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.
Amended version of the Verpackungsgesetz entered into force on 3 July
LUCID Packaging Register's first phase of expansion starts: closing the gap for marketplaces and international importers.
Contact the ZSVR's support hotline
… how to submit applications pursuant to the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) that result in an…
Factsheet_Producer-responsibility.pdf
… lost as a secondary raw material. The goal of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) is to incentivise…
Bodies & committees
… foundation in and out of court. The Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act – VerpackG) provides for…
Administrative Board
… the ZSVR in exploring the objectives of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) and ensuring that they…
System participation requirement catalogue - 2021 edition published
An updated and enhanced version of the system participation requirement catalogue was published on our website on 7 October 2021.
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…
Legal amendments effective 1 July 2022
…Amendments to the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) will bring about new obligations that must be complied with…
From single-use packaging to the circular economy
… for packaging. The amended version of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) now means that producers…
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…
