Press releases & news
Below you will find selected information and releases from the Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Foundation Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) on the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) and the work of the ZSVR.
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No declaration of completeness filed for three years: Food producer must pay fine
A Dutch food producer that places considerable packaging volumes on the German market every year together with its goods repeatedly failed to file a declaration of completeness. The company has been fined several thousand euros for this breach of…
Compliance made easy: registration in the LUCID Packaging Register
Our explanatory films and checklists will show you what you need to do to comply with your packaging law obligations, step by step. An essential obligation is the registration in the LUCID Packaging Register. For key information about how to…
System participation requirement catalogue: consultation for 2023 edition now open
Is your packaging subject to system participation – or is it not? The system participation requirement catalogue helps you find out.
Don't miss the deadline! Companies must submit their 2022 declarations of completeness by 15 May 2023
Time is running out: companies only have until 15 May 2023 to file an audited declaration of completeness with the ZSVR for the previous year.
System participation and data reporting – here’s what you need to know!
Registering in the LUCID Packaging Register is just the first step. Are you distributing your goods in retail, grouped and/our shipment packaging, which are generally subject to system participation? If the answer is 'yes', then you must pay for…