Just getting started? Check here if you have any obligations under German packaging law – and what you need to do.
If you are distributing packaged goods in Germany, you have to be registered with the LUCID Packaging Register. We'll show you everything you need to know.
Registration alone is not enough for certain types of packaging. Learn more about how to fulfil the system participation requirement and report your packaging volumes.
Explore this section for more guidance and information, definitions and general help in complying with the law, no matter your sector, distribution channel or logistics solution.
All about the ZSVR's work as an authority, from published decisions and information about the ZSVR Foundation to the minimum standard for recycling-friendly packaging.
Can an upstream distributor of service packaging to whom the system participation requirement has been shifted pass on the system participation requirement?
… No, that is not possible. The possibility to pass on the system participation requirement serves to reduce the…
What requirements must be met for system participation?
… System participation must occur in one or more systems licensed by the responsible state authority. This ensures…
Does the system participation requirement also apply to the distribution of goods in used packaging?
… The system participation requirement applies to packaging that typically accumulates as waste with private final…
Do I have to submit data reports for packaging that is not subject to system participation?
… to companies that place packaging subject to system participation on the German market. Packaging…
How do I apply for a determination about the system participation requirement for a specific packaging?
… Register – ZSVR) for a determination about the system participation requirement for a specific packaging.…
Does the system participation agreement have to be submitted to the ZSVR?
… The system participation agreement does not have to be submitted to the ZSVR or uploaded to your registration…
Questions about system participation
…Questions about system participation
Can I select a sector-specific solution instead of system participation?
… The option to use a sector-specific solution instead of system participation provided for in the Verpackungsgesetz…
When is the packaging of printed/publishing products subject to system participation?
… The packaging of printed/publishing products is subject to system participation when these products are classified as…
Can an appointed third party (broker, auditor, consultant, chamber of foreign trade) with power of attorney (or similar authority) undertake system participation on behalf of a producer (within Germany or abroad)?
… also required to provide. They can only undertake system participation for the producer, using the latter's…
