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What goes into a LUCID data report?

Registration number, material types and masses, the system's name and the period, matching what you gave the dual system (§ 9(1) VerpackDG).

Since 12 August 2026, § 5 VerpackDG, implementing Article 45(3) of Regulation (EU) 2025/40, requires a producer with no establishment in Germany to appoint an authorised representative before it first makes packaging available in Germany. Read § 5

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Four items, the same you gave your dual system. § 9(1) VerpackDG: your registration number, the material types and masses of the packaging licensed, the name of the system, and the period licensed. Masses are broken down by the material types listed in § 42(2); any other materials are combined into one figure. Changes to these figures and refunds under § 7(3) are reported in the same way. On timing, see when to report; on refunds, damaged or unsold goods. VerpackDG § 9

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