News
On the one hand, the EU Commission is passing complex legislation that places unprecedented demands on the safety and sustainability of products and requires companies to behave with integrity in many respects. On the other hand, it has set itself the task of reducing the administrative burden on SMEs by 35% by 2029, thus following a "compass for competitiveness". All this is happening at a time when marketplaces from third countries are making…
News
With regard to the EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR), the German Foundation Central Agency Packaging Register (ZSVR) is issuing an urgent warning about considerable legal uncertainty – with potentially far-reaching consequences for sellers, producers and the entire waste disposal system. The trigger is, in particular, the new, Europe-wide uniform definition of “producer”, which will take effect on 12 August 2026 and fundamentally alters the…
News
If you lost your battery registration in Germany on 16 January 2025 but still need it, you can apply for a new registration at short notice.
Until 11:59 p.m. on 15 January 2026, all battery producers registered with the EAR foundation (German WEEE and battery registration board) were required to participate in a so-called producer responsibility organisation (PRO / OfH) for the batteries they placed on the market. This obligation applies to…
News
When selling electrical appliances, rechargeable batteries and batteries in Germany, there are legal producer registration requirements that finance the disposal of old appliances and batteries. Unregistered products may not be offered or sold. Sellers must check that the product is properly registered before selling it.
This obligation is part of the responsibility to offer only legally compliant products and is one of the central inspection…
News
Even if packaging does not reach German end users to a large extent, in most cases the system participation obligation for the disposal of packaging waste still applies. Here, you can find out which packaging is subject to system participation in Germany and which is not.
In view of increasing environmental regulations and complex market structures, the question of one's own obligation to participate in a system for packaging is receiving more…
News
VERE e.V. criticizes the use of tobacco legislation to impose a health-related ban, as this would result in an effective prohibition of all vaporisers in Germany.
As reported by Euwid, German Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider has once again spoken out clearly in favour of a ban on disposable vapes and disposable e-cigarettes, describing this as his "very, very clear preference". He justifies his initiative…
News
In the future, sellers and producers may have to deal with stricter controls. This is due to legal action against a prominent German non-food discounter, where inspections of three of its outlets found that the return of deposit-bearing disposable packaging and payment of deposits were denied.
Germany's deposit system has been an integral part of its waste management for over 20 years.…
News
An EU one-stop shop for Extended Producer Responsibility sounds promising, but carries considerable technical, organisational and financial risks.
At the end of last year, VERE submitted its statement on the EU initiative “Simplification of administrative burdens in environmental legislation”, which is of great significance for our members.
VERE is committed to genuine simplification and harmonisation of administrative requirements in…
News
VERE opposes the establishment of a central EU-wide reporting platform for Extended Producer Responsibility, arguing that it would weaken national systems, lead to high costs, and create data protection and liability issues by opening the European market to traders from outside the EU.
VERE submitted its opinion on the EU legislation on the Circular Economy Act on 6 November 2025.
As the "Association for the Take-Back and Recycling of Waste…
Page
Laws, directives and regulations
Code of Conduct
Search results 1
until 10
of 178