By Razvan Toma · Founder · Last checked 7 October 2026 · Sources linked below
Yes. The company that signs your mandate is EPRGermanyRep GbR, a partnership under German law (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts) with its registered office at Im Mediapark 5, 50670 Köln. It was trade registered with the Gewerbemeldestelle Köln on 1 October 2026. § 5(2) VerpackDG requires an authorised representative to have its registered office or an establishment in Germany; that is ours. Sources (2)
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The details you can check
| Legal name | EPRGermanyRep GbR |
| Legal form | Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts (GbR) |
| Registered office | Im Mediapark 5, 50670 Köln, Germany |
| Trade registered | Gewerbemeldestelle Köln, 1 October 2026 |
| LUCID authorised-representative ID | DE8516653799349 |
A GbR is not entered in the commercial register (Handelsregister) unless it chooses to be, so it has no HRB or HRA number; its trade registration is the official record. The full legal notice is on our Impressum page.
Why it matters
A provider without a registered office or establishment in Germany cannot be your authorised representative, however good its software. See can an EPR platform be your German representative?