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  "title": "Belgium EPR: rules, fees and deadlines",
  "h1": "Belgium EPR",
  "description": "Belgium requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Belgian interregional Cooperation Agreement on packaging.",
  "answer": "Belgium requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Belgian interregional Cooperation Agreement on packaging waste, in force in its current version since 5 March 2020. The regulator is Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL). We record 1 threshold and 5 dated deadlines.",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-05",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-03",
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  "cite": "Instica, “Belgium EPR”, https://instica.com/epr/belgium, last verified 2026-11-05, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.",
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      "statement": "Whether affiliates are counted together in Belgium: not yet published. Reason: No group aggregation rule on the fetched pages.",
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        "quote": "Companies that are not members of Fost Plus or another recognised EPR organisation can register directly through EPRiBEL",
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        "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates",
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        "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
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      "statement": "Languages in Belgium: not yet published. Reason: No statutory language rule found; Fost Plus pages exist in NL, FR and EN.",
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        "label": null
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        "quoteLang": "en",
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        "status": "verified",
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        "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration",
        "quote": "you risk a fine amounting to 1% of the contribution from your previous declaration per month of delay",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
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        "label": null
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      "unit": null,
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        "url": "https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/system-participation",
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness",
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        "label": null
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/system-participation",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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        "url": "https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "pending": false,
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        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "unit": null,
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      "source": {
        "url": "https://ondernemersplein.overheid.nl/wetten-en-regels/afvalbeheersbijdrage-verpakkingen-betalen/",
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        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0035711/",
        "quote": "producent of importeur: elke in Nederland gevestigde natuurlijke of rechtspersoon die:",
        "quoteLang": "nl",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "unit": null,
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        "quoteLang": "nl",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://ondernemersplein.overheid.nl/wetten-en-regels/afvalbeheersbijdrage-verpakkingen-betalen/",
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        "quoteLang": "nl",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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        "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "source": {
        "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj",
        "quote": "It shall apply from 12 August 2026.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://data.legilux.public.lu/filestore/eli/etat/leg/loi/2017/03/21/a330/consolide/20220614/fr/html/eli-etat-leg-loi-2017-03-21-a330-consolide-20220614-fr-html.html",
        "quote": "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",
        "quoteLang": "fr",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-05",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "leafPath": "LU.registration",
      "statement": "Luxembourg requires registration: National producer register under PPWR Art. 44.",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj",
        "quote": "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",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
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      "statement": "France carries a packaging EPR obligation.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.citeo.com/en/citeo-rates-for-household-packaging-and-paper/",
        "quote": "A company which puts packaging and/or graphic papers on the market",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
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      "value": "2026-08-12",
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        "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng",
        "quote": "It shall apply from 12 August 2026.",
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      "leafPath": "IT.obligated",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2006-04-03;152~art221",
        "quote": "I produttori e gli utilizzatori sono responsabili della corretta ed efficace gestione ambientale degli imballaggi",
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      "statement": "The regime in Italy is recorded as Legislative Decree 152/2006, Part IV Title II (packaging and packaging waste), CONAI consortium system.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2006-04-03;152~art221",
        "quote": "I produttori e gli utilizzatori sono responsabili della corretta ed efficace gestione ambientale degli imballaggi e dei rifiuti di imballaggio",
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      "id": "cmp-IT-regulator",
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      "statement": "The regulator in Italy is Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE); CONAI coordinates the consortium system.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2006-04-03;152~art224",
        "quote": "partecipano in forma paritaria al Consorzio nazionale imballaggi, in seguito denominato CONAI",
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        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
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      "id": "cmp-IT-organisation",
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      "leafPath": "IT.organisation",
      "statement": "Italy runs its system through registered schemes that producers join: CONAI, Comieco (paper), Corepla (plastic), Coreve (glass), Rilegno (wood), CiAl (aluminium), and Ricrea (steel).",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2006-04-03;152~art223",
        "quote": "costituiscono un Consorzio per ciascun materiale di imballaggio",
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      "id": "cmp-IT-registration",
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      "leafPath": "IT.registration",
      "statement": "Italy requires registration with CONAI membership (declaration and contribution to CONAI, then consortium of material).",
      "value": true,
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2006-04-03;152~art221",
        "quote": "aderire ad uno dei consorzi di cui all'articolo 223;",
        "quoteLang": "it",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
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      "id": "cmp-IT-threshold",
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        "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj",
        "quote": "a quantity of packaging, including packaging of packaged products, of less than 10 tonnes during one calendar year",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-IT-deadline",
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      "statement": "Italy has a deadline of another kind on August 12, 2026.",
      "value": "2026-08-12",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj",
        "quote": "It shall apply from 12 August 2026.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
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        "status": "verified",
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      "id": "cmp-AT-obligated",
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      "leafPath": "AT.obligated",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20002086",
        "quote": "Versandhändler, die keinen Sitz und keine Niederlassung im örtlichen Geltungsbereich dieses Bundesgesetzes haben",
        "quoteLang": "de",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
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      "id": "cmp-AT-regime",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/belgium#cmp-AT-regime",
      "leafPath": "AT.regime",
      "statement": "The regime in Austria is recorded as Austrian packaging EPR: AWG 2002 (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002) and Verpackungsverordnung 2014 (VVO 2014).",
      "value": "Austrian packaging EPR: AWG 2002 (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002) and Verpackungsverordnung 2014 (VVO 2014)",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902",
        "quote": "haben für ab dem 1. Jänner 2023 in Österreich in Verkehr gesetzte Verpackungen einen Bevollmächtigten",
        "quoteLang": "de",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
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      "id": "cmp-AT-organisation",
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      "leafPath": "AT.organisation",
      "statement": "Austria runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Altstoff Recycling Austria AG (ARA).",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902",
        "quote": "Bevollmächtigte ist eine natürliche oder juristische Person mit Sitz im Inland.",
        "quoteLang": "de",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "id": "cmp-AT-registration",
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      "leafPath": "AT.registration",
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      "value": true,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902",
        "quote": "Registrierung als Bevollmächtigter im Register gemäß § 22 Abs. 1 AWG 2002 unter Angabe",
        "quoteLang": "de",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "id": "cmp-AT-threshold",
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      "statement": "Austria sets a packaging weight threshold of 1500 kg per calendar year.",
      "value": "1500",
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902",
        "quote": "nicht mehr als 1500 kg Haushaltsverpackungen in Verkehr setzen, können pauschale Lösungen angeboten werden",
        "quoteLang": "de",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-AT-deadline",
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      "leafPath": "AT.deadlines[ar-appointment-2023]",
      "statement": "Austria has a registration deadline on January 1, 2023.",
      "value": "2023-01-01",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902",
        "quote": "haben für ab dem 1. Jänner 2023 in Österreich in Verkehr gesetzte Verpackungen einen Bevollmächtigten für ausländische Versandhändler zu bestellen",
        "quoteLang": "de",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-CH-obligated",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/belgium#cmp-CH-obligated",
      "leafPath": "CH.obligated",
      "statement": "Switzerland carries a packaging EPR obligation.",
      "value": true,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2026/358/20270101/de/html/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-2026-358-20270101-de-html.html",
        "quote": "einer vom BAFU beauftragten Organisation eine vorgezogene Entsorgungsgebühr (Gebühr) entrichten.",
        "quoteLang": "de",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-CH-regime",
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      "leafPath": "CH.regime",
      "statement": "The regime in Switzerland is recorded as Verpackungsverordnung (VerpV, SR 814.621) of 24 June 2026.",
      "value": "Verpackungsverordnung (VerpV, SR 814.621) of 24 June 2026",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2026/358/20270101/de/html/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-2026-358-20270101-de-html.html",
        "quote": "Verordnung über Verpackungen (Verpackungsverordnung, VerpV) vom 24. Juni 2026 (Stand am 1. Januar 2027)",
        "quoteLang": "de",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "cmp-CH-regulator",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/belgium#cmp-CH-regulator",
      "leafPath": "CH.regulator",
      "statement": "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).",
      "value": "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)",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2026/358/20270101/de/html/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-2026-358-20270101-de-html.html",
        "quote": "Die Kantone vollziehen diese Verordnung, soweit der Vollzug nicht einer Bundesbehörde übertragen ist.",
        "quoteLang": "de",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CH-organisation",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/belgium#cmp-CH-organisation",
      "leafPath": "CH.organisation",
      "statement": "Switzerland runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation: VetroSwiss (glass beverage packaging advance disposal fee, mandated by BAFU), PET-Recycling Schweiz (PET beverage containers, voluntary sectoral solution), IGORA-Genossenschaft (aluminium packaging, voluntary sectoral solution), and Ferro Recycling (tinplate cans, voluntary sectoral solution).",
      "value": "multiple_pros",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.bafu.admin.ch/en/packaging-glass",
        "quote": "Since 2002, the organisation has been levying a prepaid disposal fee on all glass beverage bottles on behalf of the FOEN.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-05",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-CH-threshold",
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      "leafPath": "CH.thresholds[glass_fee_small_volume]",
      "statement": "Switzerland sets a units threshold of 1,000.",
      "value": 1000,
      "unit": "beverage packages per calendar half-year",
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2026/358/20270101/de/html/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-2026-358-20270101-de-html.html",
        "quote": "b. Herstellerinnen und Hersteller, die pro Kalenderhalbjahr weniger als 1000 Getränkeverpackungen abgeben oder einführen.",
        "quoteLang": "de",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-BG-obligated",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/belgium#cmp-BG-obligated",
      "leafPath": "BG.obligated",
      "statement": "Bulgaria carries a packaging EPR obligation.",
      "value": true,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.ecopack.bg/en/members/why-choose-ecopack",
        "quote": "obliged all producers and importers of packaged goods in the Bulgarian market to collect, recycle, and recover a set percentage",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-BG-regime",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/belgium#cmp-BG-regime",
      "leafPath": "BG.regime",
      "statement": "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.",
      "value": "Bulgarian Waste Management Act: extended producer responsibility for packaging, met through a recovery organisation or the product fee",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.ecopack.bg/en/members/why-choose-ecopack",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "cmp-BG-organisation",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/belgium#cmp-BG-organisation",
      "leafPath": "BG.organisation",
      "statement": "Bulgaria runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation: ECOPACK Bulgaria AD and ECOBULPACK.",
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      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.ecopack.bg/en/members/why-choose-ecopack",
        "quote": "ECOPACK Bulgaria does not distribute profit and manages the separate collection, recycling and recovery of packaging waste on behalf of its member companies.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "cmp-BG-threshold",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/belgium#cmp-BG-threshold",
      "leafPath": "BG.thresholds[discount-10t]",
      "statement": "Bulgaria sets a tonnage threshold of 10 tonnes per year.",
      "value": "10",
      "unit": "tonne per year",
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.ecopack.bg/en/members/pricing-and-business-policy",
        "quote": "Indicated fee discounts apply only for reported quantities more than 10 tons per annum.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-BG-deadline",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/belgium#cmp-BG-deadline",
      "leafPath": "BG.deadlines[ppwr-application]",
      "statement": "Bulgaria has a deadline of another kind on August 12, 2026.",
      "value": "2026-08-12",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng",
        "quote": "It shall apply from 12 August 2026.",
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    {
      "id": "answer",
      "heading": null,
      "kind": "answer",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"answer\"></a>\n\nBelgium requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Belgian interregional Cooperation Agreement on packaging waste, in force in its current version since 5 March 2020. The regulator is Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL). We record 1 threshold and 5 dated deadlines."
    },
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "heading": "Packaging EPR in Belgium: what we have verified",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"overview\"></a>\n\n## Packaging EPR in Belgium: what we have verified\n\nThis page collects what we have verified about packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) in Belgium. 12 of 16 core rule fields are published from primary sources and 4 are not yet published. The dataset was last reviewed on September 29, 2026, and the newest source on this page was retrieved on November 3, 2026.\n\n- **Regime**: [Belgian interregional Cooperation Agreement on packaging waste, in force in its current version since 5 March 2020; enforced by the Interregional Packaging Commission (IRPC/IVC-CIE)](#regime)\n- **Regulator**: [Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL)](#regulator)\n- **Producers obliged**: [Yes](#obligated)\n- **System**: [more than one producer responsibility organisation](#organisation)\n- **Registration**: [Required](#registration)\n- **Fee schedules**: 2\n\n<a id=\"regime\"></a>The packaging EPR regime in Belgium is recorded as Belgian interregional Cooperation Agreement on packaging waste, in force in its current version since 5 March 2020; enforced by the Interregional Packaging Commission (IRPC/IVC-CIE).\n\n<a id=\"regulator\"></a>The regulator named for Belgium is Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL).\n\n<a id=\"obligated\"></a>Producers placing packaging on the market in Belgium carry a packaging EPR obligation.\n\n> The new version of the Cooperation Agreement has been in force since 5 March 2020.\n>\n> Source: Regime (https://valipac.academy/en/modules/gaining-a-better-understanding-of-the-legislation/belgian-legislative-framework/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Belgium: treatment of affiliates, reporting notes, labelling, and filing languages. Each of these stays blank until a primary source is verified; we do not fill gaps from memory or from other jurisdictions."
    },
    {
      "id": "who",
      "heading": "Who is the producer in Belgium",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"who\"></a>\n\n## Who is the producer in Belgium\n\nIn Belgium, packaging EPR obliges producers to organise or fund the collection and recycling of the packaging they place on the market. The sections below set out who counts as the producer, which thresholds decide whether a business is in scope, and what has to be filed.\n\nThe producer hierarchy decides who answers for a pack when several businesses touch it. For Belgium, the dataset names the following roles for each packaging level.\n\n<a id=\"producer-hierarchy\"></a>**Who is the producer in Belgium, by packaging level**\n\n| Packaging level | Producer roles recorded |\n| --- | --- |\n| primary (sales) packaging | manufacturer or brand owner, brand owner, importer |\n| service packaging | manufacturer or brand owner, importer |\n\n<a id=\"producer-default\"></a>In Belgium, the party that carries the obligation by default is the manufacturer or brand owner, brand owner, and importer.\n\n> Companies that produce or import service packaging in order to put it on the Belgian market.\n>\n> Source: Producer hierarchy (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/become-a-fost-plus-member), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\n<a id=\"transfer\"></a>In Belgium, the obligation can be transferred to another party under the stated rules.\n\nTransfer detail: written mandate to an e-commerce platform under PPWR; membership of a recognised organisation\n\n<a id=\"affiliates\"></a>Whether affiliates are counted together in Belgium: not yet published. Reason: No group aggregation rule on the fetched pages.\n\n<a id=\"revenue-scope\"></a>Where a revenue test applies in Belgium, it is measured on no revenue test.\n\nRoles matter because an online seller, an importer and a brand owner can each be the producer for the same pack, and a pack is counted once. If you sell into Belgium through a marketplace, check whether the marketplace or you are recorded as the obligated party. Confirm who is responsible for reporting."
    },
    {
      "id": "thresholds",
      "heading": "Thresholds that apply in Belgium",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"thresholds\"></a>\n\n## Thresholds that apply in Belgium\n\nThresholds decide whether a business is in scope, whether it pays fees, or whether it can file a simplified report. Belgium publishes 1 verified threshold.\n\n<a id=\"thresholds-table\"></a>**Thresholds recorded for Belgium**\n\n| Measure | Amount | Effect | Note |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [tonnage](#threshold-prevention-plan-300t) | 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year | registration is triggered | A three-year prevention plan is required at or above these tonnages. |\n\n<a id=\"threshold-prevention-plan-300t\"></a>Belgium sets a tonnage threshold of 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year; effect: registration is triggered.\n\nBasis of the tonnage threshold: put on the market; 100 tonnes for companies packaging in Belgium.\n\n> companies that put at least 300 tonnes of single-use packaging on the market annually\n>\n> Source: Threshold (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/become-a-fost-plus-member), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
    },
    {
      "id": "exemptions",
      "heading": "Exemptions in Belgium",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"exemptions\"></a>\n\n## Exemptions in Belgium\n\nAn exemption removes or reduces a duty for a defined group. Belgium lists 1 exemption in the dataset. Some apply automatically; others only apply if you ask the regulator for them, usually within a window.\n\n<a id=\"exemption-reusable-packaging\"></a>Exemption in Belgium: Reusable packaging carries no contribution; only the information obligation applies. It applies without a separate application.\n\n> You do not pay any contribution for reusable packaging in your declaration.\n>\n> Source: Exemption (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
    },
    {
      "id": "registration-system",
      "heading": "Registration and the system in Belgium",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"registration-system\"></a>\n\n## Registration and the system in Belgium\n\nRegistration is where an obligation becomes visible to the regulator. The records below show whether Belgium asks producers to register, with whom, and which organisation or scheme carries the collection and recycling system.\n\n<a id=\"registration\"></a>Producers in Belgium must register. How: EPRiBEL producer register (formerly IVC-CIE); Fost Plus registers members collectively.\n\nWho registers: Members: Fost Plus on their behalf; non-members register directly through EPRiBEL\n\n[Registry](https://www.fostplus.be/en/blog/ppwr-insights-8-mandatory-registration-in-producer-register-fost-plus-handles-it-for-you) (opens the official registry page).\n\n> Companies that are not members of Fost Plus or another recognised EPR organisation can register directly through EPRiBEL\n>\n> Source: Registration (https://www.fostplus.be/en/blog/ppwr-insights-8-mandatory-registration-in-producer-register-fost-plus-handles-it-for-you), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\n<a id=\"organisation\"></a>In Belgium, the system runs through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Fost Plus (household) and Valipac (industrial); a local authorised representative is required for foreign producers.\n\nApplies to: Foreign producers from 12 August 2026 under PPWR; representative established in Belgium and registered with EPRiBEL\n\n> This representative must (1) be established in Belgium and (2) be registered with EPRiBEL.\n>\n> Source: Organisation (https://www.fostplus.be/en/blog/ppwr-insights-8-mandatory-registration-in-producer-register-fost-plus-handles-it-for-you), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\n<a id=\"categories\"></a>The packaging taxonomy in Belgium has 32 categories. Granularity: material and format (colour, opacity, film type)."
    },
    {
      "id": "deadlines",
      "heading": "Deadlines in Belgium",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"deadlines\"></a>\n\n## Deadlines in Belgium\n\nBelgium records 5 deadlines, 5 of them verified. This page gives the summary; every date, the period it covers and what it requires are on the deadlines page for Belgium.\n\nEvery verified date we hold for Belgium falls on or before November 9, 2026, so none is still ahead. Check the regulator for the next one.\n\n2 obligations recur on a fixed day each year rather than on a single date.\n\nSee every deadline for Belgium, with its period and what it requires, on the [Belgium deadlines page](https://instica.com/epr/belgium/deadlines).\n\nA deadline is a date the regulator published, not a date we set. We can estimate what you may owe and prepare the report file; you sign and submit it in the regulator's own portal."
    },
    {
      "id": "fees-reporting",
      "heading": "Fees and reporting in Belgium",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"fees-reporting\"></a>\n\n## Fees and reporting in Belgium\n\nBelgium publishes 2 fee schedules, for fee years 2026 and 2027. The schedule sets what each kind of packaging costs; the rates themselves are on the fee pages, not here.\n\n- [Belgium 2026 fees](https://instica.com/epr/belgium/fees/2026): rates by material for fee year 2026.\n- [Belgium 2027 fees](https://instica.com/epr/belgium/fees/2027): rates by material for fee year 2027.\n\nThe report you file is a defined file or form. Belgium records 1 format; we prepare the file to that specification and you upload it yourself.\n\nBelgium packaging declaration (working layout) is a csv file submitted through Not identified; the customer signs in to the recipient's service and submits. The customer reviews, signs and submits it.\n\nColumns, material mapping and the checks a file must pass are on the Belgium report format page."
    },
    {
      "id": "obligations",
      "heading": "Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Belgium",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"obligations\"></a>\n\n## Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Belgium\n\n<a id=\"labelling\"></a>Labelling in Belgium: not yet published. Reason: The cited quote only says the Green Dot ends on 12 February 2027; whether a national marking is otherwise mandatory was not verified.\n\n<a id=\"languages\"></a>Languages in Belgium: not yet published. Reason: No statutory language rule found; Fost Plus pages exist in NL, FR and EN.\n\n<a id=\"target-recycling-household-plastic-2030\"></a>Belgium sets a target for household plastic recycling: 70% by 2030 (65% in 2023).\n\n<a id=\"penalty-1\"></a>Belgium sets a penalty for late annual declaration (Fost Plus contract): 1% of the previous declaration contribution per month of delay.\n\nLabelling, language, target and penalty rules are the parts of a regime that are easiest to miss. A report filed in the wrong language or a pack without a required mark can cost as much as a late payment, so read each of these against your own products."
    },
    {
      "id": "compare",
      "heading": "Belgium compared with nearby places",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"compare\"></a>\n\n## Belgium compared with nearby places\n\nRules do not stop at a border. A business that sells into Belgium usually sells into its neighbours too, and the thresholds and deadlines differ. The table reads Belgium against the places closest to it that have verified data.\n\n<a id=\"neighbours\"></a>**Belgium read against neighbouring and similar places**\n\n| Place | Producers obliged | Regulator | Registration |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [Germany](https://instica.com/epr/germany) | [Yes](#cmp-DE-obligated) | [Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR), which runs the LUCID Packaging Register; competent state authorities enforce](#cmp-DE-regulator) | Required |\n| [Netherlands](https://instica.com/epr/netherlands) | [Yes](#cmp-NL-obligated) | Not yet published | Required |\n| Luxembourg | [Yes](#cmp-LU-obligated) | Not yet published | Required |\n| [France](https://instica.com/epr/france) | [Yes](#cmp-FR-obligated) | Not yet published | Not yet published |\n| [Italy](https://instica.com/epr/italy) | [Yes](#cmp-IT-obligated) | [Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE); CONAI coordinates the consortium system](#cmp-IT-regulator) | Required |\n| [Austria](https://instica.com/epr/austria) | [Yes](#cmp-AT-obligated) | Not yet published | Required |\n| [Switzerland](https://instica.com/epr/switzerland) | [Yes](#cmp-CH-obligated) | [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)](#cmp-CH-regulator) | Not yet published |\n| [Bulgaria](https://instica.com/epr/bulgaria) | [Yes](#cmp-BG-obligated) | Not yet published | Not yet published |"
    },
    {
      "id": "compare-records",
      "heading": "Records behind the comparison",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"compare-records\"></a>\n\n## Records behind the comparison\n\n<a id=\"cmp-DE-regime\"></a>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.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-DE-organisation\"></a>Germany runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-DE-threshold\"></a>Germany sets a tonnage threshold of at or above 80 tonnes.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-DE-deadline\"></a>Germany has a reporting deadline on June 1, 2027.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-NL-regime\"></a>The regime in Netherlands is recorded as Besluit beheer verpakkingen 2014 (Packaging Management Decree) with the Verpact waste-management contribution.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-NL-organisation\"></a>Netherlands runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Verpact.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-NL-threshold\"></a>Netherlands sets a packaging weight threshold of 10 tonnes per calendar year.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-NL-deadline\"></a>Netherlands has a deadline of another kind on August 12, 2026.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-LU-threshold\"></a>Luxembourg sets a packaging weight threshold of 10 tonnes per calendar year.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-LU-deadline\"></a>Luxembourg has a deadline of another kind on August 12, 2026.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-FR-deadline\"></a>France has a deadline of another kind on August 12, 2026.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-IT-regime\"></a>The regime in Italy is recorded as Legislative Decree 152/2006, Part IV Title II (packaging and packaging waste), CONAI consortium system.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-IT-organisation\"></a>Italy runs its system through registered schemes that producers join: CONAI, Comieco (paper), Corepla (plastic), Coreve (glass), Rilegno (wood), CiAl (aluminium), and Ricrea (steel).\n\n<a id=\"cmp-IT-threshold\"></a>Italy sets a packaging weight threshold of 10 tonnes per calendar year.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-IT-deadline\"></a>Italy has a deadline of another kind on August 12, 2026.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-AT-regime\"></a>The regime in Austria is recorded as Austrian packaging EPR: AWG 2002 (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002) and Verpackungsverordnung 2014 (VVO 2014).\n\n<a id=\"cmp-AT-organisation\"></a>Austria runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Altstoff Recycling Austria AG (ARA).\n\n<a id=\"cmp-AT-threshold\"></a>Austria sets a packaging weight threshold of 1500 kg per calendar year.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-AT-deadline\"></a>Austria has a registration deadline on January 1, 2023.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CH-regime\"></a>The regime in Switzerland is recorded as Verpackungsverordnung (VerpV, SR 814.621) of 24 June 2026.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CH-organisation\"></a>Switzerland runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation: VetroSwiss (glass beverage packaging advance disposal fee, mandated by BAFU), PET-Recycling Schweiz (PET beverage containers, voluntary sectoral solution), IGORA-Genossenschaft (aluminium packaging, voluntary sectoral solution), and Ferro Recycling (tinplate cans, voluntary sectoral solution).\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CH-threshold\"></a>Switzerland sets a units threshold of 1,000.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-BG-regime\"></a>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.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-BG-organisation\"></a>Bulgaria runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation: ECOPACK Bulgaria AD and ECOBULPACK.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-BG-threshold\"></a>Bulgaria sets a tonnage threshold of 10 tonnes per year.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-BG-deadline\"></a>Bulgaria has a deadline of another kind on August 12, 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "pairs",
      "heading": "Belgium read against each neighbour",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"pairs\"></a>\n\n## Belgium read against each neighbour\n\nEach paragraph reads Belgium against one place from the table above, using only records verified for both. A part is left out when either side is not yet published.\n\nBelgium and [Germany](#cmp-DE-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL) in Belgium and [Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR), which runs the LUCID Packaging Register; competent state authorities enforce](#cmp-DE-regulator) next door. Both run more than one producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year of tonnage in Belgium and [10 tonnes of tonnage](#cmp-DE-threshold) in Germany, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is August 12, 2026 in Belgium and [December 31, 2026](#cmp-DE-deadline) in Germany, 141 days earlier here.\n\nBelgium and [Netherlands](#cmp-NL-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. Belgium runs more than one producer responsibility organisation, while Netherlands runs [a single producer responsibility organisation](#cmp-NL-organisation). Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year of tonnage in Belgium and [10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight](#cmp-NL-threshold) in Netherlands, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.\n\nBelgium and [Luxembourg](#cmp-LU-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year of tonnage in Belgium and [10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight](#cmp-LU-threshold) in Luxembourg, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.\n\nBelgium and [France](#cmp-FR-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.\n\nBelgium and [Italy](#cmp-IT-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL) in Belgium and [Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE); CONAI coordinates the consortium system](#cmp-IT-regulator) next door. Belgium runs more than one producer responsibility organisation, while Italy runs [registered schemes that producers join](#cmp-IT-organisation). Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year of tonnage in Belgium and [10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight](#cmp-IT-threshold) in Italy, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.\n\nBelgium and [Austria](#cmp-AT-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run more than one producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year of tonnage in Belgium and [1500 kg per calendar year of packaging weight](#cmp-AT-threshold) in Austria, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is August 12, 2026 in Belgium and [January 1, 2023](#cmp-AT-deadline) in Austria, 1319 days later here.\n\nBelgium and [Switzerland](#cmp-CH-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL) in Belgium and [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)](#cmp-CH-regulator) next door. Both run more than one producer responsibility organisation. The first thresholds are measured differently: 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year of tonnage in Belgium and [1,000 of units](#cmp-CH-threshold) in Switzerland, so the figures cannot be compared directly. \n\nBelgium and [Bulgaria](#cmp-BG-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run more than one producer responsibility organisation. The first thresholds are measured differently: 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year of tonnage in Belgium and [10 tonnes per year of tonnage](#cmp-BG-threshold) in Bulgaria, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "position",
      "heading": "Where Belgium sits among the places we cover",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"position\"></a>\n\n## Where Belgium sits among the places we cover\n\nCounted by verified core records, Belgium holds 12 of 17 and ranks 4 of 53 places in the dataset. The places just ahead of it are United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax (14), [United Kingdom](https://instica.com/epr/uk) (13) and [Oregon](https://instica.com/epr/oregon) (13). The places just behind it are Ontario (12), [Italy](https://instica.com/epr/italy) (12), [California](https://instica.com/epr/california) (12), [Austria](https://instica.com/epr/austria) (11), [British Columbia](https://instica.com/epr/british-columbia) (11) and [Switzerland](https://instica.com/epr/switzerland) (11).\n\nCounting every verified record, not only the core fields, Belgium holds 22 and ranks 6 of 53. Ahead of it are Ontario (27), [Austria](https://instica.com/epr/austria) (26), [Oregon](https://instica.com/epr/oregon) (25), [United Kingdom](https://instica.com/epr/uk) (24) and United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax (24). Behind it are [Washington](https://instica.com/epr/washington) (22), [Québec](https://instica.com/epr/quebec) (21), [British Columbia](https://instica.com/epr/british-columbia) (20), [California](https://instica.com/epr/california) (20), [Minnesota](https://instica.com/epr/minnesota) (19) and [Germany](https://instica.com/epr/germany) (18).\n\nAll 31 places in this region in the dataset record an obligation, so Belgium is not an outlier among its neighbours.\n\nOrdered by earliest verified deadline, Belgium comes 12 of 41, on August 12, 2026. Before it come [Colorado](https://instica.com/epr/colorado) (January 1, 2026, 223 days earlier), [Washington](https://instica.com/epr/washington) (March 1, 2026, 164 days earlier), Ontario (May 31, 2026, 73 days earlier), [Québec](https://instica.com/epr/quebec) (May 31, 2026, 73 days earlier), [Maryland](https://instica.com/epr/maryland) (May 31, 2026, 73 days earlier) and [Minnesota](https://instica.com/epr/minnesota) (May 31, 2026, 73 days earlier). After it come [Bulgaria](https://instica.com/epr/bulgaria) (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), [Cyprus](https://instica.com/epr/cyprus) (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), [Denmark](https://instica.com/epr/denmark) (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), [Estonia](https://instica.com/epr/estonia) (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), [Spain](https://instica.com/epr/spain) (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day) and [Finland](https://instica.com/epr/finland) (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day).\n\nAmong places whose first threshold is also counted in tonnage, Belgium sits 1 of 1 from the lowest. The table sets it beside the places just below and just above.\n\n<a id=\"threshold-ladder\"></a>**First thresholds near Belgium, lowest first**\n\n| Place | First threshold | Against this page |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| [Belgium](https://instica.com/epr/belgium) | 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year | This page |"
    },
    {
      "id": "prepare",
      "heading": "What to prepare for Belgium",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"prepare\"></a>\n\n## What to prepare for Belgium\n\n1. Work out whether you are the producer for each product you sell in Belgium, using the producer roles above.\n2. Compare your Belgium revenue and packaging weight with each threshold in the table; keep the working.\n3. Register with EPRiBEL producer register (formerly IVC-CIE); Fost Plus registers members collectively before you report or pay.\n4. Put every dated deadline above in your calendar, with the period it covers.\n5. Collect packaging weights by material so the report file can be prepared to the format above.\n6. Sign and submit your filings yourself in the regulator's portal; Instica never stores portal credentials and never files for you.\n\nInstica measures packaging, estimates what you may owe and prepares the report file. It does not decide whether you are obliged; that stays with you and the regulator."
    },
    {
      "id": "method",
      "heading": "How to read this page",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"method\"></a>\n\n## How to read this page\n\nEvery statement on this page is generated from a verified record, and each record keeps its source address, the date we retrieved it, and, where the source is a statute or notice, the quoted text. A value marked \"not yet published\" has no verified source yet; we show the reason instead of a number.\n\nQuotes are shown in the language of the source with a labelled summary in English. The summary helps you read; the quote is what the source says. If the two ever differ, the quote governs.\n\nBelgium has 12 of 16 core fields verified. The remaining 4 are listed in the overview. When one of them is published, the page changes and the \"last verified\" date moves; until then, the safest assumption is that the answer is unknown, not that it is no."
    },
    {
      "id": "gaps",
      "heading": "What is still open for Belgium",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"gaps\"></a>\n\n## What is still open for Belgium\n\nBelgium has 4 of 16 core fields still open, and the reason recorded for each is below.\n\n- **Treatment of affiliates**: Reason recorded: No group aggregation rule on the fetched pages.\n- **Reporting notes**: Reason recorded: Portal-only; no published file layout.\n- **Labelling**: Reason recorded: The cited quote only says the Green Dot ends on 12 February 2027; whether a national marking is otherwise mandatory was not verified.\n- **Filing languages**: Reason recorded: No statutory language rule found; Fost Plus pages exist in NL, FR and EN."
    },
    {
      "id": "gaps-meaning",
      "heading": "What an open field means in practice",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"gaps-meaning\"></a>\n\n## What an open field means in practice\n\nA field is marked not yet published when no primary source we can cite says what it needs to say. Below, each open field for Belgium is listed with the reason we recorded and what it means for a business that sells there while the field stays open.\n\n- **Treatment of affiliates**: Whether affiliates are added together affects group companies; keep group revenue and tonnage by entity.\n- **Reporting notes**: Reporting notes cover practical points such as units and rounding; keep your working in grams by material.\n- **Labelling**: Labelling rules decide whether a pack needs a mark or a sorting instruction; check pack artwork before printing a large run.\n- **Filing languages**: The filing language decides whether you need a translation of your report; confirm before you prepare the file.\n\nWe re-check open fields when a source changes and when a reviewer flags one. If you hold a primary source that answers an open field for Belgium, the data-gaps page explains how to send it; we publish a field only after we can cite the source and its date."
    },
    {
      "id": "scenarios",
      "heading": "What this means for different sellers in Belgium",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"scenarios\"></a>\n\n## What this means for different sellers in Belgium\n\nBecause Belgium records a packaging EPR obligation, each of the following sellers should expect to do some work. What differs is who the producer is and which threshold applies.\n\n#### A brand owner that makes or packs its own goods\n\nYou are the likeliest producer. Count the packaging you put into Belgium by material, compare it with the thresholds, and register (the dataset records that registration is required). Keep the weights; every later step starts from them.\n\n#### An importer or reseller of branded goods\n\nImporters are named producers in many regimes. Check the producer roles above: if the importer is listed for a packaging level, the duty for that pack can move to you from the brand owner, and the brand owner may ask for proof that you handle it.\n\n#### A seller that ships through an online marketplace\n\nSome regimes make the marketplace answerable and some leave the duty with you. This page lists the roles recorded for Belgium; where the marketplace role is not listed, assume you remain responsible and check the marketplace's own seller guidance.\n\n#### A small seller that sells only a few parcels a year\n\nCompare your figures with the 1 verified threshold above. Being under a threshold can mean no fee, a simplified report or only a registration; read the effect column, because it is not always full relief."
    },
    {
      "id": "mistakes",
      "heading": "Common mistakes with Belgium packaging EPR",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"mistakes\"></a>\n\n## Common mistakes with Belgium packaging EPR\n\nMost problems with packaging EPR do not come from the rule itself; they come from a few repeated slips. These are the ones to avoid when you work from the records for Belgium.\n\n- Treating \"not yet published\" as \"no\". An open field means we do not know, and the safe reading is that a duty may exist.\n- Using another place's threshold. Belgium sets its own figures (see the table); a neighbour's number does not carry over.\n- Measuring in the wrong unit. Thresholds are written in kilograms, tonnes or a currency; convert before you compare.\n- Counting the wrong period. The period a deadline covers is part of the rule, and the table shows it where it is published.\n- Assuming a marketplace or a supplier handles reporting. Confirm in writing who the producer is for each pack and who is responsible for submission.\n- Filing on a calendar you copied from last year. Dates move; use the dated records on this page and recheck near the deadline.\n\nThe records show what the published sources say. A decision with real exposure belongs with the regulator or a qualified adviser."
    },
    {
      "id": "faq",
      "heading": "Questions about packaging EPR in Belgium",
      "kind": "faq",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"faq\"></a>\n\n## Questions about packaging EPR in Belgium\n\n### <a id=\"faq-obliged\"></a>Do I need to take part in packaging EPR in Belgium?\n\nBelgium records a packaging EPR obligation for producers, with thresholds that decide who is in scope; compare your figures with the thresholds table. Whether you are the producer depends on the roles listed for each packaging level.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-who\"></a>Who is the regulator in Belgium?\n\nThe regulator recorded for Belgium is Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL).\n\n### <a id=\"faq-threshold\"></a>Is there a small-business threshold in Belgium?\n\nBelgium records 1 verified threshold; see the table above for the amounts and what each one changes.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-deadline\"></a>When are filings due in Belgium?\n\nBelgium records 5 verified deadlines; they are listed with the period each covers.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-register\"></a>Do I have to register in Belgium?\n\nYes, the dataset records that registration is required in Belgium.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-submit\"></a>Does Instica file my report?\n\nNo. We measure your packaging, estimate what you may owe and prepare the report file. You review it, sign it and submit it yourself, and Instica never stores regulator-portal credentials.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-source\"></a>How do I know the data is current?\n\nEach record shows the source address and the date we retrieved it. This page was last verified on September 29, 2026.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-legal\"></a>Can I rely on this page for a decision?\n\nIt summarizes published sources to help you prepare. For a decision that carries real risk, ask the regulator or a qualified adviser."
    },
    {
      "id": "estimate",
      "heading": null,
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"estimate\"></a>\n\n> **Estimate**: Figures here are estimates prepared from published sources, not a ruling. You review, sign and submit your own filings; Instica does not store regulator-portal credentials and does not submit for you."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://valipac.academy/en/modules/gaining-a-better-understanding-of-the-legislation/belgian-legislative-framework/",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "The new version of the Cooperation Agreement has been in force since 5 March 2020.",
      "quoteLang": "en"
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      "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration",
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      "url": "https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/data-reporting",
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      "label": null,
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      "quote": "It shall apply from 12 August 2026.",
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      "url": "https://data.legilux.public.lu/filestore/eli/etat/leg/loi/2017/03/21/a330/consolide/20220614/fr/html/eli-etat-leg-loi-2017-03-21-a330-consolide-20220614-fr-html.html",
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      "quote": "It shall apply from 12 August 2026.",
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