Under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act), the party under obligation is the party operating the pharmacy. If this is the hospital itself, it must register in the LUCID Packaging Register, indicating the packaging types that are being placed on the German market. If it is not the hospital that operates the pharmacy, then the registration requirement applies to the party that does. If the pharmacy is placing packaging subject to system participation, for example service packaging, on the German market, the packaging also must participate in one or more systems. Learn more about how to fulfil the registration and system participation requirements, and how to use the special provision that allows you to purchase pre-participated packaging on our service packaging knowlege base.