System data reporting
When reporting the volumes, the system operators must indicate type and mass of the participated packaging per producer, including the producer's registration number. All these reports must be made to the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR). The data must be confirmed by a system auditor.
Based on these reports, the ZSVR calculates the systems' market share, which is then used to allocate both the collection costs and packaging volumes to individual system operators, using a market share calculation concept developed in agreement with the German Federal Cartel Office. This concept also takes into account the system auditors' guidelines. These are the guidelines according to which the numbers reported to the ZSVR by the system operators are certified.
This new approach is a major step forward compared to the method employed under the Verpackungsverordnung (Packaging Ordinance): the new approach has introduced standards for data reporting and auditing, and ensures compliance is monitored.