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Changes to published data are recorded here. A correction does not imply that every other source has been checked again.
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
2026-09-22
- Unknown setup fees no longer become zero in first-year totals. Published minimum prices remain minimums.
- Kontorbund.com was removed from the provider census. Its own imprint describes an Austrian association in formation (Verein in Gründung) in Vienna with no register number, and its Germany page is a country guide rather than a representation service; VerpackDG § 5(2) also requires a Sitz or Niederlassung in Germany. Ten other providers remain, seven with published fees.
- Packaging-compliance.de was removed from the provider census because its own service page states that it refers clients to a partner and is not itself a representative. Eleven other providers remain, seven with published fees.
- Eldris is identified as a packaging package with a limited recycling allowance. Its older guides conflict with current pricing; setup and first-year cost remain unresolved.
- Affiliate-derived licence rates and the estimator were withdrawn pending evidence from the operators themselves.
- Reclay Systems, Recycling Dual and Zentek were added to the official-system list. Deadline scope and recurring reporting dates were corrected.
- The November registration-update deadline is distinguished from the August representative obligation. B2B shipping packaging and the selling legal entity require separate assessment.
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