Green Circle Talks Cross-Border] - Austrian Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Policy Compliance Interpretation

根據歐盟生產者責任延伸(EPR)的合規要求和環保制度指導框架,不同歐盟國家/地區已陸續制定其EPR制度,以確定生產者責任。

1、什麽是EPR?
EPR stands for Extended Producer Responsibility. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a European Union environmental policy requirement. Based on the "polluter pays" principle, producers are required to reduce the environmental impacts of their products throughout their life cycle, and to take responsibility for the entire life cycle of the products they put on the market (i.e. from the production and design of the products to the management and disposal of waste). Overall, EPR aims to improve the quality of the environment by preventing and reducing the environmental impacts of goods such as packaging and packaging waste, electronic goods, and batteries.

2、奧地利EPR合規要求
根據《奧地利廢物管理法》(AWG),《奧地利包裝法》(Verpack-VO),《奧地利廢棄電氣和電子設備條例》(EAG-VO)和《奧地利電池條例》(Batt – VO)的相關規定,生產商(Producer)需要按照商品種類,進行奧地利EPR注冊,並進行定期申報以及繳納相關的環保費。境外生產商需要指定一名合資格的當地授權代表(Authorized Representative),該代表將協助商家履行其在奧地利相關規定下的EPR義務。

3、奧地利EPR目前涵蓋的商品類別主要為包裝(包括一次性塑料產品)、電子電氣產品及電池產品。

1、包裝 :產品的盒子和包裝(例如裝有玩具的盒子)、運輸箱、運輸標簽、捆紮帶、膠帶等
2、電子電氣產品:溫度交換器、家居用品、燈具、滅火器、燈泡、太陽能電池板和專業電子產品等
3、電池:便攜式、汽車和工業電池等
4、一次性塑料產品、一次性塑料餐具、一次性塑料袋及含塑料的漁具等

4、商家要如何遵守EPR要求?
奧地利境外商家需要通過第三方專業服務商或委任一名奧地利當地授權代表(authorized representative)協助進行EPR注冊和申報。

關於包裝,如果您在奧地利市場投放年度(自然年)投放量少於 1,500 千克的商用和家用包裝,可以選擇Flat fee的方式進行環保費繳納,而不需要申報具體的數據,具體請咨詢綠圈圈團隊。

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