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EU Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Ensure environmental sustainability and avoid non-compliance penalties by partnering with TBA Global for EU EPR registration services.
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) establishes a producer’s accountability for a product throughout its lifecycle. Producers include entities involved in manufacturing, importing, selling, or owning brands of products that fall under EPR legislation, such as: Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), Batteries, and Packaging.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Batteries
Packaging
EPR regulations extend beyond these categories in some countries.
Why is EPR Important?
EPR is an economic incentive for eco-friendly practices, helping environmental sustainability by:
Covering Full Net Cost: Covering Full Net Cost: Ensuring efficient recycling of regulated materials and products by prompting Producers to fund the full net cost.
Promoting Circular Economy: Encouraging reuse and recycling for a cleaner, safer planet through the facilitation of a circular economy.
Addressing Waste and Pollution: Playing a vital role in combating product waste and pollution through user-friendly systems for effective management of products and materials after use.
Ensuring Consistent Funding: Being the proven and viable solution to provide sufficient and consistent funding for recycling, especially when the process costs exceed product income.
Am I Responsible for EPR?
Whether you’re subject to EPR regulations will depend on the country you trade in. Generally, you’re considered a Producer under EPR rules if you:
Manufacture products that are subject to EPR requirements in the relevant country, or
Import products that are subject to EPR requirements into the relevant country, or
Sell products that are subject to EPR requirements in the relevant country and your company is not based in that country. E.g., if you sell electronic toys to customers in Germany and France from China, you’re considered to be a Producer and are therefore expected to be EPR-compliant in both Germany and France.
Important Note
In some countries, you cannot sell products without an EPR number. For more information on EPR registration and reporting, contact us – we’ll respond within 1 business day.
EPR Compliance by Country
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Frequently Asked Questions
Extended Producer Responsibility is an environmental policy approach which requires producers to take responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their products, including waste disposal and recycling.
This means that businesses trading in physical goods will need to contribute towards regional disposal and recycling schemes for their products.
The most common EPR categories are for Packaging, Batteries and WEEE. However, different regions will have different requirements. Please check with us for more details.
Although the EU has set general EPR rules (EPR Directives), there is no EU-wide registration scheme. You will need to apply in each Member State that you are trading in, according to their individual requirements. If you’re unsure whether you need to apply, please check with us for more details.
Changes to German packaging and electrical waste legislation have imposed control duties on marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay. Consequently, operators are now restricting their marketplaces to sellers who can demonstrate compliance with EPR regulations. Therefore, you will need to add/upload your EPR documentation to your seller account. Proof for packaging was required by July 2022, for electrical appliances by January 2023, and for single-use plastics (SUP) by January 2025.
Compliance with EU Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations is essential. Producers are legally obligated to comply if they meet the criteria outlined by EU regulations and the specific policies of each country. For reference, you can review Amazon’s EPR FAQs and adapt the information to fit your needs.
https://sellercentral-europe.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/GYDCAK9ZR6VJH2X3?locale=en-GB
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