Defra has recently confirmed new amendments to the EPR Data Reporting obligations, read about it here.
These are scheduled to come into force on 1 April 2024, after debate in Parliament.
There are 11 amendments that are being introduced:
- Inclusion of Scottish DRS articles in pEPR reporting.
- Point of obligation: where a brand only relates to the packaging.
- Point of obligation: where packaging is owned by someone outside the UK.
- Point of obligation: unfilled packaging supplied to large producers.
- Point of obligation: reporting of imported packaging.
- Seller definition.
- Publish list of large producers.
- Drinks containers reporting.
- Compliance scheme checking responsibility.
- Transitional provisions for packaging reported under the 2007 regulations.
- Changes to the definition of household packaging