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.
When is packaging considered to typically accumulate as waste with private final consumers?
… private final consumers within the meaning of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act), but also sources of…
I am not a manufacturer of packaging and packaging material – do I still have to register in the LUCID Packaging Register?
… Companies under obligation are called producers in the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act). The law essentially…
Do I have to report my packaging volumes to the LUCID Packaging Register myself, or can somebody else do this for me?
… The company under obligation under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) must itself submit the data report to the…
When is it permissible under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act – VerpackG) to make retrospective deductions from packaging volumes that have already participated in a system and have been placed onto the German market?
… to final consumers in Germany, which is where the Verpackungsgesetz applies. The export must always…
Can I select a sector-specific solution instead of system participation?
… of system participation provided for in the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) is a very narrowly…
Who is considered to be the initial distributor in the case of own brands retail?
… or 'initial distributor' within the meaning of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act). Within the meaning of…
What legal obligations apply to pharmacies located in hospitals if they are placing packaging on the German market?
… Under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act), the party under obligation is the party operating the pharmacy. If…
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… ein digitales Portal für den effizienten Vollzug des Verpackungsgesetzes aufgebaut Osnabrück, 21. April 2021 • …
Digital portal for efficient enforcement of the Verpackungsgesetz
State authorities and the ZSVR are working together more closely: the new LUCID Authorities Portal is making the way they collaborate faster and more goal oriented.
ZSVR launches consultation on the 2021 edition of the minimum standard
…The Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Foundation Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) has prepared and…
