By Razvan Toma · Founder · Last checked 4 October 2026 · Sources linked below
Quick answer
End the old appointment, then name the new one. § 5(4) VerpackDG allows only one representative at a time. When an appointment ends you must notify ZSVR without delay, and the naming ends once ZSVR confirms it (§ 5(6)). Then you sign a mandate with the new representative and name it in LUCID, where it confirms. Obligations that arose while the old representative was named stay with it, so settle who files the reports for the part of the year it covered. Sources (3)
VerpackDG § 5VerpackDG § 5VerpackDG § 6VerpackDG § 6
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