Spain: EU country support

What applies

• Use MITECO's electronic office to register in the Product Producer Register packaging section. A foreign producer must appoint an authorised representative in Spain for the applicable route.
• Registration route: self service plus pro or epr scheme

What to prepare

• Legal company name and registered address
• Company/trade registration number
• VAT or tax number
• Contact person, email and telephone
• Brands/trading names
• Packaging types, component materials and weights
• Country-level annual quantities by required reporting category

How to submit

1. 1Appoint and register a Spanish authorised representative where the producer is not established in Spain.
2. 2Register in the Product Producer Register packaging section.
3. 3Join an authorised individual/collective EPR system for each household, commercial or industrial stream.
4. 4Submit annual packaging data through the electronic office.
5. 5Retain the register number, representative mandate, system contract and submission receipts.

What to keep

• Packaging-section registration number, EPR-system contract and accepted annual packaging declaration.
• Submitted quantity declarations and acceptance receipts
• PRO/EPR scheme contract and invoices where applicable
• Representative mandate and confirmation where applicable
• This country action guide and supporting source documents

Ongoing obligations

• Submit the annual packaging declaration through the electronic register using the required packaging categories, materials and units; maintain the authorised-system link in the producer profile.
• Update the registration when company, representative, brand, packaging stream or contact information changes.
• Reconcile national reports to sales and packaging bills of materials; retain the submitted values and official result.

Official sources

• MITECO: Product Producer Register — Packaging Section
• MITECO Electronic Office: Producer-register procedure