# What is declaration of completeness? Last verified: November 4, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/glossary/declaration-of-completeness declaration of completeness is a term Instica tracks across 1 jurisdiction. Its definition is not yet published: The source leaf stays pending because the fine amounts sit in the statute, which was not read; the volume thresholds that trigger the declaration were not verified for this entry either. The rules below show where the term applies. ## What does declaration of completeness mean? The definition of declaration of completeness is not yet published. Reason recorded: The source leaf stays pending because the fine amounts sit in the statute, which was not read; the volume thresholds that trigger the declaration were not verified for this entry either. Instica shows no definition until a primary source supports one. This definition is not yet published. Reason recorded: The source leaf stays pending because the fine amounts sit in the statute, which was not read; the volume thresholds that trigger the declaration were not verified for this entry either. ## Where does declaration of completeness apply? declaration of completeness appears in the rules of 1 jurisdiction in the dataset. The table gives the duty and the regulator for each; the sections after it list every sourced rule. **Jurisdictions where declaration of completeness applies** | Jurisdiction | Producer duty | Regulator | Verified | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Germany](https://instica.com/epr/germany) | Yes | Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR), which runs the LUCID Packaging Register; competent state authorities enforce | verified Nov 4, 2026 | ## Germany: the rules behind the term 12 sourced rules for Germany. Each statement names its source and the date Instica retrieved it, and a rule without a primary source shows as not yet published. In Germany, packaging producer duties rest on Packaging producer responsibility: register in LUCID, participate packaging subject to system participation in a dual system, and report volumes (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). The regulator named for Germany is Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR), which runs the LUCID Packaging Register; competent state authorities enforce (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). Producers that place packaging on the market in Germany carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). Germany organises producer duties through more than one producer responsibility organisation (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). Producers must register in Germany; the registry is LUCID Packaging Register (ZSVR) (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Germany, a tonnage threshold applies: at or above 80 tonnes (glass placed on the German market in the previous calendar year (reached or exceeded)); it triggers a declaration of completeness (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Germany, a tonnage threshold applies: at or above 50 tonnes (paper, paperboard and cardboard in total, previous calendar year (reached or exceeded)); it triggers a declaration of completeness (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Germany, a tonnage threshold applies: at or above 30 tonnes (ferrous metals, aluminium, plastics, beverage cartons and other composites in total, previous calendar year (reached or exceeded)); it triggers a declaration of completeness (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Germany, a tonnage threshold applies: below 10 tonnes (packaging subject to system participation made available for the first time in the previous calendar year); it reduces the duty (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Germany, a reporting deadline falls on June 1, 2027, covering 2026 (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Germany, a reporting deadline falls on December 31, 2026, covering 2027 (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Germany, a reporting deadline falls on May 15, 2027, covering 2026 (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). > you must finance the recycling of your packaging by participating that packaging in a system. > > Source: verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/system-participation), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en ## Germany: the rules behind the term 2 sourced rules for Germany. Each statement names its source and the date Instica retrieved it, and a rule without a primary source shows as not yet published. For Germany, the report goes to Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR), LUCID packaging register as a XML file: LUCID producer volume report (XML upload, section 10 VerpackG) (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 30, 2026). The Germany report layout "LUCID producer volume report (XML upload, section 10 VerpackG)" has 8 columns (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 30, 2026). ## Which terms are related to declaration of completeness? 2 related terms help explain declaration of completeness. Each links to its own entry. - Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister - LUCID Packaging Register ## Which Instica pages use declaration of completeness? This jurisdiction page puts declaration of completeness into practice, with thresholds, deadlines and fees. - [Germany EPR rules](https://instica.com/epr/germany) - [Check whether you owe](https://instica.com/epr/do-i-owe) ## More questions ### What does declaration of completeness mean? declaration of completeness means: A declaration filed in Germany's packaging register system. Filing it late, or not filing it, is an administrative offence that can be fined. It applies in Germany. ## How to read these figures > **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. These pages describe published rules and rates with their sources and retrieval dates, and an estimate is never a filing. You review, sign and submit your own reports. Read the methodology page for how figures are sourced and checked, and confirm any value with the regulator or your producer responsibility organisation before you rely on it. ## Facts on this page Each fact is a self-contained sentence with its source. Link to a fact with its anchor. - This definition is not yet published. Reason recorded: The source leaf stays pending because the fine amounts sit in the statute, which was not read; the volume thresholds that trigger the declaration were not verified for this entry either. [#glossary-declaration-of-completeness-definition](#glossary-declaration-of-completeness-definition) Value: not yet published · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: not yet published Verbatim quote: A late submission, just like the failure to file declaration of completeness, constitutes an administrative offence that may be punished with a fine. (en) - In Germany, packaging producer duties rest on Packaging producer responsibility: register in LUCID, participate packaging subject to system participation in a dual system, and report volumes (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#de-regime](#de-regime) Value: Packaging producer responsibility: register in LUCID, participate packaging subject to system participation in a dual system, and report volumes · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/system-participation · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: you must finance the recycling of your packaging by participating that packaging in a system. (en) - The regulator named for Germany is Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR), which runs the LUCID Packaging Register; competent state authorities enforce (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#de-regulator](#de-regulator) Value: Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR), which runs the LUCID Packaging Register; competent state authorities enforce · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: The Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) and the competent state authorities (en) - Producers that place packaging on the market in Germany carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#de-obligated](#de-obligated) Value: yes · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/registration/find-out-about-registrations · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: If you are distributing packaged goods in Germany, you have to be registered with the LUCID Packaging Register. (en) - Germany organises producer duties through more than one producer responsibility organisation (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#de-organisation](#de-organisation) Value: several competing organisations · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/system-participation · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: You can conclude your system participation agreement with the system operator of your choice. (en) - Producers must register in Germany; the registry is LUCID Packaging Register (ZSVR) (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#de-registration](#de-registration) Value: yes · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/registration/find-out-about-registrations · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: you must register with the LUCID Packaging Register. Registering is free of charge. (en) - In Germany, a tonnage threshold applies: at or above 80 tonnes (glass placed on the German market in the previous calendar year (reached or exceeded)); it triggers a declaration of completeness (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#de-thresholds-declaration-of-completeness-glass](#de-thresholds-declaration-of-completeness-glass) Value: 80 · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Glass: 80 tonnes (en) - In Germany, a tonnage threshold applies: at or above 50 tonnes (paper, paperboard and cardboard in total, previous calendar year (reached or exceeded)); it triggers a declaration of completeness (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#de-thresholds-declaration-of-completeness-paper](#de-thresholds-declaration-of-completeness-paper) Value: 50 · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Paper, paperboard, cardboard (PPC) in total: 50 tonnes (en) - In Germany, a tonnage threshold applies: at or above 30 tonnes (ferrous metals, aluminium, plastics, beverage cartons and other composites in total, previous calendar year (reached or exceeded)); it triggers a declaration of completeness (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#de-thresholds-declaration-of-completeness-lightweight](#de-thresholds-declaration-of-completeness-lightweight) Value: 30 · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Ferrous metals + aluminium + plastics + beverage cartons + other composites (lightweight packaging) in total: 30 tonnes (en) - In Germany, a tonnage threshold applies: below 10 tonnes (packaging subject to system participation made available for the first time in the previous calendar year); it reduces the duty (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#de-thresholds-simplified-reporting](#de-thresholds-simplified-reporting) Value: 10 · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/data-reporting · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: A simplified reporting requirement applies to producers who made available less than 10 tonnes of packaging subject to system participation (en) - In Germany, a reporting deadline falls on June 1, 2027, covering 2026 (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#de-deadlines-year-end-volume-report](#de-deadlines-year-end-volume-report) Value: June 1, 2027 · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/data-reporting · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Year-end volume reports for the previous year (actual volumes) can only be filed up to 1 June. (en) - In Germany, a reporting deadline falls on December 31, 2026, covering 2027 (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#de-deadlines-planned-volume-report](#de-deadlines-planned-volume-report) Value: December 31, 2026 · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/data-reporting · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Initial planned volume reports for the following year can only be filed by 31 December of the current year. (en) - In Germany, a reporting deadline falls on May 15, 2027, covering 2026 (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#de-deadlines-declaration-of-completeness](#de-deadlines-declaration-of-completeness) Value: May 15, 2027 · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: by no later than 15 May of any given year for the previous year. (en) - The penalty rule is not yet published. Reason recorded: The fine amounts sit in the statute, which was not readable. Nothing is recorded rather than guessed. [#de-penalties](#de-penalties) Value: not yet published · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: not yet published Verbatim quote: A late submission, just like the failure to file declaration of completeness, constitutes an administrative offence that may be punished with a fine. (en) - The recycling targets is not yet published. Reason recorded: Recycling quotas bind system operators and were not read. No producer-level target is recorded. [#de-targets](#de-targets) Value: not yet published · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/system-participation · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: not yet published Verbatim quote: System operators recover six million tons of packaging from private final consumers every year. (en) - The revenue basis is not yet published. Reason recorded: No revenue test appears on the pages read. The value records that none was found, which is not proof that none exists. [#de-revenue-scope](#de-revenue-scope) Value: not yet published · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/registration/find-out-about-registrations · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: not yet published Verbatim quote: Registering is free of charge. (en) - For Germany, the report goes to Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR), LUCID packaging register as a XML file: LUCID producer volume report (XML upload, section 10 VerpackG) (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 30, 2026). [#formats-de-lucid-volume-report-specification](#formats-de-lucid-volume-report-specification) Value: LUCID producer volume report (XML upload, section 10 VerpackG) · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/fileadmin/files/LUCID/Anleitung_XML_Datenmeldung_EN.pdf · Retrieved: September 30, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Mass: packaging material mass in kg to the third decimal place without thousands separators (decimal place demarcated with comma). (en) - The Germany report layout "LUCID producer volume report (XML upload, section 10 VerpackG)" has 8 columns (Source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 30, 2026). [#formats-de-lucid-volume-report-columns](#formats-de-lucid-volume-report-columns) Value: 8 · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/fileadmin/files/LUCID/Anleitung_XML_Datenmeldung_EN.pdf · Retrieved: September 30, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Mass: packaging material mass in kg to the third decimal place without thousands separators (decimal place demarcated with comma). 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(en) 2. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/data-reporting), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > A simplified reporting requirement applies to producers who made available less than 10 tonnes of packaging subject to system participation (en) 3. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: not yet published > A late submission, just like the failure to file declaration of completeness, constitutes an administrative offence that may be punished with a fine. (en) 4. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/system-participation), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > you must finance the recycling of your packaging by participating that packaging in a system. (en) 5. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/fileadmin/files/LUCID/Anleitung_XML_Datenmeldung_EN.pdf), Retrieved: September 30, 2026, Status: verified > Mass: packaging material mass in kg to the third decimal place without thousands separators (decimal place demarcated with comma). (en) 6. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > The Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) and the competent state authorities (en) 7. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/system-participation), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > You can conclude your system participation agreement with the system operator of your choice. (en) 8. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/registration/find-out-about-registrations), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > you must register with the LUCID Packaging Register. Registering is free of charge. (en) 9. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Glass: 80 tonnes (en) 10. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Paper, paperboard, cardboard (PPC) in total: 50 tonnes (en) 11. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Ferrous metals + aluminium + plastics + beverage cartons + other composites (lightweight packaging) in total: 30 tonnes (en) 12. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/data-reporting), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Year-end volume reports for the previous year (actual volumes) can only be filed up to 1 June. (en) 13. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/data-reporting), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Initial planned volume reports for the following year can only be filed by 31 December of the current year. (en) 14. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > by no later than 15 May of any given year for the previous year. (en) ## Cite this page Instica, “What is declaration of completeness?”, https://instica.com/epr/glossary/declaration-of-completeness, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0. - Canonical URL: https://instica.com/epr/glossary/declaration-of-completeness - Last verified: November 4, 2026 - Last changed: September 30, 2026 - Dataset version: v1-281284b7e7c1 - Licence: Reuse is allowed under CC-BY-4.0 with credit to Instica and a link to this page. - Machine-readable versions: https://instica.com/epr/glossary/declaration-of-completeness.md · https://instica.com/epr/glossary/declaration-of-completeness.json