{"id":11983,"date":"2023-03-29T14:12:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T12:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/the-german-packaging-act\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:18:26","slug":"the-german-packaging-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/en\/products\/environmental-compliance\/packaging-licensing\/the-german-packaging-act\/","title":{"rendered":"The German Packaging Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11983\" class=\"elementor elementor-11983\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4add766 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4add766\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-def5ba6\" data-id=\"def5ba6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb348ef elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb348ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5f95d0\" data-id=\"b5f95d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59341f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a59341f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/verpackungsgesetz-verpackte-waren-bei-der-produktion-r22gafkco61wedppypk8v8be58fosge0elhdnhbaue.jpg\" title=\"verpackungsgesetz-verpackte-waren-bei-der-produktion\" alt=\"Verpackungsgesetz verpackte Waren bei der Produktion\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1270fba elementor-grid-1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-grid-tablet-1 default default-grid elementors-align-top elementor-grid-mobile-1 content-position-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-nov-icon-box\" data-id=\"1270fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;view&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;grid_style&quot;:&quot;default-grid&quot;,&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;icon_pos&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;title_pos&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nov-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-container elementor-grid content-grid-desktop-1 content-grid-tablet-1 content-grid-mobile-1 content-grid-default desktop-carousel icon-pos-top\" data-desktop-column=\"1\" data-tablet-column=\"1\" data-mobile-column=\"1\" data-desktop-slide=\"1\" data-tablet-slide=\"1\" data-mobile-slide=\"1\" data-loop=\"false\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-autoplay-duration=\"10000000\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"nov nov-i-Scales-of-Justice\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anyone who places packaged goods on the market in Germany is responsible for their environmentally sound disposal. Previously, this was regulated by the Packaging Ordinance (VerpackV), which was replaced by the Packaging Act (VerpackG) in 2019. The dual systems are designed to manage this for initial distributors of packaging subject to mandatory participation under a packaging licensing scheme, also known as participation in a dual system.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3b02cd\" data-id=\"e3b02cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27e2ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a27e2ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The German Packaging Act (VerpackG) \u2013 what\u2019s it all about?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87365b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87365b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The German Packaging Act, known as the VerpackG, is a German federal law. It came into force on 1 January 2019 to implement the European Packaging Directive 94\/62\/EC in Germany. Each EU country has its own packaging legislation, and the VerpackG only applies to the Federal Republic of Germany. In general terms, the VerpackG regulates the initial distribution, return and recovery of packaging.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8303d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8303d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/verpackg\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the German Packaging Act (text in German)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7bae08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"a7bae08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1751\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1751\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fal fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fal fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Difference between the Packaging Act and the Packaging Ordinance<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1751\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1751\"><p>The Ordinance on the Avoidance of Packaging Waste (VerpackV) was passed in 1991. It was the first official regulation that made manufacturers responsible for the disposal of their products and packaging. The aim of the Packaging Ordinance was to avoid the creation of packaging and to regulate its recovery. On 1 January 2019, it was replaced by the German Packaging Act (VerpackG). To understand the current legislation, we recommend that you focus on the Packaging Act.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1752\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1752\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fal fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fal fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Amendments to the German Packaging Act<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1752\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1752\"><p>The Packaging Act is regularly amended to keep it up to date. The two most recent amendments came into force on 3 July 2021 and 1 July 2022. A detailed description of these amendments can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verpackungsregister.org\/en\/foundation-authority\/about-us\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb90b7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb90b7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37ce94d\" data-id=\"37ce94d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a75c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3a75c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is there a Packaging Act?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b37703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b37703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The aim of the law is to minimise the environmental impact of packaging. Any packaging that can\u2019t be avoided should be reusable or at least recyclable. To this end, the law defines who is responsible for the packaging: the party that first places the packaged goods on the market.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb81ee elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5cb81ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/en\/products\/environmental-compliance\/packaging-licensing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more about packaging licensing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dda0c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dda0c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13482f9\" data-id=\"13482f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824d48a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"824d48a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does the German Packaging Act say?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aca1c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aca1c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Europe, packaging is covered by the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): Anyone who manufactures and\/or distributes a product should consider the disposal of the product at the end of its service life from the design stage. This also applies to the packaging of the product.  <\/p>\n<p>Anyone that places packaged goods on the market should, therefore, also be responsible for the environmentally sound disposal of their packaging. By law, the initial distributor of packaged goods is responsible for the collection, sorting and recycling of the packaging in question. As it would be impossible and extremely inefficient for each distributor to collect and sort their own packaging, this task is assigned to the dual systems.   <\/p>\n<p>This ensures that as much of the packaging subject to mandatory participation as possible is properly collected from consumers, sorted and recycled. Companies pay a licence fee to the system in which they participate, the amount of which depends on the material type and weight (mass) of the sales packaging. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa15dc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fa15dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/en\/products\/environmental-compliance\/packaging-licensing\/noventiz-dual\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more about the dual systems<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5106a5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5106a5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe9b068\" data-id=\"fe9b068\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2cca0b carousel desktop-carousel default-grid elementors-align-top elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 content-position-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-nov-icon-box\" data-id=\"f2cca0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;view&quot;:&quot;carousel&quot;,&quot;show_navigation&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;carousel_desktop&quot;:&quot;desktop-carousel&quot;,&quot;grid_style&quot;:&quot;default-grid&quot;,&quot;carousel_autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;carousel_loop&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;icon_pos&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;title_pos&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;per_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;per_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;per_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nov-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-container elementor-grid content-grid-desktop-3 content-grid-tablet-2 content-grid-mobile-1 content-grid-carousel desktop-carousel swiper-container swiper icon-pos-top\" data-desktop-column=\"3\" data-tablet-column=\"2\" data-mobile-column=\"1\" data-desktop-slide=\"1\" data-tablet-slide=\"1\" data-mobile-slide=\"1\" data-loop=\"false\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-autoplay-duration=\"10000000\">\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t<div class=\"section-grid-heading elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-section-boxed\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\" elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-grid-heading-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-heading-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>To whom does the Packaging Act apply?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-desctription\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The German Packaging Act applies to all \u201cproducers\u201d. However, according to the VerpackG, this term does not only refer to manufacturing companies. The law applies to anyone who first fills a packaging with products and puts it into circulation in Germany. This could be a manufacturing company, but also an importer, a retailer, a mail-order company or an online retailer.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-heading-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation\">\n\t      <div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n\t      <div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-image-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/kleinunternehmer-verpackung-lizenzieren.jpg\" title=\"kleinunternehmer-verpackung-lizenzieren\" alt=\"Verpackungslizenzierung f\u00fcr Kleinunternehmer\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Small retailers and small businesses\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Packaging laws do not just apply to large corporations, but also to small businesses. The size of the business, the quantity of products sold or the type of packaging used is irrelevant: Even a part-time beekeeper is responsible for disposing of the packaging (e.g. a glass jar) he fills with his goods (honey) for commercial purposes (e.g. to sell at the market). <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-image-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/verpackungsgesetz-beispiel-unternehmer-firmensitz-ausland.jpg\" title=\"verpackungsgesetz-beispiel-unternehmer-firmensitz-ausland\" alt=\"Verpackungsgesetz Beispiel Unternehmer mit Firmensitz im Ausland\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBusinesses operating from abroad\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The German Packaging Act does not only apply to companies based in Germany. \u201cProducers\u201d based abroad must also comply with the provisions of the Packaging Act if they wish to sell their goods in Germany. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-image-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/online-haendler-1.jpg\" title=\"online-haendler-1\" alt=\"Verpackungslizenzierung f\u00fcr Onlineh\u00e4ndler\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMail-order and online retailers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It doesn\u2019t matter which platform is used to sell goods. Whether through their own online shop or an online marketplace such as Amazon, eBay or Etsy \u2013 at the very least, mail-order companies and online retailers use shipping packaging for their goods. This makes them \"producers\" under the Packaging Act.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16596297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16596297\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30cc4caf\" data-id=\"30cc4caf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaecd5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eaecd5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Packaging licensing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc3c417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc3c417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Become compliant and participate in the system in just 3 steps.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97189a7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"97189a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/direct.noventiz.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register online now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb7f5e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb7f5e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a35736f\" data-id=\"a35736f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e77bc0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e77bc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7032eb9\" data-id=\"7032eb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037470d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"037470d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ZSVR: Who monitors compliance with the German Packaging Act?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46bbb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b46bbb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The German Packaging Act led to the establishment of the Osnabr\u00fcck-based Central Agency Packaging Register (ZSVR), which has a wide range of tasks:<\/p><ul><li>The ZSVR is an impartial institution with the task of helping to monitor compliance with the law by companies.<\/li><li>It is responsible for establishing a transparent and fair system for distributing the costs of waste disposal<\/li><li>and to crack down on deficient participation. It is the ZSVR\u2019s task to check whether all businesses subject to mandatory participation actually do participate in a dual system.<\/li><\/ul><p>For this purpose, the ZSVR operates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verpackungsregister.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LUCID Packaging Register<\/a>, an internet platform where producers must register. Using information from the dual systems, the central register can the check which companies are subject to mandatory participation, and verify that they have actually paid fees to a dual system. If the ZSVR suspects non-compliance, it reports the company to the competent enforcement authorities. Violations against the VerpackG constitute a regulatory offence, punishable by <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>hefty fines<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>sales bans<\/strong><\/span>. The Federal Environmental Agency is responsible for supervising the central register.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b7a6c1\" data-id=\"4b7a6c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0682a2a elementor-grid-1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-grid-tablet-1 default default-grid elementors-align-top elementor-grid-mobile-1 content-position-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-nov-icon-box\" data-id=\"0682a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;view&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;grid_style&quot;:&quot;default-grid&quot;,&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;icon_pos&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;title_pos&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nov-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-container elementor-grid content-grid-desktop-1 content-grid-tablet-1 content-grid-mobile-1 content-grid-default desktop-carousel icon-pos-top\" data-desktop-column=\"1\" data-tablet-column=\"1\" data-mobile-column=\"1\" data-desktop-slide=\"1\" data-tablet-slide=\"1\" data-mobile-slide=\"1\" data-loop=\"false\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-autoplay-duration=\"10000000\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-image nodesc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-image-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Logo_Verpackungsregister-1.png\" title=\"Logo_Verpackungsregister\" alt=\"Logo Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe ZSVR offers comprehensive information material about the German Packaging Act.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"learn-more-btn text-border-btn btn-icon-after\" href=\"https:\/\/www.verpackungsregister.org\/en\/i-would-like-to-know-if-i-have-obligations-and-how-to-fulfil-them\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind out more \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4073cb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4073cb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eba66a7\" data-id=\"eba66a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b0513e elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b0513e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-01ae9ff\" data-id=\"01ae9ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c05feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c05feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What types of packaging are covered by the Packaging Act?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792cd40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"792cd40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Essentially, the German Packaging Act distinguishes between \u201cpackaging with mandatory participation\u201d and \u201cpackaging without mandatory participation\u201d.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What\u2019s the difference?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>With<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>mandatory participation:<\/strong><\/span><br>Initial distributors who are subject to mandatory participation must sign a licence agreement with a dual system and bear the costs of collection, sorting and recovery of the packaging, because sales packaging and grouped packaging usually end up with the consumer, who disposes of them in the yellow bag\/bin, or in paper bins or glass containers. Examples include wine bottles and yoghurt tubs, but also bread bags and shipping packaging.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Without mandatory participation:<\/strong><\/span><br>Packaging that doesn\u2019t end up with the consumer, however, is not subject to mandatory participation. There are special take-back schemes for reusable containers, returnable beverage packaging and transport packaging.<\/li><\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>An amendment to the Packaging Act, which came into force on 1 July 2022, makes <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>registration with the Central Agency Packaging Register (ZSVR) mandatory<\/strong><\/span>, irrespective of whether participation in the dual system is mandatory. Every producer must register with the ZSVR in the LUCID Packaging Register, regardless of the type of packaging used.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51eac4e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51eac4e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68eeb9b8\" data-id=\"68eeb9b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ad3a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12ad3a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples of packaging subject to mandatory participation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c07a22 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4c07a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 4\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"4c07a22\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"beispiel-verpackungsgesetz-verkaufsverpackungen\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sales packaging is offered to the consumer as a unit that combines the product with the packaging, say, a tub of margarine.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTcxOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5ub3ZlbnRpei5kZVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvYmVpc3BpZWwtdmVycGFja3VuZ3NnZXNldHotdmVya2F1ZnN2ZXJwYWNrdW5nZW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNGMwN2EyMiJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/beispiel-verpackungsgesetz-verkaufsverpackungen.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/beispiel-verpackungsgesetz-verkaufsverpackungen-500x408.jpg\" alt=\"Verpackungsgesetz Beispiel Verkaufsverpackung\"><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sales packaging is offered to the consumer as a unit that combines the product with the packaging, say, a tub of margarine.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"4c07a22\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"beispiel-verpackungsgesetz-serviceverpackungen\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Food service packaging is filled with goods to be handed over to the consumer, such as takeaway coffee cups.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTcxMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5ub3ZlbnRpei5kZVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvYmVpc3BpZWwtdmVycGFja3VuZ3NnZXNldHotc2VydmljZXZlcnBhY2t1bmdlbi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI0YzA3YTIyIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/beispiel-verpackungsgesetz-serviceverpackungen.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/beispiel-verpackungsgesetz-serviceverpackungen-500x408.jpg\" alt=\"Verpackungsgesetz Beispiel Serviceverpackung\"><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Food service packaging is filled with goods to be handed over to the consumer, such as takeaway coffee cups.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 4\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"4c07a22\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"beispiel-verpackungsgesetz-umverpackungen\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Grouped packaging combines several units of sales packaging, such as a six-pack of beer.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTcxNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5ub3ZlbnRpei5kZVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvYmVpc3BpZWwtdmVycGFja3VuZ3NnZXNldHotdW12ZXJwYWNrdW5nZW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNGMwN2EyMiJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/beispiel-verpackungsgesetz-umverpackungen.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/beispiel-verpackungsgesetz-umverpackungen-500x408.jpg\" alt=\"Verpackungsgesetz Beispiel Umverpackung\"><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Grouped packaging combines several units of sales packaging, such as a six-pack of beer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 4\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"4c07a22\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"beispiel-verpackungsgesetz-versandverpackungen\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Shipping packaging protects products during transport to the consumer, such as cardboard boxes or bubble wrap.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTcyMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5ub3ZlbnRpei5kZVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvYmVpc3BpZWwtdmVycGFja3VuZ3NnZXNldHotdmVyc2FuZHZlcnBhY2t1bmdlbi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI0YzA3YTIyIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/beispiel-verpackungsgesetz-versandverpackungen.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/beispiel-verpackungsgesetz-versandverpackungen-500x408.jpg\" alt=\"Verpackungsgesetz Beispiel Versandverpackung\"><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Shipping packaging protects products during transport to the consumer, such as cardboard boxes or bubble wrap.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-angle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9073411 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9073411\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9678858\" data-id=\"9678858\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dee19e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dee19e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VerpackG: What exactly do initial distributors need to do?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c57a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0c57a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To meet the obligations of the Packaging Act with regard to packaging that is subject to mandatory participation, manufacturers, importers, retailers, mail-order companies and online retailers must comply with the following points:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-053dc33\" data-id=\"053dc33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6244ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6244ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/NtFSCv-pFo8?si=tZFWu55WTyEWGeZ4&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-175a710 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"175a710\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a399930\" data-id=\"a399930\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1014a9 elementors-align-left elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 default default-grid elementor-grid-mobile-1 content-position-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-nov-icon-box\" data-id=\"b1014a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;icon_pos&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;view&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;grid_style&quot;:&quot;default-grid&quot;,&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;link_pos&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nov-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-container elementor-grid content-grid-desktop-1 content-grid-tablet-1 content-grid-mobile-1 content-grid-default desktop-carousel icon-pos-left link-pos-bottom\" data-desktop-column=\"1\" data-tablet-column=\"1\" data-mobile-column=\"1\" data-desktop-slide=\"1\" data-tablet-slide=\"1\" data-mobile-slide=\"1\" data-loop=\"false\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-autoplay-duration=\"10000000\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-icon has-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon content-grid-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Registration with the LUCID Packaging Register\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the German Packaging Act came into force, initial distributors of packaging, such as manufacturers, (online) retailers and importers, have had to join the central register. Without registration and subsequent licensing, the distribution of packaging, including its contents, is prohibited (see Sections 7 para. 1, 9 para. 5 of the VerpackG). <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"learn-more-btn default-btn btn-icon-after\" href=\"https:\/\/lucid.verpackungsregister.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-icon has-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon content-grid-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tParticipation in a dual system\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Packaging that is subject to mandatory participation must be registered with the LUCID Packaging Register and participate in a dual system before being placed on the market. With Noventiz, you can quickly and easily sign a legally secure contract to fulfil your obligation to take back your packaging subject to mandatory participation.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"learn-more-btn default-btn btn-icon-after\" href=\"https:\/\/direct.noventiz.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-icon has-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon content-grid-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tObligation to report data\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Germany, registered producers and distributors of packaging that is subject to mandatory participation are obliged to submit regular reports. Data such as registration number, type of material and mass of the packaging involved, name of the system and the period during which the business participated, must be submitted to both the dual system and the ZSVR (see Section 10 of the VerpackG). Noventiz clients can easily meet their reporting obligations via our online portal.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"learn-more-btn default-btn btn-icon-after\" href=\"https:\/\/direct.noventiz.de\/kundenportal\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReport data\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-icon has-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon content-grid-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeclaration of completeness\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Registered manufacturers and distributors are also required to submit an \u201cErkl\u00e4rung \u00fcber s\u00e4mtliche von ihnen im vorangegangenen Kalenderjahr erstmals in Verkehr gebrachten Verkaufs- und Umverpackungen\u201d (report on all sales and grouped packaging put into circulation for the first time in the previous calendar year) (Section 11 para. 1 of the VerpackG) You can only be exempted from this obligation if the quantities you placed on the market do not exceed the following de minimis limits: less than 80,000 kg of glass, less than 50,000 kg of paper, paperboard and cardboard and less than 30,000 kg of the other materials listed in Section 16 para. 2 (Section 11 para. 4 of the VerpackG).  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dac7bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dac7bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6295ef5\" data-id=\"6295ef5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20570f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20570f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Packaging licensing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6abe805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6abe805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Complying with the German Packaging Act has never been easier.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31abfd elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a31abfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/direct.noventiz.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Participate by licensing your packaging online<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d5f8bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d5f8bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84f4a8e\" data-id=\"84f4a8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-db2e308 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db2e308\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13f4569\" data-id=\"13f4569\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ac272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65ac272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Packaging laws in other countries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820e2c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"820e2c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>A brief digression<\/h3>\n<p>There is no single EU-wide packaging law. If you want to export and sell packaged products in other EU countries, you\u2019ll find yourself in a confusing maze of national laws and regulations. What\u2019s more, the regulations are usually written in the national language of the country concerned, with few texts available in English. In order to comply with the law at all times and to avoid any violations, you need to obtain information from a number of different sources.   <\/p>\n<p>We are here to help you participate with your packaging, not only in Germany, but in other EU countries as well. We can take care of all the necessary formalities of an EU licensing process to give you peace of mind when exporting your goods within the EU.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9d8066\" data-id=\"c9d8066\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e6391 elementor-grid-1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-absolute default default-grid elementors-align-top elementor-grid-mobile-1 content-position-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-nov-icon-box\" data-id=\"01e6391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;view&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;grid_style&quot;:&quot;default-grid&quot;,&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;icon_pos&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;title_pos&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nov-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-container elementor-grid content-grid-desktop-1 content-grid-tablet-1 content-grid-mobile-1 content-grid-default desktop-carousel icon-pos-top\" data-desktop-column=\"1\" data-tablet-column=\"1\" data-mobile-column=\"1\" data-desktop-slide=\"1\" data-tablet-slide=\"1\" data-mobile-slide=\"1\" data-loop=\"false\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-autoplay-duration=\"10000000\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-EU\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEU licensing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you have any questions about the packaging laws of other European countries? We are here to help! <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"learn-more-btn default-btn btn-icon-after\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/produkte\/environmental-compliance\/verpackungslizenzierung-europa\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEU licensing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7cdf11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7cdf11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/eu-lizenzierung-e1681290174438.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5434\" alt=\"Bild f\u00fcr EU Lizenzierung\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who places packaged goods on the market in Germany is responsible for their environmentally sound disposal. 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