By Razvan Toma · Founder · Last checked 3 October 2026 · Sources linked below
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It depends on your volume. As a rule, § 9(1) VerpackDG requires you to send ZSVR the same figures you give your dual system, without delay. If you made available less than 10 tonnes of system-participation packaging in Germany in the previous calendar year, § 9(2) exempts you from that and you instead report the year's figures once, by 1 June of the following year. Above the thresholds in § 10, a declaration of completeness is due by 15 May, checked by a registered expert. If you have a representative, it files these for you. Sources (3)
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