Administrative Board

The Administrative Board of the Zentral Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) has 21 members. Each of them is appointed for a term of five years. The Administrative Board is made up of:

• ten members for the producers and distributors as defined in section 24 (1) VerpackG (Packaging Act). The Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Ernährungsindustrie e. V. (Federation of German Food and Drink Industries – BVE), the Handelsverband Deutschland – HDE e. V. (German Retail Association), the IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e. V. (German Association for Plastic Packagings and German Retail Association), the Markenverband e. V. (German Trade Mark Association) and the Bundesverband der deutschen Industrie e. V. (Federation of German Industries) each appoint two members,

• a member for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy,

• a member for the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety,

• a member for the German Environment Agency,

• two members for the German States, named by the Federal/States Working Group for Waste (LAGA),

• one member for the leading local associations, appointed by the Federal Union of Leading Local Associations (Bundesvereinigung kommunaler Spitzenverbände)

• one member for the local authority waste management sector, appointed by the Verband kommunaler Unternehmen e. V. (German Association of Local Utilities – VKU),

• one member for the private waste management sector, appointed by agreement between the BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Rohstoffwirtschaft e. V. (Federal Association of the German Waste, Water and Raw Materials Management Industry) and the bvse-Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung e. V. (German Association for Secondary Raw Materials and Waste Management),

• one member for the systems, appointed by the clearing house (section 19 VerpackG) and

• two members for the environmental and consumer associations. The Deutscher Naturschutzring, Dachverband der deutschen Natur-, Tier- und Umweltschutzorganisationen (DNR) e. V. (German League for Nature and Environment (DNR), the umbrella organisation for German nature conservation, animal protection and environmental protection organisations) and the Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände –Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e. V. (Federation of German Consumer Organisations) each appoint one member.

The Administrative Board selects a Chair and a Vice-chair from its members. The Chair must be selected from the producers and distributors as defined by section 24 (1) VerpackG.