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.
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…
Are you the first to fill this packaging with goods?
… you are considered to be a 'producer' under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act). Producers can…
ZSVR publishes new minimum standard - 2022 edition
… the recyclability of packaging (section 21 (3) Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act)) was published on 31…
Recyclability of packaging
… The Verpackungsgesetz aims to promote eco-friendly packaging and high-quality recycling. These goals can only be…
Minimum standard
… of a minimum standard by the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register –…
Can an authorised person register in a producer's name?
… representative to fulfil their duties under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) on their behalf. This…
Overview of system operators
… legal questions about the interpretation of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act). Providing (legal)…
Declaration of completeness
… by an auditor registered with the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register –…
I am a mail order company or online retailer
… into Germany may also have obligations under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) to fulfil with regard to…
