Country directory

Where to register, country by country

No single EU-wide registration exists. It is one per country.

Reviewed 2026-08-15

Coverage

10 researched in detail. 17 published as outline only and marked as unchecked. Do not rely on an outline row.

Researched

Austria
Register
Registration via a PRO; non-established sellers must appoint a Bevollmächtigter
Rep needed
Yes
Threshold
None — from item one
Belgium
Register
Fost Plus (household) and/or Valipac (industrial), plus the Interregional Packaging Commission
Rep needed
Yes
Threshold
Belgium has historically applied a threshold around 300 kg of packaging a year for the full declaration regime, with a simplified route below it.
Czechia
Register
EKO-KOM contract
Rep needed
Yes
Threshold
None — from item one
France
Register
ADEME producer register — you are issued a unique identifier (IDU)
Rep needed
Yes
Threshold
None — from item one
Germany
Register
LUCID, run by the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR)
Rep needed
Yes
Threshold
None — from item one
Ireland
Register
Repak membership, or self-compliance registered with your local authority
Rep needed
Check
Threshold
"Major producer" test: turnover above €1m AND more than 10 tonnes of packaging a year. Below that, obligations may still apply.
Italy
Register
CONAI membership
Rep needed
Yes
Threshold
None — from item one
Netherlands
Register
Verpact (formerly Afvalfonds Verpakkingen)
Rep needed
Yes
Threshold
Historically 50,000 kg (50 tonnes) of packaging per calendar year before the waste management fee applies — by far the most generous threshold in the EU. There is no threshold for single-use plastics in scope of the SUP rules, or for deposit-return items.
Portugal
Register
Registration with APA (Portuguese Environment Agency) and a PRO
Rep needed
Yes
Threshold
None — from item one
Spain
Register
Registro de Productores de Producto (RPP), via MITECO
Rep needed
Yes
Threshold
None — from item one

Country	Register	Rep	Threshold
Austria	Registration via a PRO; non-established sellers must appoint a Bevollmächtigter	Yes	None — from item one
Belgium	Fost Plus (household) and/or Valipac (industrial), plus the Interregional Packaging Commission	Yes	Belgium has historically applied a threshold around 300 kg of packaging a year for the full declaration regime, with a simplified route below it.
Czechia	EKO-KOM contract	Yes	None — from item one
France	ADEME producer register — you are issued a unique identifier (IDU)	Yes	None — from item one
Germany	LUCID, run by the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR)	Yes	None — from item one
Ireland	Repak membership, or self-compliance registered with your local authority	Check	"Major producer" test: turnover above €1m AND more than 10 tonnes of packaging a year. Below that, obligations may still apply.
Italy	CONAI membership	Yes	None — from item one
Netherlands	Verpact (formerly Afvalfonds Verpakkingen)	Yes	Historically 50,000 kg (50 tonnes) of packaging per calendar year before the waste management fee applies — by far the most generous threshold in the EU. There is no threshold for single-use plastics in scope of the SUP rules, or for deposit-return items.
Portugal	Registration with APA (Portuguese Environment Agency) and a PRO	Yes	None — from item one
Spain	Registro de Productores de Producto (RPP), via MITECO	Yes	None — from item one

Outline only

EU member states, so PPWR product rules and the duty to register apply. Register, organisation and threshold still need checking.