The Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) defines a company that is the first to place packaging filled with goods on the German market as a 'producer' – and every producer is required to register with the LUCID Packaging Register by no later than 1 July 2022.
A 'producer' required to register is therefore:
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any party who is the first to fill empty packaging with goods and place it on the German market (initial distributor);
- any party who is the first to import packaged goods into Germany, and place them on the German market (importer). As a matter of principle, the party who bears legal responsibility for the goods at the time they cross the border is regarded as the 'importer'. The producer can be
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located outside of Germany, shipping goods to Germany; or
- located in Germany, ordering the shipment.
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any party in the mail order business who is the first to fill and place shipment packaging on the German market (mail order company or online retailer);
An exception may apply to pre-participated service packaging: in the case of service packaging, the final distributor of this packaging can also request that the supplier/initial distributor of the empty packaging bears the registration requirement and other obligations; the final distributor will, however, still be required to register.
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