# EU Packaging EPR Country Matrix 2026 | Compare Registers, PROs, AR & Reporting

> Interactive EU27 packaging EPR matrix comparing Producer routes, EPR Authorised Representative scenarios, authorities, registers, PRO systems, reporting, regulatory money and official sources.

Canonical: https://beyogluprofessional.com/knowledge-hub/eu-country-matrix

Reviewed: 4 September 2026

## There is no single EU packaging-EPR operating model.

Start with the transaction and destination. Then compare Producer status, representation, registration, system participation, reporting, regulatory money and evidence.

## Scenario lens

EPR Authorised Representative results depend on the actual Producer route. The matrix therefore refuses to flatten EU27 into one yes/no AR column.

### Non-EU seller → destination end user

Shows the current national route verified for a third-country direct seller.

### EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user

Shows the PPWR cross-border Producer / EPR AR route where the seller is the Producer.

### Domestic / importer / reseller route

Representation is not assumed; identify the Producer from the actual supply chain first.

## EU27 comparison records

### Austria (AT)

- **Operating route:** EDM / ZAReg → approved packaging system
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** EDM / ZAReg
- **Current register:** EDM / ZAReg
- **Article 44:** Current national register — EDM / ZAReg remains the live national infrastructure; do not silently relabel it as a final PPWR Article 44 register.
- **PRO / system:** Approved collection and recovery systems, including ARA
- **Reporting:** EDM / system reporting; cadence depends on the Producer and selected system route.
- **Regulatory money:** System contributions · SUP reimbursement where applicable
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/austria
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · usp.gv.at: https://www.usp.gv.at/themen/betrieb-und-umwelt/abfallrecht/weitere-informationen-abfallrecht/abfall-und-produktregelungen/transport-und-verkaufsverpackungen/bevollmaechtigte-fuer-verpackungen-und-einwegkunststoffprodukte.html
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · edm.gv.at: https://edm.gv.at/edmreg
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · bmluk.gv.at: https://www.bmluk.gv.at/themen/abfall-und-kreislaufwirtschaft/abfallsammlung-behandlung-und-verbringung/verpackungen/sammeln_verwerten/liste.html

### Belgium (BE)

- **Operating route:** Interregional route → Fost Plus / Valipac
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** Interregional Packaging Commission · EPRiBEL layer
- **Current register:** Interregional Packaging Commission · EPRiBEL layer
- **Article 44:** Transition / mapping — EPRiBEL / PPWR registration architecture is evolving separately from the live Fost Plus / Valipac operating system.
- **PRO / system:** Household packaging → Fost Plus · industrial/commercial → Valipac
- **Reporting:** Separate organisation declarations; EPRiBEL registration layer where applicable.
- **Regulatory money:** Fost Plus / Valipac contributions · litter-related charges by stream
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/belgium
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · ivcie.be: https://www.ivcie.be/nieuwe-faq-veelgestelde-vragen-over-de-ppwr/
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · fostplus.be: https://www.fostplus.be/en/
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · valipac.be: https://www.valipac.be/en/

### Bulgaria (BG)

- **Operating route:** Recovery organisation or statutory product-fee route
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** MOEW / current national registration infrastructure
- **Current register:** MOEW / current national registration infrastructure
- **Article 44:** Transition / mapping — Current national EPR and recovery-organisation routes remain live while the Article 44 layer is mapped.
- **PRO / system:** Authorised packaging recovery organisations; statutory product-fee fallback remains separate
- **Reporting:** Recovery-organisation and/or authority reporting under the selected Bulgarian route.
- **Regulatory money:** Recovery-organisation contributions or statutory product-fee fallback
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/bulgaria
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · eea.government.bg: https://eea.government.bg/bg/nsmos/waste/registri-spravki.html
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · nwms.eea.government.bg: https://nwms.eea.government.bg/app/base/home
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · moew.government.bg: https://www.moew.government.bg/bg/otpaduci/specifichni-otpaduchni-potoci/otpaduci-ot-opakovki/organizacii-po-opolzotvoryavane/

### Croatia (HR)

- **Operating route:** RPPO / FZOEU
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** FZOEU · electronic RPPO producer register
- **Current register:** FZOEU · electronic RPPO producer register
- **Article 44:** Current national register — RPPO / FZOEU remains the current live producer-registration and payment route.
- **PRO / system:** Public-fund / national packaging EPR route
- **Reporting:** RPPO digital forms and current FZOEU reporting/payment route.
- **Regulatory money:** FZOEU regulatory fees · DRS where applicable
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/croatia
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · fzoeu.hr: https://www.fzoeu.hr/en/register-of-producers-with-extended-responsibility-rppo/10208
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · narodne-novine.nn.hr: https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2023_11_137_1864.html
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · fzoeu.hr: https://www.fzoeu.hr/en/packaging-and-packaging-waste-fee/1407

### Cyprus (CY)

- **Operating route:** Department of Environment → applicable collective or individual system
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** Department of Environment
- **Current register:** Department of Environment
- **Article 44:** Transition / mapping — Current national EPR is operational; no public packaging-specific PPWR Article 44 portal was identified in the reviewed official materials.
- **PRO / system:** Collective / individual packaging EPR system; Green Dot Cyprus is a major collective operator
- **Reporting:** Scheme declarations and/or authority compliance reporting depending on the Producer setup.
- **Regulatory money:** Collective-system contributions · VAT treatment by invoice
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/cyprus
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · moa.gov.cy: https://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/environment/environmentnew.nsf/page21_en/page21_en?Click=&OpenDocument=&print=
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · cylaw.org: https://cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/2002_1_32/full.html
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · greendot.com.cy: https://greendot.com.cy/en/

### Czechia (CZ)

- **Operating route:** Packaging Act route → EKO-KOM
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** Ministry of Environment · official packaging-obligation records
- **Current register:** Ministry of Environment · official packaging-obligation records
- **Article 44:** Transition / mapping — Seznam osob remains operational; the final Article 44 registration/reporting format is a separate evolving layer.
- **PRO / system:** EKO-KOM is the central authorised packaging system used operationally
- **Reporting:** Quarterly declarations under the applicable EKO-KOM client route.
- **Regulatory money:** EKO-KOM contributions · annual fee · applicable littering charges
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/czechia
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · mzp.gov.cz: https://mzp.gov.cz/cz/pro-media-a-verejnost/katalog-sluzeb/zverejneni-seznamu-osob-ktere-jsou-nositeli-povinnosti-zpetneho-odberu-nebo-vyuziti-odpadu-z-obalu-s18918
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · mzp.gov.cz: https://mzp.gov.cz/cz/pro-media-a-verejnost/katalog-sluzeb/navrh-povereneho-zastupce-na-zapis-do-seznamu-s18917
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · ekokom.cz: https://www.ekokom.cz/en/

### Denmark (DK)

- **Operating route:** DPA National Producer Register → collective scheme
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Not required on this route
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** Danish Producer Responsibility · DPA
- **Current register:** Danish Producer Responsibility · DPA
- **Article 44:** Current national register — DPA is the live national producer register; PPWR Article 44 mapping must be kept distinct from current DPA operation.
- **PRO / system:** National producer register plus collective-scheme architecture
- **Reporting:** DPA registration plus annual packaging report; collective-scheme reporting may sit alongside it.
- **Regulatory money:** Collective-scheme contributions · packaging tax / DRS where applicable
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/denmark
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · producentansvar.dk: https://producentansvar.dk/en/products-and-responsibility/organising-your-producer-responsibility/authorised-representative/
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · producentansvar.dk: https://producentansvar.dk/en/products-and-responsibility/packaging/
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · producentansvar.dk: https://producentansvar.dk/en/search-dpa-registers/

### Estonia (EE)

- **Operating route:** PAKIS → PRO or direct reporting
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** PAKIS packaging database / competent environmental authority
- **Current register:** PAKIS packaging database / competent environmental authority
- **Article 44:** Current national register — PAKIS remains the live national packaging reporting infrastructure.
- **PRO / system:** Recovery organisations including ETO and Eesti Pakendiringlus; direct route also exists
- **Reporting:** PRO monthly/quarterly reporting; PAKIS annual reporting by 31 March where the Producer reports directly.
- **Regulatory money:** PRO contributions or direct-route obligations
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/estonia
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · kliimaministeerium.ee: https://kliimaministeerium.ee/en/extendedproducerresponsibility
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · pakis.envir.ee: https://pakis.envir.ee/pakis/main/welcome?request_locale=en
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · riigiteataja.ee: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/tolge/pdf/530012026001

### Finland (FI)

- **Operating route:** Producer responsibility organisation / Rinki
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** Finnish Supervisory Agency
- **Current register:** Finnish Supervisory Agency
- **Article 44:** Current national register — Current producer-organisation and RINKI infrastructure remains operational under the PPWR Producer definition.
- **PRO / system:** Rinki / Finnish Packaging Producers producer-organisation interface
- **Reporting:** Rinki quarterly or annual reporting depending on the applicable route.
- **Regulatory money:** Producer-organisation contributions · PALPA DRS separate
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/finland
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · rinkiin.fi: https://rinkiin.fi/en/producer-responsibility/
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · ymparisto.fi: https://www.ymparisto.fi/en/permits-and-obligations/extended-producer-responsibility
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · rinkiin.fi: https://rinkiin.fi/en/producer-responsibility/reporting-packaging-data/

### France (FR)

- **Operating route:** IDU / SYDEREP → approved eco-organisation
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** ADEME · SYDEREP / IDU infrastructure
- **Current register:** ADEME · SYDEREP / IDU infrastructure
- **Article 44:** Current national register — SYDEREP / IDU remains the live registration infrastructure; stream-specific transitions are tracked separately.
- **PRO / system:** Approved eco-organisations; packaging streams must remain separated where the law separates them
- **Reporting:** Eco-organisation declarations with SYDEREP / IDU evidence.
- **Regulatory money:** Eco-organisation contributions by packaging stream
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/france
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · syderepv1.ademe.fr: https://syderepv1.ademe.fr/
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · data.ademe.fr: https://data.ademe.fr/datasets/rep-producteurs-idu
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · legifrance.gouv.fr: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000054403121

### Germany (DE)

- **Operating route:** LUCID → dual system where system participation applies
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** ZSVR · LUCID Packaging Register
- **Current register:** ZSVR · LUCID Packaging Register
- **Article 44:** Current national register — LUCID remains the live packaging register. Current national registration must not be conflated with future PPWR-format changes.
- **PRO / system:** Approved competing dual systems; system participation is separate from LUCID registration
- **Reporting:** LUCID registration plus system participation and mirrored data reporting where applicable.
- **Regulatory money:** Dual-system licence fees · DPG deposit layer separate
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/germany
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · verpackungsregister.org: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/knowledge-bases/authorising-a-representative
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · verpackungsregister.org: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/registration/find-out-about-registrations
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · gesetze-im-internet.de: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/verpackdg/

### Greece (GR)

- **Operating route:** EMPA → approved packaging system
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** EMPA / EOAN competent national infrastructure
- **Current register:** EMPA / EOAN competent national infrastructure
- **Article 44:** Transition / mapping — EMPA remains the current live register while the Article 44 reporting layer is implemented.
- **PRO / system:** Approved collective packaging systems, including the current Greek system route
- **Reporting:** System declarations and national-register obligations under the applicable Greek route.
- **Regulatory money:** Approved-system contributions · contract-based payment
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/greece
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · empa.eoan.gr: https://empa.eoan.gr/login.php
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · ypen.gov.gr: https://ypen.gov.gr/diacheirisi-apovliton/sterea-apovlita/anakyklosi/
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · herrco.gr: https://www.herrco.gr/en/businesses/

### Hungary (HU)

- **Operating route:** Authority registration → MOHU operational route
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** Competent waste authority interfaces
- **Current register:** Competent waste authority interfaces
- **Article 44:** Current national register — Current authority / OKIR and MOHU workflows remain live.
- **PRO / system:** MOHU EPR system with statutory tariff / invoice architecture
- **Reporting:** Quarterly KF-code reporting by the 20th day after the quarter; MOHU invoices are generated from reported data.
- **Regulatory money:** MOHU EPR contribution · DRS separate
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/hungary
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · njt.jog.gov.hu: https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2023-80-20-22.12
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · mohu.hu: https://mohu.hu/hu/epr-rendszer
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · mohu.hu: https://mohu.hu/document-library/838/epr-information-notice-for-producers.pdf

### Ireland (IE)

- **Operating route:** National packaging EPR → Repak
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** Department / EPA national packaging framework
- **Current register:** Department / EPA national packaging framework
- **Article 44:** Transition / mapping — The current national / Repak route remains operational while the PPWR Article 44 layer is tracked separately.
- **PRO / system:** Repak packaging compliance scheme; Re-turn is a separate DRS layer where relevant
- **Reporting:** Repak membership and packaging reporting under the current Irish scheme.
- **Regulatory money:** Repak fees · Re-turn DRS separate
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/ireland
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · irishstatutebook.ie: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2014/si/282/made/en/print
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · repak.ie: https://repak.ie/
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · re-turn.ie: https://re-turn.ie/producer/

### Italy (IT)

- **Operating route:** CONAI → material consortia / declarations
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** MASE / national packaging framework
- **Current register:** MASE / national packaging framework
- **Article 44:** Transition / mapping — CONAI remains operational; RENAP / PPWR register adaptation is a separate evolving layer.
- **PRO / system:** CONAI and material-consortium architecture
- **Reporting:** CONAI online declarations; monthly, quarterly or annual cadence depends on the applicable contribution procedure.
- **Regulatory money:** CONAI environmental contribution (CAC)
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/italy
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · renap.gov.it: https://www.renap.gov.it/it/scopri-di-piu-su-renap
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · conai.org: https://www.conai.org/imprese/servizi-gestione-adempimenti-consortili-e-opportunita-imprese/contributo-ambientale/
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · mase.gov.it: https://www.mase.gov.it/portale/autovalutazione-della-qualifica-soggettiva-ppwr

### Latvia (LV)

- **Operating route:** RAS / Natural Resources Tax route
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** State Environmental Service · VVD
- **Current register:** State Environmental Service · VVD
- **Article 44:** No public PPWR number yet — The State Environmental Service says no separate packaging PPWR/EPR registration number is currently issued.
- **PRO / system:** Producer-responsibility-system agreement or Natural Resources Tax route
- **Reporting:** PRO agreement/reporting or tax registration/reporting depending on the selected route.
- **Regulatory money:** RAS contribution or Natural Resources Tax route · DRS separate
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/latvia
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · vvd.gov.lv: https://www.vvd.gov.lv/lv/iepakotaji-un-pienakumi
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · registri.vvd.gov.lv: https://registri.vvd.gov.lv/izsniegtas-atlaujas-un-licences/razotaju-atbildibas-sistema-ras-/ras-apsaimniekotaji/?collapsed=false
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · vid.gov.lv: https://www.vid.gov.lv/lv/dabas-resursu-nodokla-likmes

### Lithuania (LT)

- **Operating route:** GPAIS / GII → licensed organisation
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** GPAIS / Environmental Protection Agency infrastructure
- **Current register:** GPAIS / Environmental Protection Agency infrastructure
- **Article 44:** Current national register — GPAIS / GII remains the live producer-importer and packaging-accounting infrastructure.
- **PRO / system:** Licensed producer/importer organisations under the national route
- **Reporting:** GPAIS packaging accounting and reporting.
- **Regulatory money:** Organisation contributions / environmental tax where applicable
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/lithuania
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · gpais.eu: https://www.gpais.eu/en/web/guest/viesi-savado-duomenys
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · aaa.lrv.lt: https://aaa.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys/atliekos/licencijuotos-gamintoju-ir-importuotoju-organizacijos/
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · vmi.lt: https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/mokestis-u%C5%BE-aplinkos-ter%C5%A1im%C4%85

### Luxembourg (LU)

- **Operating route:** Environment Agency EPR registration → approved organisation
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** Administration de l'environnement · EPR registration eForm
- **Current register:** Administration de l'environnement · EPR registration eForm
- **Article 44:** Current national register — AEV / Valbase remains the live national registration infrastructure.
- **PRO / system:** Approved packaging organisation; Valorlux / Valbase reporting route where applicable
- **Reporting:** Valbase annual declaration by 28 February for the previous year under the relevant organisation route.
- **Regulatory money:** Valorlux contribution under applicable route
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/luxembourg
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · guichet.public.lu: https://guichet.public.lu/en/entreprises/urbanisme-environnement/dechets-subst-dangereuses/recyclage-valorisation-dechet.html
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · environnement.public.lu: https://environnement.public.lu/fr/emweltprozeduren/Autorisations/Gestion_des_dechets_et_ressources/Emballages_et_dechets_d_emballages.html
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · valorlux.lu: https://www.valorlux.lu/en/members/frequently-asked-questions

### Malta (MT)

- **Operating route:** ERA producer register → authorised scheme
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** Environment & Resources Authority · ERA
- **Current register:** Environment & Resources Authority · ERA
- **Article 44:** Current national register — ERA / WMP remains the live national packaging producer-registration route.
- **PRO / system:** Authorised packaging-waste recovery schemes, including current collective operators
- **Reporting:** Registration/renewal forms, scheme reporting and audits under the applicable ERA route.
- **Regulatory money:** Scheme contributions · BCRS deposit layer separate
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/malta
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · era.org.mt: https://era.org.mt/topic/packaging-and-packaging-waste/
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · era.org.mt: https://era.org.mt/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Packaging-Producers_27Aug26.pdf
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · era.org.mt: https://era.org.mt/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Packaging-Written-Mandate-Form-SL549_43.pdf

### Netherlands (NL)

- **Operating route:** Verpact producer/importer declaration system
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** Dutch government supervisory layer / Verpact operational system
- **Current register:** Dutch government supervisory layer / Verpact operational system
- **Article 44:** Transition / mapping — Verpact remains the current operating relationship; the final Article 44 register layer is separate.
- **PRO / system:** Verpact operates the packaging contribution and declaration framework
- **Reporting:** Annual declaration via the current Verpact portal / Packtool route.
- **Regulatory money:** Verpact packaging contribution · Statiegeld Nederland separate
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-29 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/netherlands
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · ilent.nl: https://www.ilent.nl/onderwerpen/producentenverantwoordelijkheid/upv-verpakkingen
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · verpact.nl: https://www.verpact.nl/en/registration-verpact
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · verpact.nl: https://www.verpact.nl/en/rates

### Poland (PL)

- **Operating route:** BDO → recovery organisation or own-compliance route
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** BDO national waste database / Ministry framework
- **Current register:** BDO national waste database / Ministry framework
- **Article 44:** Current national register — BDO remains the live national registration/reporting infrastructure.
- **PRO / system:** Packaging recovery organisations or own-compliance route as legally applicable
- **Reporting:** Annual product / packaging / waste reporting through BDO.
- **Regulatory money:** Recovery-organisation costs or product-fee fallback · deposit system separate
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-29 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/poland
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · rejestr-bdo.mos.gov.pl: https://rejestr-bdo.mos.gov.pl/
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · bip.mazovia.pl: https://bip.mazovia.pl/pl/bip/zalatw-sprawe/e-uslugi/karty-uslug/6-oplaty-srodowiskowe/610-oplata-rejestrowa-i-oplata-roczna.html
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · gov.pl: https://www.gov.pl/web/klimat/system-kaucyjny

### Portugal (PT)

- **Operating route:** SILiAmb → licensed management entity
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** APA · SILiAmb producer-registration and reporting infrastructure
- **Current register:** APA · SILiAmb producer-registration and reporting infrastructure
- **Article 44:** Current national register — SILiAmb / SIRER remains the live registration/reporting infrastructure.
- **PRO / system:** Licensed packaging management entities, including Sociedade Ponto Verde and other authorised systems
- **Reporting:** Annual declarations through SILiAmb; current correction / estimate cycle must be followed.
- **Regulatory money:** SIGRE management-entity contributions
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-29 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/portugal
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · apambiente.pt: https://apambiente.pt/residuos/registo-de-produtores-de-produtos
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · apambiente.pt: https://apambiente.pt/residuos/entidades-gestoras-do-sigre
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · diariodarepublica.pt: https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/decreto-lei/2017-114350681-857580323

### Romania (RO)

- **Operating route:** AFM reporting → OIREP where used
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** Environmental Fund Administration · AFM
- **Current register:** Environmental Fund Administration · AFM
- **Article 44:** Current national register — AFM remains the live regulatory declaration/payment infrastructure.
- **PRO / system:** Authorised OIREP layer plus separate Environmental Fund exposure
- **Reporting:** Monthly packaging quantities to the Environmental Fund; retain OIREP evidence where an OIREP route is used.
- **Regulatory money:** AFM regulatory contributions · OIREP costs · SGR separate
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-28 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/romania
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · legislatie.just.ro: https://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/245846?isFormaDeBaza=True&rep=True
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · online.afm.ro: https://online.afm.ro/
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · returosgr.ro: https://returosgr.ro/

### Slovakia (SK)

- **Operating route:** ISOH → authorised OZV
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** ISOH / competent Ministry registers
- **Current register:** ISOH / competent Ministry registers
- **Article 44:** Current national register — ISOH remains the live producer register.
- **PRO / system:** Authorised producer responsibility organisations such as ENVI-PAK and NATUR-PACK
- **Reporting:** PRO records plus statutory reporting under the Slovak route.
- **Regulatory money:** OZV contributions · deposit system separate
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-29 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/slovakia
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · isoh.gov.sk: https://www.isoh.gov.sk/uvod/registre/zoznam-vyrobcov-obalov.html
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · isoh.gov.sk: https://www.isoh.gov.sk/en/uvod/registre/zoznam-ozv-pre-obaly
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · slov-lex.sk: https://www.slov-lex.sk/ezbierky/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2015/79/20260101

### Slovenia (SI)

- **Operating route:** ARSO producer register → packaging-waste scheme
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** ARSO / GOV.SI producer-record infrastructure
- **Current register:** ARSO / GOV.SI producer-record infrastructure
- **Article 44:** Transition / mapping — ARSO remains the live infrastructure while the national PPWR / Article 44 implementation layer develops.
- **PRO / system:** Packaging-waste management schemes / authorised collective operators
- **Reporting:** ARSO producer registration plus reporting through the selected packaging-waste management scheme.
- **Regulatory money:** DROE contributions · FURS environmental tax where applicable
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-29 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/slovenia
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · gov.si: https://www.gov.si/zbirke/storitve/evidenca-proizvajalcev-embalaza-in-plasticni-proizvodi/
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · gea.arso.gov.si: https://gea.arso.gov.si/embalaza/javno/vpogledjavno.xhtml
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · pisrs.si: https://pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=URED8057

### Spain (ES)

- **Operating route:** RPP → SCRAP or individual route as applicable
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** MITECO · Product Producer Register — Packaging Section
- **Current register:** MITECO · Product Producer Register — Packaging Section
- **Article 44:** Article 44 designated — MITECO identifies the RPP packaging section as Spain's national Producer Register for the PPWR Article 44 framework.
- **PRO / system:** SCRAP model, including authorised collective systems; individual route where legally applicable
- **Reporting:** RPP registration plus annual packaging declaration; simplified reporting may apply below 15 tonnes where conditions are met.
- **Regulatory money:** SCRAP contributions · non-reusable plastic packaging tax separate
- **DRS / deposit:** Verify in country guide
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-29 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/spain
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · miteco.gob.es: https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/calidad-y-evaluacion-ambiental/temas/prevencion-y-gestion-residuos/prevencion-y-gestion-residuos/registro-productores-producto-seccion-envases.html
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · boe.es: https://www.boe.es/eli/es/rd/2022/12/27/1055
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es: https://sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es/Sede/impuestos-especiales-medioambientales/impuesto-especial-sobre-envases-plasticos-no-reutilizables.html

### Sweden (SE)

- **Operating route:** EPA producer register → approved PRO
- **EPR AR · Non-EU seller → destination end user:** Route-specific / verify
- **EPR AR · EU/EEA seller → another Member State end user:** Required
- **EPR AR · Domestic / importer / reseller route:** Route-specific / verify
- **Authority:** Swedish Environmental Protection Agency · Naturvårdsverket
- **Current register:** Swedish Environmental Protection Agency · Naturvårdsverket
- **Article 44:** Transition / mapping — The current Naturvårdsverket producer register remains live; future PPWR registration-number changes are tracked separately.
- **PRO / system:** Producer registration/reporting e-services plus approved producer-responsibility organisations
- **Reporting:** Producer register plus annual report; 2026 producer data are due by 31 March 2027 under the current annual rule.
- **Regulatory money:** PRO contributions · littering fees · Pantamera deposit layer separate
- **DRS / deposit:** Separate layer
- **Evidence:** Registration / identifier · representative mandate where applicable · system membership · declarations · invoices · payment proof
- **Reviewed:** country page 2026-08-29 · matrix source audit 2026-09-04
- **Guide:** https://beyogluprofessional.com/countries/sweden
- **Official sources:**
  - AUTHORITY · naturvardsverket.se: https://www.naturvardsverket.se/en/guidance/extended-producer-responsibility-epr/packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation-ppwr/packaging-producer--what-applies-to-you/
  - REGISTER_OR_SYSTEM · naturvardsverket.se: https://www.naturvardsverket.se/vagledning-och-stod/producentansvar/producentansvar-for-forpackningar/
  - OPERATOR_OR_LAW · naturvardsverket.se: https://www.naturvardsverket.se/vagledning-och-stod/producentansvar/nedskrapningsavgifter/

## One common framework does not mean one common operating account.

### Does one EU EPR registration cover all 27 countries?

No. National registration, system participation, reporting and evidence relationships remain country-specific.

### Does every non-EU Producer need an EPR AR in all 27 countries?

Do not use a blanket answer. The non-EU direct-selling result shown here follows the current country research and is marked conditional where the national route still needs transaction-specific verification.

### Why is the EU/EEA cross-border scenario different?

PPWR creates a cross-border EPR Authorised Representative route for relevant Producers selling to end users in another Member State. The Producer must still be identified first.

### Is a PRO the competent authority?

No. Authority, register, EPR AR and PRO/system are separate institutional roles.

### Does a live national register automatically equal the final Article 44 register?

No. The matrix keeps current national infrastructure separate from an Article 44 designation or transition.

### Why are payment and reporting separated?

A statutory filing, PRO declaration, tax return and invoice payment can run on different clocks.

### Where are detailed tariffs and deadlines?

Open the full country guide or the dedicated cost/deadline tools. The matrix stays at comparison level.

### What does the source control show?

Each row exposes official authority, register/system and law/operator anchors used by the country research.

## LLM discovery

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- Markdown: https://beyogluprofessional.com/knowledge-hub/eu-country-matrix/index.md

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