> ## Documentation Index
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# EPR Registration

> Determine which member states require producer registration, prepare and track registration numbers

## Overview

A "producer" in the EPR sense (extended producer responsibility, Art. 44–45 PPWR) is a **separate role per member state** with registration and financing obligations — in Germany via **LUCID/ZSVR**. The **EPR registration assistant** under **Packaging → EPR registration** (`/packaging/epr`) helps you keep track:

1. **determine** which member states you must register in,
2. **prepare the registration data**,
3. **open the relevant national portal**, and
4. **track your registration numbers and their status**.

<Warning>
  The assistant does **not register** on your behalf. There is **no interface to submit** to any government register — no register offers a write API, and registration in Germany is legally non-delegable. You complete the registration and reporting yourself in each portal; Polygon One guides, prepares and tracks.
</Warning>

<Frame caption="EPR registration assistant overview with the required member states">
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/polygonone/images/ppwr/epr/epr-registrierung-uebersicht.png" />
</Frame>

## Which member states are required

The assistant determines the required member states automatically from your packaging units: a unit contributes its **market member states** exactly when it is run as a **market party** (manufacturer, importer or distributor) and is flagged as a **producer** (`isProducer`). All member states determined this way are merged and listed — with DACH (DE, then AT) first.

<Info>
  A member state for which you have already recorded a registration number stays in the list, even if a unit's role changes later. This ensures a recorded number is never lost.
</Info>

Four metrics summarise the status: **Required states**, **Registered**, **Open** and **Verified**.

Each member state shows a table row:

| Column                  | Content                                                                     |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Member state**        | Name (for DE/AT: "LUCID (Germany / ZSVR)" and "Austria (EPR registration)") |
| **Registration number** | Your recorded number (e.g. `DE1234567890123`)                               |
| **Status**              | Not set / Registered / Pending / Not registered                             |
| **Verification**        | Result of the register check (badge)                                        |
| **Guidance**            | The **Prepare** button                                                      |

<Info>
  If a unit has no establishment in the member state, the row notes that an **EPR authorised representative (Art. 45(3))** is required. This is not the same as the conformity representative under Art. 17.
</Info>

## Preparing the registration

**Prepare** opens a dialog with the registration data and step-by-step guidance for the member state.

<Frame caption="Prepare dialog with registration data and LUCID guidance">
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/polygonone/images/ppwr/epr/epr-registrierung-vorbereiten.png" />
</Frame>

The dialog contains:

* **Registration data (Annex IX Part A)** — a checklist with the producer's legal name, address, VAT / tax number and registration number, each marked present/missing. Plus a note to have your packaging types and brand names ready, since the national portal asks for these.
* **EPR authorised representative (Art. 45(3))** — fields for the representative's name and address where required.
* **Step by step** — the concrete steps for member states with guidance on file, followed by **Open portal**.

### Guided instructions and portal deep links

Detailed instructions and deep links are on file for two member states:

**Germany — LUCID (ZSVR):**

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create an account">
    Create an account in the LUCID packaging register (ZSVR).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter producer data">
    Enter producer data and VAT ID (registration part 1).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add brands and packaging types">
    Add brand names and packaging types.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Submit and record the number">
    Submit the registration and enter the LUCID number here.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Portal: [lucid.verpackungsregister.org](https://lucid.verpackungsregister.org/)

**Austria — EDM (Umweltbundesamt):** set up access to the EDM portal, register your role as producer/obligated party, enter packaging data and record the registration number here. Portal: [secure.umweltbundesamt.at/edm\_portal](https://secure.umweltbundesamt.at/edm_portal/)

<Info>
  All other member states are shown as **Registration required** (without detailed guidance or a deep link): please register via the relevant national producer register.
</Info>

## Tracking numbers and status

Enter the **registration number** per member state directly in the table and choose the **status** (**Registered**, **Pending**, **Not registered** or **Not set**). Save changes via **"Save changes"**.

<Info>
  Status and number are for tracking. They influence **neither** the compliance assessment **nor** the issuance of the Declaration of Conformity.
</Info>

### Register check (verification badge)

For member states with a register on file, you can check a recorded, saved number against the official register via **"Verify number"**. The result appears as a badge:

| Badge             | Meaning                                     |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| **Verified**      | The number was confirmed in the register.   |
| **Not found**     | The number was not found in the register.   |
| **Cannot verify** | The check could not be completed right now. |
| **Not checked**   | No check result yet.                        |

<Info>
  The check is a read-only lookup and purely informational — it writes nothing to the register and changes no compliance status. For a number not yet saved, the hint **"Please save before verifying."** appears first.
</Info>

## Next step

Once registered, report the volumes you place on the market:

<Card title="Volume reporting" icon="scale-balanced" href="/en/ppwr/epr/mengenmeldung">
  Generate the validated LUCID data report for your packaging.
</Card>