How Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) applies in Germany: the national extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme, small-producer thresholds, eco-modulation, and deposit return system status. PPWR is directly applicable in Germany from August 12, 2026.
Multiple PROs via LUCID registry (Landbell, Interzero/Interseroh, ALBA/Zentek, Grüner Punkt/DSD, Reclay). Competitive market, brands should request multiple quotes annually.
≤80,000 packaging units AND ≤200 kg/year. Both thresholds must be met for exemption.
The VerpackG design-incentive duty (fees favoring recyclable formats) carries into the new Verpackungsdurchführungsgesetz (VerpackDG), promulgated in BGBl I 2026 Nr. 207 on July 17, 2026 and in force August 12, 2026 [LOCKED]. PPWR recyclability and material-composition criteria are not yet folded into the national eco-modulation or completeness-audit obligation; harmonized grade-based modulation follows the PPWR Art. 6(4) design-for-recycling act (ACT-02) and the Art. 6(5) implementing acts, binding 18 months after the later of the two, so around mid-2031 [SIGNALED].
Declaration of Completeness (Vollständigkeitserklärung) required above certain tonnages. File with ZSVR (verpackungsregister.org).