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.
ZSVR launches consultation on the 2022 edition of the minimum standard
…The Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Foundation Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) has prepared and…
ZSVR publishes 2022 edition of the system participation requirement catalogue
An updated and enhanced version of the system participation requirement catalogue was published on our website on 1 July 2022. This new version reflects changes to the content and includes editorial
Producer responsibility 2.0 – for packaging in online retail and takeaway consumption
… responsibility: the amended version of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act), which enters into force…
Statutory amendments enter into force, fostering transparency and fairness
… any longer: on 1 July 2022, amendments to the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) entered into force that…
ZSVR recognised as federal authority – question of legal venue clarified
… in terms of the uniform application of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act).
ZSVR publishes new minimum standard - 2022 edition
… the recyclability of packaging (section 21 (3) Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act)) was published on 31…
Gunda Rachut re-elected as Chair of the ZSVR
…Gunda Rachut will remain at the helm of the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register –…
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.
Now open: Consultation on the 2023 edition of the minimum standard for recycling-friendly design
… with German Environment Agency, the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register –…
Minimum standard 2023 – highquality recycling requires sustainable packaging design and recycling infrastructure
… Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA), the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register –…
