In recent years, Spain has significantly tightened its laws on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Anyone placing goods on the Spanish market must comply with comprehensive legal obligations. Failure to comply results in strict sales bans, the suspension of marketplace accounts, and substantial fines.
With our detailed guide, including a checklist, you’ll learn what EPR obligations apply to you.
In recent years, Spain has significantly tightened its laws on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Anyone placing goods on the Spanish market must comply with comprehensive legal obligations. Failure to comply results in strict sales bans, the suspension of marketplace accounts, and substantial fines.
With our detailed guide, including a checklist, you’ll learn what EPR obligations apply to you.
Under Spanish environmental law, the term “producer” (Productor de producto) extends far beyond the mere manufacturer. The decisive factor is the first placing on the market within Spanish territory.
Manufacture in Spain and place the goods on the market there for the first time.
Import goods into Spain and distribute them commercially there for the first time.
As an online retailer (B2C), ship goods from abroad directly to Spanish end consumers for the first time (distance selling).
As a marketplace operator, are liable for unregistered third-party sellers on your platform (subsidiary liability).
Regardless of the product category, you must always follow the same core steps in Spain:
Registration in the national registry: You must register with the Registry of Product Manufacturers (Registro de Productores de Producto) at the Spanish Ministry of MITERD and receive an official registration number (manufacturer’s NIF number).
Joining a take-back system: You must enter into a contract with a government-approved Collective System for Producer Responsibility (SCRAP).
EPR labeling & sorting instructions: Products and packaging must comply with Spanish labeling requirements (e.g., country-specific sorting symbols or the crossed-out trash can symbol for electronics).
Volume Reporting & Recycling Fee: You must regularly report the volumes of products you sell in Spain (usually annually or quarterly) and pay the corresponding environmental fee to the SCRAP system.
Under Spanish environmental law, the term “producer” (Productor de producto) extends far beyond the mere manufacturer. The decisive factor is the first placing on the market within Spanish territory.
Regardless of the product category, you must always follow the same core steps in Spain:
Registration in the national registry: You must register with the Registry of Product Manufacturers (Registro de Productores de Producto) at the Spanish Ministry of MITERD and receive an official registration number (manufacturer’s NIF number).
Joining a take-back system: You must enter into a contract with a government-approved Collective System for Producer Responsibility (SCRAP).
EPR labeling & sorting instructions: Products and packaging must comply with Spanish labeling requirements (e.g., country-specific sorting symbols or the crossed-out trash can symbol for electronics).
Volume Reporting & Recycling Fee: You must regularly report the volumes of products you sell in Spain (usually annually or quarterly) and pay the corresponding environmental fee to the SCRAP system.
Every physical product comes with packaging. In Spain, strict registration and reporting requirements apply to household, commercial, and industrial packaging, as well as to online retail.
Whether they’re loose batteries or rechargeable batteries built into devices, make sure you’re compliant with the legal registration requirements in the national manufacturer registry, country-specific take-back rates, and the correct classification of industrial, automotive, and appliance batteries.
From household appliances to industrial machinery: Learn everything you need to know about labeling with the WEEE symbol, the correct classification into Spanish equipment categories, including the registration number on invoices, and other obligations for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Every physical product comes with packaging. In Spain, strict registration and reporting requirements apply to household, commercial, and industrial packaging, as well as to online retail.
Whether they’re loose batteries or rechargeable batteries built into devices, make sure you’re compliant with the legal registration requirements in the national manufacturer registry, country-specific take-back rates, and the correct classification of industrial, automotive, and appliance batteries.
From household appliances to industrial machinery: Learn everything you need to know about labeling with the WEEE symbol, the correct classification into Spanish equipment categories, including the registration number on invoices, and other obligations for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
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