How to switch dual system in Germany

Q: How do I switch dual system in Germany?

Check the notice period in your current dual-system contract, give notice, and start the new system participation on the day the old one ends so no packaging is unlicensed. Your LUCID number stays the same; the new system appears in your data reports. Existing participations continue until 31 December 2026 at the latest (§ 68(1) VerpackDG); from 2027 a foreign producer's representative concludes it (§ 5(3)).

How do I switch dual system in Germany?

End the old contract on its notice terms, start the new licence the day the old one ends so there is no gap, and report the new system in LUCID. Your LUCID number does not change.

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

By Razvan Toma · Founder · Last checked 9 November 2026 · Sources linked below

Quick answer

No gap, same LUCID number.

Read the notice period in your current contract.
Give notice in writing.
Start the new system the day the old one ends.
Report the volumes for each period to the system that covered it, and the same figures in LUCID.

For producers with no German establishment, existing contracts run until 31 December 2026 at the latest (§ 68(1) VerpackDG); from 2027 the authorised representative concludes the participation (§ 5(3)). We set up the new one to start when the old one ends.

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