The role of the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) includes statutory duties such as registering all distributors of packaging filled with goods, accepting and checking data reports submitted by distributors and waste management systems, the market share calculation for systems and sector-specific solutions, the minimum standard for determining the recyclability of packaging, checking volume flow records and recycling quotas, the register of auditors and the audit guidelines for experts and auditors. In addition, the ZSVR has private law duties such as setting up the register and the database, entering into financing agreements with the dual systems and sector-specific solutions, liaising with other authorities, as well as providing information to parties under obligation and the public.
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