Full-Service EPR for Europe:
Sell in EU markets with legal certainty
Full-Service EPR for Europe:
Sell in EU markets with legal certainty
Any business selling across Europe requires a valid EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) registration. Failure to comply can result in costly fines and immediate sales bans on marketplaces such as Amazon or eBay.
Whether it’s registration, volume reporting, or labeling requirements – our EPR experts are here to advise you and manage your compliance.
Your benefits with ECOPV-EU GmbH:
Maximum legal certainty: Guaranteed compliance with all country-specific EU requirements.
Optimal costs: Efficient, transparent fee structures at every stage.
Customized packages: Tailored solutions designed specifically for your target markets.
Any business selling across Europe requires a valid EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) registration. Failure to comply can result in costly fines and immediate sales bans on marketplaces such as Amazon or eBay.
Whether it’s registration, volume reporting, or labeling requirements – our EPR experts are here to advise you and manage your compliance.
Your benefits with ECOPV-EU GmbH:
Maximum legal certainty: Guaranteed compliance with all country-specific EU requirements.
Optimal costs: Efficient, transparent fee structures at every stage.
Customized packages: Tailored solutions designed specifically for your target markets.
Comprehensive EPR Consulting Across Europe
We support you in all EU countries and specifically in the target markets where you actively sell. Our expertise covers the three core EPR categories: WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment), batteries, and packaging.
We guide you every step of the way:
- Registration with authorities: We handle the official registration with the respective national authorities.
- System connection: We connect your company to the appropriate local take-back systems in a legally compliant manner.
- Ongoing reporting: We ensure your volume reports are submitted on time and handle all communication with the authorities on your behalf.
Important for retailers without a foreign branch:
In selected countries, we also act as your authorized representative. This is a legal requirement for companies that do not have their own registered office in the target country, in order to ensure legally compliant sales and seamless market access.
Comprehensive EPR Consulting Across Europe
We support you in all EU countries and specifically in the target markets where you actively sell. Our expertise covers the three core EPR categories: WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment), batteries, and packaging.
We guide you every step of the way:
- Registration with authorities: We handle the official registration with the respective national authorities.
- System connection: We connect your company to the appropriate local take-back systems in a legally compliant manner.
- Ongoing reporting: We ensure your volume reports are submitted on time and handle all communication with the authorities on your behalf.
Important for retailers without a foreign branch:
In selected countries, we also act as your authorized representative. This is a legal requirement for companies that do not have their own registered office in the target country, in order to ensure legally compliant sales and seamless market access.
8+ European Branches
On a growth path in Europe
From our headquarters in Germany, we manage a strong European network. Thanks to our own offices in Italy, Denmark, Sweden, France, Belgium, Austria, and Ireland, we offer you maximum legal certainty and direct access to local authorities.
We continue to grow steadily so that we can always offer you the most direct access and the best local opportunities in your target countries.
8+ European Branches
On a growth path in Europe
From our headquarters in Germany, we manage a strong European network. Thanks to our own offices in Italy, Denmark, Sweden, France, Belgium, Austria, and Ireland, we offer you maximum legal certainty and direct access to local authorities.
We continue to grow steadily so that we can always offer you the most direct access and the best local opportunities in your target countries.
Informative EPR Country Guides & Compliance Insights in Europe
Informative EPR Country Guides & Compliance Insights in Europe
Focus on Country-Specific EPR Requirements
Each EU country regulates EPR compliance differently – here is a summary of the key requirements for your target markets:
Focus on Country-Specific EPR Requirements
Each EU country regulates EPR compliance differently – here is a summary of the key requirements for your target markets:
France
In France, there are particularly strict requirements for official registration and visual recycling labeling.
- SYDEREP Registry: Registration in ADEME’s national EPR system is mandatory.
- Environmental Organization: Membership in an approved take-back system is required for licensing.
- Triman Logo: Legally required labeling directly on the product or its packaging.
Belgium
In Belgium, the EPR system strictly separates household and industrial waste and requires precise classification.
- Specific environmental organizations: Mandatory membership depending on the category (e.g., Fost Plus for household packaging, Valipac for industrial packaging, Bebat for batteries, and Recupel for WEEE).
- Exemption thresholds: Exempt for total quantities under 300 kg per year. Full licensing and reporting requirements apply for quantities of 300 kg or more.
- Please note: This regulation will change with the European PPWR in August. After that, reporting will be required starting with the first gram.
France
In France, there are particularly strict requirements for official registration and visual recycling labeling.
- SYDEREP Registry: Registration in ADEME’s national EPR system is mandatory.
- Environmental Organization: Membership in an approved take-back system is required for licensing.
- Triman Logo: Legally required labeling directly on the product or its packaging.
Belgium
In Belgium, the EPR system strictly separates household and industrial waste and requires precise classification.
- Specific environmental organizations: Mandatory membership depending on the category (e.g., Fost Plus for household packaging, Valipac for industrial packaging, Bebat for batteries, and Recupel for WEEE).
- Exemption thresholds: Exempt for total quantities under 300 kg per year. Full licensing and reporting requirements apply for quantities of 300 kg or more.
- Please note: This regulation will change with the European PPWR in August. After that, reporting will be required starting with the first gram.
Netherlands
In the Netherlands, the EPR system for packaging, electrical appliances, and batteries is regulated through a centralized digital reporting requirement and the transfer of recycling responsibility to waste management systems.
- Registration and Reporting: Mandatory digital registration with the relevant authorities, as well as annual volume reports starting with the first product placed on the market.
- Labeling and Disposal: Obligation to comply with EU requirements (e.g., the crossed-out trash can symbol); while there is no country-specific mandatory labeling requirement for packaging, the use of voluntary symbols is recommended.
- Collective System Requirement: Manufacturers and importers are required to join a recognized collective take-back system (e.g., Verpact for packaging or Stichting OPEN for WEEE) and pay recycling fees.
Italy
In Italy, the EPR system for packaging, electrical appliances, and batteries is enforced through strict registration and labeling requirements.
- Registration and Labeling: Mandatory registration in national registries and mandatory environmental labeling (e.g., EU material codes on packaging, the trash can symbol on electrical appliances).
- Consumer Information: For B2C products, precise sorting instructions for waste separation in Italian are required by law.
- Collective System Requirement: Manufacturers and retailers are required to join an approved collective take-back system (e.g., CONAI for packaging) and pay environmental fees to that system.
Netherlands
In the Netherlands, the EPR system for packaging, electrical appliances, and batteries is regulated through a centralized digital reporting requirement and the transfer of recycling responsibility to waste management systems.
- Registration and Reporting: Mandatory digital registration with the relevant authorities, as well as annual volume reports starting with the first product placed on the market.
- Labeling and Disposal: Obligation to comply with EU requirements (e.g., the crossed-out trash can symbol); while there is no country-specific mandatory labeling requirement for packaging, the use of voluntary symbols is recommended.
- Collective System Requirement: Manufacturers and importers are required to join a recognized collective take-back system (e.g., Verpact for packaging or Stichting OPEN for WEEE) and pay recycling fees.
Italy
In Italy, the EPR system for packaging, electrical appliances, and batteries is enforced through strict registration and labeling requirements.
- Registration and Labeling: Mandatory registration in national registries and mandatory environmental labeling (e.g., EU material codes on packaging, the trash can symbol on electrical appliances).
- Consumer Information: For B2C products, precise sorting instructions for waste separation in Italian are required by law.
- Collective System Requirement: Manufacturers and retailers are required to join an approved collective take-back system (e.g., CONAI for packaging) and pay environmental fees to that system.
Spain
In Spain, the EPR system for packaging, electrical appliances, and batteries is enforced through strict registration and labeling requirements.
- Registration and Labeling: Mandatory registration in the national manufacturer registry of the Spanish Ministry of the Environment (MITECO), including a Spanish tax identification number (NIF). Foreign distributors are also required to appoint a local authorized representative. Strict labeling requirements apply to household packaging (B2C). Packaging fees may also be listed on invoices.
- Consumer Information: For B2C products, clear sorting and disposal instructions (e.g., specifying the correct waste container) are required. The use of misleading terms such as “environmentally friendly” is strictly prohibited.
- Collective System Requirement: Manufacturers and retailers are required to join an approved collective take-back system.
Sweden
In Sweden, the EPR system for packaging, electrical appliances, and batteries is enforced through strict registration and reporting requirements.
- Registration and Authorization: Registration with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) is mandatory. For foreign distributors without a Swedish branch, the law also requires the appointment of a local authorized representative.
- Collective System Requirement: Manufacturers and distributors are required to join an approved collective take-back system. This system handles the physical collection and recycling of materials placed on the market.
- Reporting Requirements and Fees: Regular reporting on the exact quantities of products and packaging placed on the market. Based on this data, the corresponding recycling fees are paid to the collective system.
Spain
In Spain, the EPR system for packaging, electrical appliances, and batteries is enforced through strict registration and labeling requirements.
- Registration and Labeling: Mandatory registration in the national manufacturer registry of the Spanish Ministry of the Environment (MITECO), including a Spanish tax identification number (NIF). Foreign distributors are also required to appoint a local authorized representative. Strict labeling requirements apply to household packaging (B2C). Packaging fees may also be listed on invoices.
- Consumer Information: For B2C products, clear sorting and disposal instructions (e.g., specifying the correct waste container) are required. The use of misleading terms such as “environmentally friendly” is strictly prohibited.
- Collective System Requirement: Manufacturers and retailers are required to join an approved collective take-back system.
Sweden
In Sweden, the EPR system for packaging, electrical appliances, and batteries is enforced through strict registration and reporting requirements.
- Registration and Authorization: Registration with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) is mandatory. For foreign distributors without a Swedish branch, the law also requires the appointment of a local authorized representative.
- Collective System Requirement: Manufacturers and distributors are required to join an approved collective take-back system. This system handles the physical collection and recycling of materials placed on the market.
- Reporting Requirements and Fees: Regular reporting on the exact quantities of products and packaging placed on the market. Based on this data, the corresponding recycling fees are paid to the collective system.
Poland
In Poland, the EPR system for packaging, electrical appliances, and batteries is implemented through mandatory registration in the national waste database, BDO.
- Registration and Labeling: Mandatory registration in the national BDO registry, including the Polish tax identification number (NIP) or the company identification number. For foreign retailers (particularly those dealing in electrical equipment/WEEE and without a Polish branch office), the appointment of a local authorized representative is also mandatory. The assigned BDO number must be clearly displayed on all business and transport documents as well as invoices.
- Consumer Information: Packaging and products must be labeled in accordance with European and national regulations.
- Collective System Requirement: Manufacturers and distributors must meet their recycling and recovery quotas. To do so, they are required to join an authorized product responsibility organization that manages collective take-back and reporting.
Ireland
In Ireland, the EPR system for packaging, electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), and batteries is implemented through mandatory registration with the respective national authorities (Repak for packaging and Producer Register Limited for electrical and electronic equipment and batteries).
- Registration and Labeling: Market participants are legally required to register. While registration for electrical appliances and batteries is handled centrally through the Producer Register Limited (PRL), distributors of packaging must register directly with Repak. Foreign online retailers and companies without an Irish branch are also required to appoint a local, Ireland-based authorized representative.
- Consumer Information: Packaging, electrical appliances, and batteries must be labeled in accordance with European and Irish national regulations (e.g., by displaying the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol on electronics).
- Collective System Requirement: Manufacturers and distributors must meet their recycling and recovery quotas. To do so, participation in an approved compliance scheme is mandatory. These collective systems handle the physical collection, recovery, and legally required data reporting.
Poland
In Poland, the EPR system for packaging, electrical appliances, and batteries is implemented through mandatory registration in the national waste database, BDO.
- Registration and Labeling: Mandatory registration in the national BDO registry, including the Polish tax identification number (NIP) or the company identification number. For foreign retailers (particularly those dealing in electrical equipment/WEEE and without a Polish branch office), the appointment of a local authorized representative is also mandatory. The assigned BDO number must be clearly displayed on all business and transport documents as well as invoices.
- Consumer Information: Packaging and products must be labeled in accordance with European and national regulations.
- Collective System Requirement: Manufacturers and distributors must meet their recycling and recovery quotas. To do so, they are required to join an authorized product responsibility organization that manages collective take-back and reporting.
Ireland
In Ireland, the EPR system for packaging, electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), and batteries is implemented through mandatory registration with the respective national authorities (Repak for packaging and Producer Register Limited for electrical and electronic equipment and batteries).
- Registration and Labeling: Market participants are legally required to register. While registration for electrical appliances and batteries is handled centrally through the Producer Register Limited (PRL), distributors of packaging must register directly with Repak. Foreign online retailers and companies without an Irish branch are also required to appoint a local, Ireland-based authorized representative.
- Consumer Information: Packaging, electrical appliances, and batteries must be labeled in accordance with European and Irish national regulations (e.g., by displaying the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol on electronics).
- Collective System Requirement: Manufacturers and distributors must meet their recycling and recovery quotas. To do so, participation in an approved compliance scheme is mandatory. These collective systems handle the physical collection, recovery, and legally required data reporting.
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