# Minnesota vs Spain EPR: Rules Compared Last verified: November 5, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/compare/minnesota-vs-spain Minnesota and Spain both run packaging EPR, but the rules differ. Both require producers to register. Spain asks for its first annual report earlier, on March 31 against May 31 in Minnesota. Every figure below links to its primary source. ## Minnesota and Spain side by side 2 of 9 rows have a verified figure on each side of Minnesota and Spain; a cell reads “not yet published” when a side has none, and an exemption row reads “none recorded; see thresholds” when no exemption is on record. **Minnesota and Spain: the measures both programmes publish** | Measure | Minnesota | Spain | Stricter | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Registration duty | Required | Required | Same | | Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | more than one producer responsibility organisation | Not comparable | | Lowest revenue exemption | $2,000,000 | none recorded; see thresholds | Not comparable | | Lowest weight exemption | 907.2 kg | none recorded; see thresholds | Not comparable | | First annual report date | May 31 | March 31 | Spain | | Published penalties | 1 published | 3 published | Not comparable | | Report file | csv | csv | Not comparable | | Paper fee, cheapest matched rate | not yet published | 0.117 EUR/kg | Not comparable | | Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | not yet published | 0.530 EUR/kg | Not comparable | Both programmes require a producer to register, in Minnesota and in Spain. The earliest annual report date is May 31 in Minnesota and March 31 in Spain, 61 days apart. Spain leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first. ## Who runs the programme in Minnesota and Spain Who collects and who the producer files with, in Minnesota and then Spain. **Minnesota and Spain: how each programme is set up** | Aspect | Minnesota | Spain | | --- | --- | --- | | Regime | Minnesota packaging EPR law, Minnesota Statutes sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463 | Royal Decree 1055/2022 on packaging and packaging waste, under Law 7/2022 on waste and contaminated soils | | Regulator | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), Directorate-General for Environmental Quality and Assessment | | Producers obligated | Yes | Yes | | Registration | Required, Producer joins a PRO; the PRO registers with the MPCA | Required, Packaging section of the Register of Product Producers (Registro de Productores de Productos) | | Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance; membership required | more than one producer responsibility organisation: Ecoembes, Ecovidrio; membership required | | Transfer of responsibility | not yet published | Allowed | | Who counts as the producer | primary: manufacturer, brand licensee, brand owner, importer | primary: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor; secondary: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor; service: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor; shipping: online marketplace seller, manufacturer or brand owner; tertiary: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor | > **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Minnesota: the rules on transferring responsibility. Reason: No transfer or delegation rule was found in the definition read. > **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Minnesota: how revenue is counted. Reason: Revenue scope for the producer threshold was not read beyond the de minimis definition. > **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Spain: how revenue is counted. Reason: Spanish law sets obligations by packaging weight and units, not by turnover; no revenue basis was found in the retrieved text. The two programmes are organised differently. Minnesota uses one producer responsibility organisation; Spain uses more than one producer responsibility organisation. For a seller in both, that usually means two different counterparties, two different sign-up routes and two different sets of terms to read before the first report is due. ## What Minnesota and Spain cover, side by side Each row below is one published feature of the two programmes; a cell reads “not yet published” when Minnesota or Spain has no verified entry for it in the dataset. **Scope, producer duties, categories, labelling and targets, Minnesota and Spain** | Aspect | Minnesota | Spain | | --- | --- | --- | | Materials covered | packaging, paper products | all packaging materials, plastic, paper and cardboard, metal, glass, wood, other | | Product classes covered | packaging, paper | household packaging, commercial and industrial packaging, service packaging | | Excluded from scope | exempt materials | not yet published | | Sales channels addressed | physical retail, remote sale, other distribution | domestic producers, producers established in other Member States or third countries via an authorised representative, e-commerce platforms acting as producer where no representative is appointed | | Producer duty: primary packaging | manufacturer; licensee; brand_owner; importer | manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor | | Exemption 1 | A de minimis producer introduced under one ton or earned under $2,000,000 in global gross revenue in its most recent fiscal year. | not yet published | | Producer duty: secondary packaging | not yet published | manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor | | Producer duty: tertiary packaging | not yet published | manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor | | Producer duty: shipping packaging | not yet published | online_marketplace_seller; manufacturer_brand_owner | | Producer duty: service packaging | not yet published | manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor | | Published targets | not yet published | recycling rate, all packaging waste 65% by 2025-12-31; recycling rate, all packaging waste 70% by 2030-12-31 | ## Thresholds and exemptions in Minnesota and Spain Every verified threshold Minnesota and Spain publish, as each states it. **Verified thresholds in Minnesota and Spain** | Place | Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis as published | | --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- | | Minnesota | packaging tonnage | 1 short ton | exempt below | covered material introduced, most recent fiscal year | | Minnesota | revenue | $2,000,000 | exempt below | global gross revenue, most recent fiscal year | | Spain | packaging weight | 10 tonnes per calendar year | reduced duty | packaging made available for the first time in the Member State | | Spain | packaging weight | 15 tonnes per year | reduced duty | packaging placed on the market | Minnesota exemption: A de minimis producer introduced under one ton or earned under $2,000,000 in global gross revenue in its most recent fiscal year. It does not have to be applied for. Read the basis column first: the same amount can exempt a producer in one programme and only simplify its report in another. ## Fees per kilogram for shared materials Spain publishes per-kilogram rates in the dataset; Minnesota does not. The rows therefore show Spain only. Until both sides publish per-kilogram rates for the same material class, a fee comparison between Minnesota and Spain would mean inventing a figure, and this page does not do that. > **Not yet published**: Minnesota: no verified per-kilogram fee schedule is in the dataset yet. Spain: the 2027 fee schedule of Ecoembes / Ecovidrio, effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page. Spain 2027: the category “Paper and cardboard, non-SUP” is published at 0.117 EUR/kg. Spain 2027: the category “Plastic bags (UNE standard)” is published at 0.530 EUR/kg. Spain 2027: the category “Glass (weight factor)” is published at 0.03761 EUR/kg. ## Deadlines in Minnesota and Spain Each verified date, with the period it covers when one is given. **Verified deadlines in Minnesota and Spain** | Place | Kind | Date | Covers | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Minnesota | registration | July 1, 2026 | not yet published | | Minnesota | report | May 31, 2026 | not yet published | | Minnesota | other | December 31, 2026 | not yet published | | Minnesota | other | October 1, 2028 | not yet published | | Minnesota | payment | February 1, 2029 | not yet published | | Minnesota | payment | February 1, 2030 | not yet published | | Minnesota | payment | February 1, 2031 | not yet published | | Spain | report | June 1 | the previous calendar year | | Spain | other | August 12, 2026 | not yet published | | Spain | report | March 31 | the previous calendar year | The earliest annual report date is May 31 in Minnesota and March 31 in Spain, 61 days apart. Spain leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first. ## Penalties in Minnesota and Spain What each side has published; a side without an amount says so. Minnesota penalty for violation of sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463: up to $25,000 per day. Spain penalty for very serious infringement: €100,001 to €3,500,000 per infringement. Spain penalty for serious infringement: €2,001 to €100,000 per infringement. Spain penalty for minor infringement: up to €2,000 per infringement. ## Report formats in Minnesota and Spain How the report file for Minnesota compares with the one for Spain. **Report file layouts for Minnesota and Spain** | Aspect | Minnesota | Spain | | --- | --- | --- | | Layout | Minnesota interim producer supply report by material class 2026-09-29 (interim, built from CAA guidance) | Spain packaging declaration (working layout) Working layout, sources reviewed 2026-11-04 | | Recipient | Circular Action Alliance (Minnesota PRO) | Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica: Registro de Productores de Producto, sección de envases | | How it is submitted | CAA producer portal. The customer signs in and submits. | Registro de Productores de Productos (MITECO), packaging section; registry entry. The customer signs in and submits. | | File type | csv | csv | | Encoding | utf-8 | utf-8 | | Delimiter | , | , | | Decimal separator | . | | Columns | 4 | 4 | | Required columns | 4 of 4 | 4 of 4 | | Weight unit | lb | kg | | Period basis | calendar year | calendar year | > **Not yet published**: Minnesota: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. Reason: The PRO says Minnesota material reporting categories are not defined, and the draft plan is not expected until 2027. Only the simplified interim reporting exists, and it is portal-only. The layout above is Instica’s working layout. > **Not yet published**: Spain: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. Reason: The field list is set by RD 1055/2022 Annex IV §2: an annual report by 31 March of weight by material type and number of units, broken down by EPR scheme and packaging category, entered in the Registro de Productores de Productos; the material options exist only in the registry. Instica's file is its own working worksheet in kilograms by Instica category and does not yet reproduce that layout, so its figures are for the customer to enter in the recipient's form. The layout above is Instica’s working layout. The two layouts share a file type and a delimiter, but each programme names its own columns and categories, so one file cannot be sent to both programmes. Each report is built from the same underlying measurements and exported separately. ## Which to plan for first, Minnesota or Spain Plan around the earlier report date first. Spain asks for its first annual report on March 31, before Minnesota, so its data has to be ready first. ## Questions about comparing these two programmes ### Is Minnesota or Spain stricter on packaging EPR? Both require producers to register. Spain asks for its first annual report earlier, on March 31 against May 31 in Minnesota. ### Do I register in both Minnesota and Spain? Minnesota requires producers to register. Spain requires producers to register. ### How do the fees per kilogram compare in Minnesota and Spain? The dataset does not hold per-kilogram rates for the same material class on both sides, so this page does not compare fees. ### Which deadline comes first, Minnesota or Spain? The earliest annual report date is May 31 in Minnesota and March 31 in Spain, 61 days apart. Spain leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first. ## How these figures are made > **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. Every figure on this page is read from a sourced record or computed from one, and each carries its data quality. Converted amounts are approximate and name the exchange rate used. The customer signs and submits each report; Instica never stores regulator login details and never files on your behalf. This page is general information about published rules; confirm your own position with a qualified adviser. ## Facts on this page Each fact is a self-contained sentence with its source. Link to a fact with its anchor. - Minnesota: the packaging rules sit in Minnesota packaging EPR law, Minnesota Statutes sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463. [#a-regime](#a-regime) Value: Minnesota packaging EPR law, Minnesota Statutes sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463 · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: requirements under sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463 - Minnesota: the regulator is Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. [#a-regulator](#a-regulator) Value: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) confirmed CAA’s registration to implement the state’s EPR program. - Minnesota places an obligation on packaging producers. [#a-obligated](#a-obligated) Value: yes · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Producers must be a member of a PRO that is registered with MPCA by July 1, 2025. - Minnesota: producers must register through Producer joins a PRO; the PRO registers with the MPCA. [#a-registration](#a-registration) Value: yes · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Producers must be a member of a PRO that is registered with MPCA by July 1, 2025. - Minnesota organises producer responsibility through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance; membership is required. [#a-organisation](#a-organisation) Value: one producer responsibility organisation · Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20261016213413/https://www.pca.state.mn.us/news-and-stories/mpca-confirms-registration-of-minnesotas-initial-packaging-producer-responsibility-organization · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the MPCA confirmed Circular Action Alliance (CAA) — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, producer-led organization — as Minnesota’s initial PRO. - Minnesota: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer, brand licensee, brand owner and importer (2024). [#a-hierarchy-primary](#a-hierarchy-primary) Value: manufacturer > licensee > brand_owner > importer · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: "Producer" means the following person responsible for compliance with requirements - Minnesota threshold on tonnage: 1 short ton; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-de-minimis-tonnage](#a-threshold-de-minimis-tonnage) Value: 1 short ton · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: introduced less than one ton of covered material into this state - Minnesota threshold on revenue: $2,000,000; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-de-minimis-revenue](#a-threshold-de-minimis-revenue) Value: $2,000,000 · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: earned global gross revenues of less than $2,000,000 - Minnesota exemption: A de minimis producer introduced under one ton or earned under $2,000,000 in global gross revenue in its most recent fiscal year. It does not have to be applied for. [#a-exemption-de-minimis-producer](#a-exemption-de-minimis-producer) Value: de_minimis_producer · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: "De minimis producer" means a person that in their most recent fiscal year - Minnesota: registration date July 1, 2026. [#a-deadline-pro-registration-first](#a-deadline-pro-registration-first) Value: July 1, 2026 · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1443 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: The producer responsibility organization must register with the commissioner by July 1, 2026, and each January 1 thereafter - Minnesota: report date May 31, 2026. [#a-deadline-simplified-report-2026](#a-deadline-simplified-report-2026) Value: May 31, 2026 · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: CAA requires producers to provide simplified reporting by May 31, 2026 - Minnesota: other date December 31, 2026. [#a-deadline-needs-assessment](#a-deadline-needs-assessment) Value: December 31, 2026 · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: December 31, 2026 Full Needs Assessment Due. - Minnesota: other date October 1, 2028. [#a-deadline-plan-due](#a-deadline-plan-due) Value: October 1, 2028 · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1451 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: By October 1, 2028, and every five years thereafter, a producer responsibility organization must submit a stewardship plan - Minnesota: payment date February 1, 2029. [#a-deadline-net-cost-50](#a-deadline-net-cost-50) Value: February 1, 2029 · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1455 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: no less than 50 percent of the net cost by February 1, 2029 - Minnesota: payment date February 1, 2030. [#a-deadline-net-cost-75](#a-deadline-net-cost-75) Value: February 1, 2030 · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1455 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: no less than 75 percent of the net cost by February 1, 2030 - Minnesota: payment date February 1, 2031. [#a-deadline-net-cost-90](#a-deadline-net-cost-90) Value: February 1, 2031 · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1455 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: no less than 90 percent of the net cost by February 1, 2031, and each year thereafter - Minnesota penalty for violation of sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463: up to $25,000 per day. [#a-penalty-0](#a-penalty-0) Value: $25,000 · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1462 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day of violation - Minnesota: materials covered is packaging, paper products. [#a-scope-materials](#a-scope-materials) Value: packaging,paper_products · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Packaging does not include exempt materials. - Minnesota: product classes covered is packaging, paper. [#a-scope-products](#a-scope-products) Value: packaging,paper · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Packaging does not include exempt materials. - Minnesota: excluded from scope is exempt materials. [#a-scope-excluded](#a-scope-excluded) Value: exempt_materials · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Packaging does not include exempt materials. - Minnesota: sales channels addressed is physical retail, remote sale, other distribution. [#a-scope-channels](#a-scope-channels) Value: physical_retail,remote_sale,other_distribution · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Packaging does not include exempt materials. - Minnesota: producer duty: primary packaging is manufacturer; licensee; brand_owner; importer. [#a-scope-ph-primary](#a-scope-ph-primary) Value: manufacturer, licensee, brand owner, and importer · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: "Producer" means the following person responsible for compliance with requirements - Minnesota: exemption 1 is A de minimis producer introduced under one ton or earned under $2,000,000 in global gross revenue in its most recent fiscal year. [#a-scope-ex1](#a-scope-ex1) Value: A de minimis producer introduced under one ton or earned under $2,000,000 in global gross revenue in its most recent fiscal year. · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: "De minimis producer" means a person that in their most recent fiscal year - Spain: the packaging rules sit in Royal Decree 1055/2022 on packaging and packaging waste, under Law 7/2022 on waste and contaminated soils. [#b-regime](#b-regime) Value: Royal Decree 1055/2022 on packaging and packaging waste, under Law 7/2022 on waste and contaminated soils · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: se crea la sección de envases en el Registro de Productores de Productos (es) - Spain: the regulator is Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), Directorate-General for Environmental Quality and Assessment. [#b-regulator](#b-regulator) Value: Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), Directorate-General for Environmental Quality and Assessment · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: a través de la Dirección General de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental - Spain places an obligation on packaging producers. [#b-obligated](#b-obligated) Value: yes · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: se obliga a todos los envasadores a inscribirse y a remitir anualmente información (es) - Spain: producers must register through Packaging section of the Register of Product Producers (Registro de Productores de Productos). [#b-registration](#b-registration) Value: yes · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: se inscribirán en la sección de envases del Registro de Productores de Productos (es) - Spain organises producer responsibility through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Ecoembes and Ecovidrio; membership is required. [#b-organisation](#b-organisation) Value: several competing organisations · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: deberán designar a una persona física o jurídica en territorio español como representante autorizado (es) - Spain allows a producer’s obligation to be transferred to another party. [#b-transfer](#b-transfer) Value: yes · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: un certificado de pertenencia a un sistema individual o colectivo de responsabilidad ampliada del productor (es) - Spain: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor (2026). [#b-hierarchy-primary](#b-hierarchy-primary) Value: manufacturer_brand_owner > importer > first_distributor · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users - Spain: at the secondary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor (2026). [#b-hierarchy-secondary](#b-hierarchy-secondary) Value: manufacturer_brand_owner > importer > first_distributor · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users - Spain: at the service packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor (2026). [#b-hierarchy-service](#b-hierarchy-service) Value: manufacturer_brand_owner > importer > first_distributor · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users - Spain: at the shipping packaging level the producer hierarchy names the online marketplace seller and manufacturer or brand owner (2026). [#b-hierarchy-shipping](#b-hierarchy-shipping) Value: online_marketplace_seller > manufacturer_brand_owner · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users - Spain: at the tertiary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor (2026). [#b-hierarchy-tertiary](#b-hierarchy-tertiary) Value: manufacturer_brand_owner > importer > first_distributor · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users - Spain threshold on packaging weight: 10 tonnes per calendar year; effect: reduced duties. [#b-threshold-ppwr-10t-simplified-reporting](#b-threshold-ppwr-10t-simplified-reporting) Value: 10 tonnes per calendar year · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: a quantity of packaging, including packaging of packaged products, of less than 10 tonnes during one calendar year - Spain threshold on packaging weight: 15 tonnes per year; effect: reduced duties. [#b-threshold-reduced-reporting-under-15t](#b-threshold-reduced-reporting-under-15t) Value: 15 tonnes per year · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: menos de 15 toneladas de envases al año (es) - Spain: report date June 1, covering the previous calendar year. [#b-deadline-ppwr-annual-report-1-june](#b-deadline-ppwr-annual-report-1-june) Value: June 1 · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: of Annex IX to the competent authority responsible for the register, by 1 June for each full preceding calendar year. - Spain: other date August 12, 2026. [#b-deadline-ppwr-application-date](#b-deadline-ppwr-application-date) Value: August 12, 2026 · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: It shall apply from 12 August 2026. - Spain: report date March 31, covering the previous calendar year. [#b-deadline-es-annual-information](#b-deadline-es-annual-information) Value: March 31 · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: antes del 31 de marzo del año siguiente (es) - Spain penalty for very serious infringement: €100,001 to €3,500,000 per infringement. [#b-penalty-0](#b-penalty-0) Value: 100001-3500000 · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-5809 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Multa desde 100.001 euros hasta 3.500.000 euros - Spain penalty for serious infringement: €2,001 to €100,000 per infringement. [#b-penalty-1](#b-penalty-1) Value: 2001-100000 · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-5809 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified - Spain penalty for minor infringement: up to €2,000 per infringement. [#b-penalty-2](#b-penalty-2) Value: up to 2000 · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-5809 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified - Spain: materials covered is all packaging materials, plastic, paper and cardboard, metal, glass, wood, other. [#b-scope-materials](#b-scope-materials) Value: all packaging materials,plastic,paper and cardboard,metal,glass,wood,other · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: deberán designar a una persona física o jurídica en territorio español como representante autorizado (es) - Spain: product classes covered is household packaging, commercial and industrial packaging, service packaging. [#b-scope-products](#b-scope-products) Value: household packaging,commercial and industrial packaging,service packaging · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: deberán designar a una persona física o jurídica en territorio español como representante autorizado (es) - Spain: sales channels addressed is domestic producers, producers established in other Member States or third countries via an authorised representative, e-commerce platforms acting as producer where no representative is appointed. [#b-scope-channels](#b-scope-channels) Value: domestic producers,producers established in other Member States or third countries via an authorised representative,e-commerce platforms acting as producer where no representative is appointed · Source: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: deberán designar a una persona física o jurídica en territorio español como representante autorizado (es) - Spain: producer duty: primary packaging is manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor. [#b-scope-ph-primary](#b-scope-ph-primary) Value: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, and first distributor · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users - Spain: producer duty: secondary packaging is manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor. [#b-scope-ph-secondary](#b-scope-ph-secondary) Value: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, and first distributor · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users - Spain: producer duty: tertiary packaging is manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor. [#b-scope-ph-tertiary](#b-scope-ph-tertiary) Value: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, and first distributor · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users - Spain: producer duty: shipping packaging is online_marketplace_seller; manufacturer_brand_owner. [#b-scope-ph-shipping](#b-scope-ph-shipping) Value: seller on an online marketplace and manufacturer or brand owner · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users - Spain: producer duty: service packaging is manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor. [#b-scope-ph-service](#b-scope-ph-service) Value: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, and first distributor · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users - Spain: published targets is recycling rate, all packaging waste 65% by 2025-12-31; recycling rate, all packaging waste 70% by 2030-12-31. [#b-scope-targets](#b-scope-targets) Value: 2 · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: by 31 December 2030, a minimum of 70 % by weight of all packaging waste generated - Both programmes require a producer to register, in Minnesota and in Spain. [#calc-registration](#calc-registration) Value: same · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Producers must be a member of a PRO that is registered with MPCA by July 1, 2025. - The earliest annual report date is May 31 in Minnesota and March 31 in Spain, 61 days apart. Spain leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first. [#calc-report-date](#calc-report-date) Value: ES days · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: CAA requires producers to provide simplified reporting by May 31, 2026 - Spain: the 2027 fee schedule of Ecoembes / Ecovidrio, effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page. [#b-fee-source](#b-fee-source) Value: Ecoembes, Precios 2027 (envases domésticos y comerciales, including the glass factors) · Source: https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Precios 2027 Envases domésticos (es) - Spain 2027: the category “Paper and cardboard, non-SUP” is published at 0.117 EUR/kg. [#b-rate-es-papel](#b-rate-es-papel) Value: 0.117 eur_per_kg · Source: https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Envases no SUP 0, 117 (es) - Spain 2027: the category “Plastic bags (UNE standard)” is published at 0.530 EUR/kg. [#b-rate-es-bolsas-une](#b-rate-es-bolsas-une) Value: 0.530 eur_per_kg · Source: https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Bolsas UNE 0,530 (es) - Spain 2027: the category “Glass (weight factor)” is published at 0.03761 EUR/kg. [#b-rate-es-vidrio](#b-rate-es-vidrio) Value: 0.03761 eur_per_kg · Source: https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: 0,03761 0,00533 + €/ud (es) ## Related pages ### Part of - [Minnesota EPR](https://instica.com/epr/minnesota) ### Explore packaging EPR - [United States packaging EPR: 7 jurisdictions](https://instica.com/epr/united-states) ### More for this jurisdiction - [Spain EPR](https://instica.com/epr/spain) ### Related pages - [Minnesota vs United Kingdom EPR: Rules Compared](https://instica.com/epr/compare/minnesota-vs-uk) - [Netherlands vs Oregon EPR: Rules Compared](https://instica.com/epr/compare/netherlands-vs-oregon) - [New Brunswick vs Nova Scotia EPR: Rules Compared](https://instica.com/epr/compare/new-brunswick-vs-nova-scotia) - [New Brunswick vs Québec EPR: Rules Compared](https://instica.com/epr/compare/new-brunswick-vs-quebec) - [New Brunswick vs Saskatchewan EPR: Rules Compared](https://instica.com/epr/compare/new-brunswick-vs-saskatchewan) - [Nova Scotia vs Ontario EPR: Rules Compared](https://instica.com/epr/compare/nova-scotia-vs-ontario) ## Sources 1. revisor.mn.gov: 115A.1441 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > requirements under sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463 2. circularactionalliance.org: minnesota (https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) confirmed CAA’s registration to implement the state’s EPR program. 3. circularactionalliance.org: minnesota (https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Producers must be a member of a PRO that is registered with MPCA by July 1, 2025. 4. web.archive.org (https://web.archive.org/web/20261016213413/https://www.pca.state.mn.us/news-and-stories/mpca-confirms-registration-of-minnesotas-initial-packaging-producer-responsibility-organization), Retrieved: November 5, 2026, Status: verified > the MPCA confirmed Circular Action Alliance (CAA) — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, producer-led organization — as Minnesota’s initial PRO. 5. revisor.mn.gov: 115A.1441 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > "Producer" means the following person responsible for compliance with requirements 6. revisor.mn.gov: 115A.1441 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > introduced less than one ton of covered material into this state 7. revisor.mn.gov: 115A.1441 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > earned global gross revenues of less than $2,000,000 8. revisor.mn.gov: 115A.1441 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > "De minimis producer" means a person that in their most recent fiscal year 9. revisor.mn.gov: 115A.1443 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1443), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > The producer responsibility organization must register with the commissioner by July 1, 2026, and each January 1 thereafter 10. circularactionalliance.org: minnesota (https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > CAA requires producers to provide simplified reporting by May 31, 2026 11. circularactionalliance.org: minnesota (https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > December 31, 2026 Full Needs Assessment Due. 12. revisor.mn.gov: 115A.1451 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1451), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > By October 1, 2028, and every five years thereafter, a producer responsibility organization must submit a stewardship plan 13. revisor.mn.gov: 115A.1455 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1455), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > no less than 50 percent of the net cost by February 1, 2029 14. revisor.mn.gov: 115A.1455 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1455), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > no less than 75 percent of the net cost by February 1, 2030 15. revisor.mn.gov: 115A.1455 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1455), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > no less than 90 percent of the net cost by February 1, 2031, and each year thereafter 16. revisor.mn.gov: 115A.1462 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1462), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day of violation 17. revisor.mn.gov: 115A.1441 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Packaging does not include exempt materials. 18. boe.es: act (https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > se crea la sección de envases en el Registro de Productores de Productos (es) 19. boe.es: act (https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > a través de la Dirección General de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental 20. boe.es: act (https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > se obliga a todos los envasadores a inscribirse y a remitir anualmente información (es) 21. boe.es: act (https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > se inscribirán en la sección de envases del Registro de Productores de Productos (es) 22. boe.es: act (https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > deberán designar a una persona física o jurídica en territorio español como representante autorizado (es) 23. boe.es: act (https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > un certificado de pertenencia a un sistema individual o colectivo de responsabilidad ampliada del productor (es) 24. eur-lex.europa.eu: oj (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users 25. eur-lex.europa.eu: oj (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > a quantity of packaging, including packaging of packaged products, of less than 10 tonnes during one calendar year 26. boe.es: act (https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > menos de 15 toneladas de envases al año (es) 27. eur-lex.europa.eu: oj (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > of Annex IX to the competent authority responsible for the register, by 1 June for each full preceding calendar year. 28. eur-lex.europa.eu: oj (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > It shall apply from 12 August 2026. 29. boe.es: act (https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > antes del 31 de marzo del año siguiente (es) 30. boe.es: act (https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-5809), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Multa desde 100.001 euros hasta 3.500.000 euros 31. boe.es: act (https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-5809), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified 32. eur-lex.europa.eu: oj (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > by 31 December 2030, a minimum of 70 % by weight of all packaging waste generated 33. ecoembesempresas.com: Ecoembes Precios2027 (https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified > Precios 2027 Envases domésticos (es) 34. ecoembesempresas.com: Ecoembes Precios2027 (https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified > Envases no SUP 0, 117 (es) 35. ecoembesempresas.com: Ecoembes Precios2027 (https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified > Bolsas UNE 0,530 (es) 36. ecoembesempresas.com: Ecoembes Precios2027 (https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified > 0,03761 0,00533 + €/ud (es) ## Cite this page Instica, “Minnesota vs Spain EPR: Rules Compared”, https://instica.com/epr/compare/minnesota-vs-spain, last verified 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