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.
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… that is filled with goods. Under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act), packaging subject to…
Minimum_standard_Packaging_act_2024.pdf
… producer responsibility provisions under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act – VerpackG) to include an…
Checklist_Determining_relevance.pdf
…Checklist Obligations under the Verpackungsgesetz Determining relevance Does the Verpackungsgesetz apply to you?…
Who is a private final consumer?
… The Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) defines private final consumers as private households and comparable sources…
Practical information on auditing declarations of completeness
… The Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) engaged in an extensive dialogue…
Vertrag_Bevollmaechtigung_Hinweise_zur_Vertragsgestaltung_EN_Juli_2021.pdf
… representative to fulfil their duties under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) on their behalf. An…
Factsheet_minimum_standard_recycling.pdf
… establish a consistent assessment framework, the Verpackungsgesetz provided for what is known as the…
Minimum_standard_Packaging_act_2020.pdf
Minimum_standard_Packaging_act_2021.pdf
Technische_Anleitung_EN.pdf
… updated: 20 January 2025 Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister | Foundation headquarters: City of…
