PPWR EPR registration — where, when and with what, Member State by Member State

At a glance — the 27 registers

What Article 44 asks

One registration per Member State where you are the producer — not one EU registration. The register is kept by the Member State (or a body it designates); it identifies the producer, the packaging it places on the market and, where the state so decides, the scheme it has contracted.

Registration is a distinct step from contracting a scheme in most states (Germany: LUCID first, then a dual system; France: the SYDEREP identifier is issued through the scheme). Our table above says, per state, whether the two are separate and whether the number must appear on invoices.

When

Before the first placing on that market wherever the state says so — the column « before first sale » above is read from each register page; « unknown » means we have not read it, not that it is optional. Several states also renew registrations yearly or require updates when the packaging or the volumes change.

What to bring

• The legal entity and its national identifiers (VAT, company number) — the register is per legal entity, so a group registers each entity that is a producer.
• The brands under which packaged goods are placed, where the state asks (Germany registers by brand).
• The packaging types and materials, and in some states an expected volume by material.
• The scheme contract, where registration follows it, or the authorised representative’s mandate for cross-border distance sales (Article 45(3)).

How PPWR Connect helps here

The EPR matrix lists, per Member State your SKUs name, whether you are in scope, the register link, the scheme and your registration number and renewal date; the country guide gives the steps where a guide exists. It does not register you: you sign into each register in your own name.

Five questions

Is there one EU-wide producer register?

No. Article 44 requires registration in each Member State; the registers are national.

Do I register in every Member State I ship to?

In every Member State where you are the producer under Article 3(1)(15) — usually where you have an establishment that first places the goods, or, for cross-border distance sales to end users, through an authorised representative (Article 45(3)).

Does registration replace the scheme contract?

No. Registration and scheme membership are two steps in most states; some states issue the registration number through the scheme.

Are there thresholds for registration?

Some states set none (every producer registers); others set de-minimis thresholds. Our jurisdiction table reads them per state with the source and date.

Does PPWR Connect register me?

No. It tells you where you are the producer, links the register, keeps your registration numbers and prepares the declarations; you register in your own name.

Primary sources

• Regulation (EU) 2025/40 — Official Journal (Articles 3(1)(15), 44, 45)
• Austria — EDM — Elektronisches Datenmanagement (federal portal)
• Belgium — unknown
• Bulgaria — MOEW producer register
• Cyprus — Department of Environment
• Czechia — EKO-KOM joint-fulfilment contract
• Germany — LUCID — Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR)
• Denmark — Dansk Producentansvar (producer register)
• Estonia — Packaging register (PAKIS)
• Spain — Registro de Productores de Producto — sección envases (MITECO)
• Finland — Producer register (Pirkanmaa ELY Centre)
• France — SYDEREP (ADEME) — Identifiant Unique (IDU)
• Greece — National Producer Register (EOAN)
• Croatia — Environmental Protection Fund (FZOEU)
• Hungary — National waste management authority registration
• Ireland — Repak (or local-authority route for self-compliers)
• Italy — CONAI membership (iscrizione) + material consortia
• Lithuania — GPAIS — unified national product/packaging accounting system
• Luxembourg — Administration de l'environnement (notification)
• Latvia — Natural Resources Tax regime — exemption via licensed operator
• Malta — Environment and Resources Authority (ERA)
• Netherlands — Verpact (Afvalfonds Verpakkingen)
• Poland — BDO — Baza danych o produktach i opakowaniach
• Portugal — SILiAmb (APA — Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente)
• Romania — AFM — Administrația Fondului pentru Mediu (contributor registration)
• Sweden — Naturvårdsverket producer registration
• Slovenia — ARSO (environment agency) records
• Slovakia — Ministry of Environment producer register