PPWR & Belgium EPR: Your Compliance Workstreams
Treat PPWR as several connected workstreams, not a single certificate. Identify your role in the packaging supply chain, then organise conformity evidence, registration, representation and reporting.
General application does not mean one date for every task
Article 71 gives 12 August 2026 as the Regulation’s general application date. Check the provision and transition relevant to the particular packaging requirement rather than treating that date as proof that every later design rule or platform check already applies.
Conformity and EPR answer different questions
Fost Plus’s September guidance separates manufacturer tasks from producer registration and EPR matters. A packaging declaration of conformity is not a producer-register number. Keep a responsibility map showing which entity handles each task and which document proves the work.
Build the Belgian registration and reporting file
Prepare the legal seller, establishment, sales routes, packaging classification and Belgian quantities. Review the applicable registration route and any written PPWR EPR mandate. Reconcile the file with existing scheme documents and assign reporting responsibilities. Review small-volume conditions by duty rather than assuming complete exemption.
Keep product streams and safety appointments visible
Electrical equipment and batteries need separate EPR assessments. GPSR product-safety work is a separate service and is not included in BelComply’s PPWR EPR representation. Ask for a proposal that names the countries, streams and tasks, with clear data requirements and costs.