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EPR updates Switzerland

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Switzerland has 19 verified records in our dataset and 6 not yet published. The newest was retrieved on November 5, 2026. We last verified the place on November 4, 2026. Each entry shows its source and the date we retrieved it. We measure and estimate; you review, sign and submit your own filings.

Line chart of verified packaging EPR records for Switzerland, counted by the date each was retrieved.Switzerland: verified records: Nov 2, 2026 3 → Nov 5, 2026 19; min 3, max 19Switzerland: verified recordsNov 2, 2026Nov 5, 2026193
Verified records for Switzerland, cumulative by retrieval date. Source: Instica EPR dataset, last verified November 4, 2026

Change log for Switzerland

Verified records for Switzerland, by retrieval date
RetrievedRecordSource
November 5, 2026In Switzerland, the system runs 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).Source
November 4, 2026The packaging taxonomy in Switzerland has an unrecorded number of categories. Granularity: material.Source
November 4, 2026Exemption in Switzerland: No glass advance disposal fee for manufacturers that supply or import beverage packaging under 0.09 l fill volume, or fewer than 1,000 beverage packages per calendar half-year (Art 28(2), until Art 8 takes effect on 2028-01-01). It applies without a separate application.Source
November 4, 2026Packaging labelling is required in Switzerland, under Reusable and deposit marking on beverage packaging.Source
November 4, 2026Producers placing packaging on the market in Switzerland carry a packaging EPR obligation.Source
November 4, 2026Switzerland sets a penalty for Intentionally breaching waste rules made under the Environmental Protection Act (USG Art 61(1) lit. i), which covers the VerpV: up to CHF 20,000 per offence. Escalation: Negligent breach: fine, amount not stated (Art 61(2)).Source
November 4, 2026Switzerland sets a penalty for Intentionally refusing information or giving false information (USG Art 61(1) lit. o, Art 46): up to CHF 20,000 per offence. Escalation: Negligent breach: fine, amount not stated (Art 61(2)).Source
November 4, 2026The packaging EPR regime in Switzerland is recorded as Verpackungsverordnung (VerpV, SR 814.621) of 24 June 2026.Source
November 4, 2026The regulator named for 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).Source
November 4, 2026Switzerland sets a target for recovery rate, aluminium beverage packaging: 75% ongoing from January 1, 2027.Source
November 4, 2026Switzerland sets a target for recovery rate, beverage cartons under the take-back duty: 70% ongoing from January 1, 2032.Source
November 4, 2026Switzerland sets a target for recovery rate, glass beverage packaging: 75% ongoing from January 1, 2027.Source
November 4, 2026Switzerland sets a target for recovery rate, PET beverage packaging: 75% ongoing from January 1, 2027.Source
November 4, 2026Switzerland sets a target for recovery rate, single-use plastic packaging under the take-back duty: 55% ongoing from January 1, 2032.Source
November 4, 2026Switzerland sets a units threshold of 1,000; effect: the producer is exempt below it.Source
November 4, 2026In Switzerland, the obligation can be transferred to another party under the stated rules.Source
November 2, 2026A reporting deadline in Switzerland falls every year on February 28 covering the previous calendar year.Source
November 2, 2026A reporting deadline in Switzerland falls every year on February 28 covering the previous calendar year.Source
November 2, 2026A reporting deadline in Switzerland falls every year on February 28 covering the previous calendar year.Source

Verification dates for Switzerland

Records verified per retrieval date for Switzerland
RetrievedRecordsRunning total
November 2, 202633
November 4, 20261518
November 5, 2026119

What takes effect in Switzerland

Records for Switzerland with a start date
Applies fromRecordSource
January 1, 2031DeadlinesSource
January 1, 2027ApplicabilitySource
January 1, 2027CategoriesSource
January 1, 2027DeadlinesSource
January 1, 2027DeadlinesSource
January 1, 2027ExemptionsSource
January 1, 2027LabellingSource
January 1, 2027ObligatedSource
January 1, 2027RegimeSource
January 1, 2027RegulatorSource
January 1, 2027Reporting notesSource
January 1, 2027TargetsSource
January 1, 2027ThresholdsSource
January 1, 2027Transfer rulesSource

Recent records for places near Switzerland

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

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

Finland has a reporting deadline on January 31, 2027.

Croatia runs its system through a government-run programme: Fond za zaštitu okoliša i energetsku učinkovitost.

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

Hungary runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: MOHU MOL Hulladékgazdálkodási Zrt. (concession company).

The regime in Hungary is recorded as Government Decree 80/2023 (III. 14.) on the extended producer responsibility system.

Hungary requires registration with OKIR (Országos Hulladékgazdálkodási Hatóság) via OKIRkapu, plus MOHU Partner Portal.

Italy requires registration with CONAI membership (declaration and contribution to CONAI, then consortium of material).

The regulator in Latvia is State Revenue Service (VID) administers the tax; Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development contracts management systems.

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

Netherlands requires registration with Verpact (formerly Afvalfonds Verpakkingen).

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

Not yet published for Switzerland

How these updates are dated

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

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

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Sources

  1. fedlex.admin.ch: fedlex data admin ch eli cc 2026 358 20270101 de html retrieved
    Original wording: Verordnung über Verpackungen (Verpackungsverordnung, VerpV) vom 24. Juni 2026 (Stand am 1. Januar 2027)
    Original wording: Die Kantone vollziehen diese Verordnung, soweit der Vollzug nicht einer Bundesbehörde übertragen ist.
    Original wording: einer vom BAFU beauftragten Organisation eine vorgezogene Entsorgungsgebühr (Gebühr) entrichten.
    Original wording: natürliche oder juristische Personen, die Produkte und Bestandteile beruflich oder gewerblich herstellen oder zur gewerblichen Abgabe einführen;
    Original wording: 2 Übernimmt eine Branchenorganisation die Aufgaben nach Absatz 1, so ist sie für die Einhaltung der Pflichten gemäss Buchstaben a–c verantwortlich.
    Original wording: in zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Geschäftsjahren den Schwellenwert von einer Million Franken Umsatz und 500 Kilogramm in Verkehr gebrachter Verpackungsmaterialien überschreiten;
    Original wording: b. Herstellerinnen und Hersteller, die pro Kalenderhalbjahr weniger als 1000 Getränkeverpackungen abgeben oder einführen.
    Original wording: Keine Gebühr müssen entrichten: a. Herstellerinnen und Hersteller, die Getränkeverpackungen mit einem Füllvolumen von weniger als 0,09 l abgeben oder einführen;
    Original wording: Herstellerinnen und Hersteller von Getränken müssen dem BAFU nach dessen Vorgaben jeweils bis Ende Februar elektronisch mitteilen:
    Original wording: aufgegliedert nach Mehrweg- und Einwegverpackungen, nach Verpackungsmaterialien und nach Getränkearten;
    Original wording: a. Mehrwegverpackungen als solche kennzeichnen; dies gilt nicht für Restaurationsbetriebe; b. auf pfandbelasteten Getränkeverpackungen das erhobene Pfand angeben;
    Original wording: 1 Die Verwertungsquote bei Getränkeverpackungen aus Glas, PET und Aluminium muss je mindestens 75 Prozent betragen.
    Original wording: müssen dem BAFU jeweils bis Ende Februar für das Vorjahr das Gewicht der zurückgenommenen und der verwerteten Verpackungen elektronisch mitteilen
  2. bafu.admin.ch: packaging glass retrieved
    Original wording: Since 2002, the organisation has been levying a prepaid disposal fee on all glass beverage bottles on behalf of the FOEN.
  3. fedlex.data.admin.ch retrieved
    Original wording: Mit Busse bis zu 20 000 Franken wird bestraft, wer vorsätzlich:
  4. normattiva.it: N2Ls (2006) (uri res) retrieved
    Original wording: I produttori e gli utilizzatori sono responsabili della corretta ed efficace gestione ambientale degli imballaggi
    Original wording: I produttori e gli utilizzatori sono responsabili della corretta ed efficace gestione ambientale degli imballaggi e dei rifiuti di imballaggio
    Original wording: aderire ad uno dei consorzi di cui all'articolo 223;
  5. normattiva.it: N2Ls (2006) (uri res) retrieved
    Original wording: partecipano in forma paritaria al Consorzio nazionale imballaggi, in seguito denominato CONAI
  6. normattiva.it: N2Ls (2006) (uri res) retrieved
    Original wording: costituiscono un Consorzio per ciascun materiale di imballaggio
  7. eur-lex.europa.eu: oj retrieved
    Original wording: a quantity of packaging, including packaging of packaged products, of less than 10 tonnes during one calendar year
    Original wording: It shall apply from 12 August 2026.
    Original wording: Producers shall be obliged to register in the register referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in each Member State where they make packaging
  8. ris.bka.gv.at: GeltendeFassung.wxe (2000-2086) retrieved
    Original wording: Versandhändler, die keinen Sitz und keine Niederlassung im örtlichen Geltungsbereich dieses Bundesgesetzes haben
  9. ris.bka.gv.at: GeltendeFassung.wxe retrieved
    Original wording: haben für ab dem 1. Jänner 2023 in Österreich in Verkehr gesetzte Verpackungen einen Bevollmächtigten
    Original wording: Bevollmächtigte ist eine natürliche oder juristische Person mit Sitz im Inland.
    Original wording: Registrierung als Bevollmächtigter im Register gemäß § 22 Abs. 1 AWG 2002 unter Angabe
    Original wording: nicht mehr als 1500 kg Haushaltsverpackungen in Verkehr setzen, können pauschale Lösungen angeboten werden
    Original wording: haben für ab dem 1. Jänner 2023 in Österreich in Verkehr gesetzte Verpackungen einen Bevollmächtigten für ausländische Versandhändler zu bestellen
  10. verpackungsregister.org: find out about registrations retrieved
    Original wording: If you are distributing packaged goods in Germany, you have to be registered with the LUCID Packaging Register.
    Original wording: you must register with the LUCID Packaging Register. Registering is free of charge.
  11. verpackungsregister.org: system participation retrieved
    Original wording: you must finance the recycling of your packaging by participating that packaging in a system.
    Original wording: You can conclude your system participation agreement with the system operator of your choice.
  12. verpackungsregister.org: declaration of completeness retrieved
    Original wording: The Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) and the competent state authorities
    Original wording: Glass: 80 tonnes
  13. verpackungsregister.org: data reporting retrieved
    Original wording: Year-end volume reports for the previous year (actual volumes) can only be filed up to 1 June.
  14. citeo.com: citeo rates for household packaging and paper retrieved
    Original wording: A company which puts packaging and/or graphic papers on the market
  15. eur-lex.europa.eu: eng retrieved
    Original wording: It shall apply from 12 August 2026.
  16. fostplus.be: become a fost plus member retrieved
    Original wording: Does your company put household packaging on the market? Then you have an obligation to report on this packaging to the government.
    Original wording: companies that put at least 300 tonnes of single-use packaging on the market annually
  17. valipac.academy: belgian legislative framework retrieved
    Original wording: The new version of the Cooperation Agreement has been in force since 5 March 2020.
    Original wording: The Interregional Packaging Commission is responsible for the enforcement of the Cooperation Agreement.
  18. fostplus.be retrieved
    Original wording: This representative must (1) be established in Belgium and (2) be registered with EPRiBEL.
    Original wording: Companies that are not members of Fost Plus or another recognised EPR organisation can register directly through EPRiBEL
  19. fostplus.be: declaration retrieved
    Original wording: Exceptionally, you can still amend your 2025 declaration until 15 September this year.
  20. ecopack.bg: why choose ecopack retrieved
    Original wording: obliged all producers and importers of packaged goods in the Bulgarian market to collect, recycle, and recover a set percentage
    Original wording: ECOPACK Bulgaria does not distribute profit and manages the separate collection, recycling and recovery of packaging waste on behalf of its member companies.
  21. ecopack.bg: pricing and business policy retrieved
    Original wording: Indicated fee discounts apply only for reported quantities more than 10 tons per annum.
  22. boe.es: act retrieved
    Original wording: se obliga a todos los envasadores a inscribirse y a remitir anualmente información
    Original wording: se crea la sección de envases en el Registro de Productores de Productos
    Original wording: a través de la Dirección General de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental
    Original wording: deberán designar a una persona física o jurídica en territorio español como representante autorizado
    Original wording: se inscribirán en la sección de envases del Registro de Productores de Productos
  23. fzoeu.hr: 1407 retrieved
    Original wording: proizvođači/uvoznici/ unosnici prilikom stavljanja proizvoda pakiranih u ambalažu na tržište Republike Hrvatske, uplaćuju Fondu naknade
    Original wording: Pravilnikom o ambalaži i otpadnoj ambalaži, plastičnim proizvodima za jednokratnu uporabu i ribolovnom alatu koji sadržava plastiku (NN 137/2023)
    Original wording: uplaćuju Fondu naknade
    Original wording: Do uspostave rada "Registra proizvođača s proširenom odgovornosti", proizvođači ili ovlašteni predstavnici obvezni su od 23.11.2023. godine, dostavljati Fondu podatke
  24. narodne-novine.nn.hr: 2023 11 137 1864 retrieved
    Original wording: Mrežna (internetska) platforma koja nema poslovno sjedište na teritoriju Republike Hrvatske obvezna je u pisanom obliku ovlastiti registriranu osobu u Republici Hrvatskoj
  25. vid.gov.lv retrieved
    Original wording: Dabas resursu nodokli par videi kaitīgām precēm un iepakojumu maksā persona, kas pirmā Latvijas Republikas teritorijā:
    Original wording: Dabas resursu nodokli par iepakojumu, vienreiz lietojamiem galda traukiem un piederumiem vai videi kaitīgām precēm nodokļa maksātājs nemaksā, ja tas nodrošina
    Original wording: noslēdzis ar Vides ministriju līgumu par šīs sistēmas piemērošanu
  26. miljodirektoratet.no: produsent retrieved
    Original wording: skal dere være medlem i et produsentansvarsselskap
    Original wording: Avfallsforskriften kapittel 7 gir deg som produsent utvidet produsentansvar for den emballasjen du setter på markedet i Norge.
    Original wording: Som produsent skal du oppfylle dine plikter i forskriften ved å melde deg inn i eller etablere et godkjent produsentansvarsselskap.
    Original wording: Plikten gjelder uansett hvilken mengde emballasje dere setter på markedet.
  27. miljodirektoratet.no: produsentanvarsselskap retrieved
    Original wording: For å drive et produsentansvarsselskap må du være godkjent av Miljødirektoratet.
    Original wording: Godkjente produsentansvarsselskap skal likebehandle medlemmene sine
  28. producentansvar.dk: emballage retrieved
    Original wording: Virksomheder omfattet af producentansvaret for emballage skal registrere sig i producentansvarsregistret.
  29. retsinformation.dk: 257694 retrieved
    Original wording: Energistyrelsen fører tilsyn efter emballageforordningens artikel 46, stk. 2, 2. pkt., og fører tilsyn med overholdelse af bestemmelserne i denne bekendtgørelse
  30. producentansvar.dk: find jeres faktura retrieved
    Original wording: Nogle kollektive ordninger tilbyder at håndtere betalingen af jeres gebyrer til DPA.
  31. producentansvar.dk: pris for registrering retrieved
    Original wording: Hvis I for eksempel registrerer jer på Emballage som jeres første produktområde, betaler I 1.000 DKK.
  32. producentansvar.dk: gebyrsatser retrieved
    Original wording: Hvis jeres markedsførte mængde er lig med eller under denne grænse, udgør gebyret 250 DKK uanset den beregnede gebyrsats.
  33. ondernemersplein.overheid.nl: afvalbeheersbijdrage verpakkingen betalen retrieved
    Original wording: Dan moet u een Afvalbeheerbijdrage Verpakkingen betalen aan Verpact
    Original wording: Dan moet u zich eerst aanmelden bij Verpact
  34. wetten.overheid.nl: BWBR0035711 retrieved
    Original wording: producent of importeur: elke in Nederland gevestigde natuurlijke of rechtspersoon die:
  35. riksdagen.se: forordning 20221274 om producentansvar for sfs 2022 1274 retrieved
    Original wording: ska före tillhandahållandet anlita eller tillhandahålla en producentansvarsorganisation
    Original wording: innehåller bestämmelser om utformning av förpackningar och om ett system för utökat producentansvar för avfallshantering av förpackningar
    Original wording: En producent som inte är etablerad i Sverige får utse ett producentombud som är etablerat i Sverige.
    Original wording: ska före tillhandahållandet anmäla det till Naturvårdsverket
  36. naturvardsverket.se: producentansvar for forpackningar retrieved
    Original wording: Producentansvarsorganisationer för förpackningar måste vara godkända av Naturvårdsverket.
  37. ekokom.cz: statutory obligations retrieved
    Original wording: to take-back and recovery of packaging waste
    Original wording: The law permits three methods of fulfilling your obligations
    Original wording: You can enter into a Contract on Collective Compliance with authorised packaging company
    Original wording: file a petition for registration in the List of Subjects required to recover packaging waste, within 60 days
    Original wording: This obligation became effective on the 1st of January 2023.
  38. ekokom.cz: fees retrieved
    Original wording: the Minimum Amount to the day 31.12. 2025 is set at 2 000,- CZK (excl. VAT)
  39. data.legilux.public.lu: eli etat leg loi 2017 03 21 a330 consolide 20220614 fr html retrieved
    Original wording: responsable d’emballages est soumis au régime de responsabilité élargie des producteurs dont il est question à l’article 19 de la loi du 21 mars 2012
  40. eli.gov.pl: text retrieved
    Original wording: Wprowadzający produkty w opakowaniach jest obowiązany zapewniać odzysk, w tym recykling
    Original wording: jest obowiązany przekazać organizacji odzysku opakowań
    Original wording: podlega, w zakresie tej działalności, wpisowi do rejestru, o którym mowa w art. 49 ustawy z dnia 14 grudnia 2012 r. o odpadach
  41. envipak.sk retrieved
    Original wording: Túto povinnosť majú všetci výrobcovia obalov a neobalových výrobkov.
    Original wording: Zákon o odpadoch ukladá výrobcom a dovozcom balených výrobkov
  42. rinkiin.fi: mika tuottajavastuu retrieved
    Original wording: Pakkausten tuottajavastuu koskee kaikkia ammattimaisesti toimivia yrityksiä, jotka saattavat Suomen markkinoille pakkauksia.
    Original wording: Pakkausten tuottajavastuu on yrityksille lakisääteinen velvoite.
    Original wording: Yrityksen on helpointa hoitaa tuottajavastuu liittymällä tuottajayhteisöön
  43. rinkiin.fi: 2026 Hinnasto SPT retrieved
    Original wording: joiden markkinoille saatettu pakkausmäärä on alle 50 000 kg vuodessa
  44. rinkiin.fi: pakkaustietojen raportointi retrieved
    Original wording: raportoinnin määräaika on 31.1.2027
  45. herrco.gr: businesses retrieved
    Original wording: obliged all the businesses that import, produce and place packaged products on their domestic market, to ensure the collection and recycling of their packaging
    Original wording: it must sign a one-year Participation Contract
  46. gpais.eu: duk retrieved
    Original wording: Visi pakuočių ir (ar) gaminių gamintojai ir (ar) importuotojai privalo registruotis Gamintojų ir importuotojų sąvade GPAIS.
    Original wording: Pakuočių ir pakuočių atliekų tvarkymo įstatymas
  47. pakendiringlus.ee: who is a packaging undertaking retrieved
    Original wording: is responsible for the recycling of packaging
    Original wording: imports packaged goods from third countries is responsible for the recycling of packaging.
  48. konkurentsiamet.ee retrieved
    Original wording: 2025. aastaks on Kliimaministeerium väljastanud tähtajatud tagatisrahata pakenditega seotud taaskasutusorganisatsiooni tegevusload kolmele TKO-le.
  49. mohu.hu: gyakran ismetelt kerdesek retrieved
    Original wording: a körforgásos termék gyártója/első forgalomba hozója,
    Original wording: Kormány 80/2023. (III. 14.) Korm. rendelete a kiterjesztett gyártói felelősségi rendszer működésének részletes szabályairól
    Original wording: kollektív teljesítés keretében a MOHU valósítja meg.
    Original wording: A nyilvántartásba vételt az OKIRkapun
  50. pontoverde.pt: questoes frequentes retrieved
    Original wording: Não é obrigatório aderir à SPV, mas é obrigatório cumprir as obrigações decorrentes da Responsabilidade Alargada do Produtor
    Original wording: A SPV é uma das três Entidades Gestoras que, em Portugal, estão habilitadas, por licença
  51. repak.ie: become a member retrieved
    Original wording: enabling you to fund the recycling of packaging you place on the market
    Original wording: operating under licence from the Department of Climate, Energy and Environment
  52. fedlex.admin.ch: fedlex data admin ch eli oc 2026 358 de html 1 retrieved
    Original wording: müssen dem BAFU nach dessen Vorgaben jeweils bis Ende Februar das Gewicht der Verpackungen, die für die im Vorjahr
  53. bafu.admin.ch: verpackungen retrieved (not yet published)
    Original wording: No published text found at this source.
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