Germany

Useful documents for understanding WEEE, e-waste, battery and packaging legislation in Germany

WEEE Guidance, Legislation and Directives

Producer information in English published by the EAR (entity responsible for WEEE in Germany)

WEEE FAQ (In German) published by the EAR (entity responsible for WEEE in Germany)

BMUD page on WEEE: Information on WEEE published by the German Ministry of Environment.

Battery Guidance, Legislation and Directives

Germany Battery legislation: German law on batteries and accumulators (transposed on June 25th 2009).

UBA page on batteries: Information on batteries published by the German Federal Environmental Agency.

Battery FAQ (in German): published by the UBA (entity responsible for batteries in Germany).

Packaging Guidance, Legislation and Directives

UBA page on packaging: Information on packaging published by the German Federal Environmental Agency.

BMUD page on packaging: Information on packaging published by the German Ministry of Environment.

Frequently Asked Questions on packaging (in English): published by the German Packaging Register.

Video explainer for the German packaging system: published by the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister

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