How Do I Register Packaging in Romania?

In short: if you place packaging on the Romanian market, you generally register through Romania’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) system, typically by contracting with a producer-responsibility organisation and reporting your packaging. This sits under the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2025/40, the PPWR — which generally applies from 12 August 2026, with obligations phased over time. The EU rules are harmonised, but registration is national and conducted in Romanian.

The building blocks in Romania

Romania delivers packaging EPR through producer-responsibility organisations, which take on recycling and recovery obligations on behalf of the businesses that place packaging on the market. Alongside them sits the environmental fund administered by the AFM (Administrația Fondului pentru Mediu). In practice, you either meet your targets through a producer-responsibility organisation or face contributions linked to the fund.

Steps sellers usually take

• Confirm whether you are the party first placing the packaging on the Romanian market.
• Register with or contract through a Romanian producer-responsibility organisation.
• Report packaging quantities and material types, and keep supporting records.

Because timelines are phased and national specifics can change, treat this as a qualitative guide and confirm the current position with the relevant Romanian authority before relying on it. For context, see our Romania country page.

This article is educational, not legal advice.