Can I appoint two authorised representatives in Germany, for example one per marketplace?

Q: Can I appoint two authorised representatives in Germany, for example one per marketplace?

No. § 5(4) VerpackDG says each producer may appoint only one authorised representative for extended producer responsibility. One representative covers all your packaging and every sales channel in Germany, whether you sell on Amazon, eBay, OTTO, Kaufland or your own shop. To change representative, end the old mandate and name the new one in LUCID.

No. § 5(4) VerpackDG: each producer may appoint only one authorised representative.

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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No. § 5(4) VerpackDG: each producer may appoint only one authorised representative for extended producer responsibility. That one representative covers all your packaging and every channel in Germany, from Amazon to your own shop. To switch, you end the old mandate, tell ZSVR without delay, and name the new one in LUCID (§ 5(6), § 6(1)).

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