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.
Administrative Board
… the ZSVR in exploring the objectives of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) and ensuring that they…
1 January 2022 - extended deposit obligation for certain single-use beverage packaging will enter into force
…As from 1 January 2022, the amended version of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) brings about further changes for…
From single-use packaging to the circular economy
… for packaging. The amended version of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) now means that producers…
Legal amendments effective 1 July 2022
…Amendments to the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) will bring about new obligations that must be complied with…
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…
Are you the first to fill this packaging with goods?
… you are considered to be a 'producer' under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act). Producers can…
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…
Can an authorised person register in a producer's name?
… representative to fulfil their duties under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) on their behalf. This…
ZSVR publishes new minimum standard - 2022 edition
… the recyclability of packaging (section 21 (3) Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act)) was published on 31…
