Spain EPR# Spain Packaging Law# Spain weeee# Spain Battery Law# Europe EPR Compliance

With the landing of the EPR policy, the mainstream cross-border platforms have also begun to require Chinese sellers to fulfill the EPR compliance obligations, the current platform mandatory requirements of the countries Germany and France, and then the major e-commerce platforms are also required to sellers to complete the Spanish and Austrian EPR compliance requirements, want to sell their products to the corresponding countries, are required to complete the corresponding EPR compliance requirements.

In this article, Green Circle will introduce the Spanish EPR compliance requirements:
The Spanish government has officially passed the latest Royal Decree 993/2022, and the Spanish EPR will be enforced on January 16, 2023 officially. Sellers are required to provide the registration code of Spanish WEEE and Battery Law during customs clearance, and non-compliant sellers' goods will not be able to clear customs.
Spain EPR mainly includes: packaging, electrical and electronic equipment, and industrial oils, tires.

Spanish Packaging Law  
Similar to Germany and France, any product that is sold into Spain needs to be registered under the Spanish Packaging Law, as almost all products come with packaging, and the obligation to recycle the packaging takes effect from the first product that the seller sells in Spain. The Spanish Packaging Code has a number of features that differ from those of Germany and France:
1、Spanish packing method has high recovery cost
Recycling costs in Spain are high because the Spanish packaging law is based on a minimum of 1 ton. Therefore, regardless of whether the seller has 1 kilogram or 1 ton of packaging waste per year, the current minimum recycling fee is €600 per year.
2. Glass packaging has a special recycling obligation.
The sale of products in glass bottles (packaged in cardboard boxes) through the e-commerce channel requires the inclusion of a separate recycling program to comply with the Spanish Packaging Law. Sellers of cosmetic products, alcohol and beverages need to pay special attention.

Spanish Battery Law 
Sellers of batteries and products with built-in batteries also need to register for the Spanish Battery Law.
There are four main product categories in the Spanish Battery Method:
✔ New Button Battery: Alkaline New Button Batteries, Lithium New Button Batteries
✔ General Batteries: Alkaline Batteries, Carbon Batteries, Lithium Batteries
✔Digital Li-ion Battery: Cell Phone Li-ion Battery, Notebook Li-ion Battery, Tablet Li-ion Battery    
✔ Industrial Battery

Spain WEEE
All sellers who manufacture and sell electrical and electronic products into Spain are required to register for Spanish WEEE.
Spain WEEE registration type:
①Heat exchange equipment (refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.)
②Screens, displays and equipment, including screens with a surface larger than 100cm² (monitors, laptops, etc.)
③Lamps (bulbs, etc.)
④Large equipment (washing machine, dishwasher, etc.)
⑤Small equipment (coffee maker, cell phone, etc.)
(6) Small computers and telecommunication equipment (all with external dimensions less than or equal to 50 centimeters) (printers, USB cables, etc.)  

What are the consequences of not registering?
Failure to register with the Spanish EPR will result in the seller's non-compliant products not being able to clear customs.
Cross-border platforms like Amazon will also block your products and limit your sales.
The regulator imposed fines of up to €1.75 million, among other things.
EPR registration in Spain, choose Green Circle! Green Circle Accounting Firm is an Amazon SPN service provider, and has helped many sellers successfully register their Spanish EPR numbers.
Spanish Packaging Law Certificate
Spanish WEEE Certificate
Spanish Packaging Law Recycling System Certificate 
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Note: Registered Spanish packaging method will receive the recycling system certificate + electronic signature of the registration certificate 2 certificates, recycling system certificate ≠ registration certificate, uploaded to the platform is the registration certificate.
At present, the implementation of EPR in the EU is a general trend, and we suggest all sellers to plan ahead and complete the compliance operation as soon as possible in order to occupy a place in the market.
For the EU EPR compliance, sellers and friends must take into account their own situation and complete the registration of packaging law, battery law, WEEE and other related categories as soon as possible. Sellers who need to do so are welcome to consult Green Circle.