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Packaging EPR in Greece
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Checked 2026-09-03 · 3 sources · 3 open questions
- Register
- Εθνικό Μητρώο Παραγωγών (Ε.Μ.ΠΑ.) — gives a producer number (ΑΜΠ) and a registration certificate
- Authority
- Ελληνικός Οργανισμός Ανακύκλωσης (ΕΟΑΝ), under the Ministry of Environment and Energy
- Law
- ν. 2939/2001 as amended by ν. 4496/2017registration in the EMPA is a PRECONDITION for lawfully carrying on the activity at all, and for taking part in PUBLIC TENDERS — Greece ties the EPR number to procurement. ⚠️ a mere distributor (διακινητής) of products has no duty to register; buyers ask suppliers to declare their AMP number.
- Who registers
- You register yourself in the national system
- Authorised representative
- Mandatory for a producer established abroadεξουσιοδοτημένος αντιπρόσωπος — the EOAN registration guide carries a MODEL WRITTEN MANDATE in its annex; the signed mandate must be sent to register@eoan.gr and to the alternative-management systems the producer has contracted with
- Also required
- An alternative management system
- Household packaging schemes
- HE.R.R.CO (Hellenic Recycling and Recovery Corporation) and Antapodotiki Anakiklosis S.A. (AA or ‘Reward Recycling S.A.’)
- Industrial packaging schemes
- Non-household packaging are normally managed individually by the operators, but: - KEPED S.A. specifically handles waste packaging from machine oil. - HE.R.R.CO is also handling C&I packaging to some extent, cooperating with private recyclers.
What is not settled
- Reporting Not established at sourceThe annual reporting cadence and its deadline were not established from the pages read.
- Threshold Not established at sourceNo de-minimis threshold was found at source.
- Authorised representative Sources disagreeThe authorised-representative duty is under review. On 10 December 2025 the Commission published COM(2025) 982, part of the Omnibus VIII environmental simplification package, whose Article 2 would suspend Art. 45(3) until 1 January 2035; COM(2025) 983 proposes the same for the Single-Use Plastics Directive. The suspension as drafted covers producers ESTABLISHED IN THE UNION selling cross-border directly to end users. Producers established in third countries are not covered — member states may still require a representative or ensure traceability by other means. European Parliament committee reports of May 2026 would narrow the relief to micro and small enterprises. PROPOSAL, AND NOW LARGELY STOPPED: on 24 June 2026 the Council decided not to proceed with the suspension, opposed by a large majority of member states. A Parliament committee vote is expected around October 2026, and even the Parliament's narrower approach would keep the framework for producers outside the EU. Article 45(3) applies as written today, and for a producer established in a third country nothing in this proposal ever applied.
The same in every EU country
- PPWR Art. 44 — registration is a precondition for placing packaging on that market
- PPWR Art. 45(3) — a producer under Art. 3(1)(15)(c)/(d), i.e. one making packaging available in another Member State DIRECTLY TO END USERS, must appoint an authorised representative there. From 12 Aug 2026.
- set nationally, Art. 68; national rules due by 12 Feb 2027
- Art. 44(14) implementing act still pending; central EU register not before 1 Jan 2029
Sources
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We do not register you, we are not your authorised representative, and we do not pay a scheme. This is public information gathered in one place and checked on the date shown. Confirm with the national authority before acting.
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The number these registers ask for is kilograms by material for one year of deliveries. If your shipments are recorded as they go out, that number already exists.
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