EU Packaging EPR Check (PPWR) for Online Sellers

Since 12 August 2026 the EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR, Reg. 2025/40) makes packaging EPR compliance a condition for selling online. Marketplaces must check that sellers are registered in every country they ship to, and there is no single EU number. This Actor tells you, per destination country, what a seller has to do.

Covered: Germany, France, Spain. More countries are coming.

What you get per country

• The registry to join (LUCID, ADEME SYDEREP, MITECO) and its link
• Each obligation that applies to this seller: registration, compliance scheme, authorised representative, labelling (Triman), declarations, what to show on invoices or terms of sale
• Penalties, typical costs where known, and upcoming changes
• What the marketplace will check
• An optional format check of registration numbers you already have
• A confidence level and source links on every obligation, plus the date the rules were last reviewed

Input

{
  "destination_countries": ["DE", "FR", "ES"],
  "seller_country": "NL",
  "sales_channel": "marketplace",
  "b2c": true,
  "registration_numbers": {"DE": "DE1234567899999"}
}

seller_country is where the seller is established; the result changes for domestic, other-EU and non-EU sellers. sales_channel is own_webshop, marketplace or both.

Output (one item per country, abbreviated)

{
  "destination": "FR",
  "seller_relation": "other_eu",
  "registry": {"name": "ADEME SYDEREP producer register (identifiant unique, IDU)", "url": "https://www.syderep.ademe.fr"},
  "obligations": [
    {"id": "fr_mandataire", "title": "Appoint a French authorised representative (mandataire)", "legal_basis": "L.541-10-9-1 (loi n° 2026-602)", "confidence": "medium", "sources": ["https://..."]},
    {"id": "fr_triman", "title": "Put Triman and Info-tri on household packaging", "confidence": "medium", "sources": ["https://..."]}
  ],
  "penalties": {"summary": "Up to €30,000 for no registration or missing IDU; ..."},
  "number_check": null,
  "rules_as_of": "2026-10-24"
}

For AI agents

Through the Apify MCP server this Actor is a callable tool. Typical uses: a listing agent checks obligations before publishing a product in a new country; a seller-support agent answers "do I need a French representative?"; an onboarding flow validates registration-number formats.

Pricing

Pay per event: you pay only for each covered country checked. Uncovered countries return a free "not covered" item.

Limits

This is an automated checklist built from public sources. It is not legal advice. Number checks verify the format only, not that the number is registered. Sources are mostly official pages and law-firm summaries; each obligation shows its confidence.