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EPR updates Austria

Last verified

Austria has 25 verified records in our dataset and 4 not yet published. The newest was retrieved on November 4, 2026. We last verified the place on November 4, 2026. Each entry shows its source and the date we retrieved it. We measure and estimate; you review, sign and submit your own filings.

Line chart of verified packaging EPR records for Austria, counted by the date each was retrieved.Austria: verified records: Sep 29, 2026 20 → Nov 4, 2026 25; min 20, max 25Austria: verified recordsSep 29, 2026Nov 4, 20262520
Verified records for Austria, cumulative by retrieval date. Source: Instica EPR dataset, last verified November 4, 2026

Change log for Austria

Verified records for Austria, by retrieval date
RetrievedRecordSource
November 4, 2026A deadline of another kind in Austria has no date recorded.Source
November 4, 2026A reporting deadline in Austria has no date recorded.Source
November 4, 2026A reporting deadline in Austria has no date recorded.Source
November 4, 2026A reporting deadline in Austria has no date recorded.Source
November 4, 2026A reporting deadline in Austria has no date recorded.Source
September 29, 2026The packaging taxonomy in Austria has 10 categories. Granularity: collection categories mapped to tariff categories, household and commercial.Source
September 29, 2026A reporting deadline in Austria has no date recorded.Source
September 29, 2026A registration deadline in Austria falls on January 1, 2023.Source
September 29, 2026A reporting deadline in Austria has no date recorded.Source
September 29, 2026A deadline of another kind in Austria falls on August 12, 2026.Source
September 29, 2026A registration deadline in Austria has no date recorded.Source
September 29, 2026Exemption in Austria: Participation duty lapses where an upstream distributor already participates in a system. It applies without a separate application.Source
September 29, 2026Producers placing packaging on the market in Austria carry a packaging EPR obligation.Source
September 29, 2026In Austria, the system runs through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Altstoff Recycling Austria AG (ARA); membership is required; a local authorised representative is required for foreign producers.Source
September 29, 2026Austria sets a penalty for Non-participation in a system contrary to AWG 13g(2) to (4) (administrative offence): €450 to €8,400 per offence. Escalation: minimum 2100 for commercial waste-management operators.Source
September 29, 2026In Austria, the party that carries the obligation by default is the manufacturer or brand owner, importer, and online marketplace seller.Source
September 29, 2026The packaging EPR regime in Austria is recorded as Austrian packaging EPR: AWG 2002 (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002) and Verpackungsverordnung 2014 (VVO 2014).Source
September 29, 2026Producers in Austria must register with Register nach § 22 AWG 2002 (Bevollmächtigter entry) and contract with an approved collection and recycling system, which issues the Register entry under § 22 AWG 2002.Source
September 29, 2026Where a revenue test applies in Austria, it is measured on no revenue test.Source
September 29, 2026Austria sets a target for share of household packaging mass to be collected separately, per system total: paper 80%, glass 80%, ferrous 65%, aluminium 65%, plastics 80%, beverage cartons 80% from 2025.Source
September 29, 2026Austria sets a target for same measure: paper 85%, glass 85%, ferrous 75%, aluminium 75%, plastics 85%, beverage cartons 80% from 2030.Source
September 29, 2026Austria sets a packaging weight threshold of 1500 kg per calendar year; effect: a flat-fee band applies.Source
September 29, 2026Austria sets a packaging weight threshold of 1500 kg per calendar year; effect: a flat-fee band applies.Source
September 29, 2026In Austria, the obligation can be transferred to another party under the stated rules.Source
September 29, 2026The fee schedule for Austria is published as ARA list of tariff rates 2026 (version of 29 September 2025).Source

Verification dates for Austria

Records verified per retrieval date for Austria
RetrievedRecordsRunning total
September 29, 20262020
November 4, 2026525

What takes effect in Austria

Records for Austria with a start date
Applies fromRecordSource
August 12, 2028WatchSource
August 12, 2026DeadlinesSource
August 12, 2026DeadlinesSource
August 12, 2026WatchSource
September 26, 2023DeadlinesSource
January 1, 2023DeadlinesSource
January 1, 2022DeadlinesSource
December 11, 2021DeadlinesSource

Recent records for places near Austria

Austria is read against the places below. Each record is dated by the day its source was retrieved, newest first.

The regulator in Switzerland is Cantons enforce (Art 25); the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU) receives the reports and mandates and supervises the glass-fee organisation (Art 14-15, 21-24).

Denmark sets a tonnage threshold of 3.35 tonnes.

The regime in Bulgaria is recorded as Bulgarian Waste Management Act: extended producer responsibility for packaging, met through a recovery organisation or the product fee.

The regime in Germany is recorded as Packaging producer responsibility: register in LUCID, participate packaging subject to system participation in a dual system, and report volumes.

The regime in Denmark is recorded as Danish producer responsibility for packaging, administered through the national register kept by Dansk Producentansvar.

The regulator in Croatia is Fond za zaštitu okoliša i energetsku učinkovitost (FZOEU).

The regime in Italy is recorded as Legislative Decree 152/2006, Part IV Title II (packaging and packaging waste), CONAI consortium system.

Malta has a deadline of another kind on August 12, 2026.

Malta sets a packaging weight threshold of 10 tonnes per calendar year.

Norway sets a packaging weight threshold of 0 kg.

Sweden requires registration: Notification to Naturvårdsverket (producer register).

Slovenia sets a packaging weight threshold of 10 tonnes per calendar year.

Not yet published for Austria

How these updates are dated

Every change log is built from the verified records themselves, newest first, so each line has a source address and a retrieval date. The chart counts verified records as they were dated, and the table by date gives the same counts by day.

Some records carry a date from which they apply. That date comes from the source, not from us, and a date in the future means the rule is published but not yet in force. Bills are tracked separately from law: a bill creates no obligation, and its stage is recorded as of the date retrieved.

Each entry is dated by the day we retrieved its source, which is the day a person last confirmed the record against the primary document. It is not the date the rule changed. When a source changes, the record is re-verified and its date moves forward.

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Sources

  1. ris.bka.gv.at: GeltendeFassung.wxe retrieved
    Original wording: haben für ab dem 1. Jänner 2023 in Österreich in Verkehr gesetzte Verpackungen einen Bevollmächtigten
    Original wording: nicht mehr als 1500 kg Haushaltsverpackungen
    Original wording: Bevollmächtigte ist eine natürliche oder juristische Person mit Sitz im Inland.
    Original wording: nicht mehr als 1500 kg Haushaltsverpackungen in Verkehr setzen, können pauschale Lösungen angeboten werden
    Original wording: nicht mehr als 1500 kg gewerbliche Verpackungen in Verkehr setzen, können pauschale Lösungen angeboten werden
    Original wording: Registrierung als Bevollmächtigter im Register gemäß § 22 Abs. 1 AWG 2002 unter Angabe
    Original wording: Sammel- und Tarifkategorien für Haushaltsverpackungen
    Original wording: Anhang 5
    Original wording: Eisenmetalle 50% 60% 65% 75% Aluminium 65% 75% Kunststoffe 60% 75% 80% 85%
    Original wording: binnen zwei Monaten
    Original wording: spätestens bis zum 15. März des darauffolgenden Jahres
    Original wording: haben für ab dem 1. Jänner 2023 in Österreich in Verkehr gesetzte Verpackungen einen Bevollmächtigten für ausländische Versandhändler zu bestellen
  2. ris.bka.gv.at: GeltendeFassung.wxe (2000-2086) retrieved
    Original wording: Versandhändler, die keinen Sitz und keine Niederlassung im örtlichen Geltungsbereich dieses Bundesgesetzes haben
    Original wording: Primärverpflichtete
    Original wording: vorgelagerte Vertriebsstufe, die ihren Sitz im örtlichen Geltungsbereich dieses Bundesgesetzes hat
    Original wording: Versandhändler
    Original wording: Sammel- und Verwertungssystem
    Original wording: Geldstrafe von 450 € bis 8 400 €
  3. normattiva.it: N2Ls (2006) (uri res) retrieved
    Original wording: I produttori e gli utilizzatori sono responsabili della corretta ed efficace gestione ambientale degli imballaggi
    Original wording: I produttori e gli utilizzatori sono responsabili della corretta ed efficace gestione ambientale degli imballaggi e dei rifiuti di imballaggio
    Original wording: aderire ad uno dei consorzi di cui all'articolo 223;
  4. normattiva.it: N2Ls (2006) (uri res) retrieved
    Original wording: partecipano in forma paritaria al Consorzio nazionale imballaggi, in seguito denominato CONAI
  5. normattiva.it: N2Ls (2006) (uri res) retrieved
    Original wording: costituiscono un Consorzio per ciascun materiale di imballaggio
  6. eur-lex.europa.eu: oj retrieved
    Original wording: a quantity of packaging, including packaging of packaged products, of less than 10 tonnes during one calendar year
    Original wording: It shall apply from 12 August 2026.
    Original wording: Producers shall be obliged to register in the register referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in each Member State where they make packaging
  7. fedlex.admin.ch: fedlex data admin ch eli cc 2026 358 20270101 de html retrieved
    Original wording: einer vom BAFU beauftragten Organisation eine vorgezogene Entsorgungsgebühr (Gebühr) entrichten.
    Original wording: Verordnung über Verpackungen (Verpackungsverordnung, VerpV) vom 24. Juni 2026 (Stand am 1. Januar 2027)
    Original wording: Die Kantone vollziehen diese Verordnung, soweit der Vollzug nicht einer Bundesbehörde übertragen ist.
    Original wording: b. Herstellerinnen und Hersteller, die pro Kalenderhalbjahr weniger als 1000 Getränkeverpackungen abgeben oder einführen.
  8. bafu.admin.ch: packaging glass retrieved
    Original wording: Since 2002, the organisation has been levying a prepaid disposal fee on all glass beverage bottles on behalf of the FOEN.
  9. verpackungsregister.org: find out about registrations retrieved
    Original wording: If you are distributing packaged goods in Germany, you have to be registered with the LUCID Packaging Register.
    Original wording: you must register with the LUCID Packaging Register. Registering is free of charge.
  10. verpackungsregister.org: system participation retrieved
    Original wording: you must finance the recycling of your packaging by participating that packaging in a system.
    Original wording: You can conclude your system participation agreement with the system operator of your choice.
  11. verpackungsregister.org: declaration of completeness retrieved
    Original wording: The Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) and the competent state authorities
    Original wording: Glass: 80 tonnes
  12. verpackungsregister.org: data reporting retrieved
    Original wording: Year-end volume reports for the previous year (actual volumes) can only be filed up to 1 June.
  13. ekokom.cz: statutory obligations retrieved
    Original wording: to take-back and recovery of packaging waste
    Original wording: The law permits three methods of fulfilling your obligations
    Original wording: You can enter into a Contract on Collective Compliance with authorised packaging company
    Original wording: file a petition for registration in the List of Subjects required to recover packaging waste, within 60 days
    Original wording: This obligation became effective on the 1st of January 2023.
  14. ekokom.cz: fees retrieved
    Original wording: the Minimum Amount to the day 31.12. 2025 is set at 2 000,- CZK (excl. VAT)
  15. envipak.sk retrieved
    Original wording: Túto povinnosť majú všetci výrobcovia obalov a neobalových výrobkov.
    Original wording: Zákon o odpadoch ukladá výrobcom a dovozcom balených výrobkov
  16. mohu.hu: gyakran ismetelt kerdesek retrieved
    Original wording: a körforgásos termék gyártója/első forgalomba hozója,
    Original wording: Kormány 80/2023. (III. 14.) Korm. rendelete a kiterjesztett gyártói felelősségi rendszer működésének részletes szabályairól
    Original wording: kollektív teljesítés keretében a MOHU valósítja meg.
    Original wording: A nyilvántartásba vételt az OKIRkapun
  17. eur-lex.europa.eu: eng retrieved
    Original wording: It shall apply from 12 August 2026.
    Original wording: by 1 June for each full preceding calendar year
  18. fostplus.be: become a fost plus member retrieved
    Original wording: Does your company put household packaging on the market? Then you have an obligation to report on this packaging to the government.
    Original wording: companies that put at least 300 tonnes of single-use packaging on the market annually
  19. valipac.academy: belgian legislative framework retrieved
    Original wording: The new version of the Cooperation Agreement has been in force since 5 March 2020.
    Original wording: The Interregional Packaging Commission is responsible for the enforcement of the Cooperation Agreement.
  20. fostplus.be retrieved
    Original wording: This representative must (1) be established in Belgium and (2) be registered with EPRiBEL.
    Original wording: Companies that are not members of Fost Plus or another recognised EPR organisation can register directly through EPRiBEL
  21. fostplus.be: declaration retrieved
    Original wording: Exceptionally, you can still amend your 2025 declaration until 15 September this year.
  22. ecopack.bg: why choose ecopack retrieved
    Original wording: obliged all producers and importers of packaged goods in the Bulgarian market to collect, recycle, and recover a set percentage
    Original wording: ECOPACK Bulgaria does not distribute profit and manages the separate collection, recycling and recovery of packaging waste on behalf of its member companies.
  23. ecopack.bg: pricing and business policy retrieved
    Original wording: Indicated fee discounts apply only for reported quantities more than 10 tons per annum.
  24. boe.es: act retrieved
    Original wording: se obliga a todos los envasadores a inscribirse y a remitir anualmente información
    Original wording: se crea la sección de envases en el Registro de Productores de Productos
    Original wording: a través de la Dirección General de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental
    Original wording: deberán designar a una persona física o jurídica en territorio español como representante autorizado
    Original wording: se inscribirán en la sección de envases del Registro de Productores de Productos
  25. fzoeu.hr: 1407 retrieved
    Original wording: proizvođači/uvoznici/ unosnici prilikom stavljanja proizvoda pakiranih u ambalažu na tržište Republike Hrvatske, uplaćuju Fondu naknade
    Original wording: Pravilnikom o ambalaži i otpadnoj ambalaži, plastičnim proizvodima za jednokratnu uporabu i ribolovnom alatu koji sadržava plastiku (NN 137/2023)
    Original wording: uplaćuju Fondu naknade
    Original wording: Do uspostave rada "Registra proizvođača s proširenom odgovornosti", proizvođači ili ovlašteni predstavnici obvezni su od 23.11.2023. godine, dostavljati Fondu podatke
  26. narodne-novine.nn.hr: 2023 11 137 1864 retrieved
    Original wording: Mrežna (internetska) platforma koja nema poslovno sjedište na teritoriju Republike Hrvatske obvezna je u pisanom obliku ovlastiti registriranu osobu u Republici Hrvatskoj
  27. vid.gov.lv retrieved
    Original wording: Dabas resursu nodokli par videi kaitīgām precēm un iepakojumu maksā persona, kas pirmā Latvijas Republikas teritorijā:
    Original wording: Dabas resursu nodokli par iepakojumu, vienreiz lietojamiem galda traukiem un piederumiem vai videi kaitīgām precēm nodokļa maksātājs nemaksā, ja tas nodrošina
    Original wording: noslēdzis ar Vides ministriju līgumu par šīs sistēmas piemērošanu
  28. miljodirektoratet.no: produsent retrieved
    Original wording: skal dere være medlem i et produsentansvarsselskap
    Original wording: Avfallsforskriften kapittel 7 gir deg som produsent utvidet produsentansvar for den emballasjen du setter på markedet i Norge.
    Original wording: Som produsent skal du oppfylle dine plikter i forskriften ved å melde deg inn i eller etablere et godkjent produsentansvarsselskap.
    Original wording: Plikten gjelder uansett hvilken mengde emballasje dere setter på markedet.
  29. miljodirektoratet.no: produsentanvarsselskap retrieved
    Original wording: For å drive et produsentansvarsselskap må du være godkjent av Miljødirektoratet.
    Original wording: Godkjente produsentansvarsselskap skal likebehandle medlemmene sine
  30. producentansvar.dk: emballage retrieved
    Original wording: Virksomheder omfattet af producentansvaret for emballage skal registrere sig i producentansvarsregistret.
  31. retsinformation.dk: 257694 retrieved
    Original wording: Energistyrelsen fører tilsyn efter emballageforordningens artikel 46, stk. 2, 2. pkt., og fører tilsyn med overholdelse af bestemmelserne i denne bekendtgørelse
  32. producentansvar.dk: find jeres faktura retrieved
    Original wording: Nogle kollektive ordninger tilbyder at håndtere betalingen af jeres gebyrer til DPA.
  33. producentansvar.dk: pris for registrering retrieved
    Original wording: Hvis I for eksempel registrerer jer på Emballage som jeres første produktområde, betaler I 1.000 DKK.
  34. producentansvar.dk: gebyrsatser retrieved
    Original wording: Hvis jeres markedsførte mængde er lig med eller under denne grænse, udgør gebyret 250 DKK uanset den beregnede gebyrsats.
  35. ondernemersplein.overheid.nl: afvalbeheersbijdrage verpakkingen betalen retrieved
    Original wording: Dan moet u een Afvalbeheerbijdrage Verpakkingen betalen aan Verpact
    Original wording: Dan moet u zich eerst aanmelden bij Verpact
  36. wetten.overheid.nl: BWBR0035711 retrieved
    Original wording: producent of importeur: elke in Nederland gevestigde natuurlijke of rechtspersoon die:
  37. riksdagen.se: forordning 20221274 om producentansvar for sfs 2022 1274 retrieved
    Original wording: ska före tillhandahållandet anlita eller tillhandahålla en producentansvarsorganisation
    Original wording: innehåller bestämmelser om utformning av förpackningar och om ett system för utökat producentansvar för avfallshantering av förpackningar
    Original wording: En producent som inte är etablerad i Sverige får utse ett producentombud som är etablerat i Sverige.
    Original wording: ska före tillhandahållandet anmäla det till Naturvårdsverket
  38. naturvardsverket.se: producentansvar for forpackningar retrieved
    Original wording: Producentansvarsorganisationer för förpackningar måste vara godkända av Naturvårdsverket.
  39. data.legilux.public.lu: eli etat leg loi 2017 03 21 a330 consolide 20220614 fr html retrieved
    Original wording: responsable d’emballages est soumis au régime de responsabilité élargie des producteurs dont il est question à l’article 19 de la loi du 21 mars 2012
  40. eli.gov.pl: text retrieved
    Original wording: Wprowadzający produkty w opakowaniach jest obowiązany zapewniać odzysk, w tym recykling
    Original wording: jest obowiązany przekazać organizacji odzysku opakowań
    Original wording: podlega, w zakresie tej działalności, wpisowi do rejestru, o którym mowa w art. 49 ustawy z dnia 14 grudnia 2012 r. o odpadach
  41. rinkiin.fi: mika tuottajavastuu retrieved
    Original wording: Pakkausten tuottajavastuu koskee kaikkia ammattimaisesti toimivia yrityksiä, jotka saattavat Suomen markkinoille pakkauksia.
    Original wording: Pakkausten tuottajavastuu on yrityksille lakisääteinen velvoite.
    Original wording: Yrityksen on helpointa hoitaa tuottajavastuu liittymällä tuottajayhteisöön
  42. rinkiin.fi: 2026 Hinnasto SPT retrieved
    Original wording: joiden markkinoille saatettu pakkausmäärä on alle 50 000 kg vuodessa
  43. rinkiin.fi: pakkaustietojen raportointi retrieved
    Original wording: raportoinnin määräaika on 31.1.2027
  44. herrco.gr: businesses retrieved
    Original wording: obliged all the businesses that import, produce and place packaged products on their domestic market, to ensure the collection and recycling of their packaging
    Original wording: it must sign a one-year Participation Contract
  45. gpais.eu: duk retrieved
    Original wording: Visi pakuočių ir (ar) gaminių gamintojai ir (ar) importuotojai privalo registruotis Gamintojų ir importuotojų sąvade GPAIS.
    Original wording: Pakuočių ir pakuočių atliekų tvarkymo įstatymas
  46. pakendiringlus.ee: who is a packaging undertaking retrieved
    Original wording: is responsible for the recycling of packaging
    Original wording: imports packaged goods from third countries is responsible for the recycling of packaging.
  47. konkurentsiamet.ee retrieved
    Original wording: 2025. aastaks on Kliimaministeerium väljastanud tähtajatud tagatisrahata pakenditega seotud taaskasutusorganisatsiooni tegevusload kolmele TKO-le.
  48. citeo.com: citeo rates for household packaging and paper retrieved
    Original wording: A company which puts packaging and/or graphic papers on the market
  49. pontoverde.pt: questoes frequentes retrieved
    Original wording: Não é obrigatório aderir à SPV, mas é obrigatório cumprir as obrigações decorrentes da Responsabilidade Alargada do Produtor
    Original wording: A SPV é uma das três Entidades Gestoras que, em Portugal, estão habilitadas, por licença
  50. repak.ie: become a member retrieved
    Original wording: enabling you to fund the recycling of packaging you place on the market
    Original wording: operating under licence from the Department of Climate, Energy and Environment
  51. ogd.ris.bka.gv.at: NOR40240496 retrieved
    Original wording: spätestens drei Monate nach Ablauf jedes Kalenderjahres für das vorangegangene Kalenderjahr elektronisch im Wege des Registers zu übermitteln
  52. ogd.ris.bka.gv.at: NOR40255803 retrieved
    Original wording: spätestens drei Monate nach Ablauf jedes Kalenderjahres für das vorangegangene Kalenderjahr zu melden. Diese Meldung hat erstmals für das Kalenderjahr 2022 zu erfolgen.
  53. ogd.ris.bka.gv.at: NOR40255807 retrieved
    Original wording: spätestens bis zum 15. März des darauffolgenden Jahres, die Masse des eingesetzten Recyclats an das Sammel- und Verwertungssystem zu melden
  54. ogd.ris.bka.gv.at: NOR40240515 retrieved
    Original wording: Die Bestellung eines Bevollmächtigten sowie Änderungen oder die Beendigung einer Bevollmächtigung können nur mit Ablauf eines Kalenderquartals wirksam werden.
  55. ogd.ris.bka.gv.at: NOR40239316 retrieved
    Original wording: Hersteller und Importeure von Kunststofftragetaschen (§ 13g Abs. 1 Z 1) haben zumindest einmal jährlich, spätestens bis zum 15. März,
  56. ara.at: ARA tariff rates 2026 retrieved
    Original wording: LIST OF TARIFF RATES 2026
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