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  "title": "Oregon vs Spain EPR: Thresholds, Fees and Deadlines Compared",
  "h1": "Oregon vs Spain EPR: Rules Compared",
  "description": "Oregon vs Spain packaging EPR: Both require producers to register. Fees, thresholds, dates and formats compared from primary sources.",
  "answer": "Oregon 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 Oregon. Every figure below links to its primary source.",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-05",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-05",
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  "cite": "Instica, “Oregon vs Spain EPR: Rules Compared”, https://instica.com/epr/compare/oregon-vs-spain, last verified 2026-11-05, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.",
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      "statement": "Oregon: the regulator is Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).",
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        "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx",
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      "statement": "Oregon: at the shipping packaging level the producer hierarchy names the packer and shipper (2025).",
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      "statement": "Oregon: at the tertiary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the first distributor (2025).",
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      "statement": "Oregon threshold on tonnage: 1 metric ton; effect: exempt below the threshold.",
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        "url": "https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.884",
        "quote": "a producer responsibility organization shall establish uniform membership fees for members that had a gross revenue of less than $10 million",
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      "statement": "Oregon exemption: A small producer is exempt from PRO membership. Seven ways to qualify: nonprofit, public body, revenue under $5 million, under 1 metric ton, small beverage manufacturer, restaurant or food cart that is not a food-serviceware producer, single retail establishment with no online sales and no franchise or chain. It does not have to be applied for.",
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      "statement": "Oregon exemption: Product-specific exclusions from \"covered product\" listed in ORS 459A.863(6)(b)(A)-(R) and OAR 340-090-0840(2), such as Bottle Bill containers, bound books, drug packaging, farm items and architectural paint containers. It does not have to be applied for.",
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      "statement": "Oregon exemption: Material recycled through a non-Opportunity-to-Recycle collection, not separated at a commingled facility, and disposed to a responsible end market can be exempted if the producer demonstrates it to DEQ. Producers still report gross supply. It must be applied for.",
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        "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx",
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        "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-5809",
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      "statement": "Oregon 2027: the category “Kraft Paper” is published at 2.0 cents per pound.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://circularactionalliance.org/s/OR-2027FeeSchedule_100126.pdf",
        "quote": "Kraft Paper USCL 0.07 0.00 -0.05 0.02",
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      "statement": "Oregon 2027: the category “HDPE (#2)/LDPE (#4) Flexible and Film Items” is published at 12.0 cents per pound.",
      "value": "12.0",
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        "quote": "HDPE (#2)/LDPE (#4) Flexible and Film Items PRO 0.29 0.00 -0.17 0.12",
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      "id": "a-rate-or-glass-bottles-and-jars-other-containers",
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      "statement": "Oregon 2027: the category “Glass Bottles and Jars & Other Containers” is published at 0.0 cents per pound.",
      "value": "0.0",
      "unit": "cents_per_lb",
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://circularactionalliance.org/s/OR-2027FeeSchedule_100126.pdf",
        "quote": "Glass Bottles and Jars & Other Containers PRO 0.04 -0.01 -0.03 0.00",
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      "id": "a-rate-or-steel-containers",
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      "statement": "Oregon 2027: the category “Steel Containers” is published at 4.0 cents per pound.",
      "value": "4.0",
      "unit": "cents_per_lb",
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://circularactionalliance.org/s/OR-2027FeeSchedule_100126.pdf",
        "quote": "Steel Containers USCL 0.09 0.00 -0.05 0.04",
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      "statement": "Spain: the 2027 fee schedule of Ecoembes / Ecovidrio, effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.",
      "value": "Ecoembes, Precios 2027 (envases domésticos y comerciales, including the glass factors)",
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf",
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      "statement": "Spain 2027: the category “Paper and cardboard, non-SUP” is published at 0.117 EUR/kg.",
      "value": "0.117",
      "unit": "eur_per_kg",
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf",
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        "quoteLang": "es",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-22",
        "status": "verified",
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      "id": "b-rate-es-bolsas-une",
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      "leafPath": "fees.ES-2027.rates[es-bolsas-une]",
      "statement": "Spain 2027: the category “Plastic bags (UNE standard)” is published at 0.530 EUR/kg.",
      "value": "0.530",
      "unit": "eur_per_kg",
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf",
        "quote": "Bolsas UNE 0,530",
        "quoteLang": "es",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-22",
        "status": "verified",
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      "statement": "Spain 2027: the category “Glass (weight factor)” is published at 0.03761 EUR/kg.",
      "value": "0.03761",
      "unit": "eur_per_kg",
      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf",
        "quote": "0,03761 0,00533 + €/ud",
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      "statement": "Spain 2027: the category “Steel, beverage cans” is published at 0.197 EUR/kg.",
      "value": "0.197",
      "unit": "eur_per_kg",
      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://ecoembesempresas.com/app/uploads/2026/08/Ecoembes_Precios2027.pdf",
        "quote": "Latas de bebidas 0, 197",
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      "id": "answer",
      "heading": null,
      "kind": "answer",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"answer\"></a>\n\nOregon 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 Oregon. Every figure below links to its primary source."
    },
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      "id": "glance",
      "heading": "Oregon and Spain side by side",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"glance\"></a>\n\n## Oregon and Spain side by side\n\n2 of 9 rows have a verified figure on each side of Oregon 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.\n\n<a id=\"glance-table\"></a>**Oregon and Spain: the measures both programmes publish**\n\n| Measure | Oregon | Spain | Stricter |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Registration duty | Required | Required | Same |\n| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | more than one producer responsibility organisation | Not comparable |\n| Lowest revenue exemption | $5,000,000 | none recorded; see thresholds | Not comparable |\n| Lowest weight exemption | 1 tonne | none recorded; see thresholds | Not comparable |\n| First annual report date | May 31 | March 31 | Spain |\n| Published penalties | 1 published | 3 published | Not comparable |\n| Report file | csv | csv | Not comparable |\n| Paper fee, cheapest matched rate | 2.0 cents per pound | 0.117 EUR/kg | Not comparable |\n| Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | 12.0 cents per pound | 0.530 EUR/kg | Not comparable |\n\n<a id=\"calc-registration\"></a>Both programmes require a producer to register, in Oregon and in Spain.\n\n<a id=\"calc-report-date\"></a>The earliest annual report date is May 31 in Oregon and March 31 in Spain, 61 days apart. Spain leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first."
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      "id": "programme",
      "heading": "Who runs the programme in Oregon and Spain",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"programme\"></a>\n\n## Who runs the programme in Oregon and Spain\n\nWho collects and who the producer files with, in Oregon and then Spain.\n\n<a id=\"programme-table\"></a>**Oregon and Spain: how each programme is set up**\n\n| Aspect | Oregon | Spain |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Regime | Oregon Recycling Modernization Act, ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975 (SB 582 of 2021) | Royal Decree 1055/2022 on packaging and packaging waste, under Law 7/2022 on waste and contaminated soils |\n| Regulator | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) | Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), Directorate-General for Environmental Quality and Assessment |\n| Producers obligated | Yes | Yes |\n| Registration | Required, Circular Action Alliance producer portal (PRO registration); DEQ holds no separate producer registry | Required, Packaging section of the Register of Product Producers (Registro de Productores de Productos) |\n| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance; membership required | more than one producer responsibility organisation: Ecoembes, Ecovidrio; membership required |\n| Transfer of responsibility | Allowed | Allowed |\n| Revenue counted as | organisation gross revenue, USD, fiscal year | not yet published |\n| Who counts as the producer | other: first distributor; primary: manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee, importer; secondary: manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee, importer; service: first distributor; shipping: packer and shipper; tertiary: first distributor | 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 |\n\n> **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.\n\nThe two programmes are organised differently. Oregon 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."
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      "id": "scope",
      "heading": "What Oregon and Spain cover, side by side",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"scope\"></a>\n\n## What Oregon and Spain cover, side by side\n\nEach row below is one published feature of the two programmes; a cell reads “not yet published” when Oregon or Spain has no verified entry for it in the dataset.\n\n<a id=\"scope-table\"></a>**Scope, producer duties, categories, labelling and targets, Oregon and Spain**\n\n| Aspect | Oregon | Spain |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Materials covered | packaging, printing and writing paper, food serviceware | all packaging materials, plastic, paper and cardboard, metal, glass, wood, other |\n| Product classes covered | packaging, printing and writing paper, food serviceware | household packaging, commercial and industrial packaging, service packaging |\n| Excluded from scope | beverage containers under bottle bill, bound books, napkins paper towels and cleaning paper, rigid pallets, industrial or manufacturing specialty packaging, drug packaging, items used or sold on a farm, architectural paint containers in paint stewardship, privately recycled material on claim | not yet published |\n| 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 |\n| Producer duty: primary packaging | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; importer | manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor |\n| Producer duty: secondary packaging | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; importer | manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor |\n| Producer duty: tertiary packaging | first_distributor | manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor |\n| Producer duty: shipping packaging | packer_shipper | online_marketplace_seller; manufacturer_brand_owner |\n| Producer duty: service packaging | first_distributor | manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor |\n| Producer duty: other packaging | first_distributor | not yet published |\n| Reporting categories | 60, covered material type by material class | not yet published |\n| Published targets | statewide_plastic_recycling_rate 25 by 2028-12-31; statewide_plastic_recycling_rate 50 by 2040-12-31; statewide_plastic_recycling_rate 70 by 2050-12-31 | recycling rate, all packaging waste 65% by 2025-12-31; recycling rate, all packaging waste 70% by 2030-12-31 |\n| Exemption 1 | A small producer is exempt from PRO membership. Seven ways to qualify: nonprofit, public body, revenue under $5 million, under 1 metric ton, small beverage manufacturer, restaurant or food cart that is not a food-serviceware producer, single retail establishment with no online sales and no franchise or chain. | not yet published |\n| Exemption 2 | Product-specific exclusions from \"covered product\" listed in ORS 459A.863(6)(b)(A)-(R) and OAR 340-090-0840(2), such as Bottle Bill containers, bound books, drug packaging, farm items and architectural paint containers. | not yet published |\n| Exemption 3 | Material recycled through a non-Opportunity-to-Recycle collection, not separated at a commingled facility, and disposed to a responsible end market can be exempted if the producer demonstrates it to DEQ. Producers still report gross supply. (application needed) | not yet published |"
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      "heading": "Thresholds and exemptions in Oregon and Spain",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"thresholds\"></a>\n\n## Thresholds and exemptions in Oregon and Spain\n\nEvery verified threshold Oregon and Spain publish, as each states it.\n\n<a id=\"thresholds-table\"></a>**Verified thresholds in Oregon and Spain**\n\n| Place | Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis as published |\n| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |\n| Oregon | revenue | $5,000,000 | exempt below | gross revenue, most recent fiscal year |\n| Oregon | packaging tonnage | 1 metric ton | exempt below | covered products sold in or into Oregon, most recent calendar year |\n| Oregon | packaging tonnage | 5 metric tons | exempt below | covered products, including secondary and tertiary packaging for beverage containers, most recent calendar year |\n| Oregon | revenue | $10,000,000 | flat-fee band | gross revenue, most recent fiscal year, or under 5 metric tons sold in or into Oregon |\n| Spain | packaging weight | 10 tonnes per calendar year | reduced duty | packaging made available for the first time in the Member State |\n| Spain | packaging weight | 15 tonnes per year | reduced duty | packaging placed on the market |\n\n<a id=\"a-exemption-small-producer\"></a>Oregon exemption: A small producer is exempt from PRO membership. Seven ways to qualify: nonprofit, public body, revenue under $5 million, under 1 metric ton, small beverage manufacturer, restaurant or food cart that is not a food-serviceware producer, single retail establishment with no online sales and no franchise or chain. It does not have to be applied for.\n\n<a id=\"a-exemption-covered-product-exemptions\"></a>Oregon exemption: Product-specific exclusions from \"covered product\" listed in ORS 459A.863(6)(b)(A)-(R) and OAR 340-090-0840(2), such as Bottle Bill containers, bound books, drug packaging, farm items and architectural paint containers. It does not have to be applied for.\n\n<a id=\"a-exemption-private-recycling\"></a>Oregon exemption: Material recycled through a non-Opportunity-to-Recycle collection, not separated at a commingled facility, and disposed to a responsible end market can be exempted if the producer demonstrates it to DEQ. Producers still report gross supply. It must be applied for.\n\nRead the basis column first: the same amount can exempt a producer in one programme and only simplify its report in another."
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"deadlines\"></a>\n\n## Deadlines in Oregon and Spain\n\nEach verified date, with the period it covers when one is given.\n\n<a id=\"deadlines-table\"></a>**Verified deadlines in Oregon and Spain**\n\n| Place | Kind | Date | Covers |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Oregon | report | May 31, 2026 | calendar year 2025 |\n| Oregon | other | July 1, 2025 | not yet published |\n| Oregon | other | January 1, 2027 | not yet published |\n| Oregon | report | December 31, 2026 | not yet published |\n| Spain | report | June 1 | the previous calendar year |\n| Spain | other | August 12, 2026 | not yet published |\n| Spain | report | March 31 | the previous calendar year |\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Oregon: the report 2026 supply date. Reason: CAA sets the report date each cycle. The next date was not published on the pages read.\n\nThe earliest annual report date is May 31 in Oregon and March 31 in Spain, 61 days apart. Spain leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first."
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"penalties\"></a>\n\n## Penalties in Oregon and Spain\n\nWhat each side has published; a side without an amount says so.\n\n<a id=\"a-penalty-0\"></a>Oregon penalty for failing to register or become a member of a producer responsibility organization: up to $25,000 per day.\n\n<a id=\"b-penalty-0\"></a>Spain penalty for very serious infringement: €100,001 to €3,500,000 per infringement.\n\n<a id=\"b-penalty-1\"></a>Spain penalty for serious infringement: €2,001 to €100,000 per infringement.\n\n<a id=\"b-penalty-2\"></a>Spain penalty for minor infringement: up to €2,000 per infringement."
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      "id": "formats",
      "heading": "Report formats in Oregon and Spain",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"formats\"></a>\n\n## Report formats in Oregon and Spain\n\nHow the report file for Oregon compares with the one for Spain.\n\n<a id=\"formats-table\"></a>**Report file layouts for Oregon and Spain**\n\n| Aspect | Oregon | Spain |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Layout | Oregon producer supply report by material category 2026-09-29 (built from CAA Oregon 2026 fee schedule) | Spain packaging declaration (working layout) Working layout, sources reviewed 2026-11-04 |\n| Recipient | Circular Action Alliance (Oregon PRO) | Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica: Registro de Productores de Producto, sección de envases |\n| 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. |\n| File type | csv | csv |\n| Encoding | utf-8 | utf-8 |\n| Delimiter | , | , |\n| Decimal separator | . |\n| Columns | 4 | 4 |\n| Required columns | 4 of 4 | 4 of 4 |\n| Weight unit | lb | kg |\n| Period basis | calendar year | calendar year |\n\n> **Not yet published**: Oregon: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. Reason: The detailed Oregon reporting guidance is released only to producers who have signed the CAA PPA. No public layout was found. The layout above is Instica’s working layout.\n\n> **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.\n\nThe 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."
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      "heading": "Which to plan for first, Oregon or Spain",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"choose\"></a>\n\n## Which to plan for first, Oregon or Spain\n\nPlan around the earlier report date first. Spain asks for its first annual report on March 31, before Oregon, so its data has to be ready first."
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      "id": "faq",
      "heading": "Questions about comparing these two programmes",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"faq\"></a>\n\n## Questions about comparing these two programmes\n\n### <a id=\"q1\"></a>Is Oregon or Spain stricter on packaging EPR?\n\nBoth require producers to register. Spain asks for its first annual report earlier, on March 31 against May 31 in Oregon.\n\n### <a id=\"q2\"></a>Do I register in both Oregon and Spain?\n\nOregon requires producers to register. Spain requires producers to register.\n\n### <a id=\"q3\"></a>How do the fees per kilogram compare in Oregon and Spain?\n\nThe two schedules share material classes but the dataset holds no published exchange rate between USD and EUR, so the fees are shown in each currency without a ranking.\n\n### <a id=\"q4\"></a>Which deadline comes first, Oregon or Spain?\n\nThe earliest annual report date is May 31 in Oregon and March 31 in Spain, 61 days apart. Spain leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first."
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      "id": "estimate",
      "heading": "How these figures are made",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"estimate\"></a>\n\n## How these figures are made\n\n> **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."
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