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Liste aller Einzel-FAQ

Who is considered to be the initial distributor in the case of own brands retail?
Does the registration requirement also apply to the distribution of goods in used packaging?
Does the system participation requirement also apply to the distribution of goods in used packaging?
Are producers of unfilled packaging also under obligation?
When is the packaging of printed/publishing products subject to system participation?
What are the requirements for exports from Germany?
What legal obligations apply to pharmacies located in hospitals if they are placing packaging on the German market?
For contract packagers: when are you required to fulfil packaging obligations for retail or grouped packaging of own and retailer products?
Can an appointed third party or broker submit data reports?
How often do I have to submit data reports?
Does the system participation agreement have to be submitted to the ZSVR?
Can the ZSVR enter my volumes for me if I sent a volume confirmation by letter or e-mail?
When is packaging considered to typically accumulate as waste with private final consumers?
When is placing on the German market, or initial distribution, considered to have occurred?
When is something deemed to be 'commercially' placed onto the German market?
Can a name specified owing to mandatory statutory provisions – in addition to specification of a different producer under packaging law – lead to non-applicability of section 3 (9) VerpackG?
Can the specification of identifying markers that do not refer to the producer named on the packaging lead to non-applicability of section 3 (9) VerpackG?
When does registration have to take place?
What costs are incurred by registration?
Does my VAT ID/taxpayer reference number need to be provided during registration?
I do not have a VAT number. Can I still register with the LUCID Packaging Register?
I have a German and an international VAT number. Which one do I enter?
Which national identification number corresponds to the German taxpayer reference number or VAT number?
Is registration for multiple companies (associated companies, group) possible?
Do I have to register my branch with the LUCID Packaging Register, even if my franchiser and/or other branches are already registered?
I am not a manufacturer of packaging and packaging material – do I still have to register in the LUCID Packaging Register?
The electronic marketplace that I use to sell my goods requires an EPR number or LUCID number from me. What is this number and where can I get it?
Can an appointed third party (broker, registered auditor, consultant, chamber of foreign trade) with power of attorney (or similar authority) register and report data to the ZSVR on behalf of a producer (within Germany or abroad)?
Can an authorised person register in a producer's name?
How do I terminate my registration?
Where should system participation be undertaken?
Can I select a sector-specific solution instead of system participation?
When is it permissible under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act – VerpackG) to make retrospective deductions from packaging volumes that have already participated in a system and have been placed onto the German market?
Is bundling participation volumes by a third party permissible?
Can an appointed third party (broker, auditor, consultant, chamber of foreign trade) with power of attorney (or similar authority) undertake system participation on behalf of a producer (within Germany or abroad)?
Can an upstream distributor of service packaging to whom the system participation requirement has been shifted pass on the system participation requirement?
How do I apply for a determination about the system participation requirement for a specific packaging?
Do I have to report my packaging volumes to the LUCID Packaging Register myself, or can somebody else do this for me?
I have changed my system operator. How do I enter this information into the LUCID Packaging Register?
Do I have to submit data reports for packaging that is not subject to system participation?
My packaging volumes exceed the planned volume (forecast) entered previously. What do I have to do?
I would like to correct my data report about packaging volumes, but the LUCID Packaging Register will not let me edit it. What do I need to do?
Why is it important that all market participants comply with their obligations under German packaging law?
Who is a private final consumer?
What would be a concrete example for reusable packaging that meets all statutory requirements?