Packaging law: Legal requirements for Austrian companies in Germany

24. November 2026 09:30 - 11:30 Online

Do you ship or sell goods in Germany? The online event on November 24, 2026 provides Austrian companies with a concise overview of current requirements under European and German packaging law. The focus is on the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) as well as registration and reporting obligations in Germany, in particular LUCID and DIVID. The event is aimed at Austrian companies that deliver goods to Germany or sell them there—from small webshops and retailers and importers to producers and manufacturers.

Programme highlights & your benefits:
  • Overview of the PPWR legal framework: Get guidance on the requirements of the EU Packaging Regulation and relevant delimitation issues.
  • Registration, classification and reporting of products: Learn about obligations under the Packaging Act (VerpackDG) and the Single-Use Plastics Fund Act (EWKFondsG), as well as LUCID and DIVID.
  • Q&A: Clarify any open questions on European and German packaging law.

 

 

Target group:
  • Austrian companies that deliver goods to Germany or sell them there
  • Webshops
  • Retailers
  • Importers
  • Producers and manufacturers

Good to know

Registration

Registration deadline: November 20, 2026, 11:30 PM

The participation link will be sent by email after the registration deadline.

Costs

Participation fee: free of charge for WKÖ members

Program

Tuesday, November 24, 2026 | online

  • 9:30–10:15 AM – Packaging law (1): The PPWR legal framework
    • PPWR requirements
    • Delimitation issues, including classification as producer vs. manufacturer
    • Interpretation guidance from the European Commission and Germany’s ZSVR
  • 10:15–11:00 AM – Packaging law (2): Registration, classification and reporting of products
    • Registration and reporting obligations under the Packaging Act (VerpackDG) and the Single-Use Plastics Fund Act (EWKFondsG)
    • LUCID
    • DIVID
  • 11:00–11:30 AM – Q&A

Austrian Foreign Trade Center Munich
Contacts: Miriam Abraham, Saskia Balser and Franziska Meyer
T +49 89 242914-0 | E muenchen@wko.at

Speaker: Attorney-at-law Dr. Markus Kraus, Partner at GvW Graf von Westphalen Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Partnerschaft mbB.

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