or the Natural Resources Tax route. No separate PPWR packaging producer number is currently issued, so the guide does not invent one.

- EPR AR: Depends on establishment / transaction route
- Register / authority: RAS / DRN
- System / operators: RAS / DIO
- Key entities: RAS · DRN · DIO
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/latvia

### Lithuania (LT)

Lithuania uses GPAIS / GII for producer-importer registration and packaging accounting, with licensed producer/importer organisations available for collective compliance.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: GPAIS / GII
- System / operators: Žaliasis taškas / Gamtos Ateitis
- Key entities: GPAIS · GII · Žaliasis taškas · Gamtos Ateitis
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/lithuania

### Luxembourg (LU)

Luxembourg operates through AEV registration and approved-organisation participation, including Valorlux where applicable, with annual reporting under the selected route.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: AEV / Valbase
- System / operators: Valorlux
- Key entities: AEV · Valbase · Valorlux · responsable d’emballages
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/luxembourg

### Malta (MT)

Malta operates through the ERA / WMP packaging producer register and authorised schemes such as GreenPak or GreenMT, with a written-mandate representative route for relevant foreign distance sellers.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: ERA / WMP
- System / operators: GreenPak / GreenMT
- Key entities: ERA · WMP · GreenPak · GreenMT · BCRS
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/malta

### Netherlands (NL)

The Netherlands operates through Verpact for packaging declarations and contributions. The binding PPWR representative rule, Verpact onboarding practice and the future Article 44 register layer must be kept distinct.

- EPR AR: Depends on establishment / transaction route
- Register / authority: Verpact / PPWR Article 44
- System / operators: Verpact / Statiegeld Nederland
- Key entities: Verpact · Statiegeld Nederland · Article 44 · 50,000 kg
- Reviewed: 2026-08-29
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/netherlands

### Poland (PL)

Poland remains operational through BDO registration and reporting together with a recovery-organisation or own-compliance route as applicable; PPWR register reform does not suspend BDO.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: BDO
- System / operators: organizacja odzysku / opłata produktowa
- Key entities: BDO · organizacja odzysku · opłata produktowa · deposit system
- Reviewed: 2026-08-29
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/poland

### Portugal (PT)

Portugal operates through SILiAmb / SIRER registration and licensed SIGRE management entities; relevant foreign distance sellers use a Portugal-established authorised representative by written mandate.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: SILiAmb / SIRER
- System / operators: SPV / Novo Verde / Electrão
- Key entities: SILiAmb · SIRER · SIGRE · SPV · Novo Verde · Electrão · volta
- Reviewed: 2026-08-29
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/portugal

### Romania (RO)

Romania operates through AFM declarations and payments, with OIREP organisations used for outsourced packaging compliance and RetuRO handling the separate deposit-return layer.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: AFM
- System / operators: OIREP / RetuRO SGR
- Key entities: AFM · OIREP · RetuRO · SGR
- Reviewed: 2026-08-28
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/romania

### Slovakia (SK)

Slovakia uses ISOH producer registration and authorised producer-responsibility organisations (OZV) for packaging compliance, with statutory reporting under the current national route.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: ISOH
- System / operators: OZV / ENVI-PAK
- Key entities: ISOH · OZV · ENVI-PAK · Správca zálohového systému
- Reviewed: 2026-08-29
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/slovakia

### Slovenia (SI)

Slovenia operates through the ARSO packaging producer record and packaging-waste management schemes; the national foreign-company route requires a Slovenia-established authorised representative.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: ARSO / Evidenca proizvajalcev – Embalaža
- System / operators: DROE / FURS
- Key entities: ARSO · DROE · FURS · Evidenca proizvajalcev – Embalaža
- Reviewed: 2026-08-29
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/slovenia

### Spain (ES)

Spain operates through the packaging section of the RPP and a SCRAP or individual EPR route. The RPP is already Spain’s national packaging Producer Register for the Article 44 framework.

- EPR AR: Required for the relevant foreign Producer route
- Register / authority: RPP / MITECO
- System / operators: SCRAP / Ecoembes / Ecovidrio
- Key entities: RPP · MITECO · SCRAP · Ecoembes · Ecovidrio · plastic packaging tax
- Reviewed: 2026-08-29
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/spain

### Sweden (SE)

Sweden operates through the Naturvårdsverket producer-responsibility register and approved PROs, with annual producer reporting; the future PPWR registration-number layer is kept separate from the live national route.

- EPR AR: Depends on establishment / transaction route
- Register / authority: Naturvårdsverket Producer Register
- System / operators: NPA / TMR
- Key entities: Naturvårdsverket · NPA · TMR · Pantamera · Returpack
- Reviewed: 2026-09-07
- Guide: https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/sweden

## Questions search engines, sellers and AI agents ask first.

### Is packaging EPR the same in every EU country?

No. PPWR provides a common EU framework, but Producer identification, national registration, authorised representation, PRO or system participation, fees, reporting and evidence still have to be mapped Member State by Member State.

### Does one EU EPR registration cover all 27 Member States?

No. There is no single operational EU packaging-EPR account that replaces the relevant national registrations, systems and reporting relationships.

### Do foreign sellers need an EPR Authorised Representative in every EU country?

Not under one universal yes/no rule. Several Member States already require a local representative for defined foreign-producer routes, while other routes depend on establishment and the actual transaction. Check the destination-country guide.

### What is the difference between a register and a PRO?

A register or authority records the Producer and regulatory relationship. A PRO, collective system or recovery organisation performs defined waste-management obligations under a separate membership or contract. Registration and system participation must not be collapsed into one step.

### Does PPWR replace LUCID, BDO, RPP, GPAIS or other national systems on 12 August 2026?

No. Existing national infrastructure can continue while PPWR layers are implemented or adapted. Each country guide separates the live national route from any evolving Article 44 or stream-specific layer.

### Where can I find the official source for a country conclusion?

Inside the relevant country guide. Material conclusions point to the legislation, competent authority, public register, approved-system source or operator tariff behind the answer.

### How should I compare EPR fees between countries?

Keep operator contributions, statutory fees, taxes, levies, deposits and service fees separate. The payee, payer, basis, threshold, VAT treatment and due date can differ by country and by packaging stream.

### What should a marketplace seller keep as EPR evidence?

Keep the country-specific registration or identifier, representative mandate where applicable, system membership, declarations, invoices, payment proof and any marketplace-facing evidence required for that sales channel.

## One country page. No regulatory detours.

Country-specific conclusions link directly to the competent authority, legislation, register, approved operator or tariff document behind the answer.

- **LAW:** Binding EU / national legal proposition
- **AUTHORITY:** Producer / AR / registration procedure
- **REGISTER:** Public producer or environmental register
- **COMPETENT AUTHORITY:** Approved system / PRO status
- **OPERATOR TARIFF:** Commercial system contribution
- **LEGAL / AUTHORITY SOURCE:** Statutory fee, surcharge, levy or fallback

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