EPR Compliance Services, PPWR Support
The Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, commonly referred to as EPR, may impose significant registration, record-keeping, reporting and fee payment obligations on manufacturing, importing and trading companies operating in Hungary.
Determining whether a company is subject to EPR obligations is not always straightforward. It requires a detailed review of the company’s products, packaging processes, procurement and sales activities, as well as an assessment of which party first places the relevant product on the Hungarian market and under what legal arrangement.
Our EPR compliance services help you identify your obligations, classify products and packaging correctly, prepare the required data reports and establish reliable EPR processes that support your company’s long-term compliance in Hungary.
Who do we Recommend our EPR Compliance services to?
Our EPR compliance services are recommended for companies, which:
- manufacture or first place products on the Hungarian market,
- purchase products or packaging materials from abroad,
- distribute private-label products,
- package or repackage products in Hungary,
- operate an online store and use packaging materials for deliveries;
- place electrical or electronic equipment, batteries, accumulators, textiles, furniture, tyres, paper products or other circular products on the Hungarian market;
- are uncertain whether their business activities or products fall within the scope of the Hungarian EPR scheme;
- would like to review the accuracy and completeness of their EPR records and data reports from the past.
Why is EPR Compliance support important?
EPR compliance involves considerably more than preparing a quarterly data report. Companies need a transparent and verifiable record-keeping system that reflects their complete business operations and supports the accurate calculation and reporting of EPR quantities.
With the support of our advisers, EPR compliance can become an integrated part of your company’s procurement, logistics, invoicing and accounting processes rather than a separate administrative exercise.
How can we help?
We assess your company’s activities, product portfolio, procurement structure and sales processes.
Our experts identify which products and transactions may fall within the scope of the Hungarian EPR scheme and determine which entity within the supply chain is likely to qualify as the liable party.
We assist with identifying circular products, packaging materials and packaging components.
Our services include determining the appropriate product category, material category and KF code, as well as documenting the classification methodology applied by your company.
We support your company with the preparation and completion of the EPR registration process.
This includes collecting, structuring and reviewing the necessary corporate, product and activity-related information required for registration with the relevant Hungarian organisations and authorities.
We can develop an EPR record-keeping structure tailored to your business operation. We can help identifying:
- the relevant data sources,
- the individuals and departments responsible for providing data,
- the product and material codes to be applied,
- internal review and reconciliation procedures,
- approval and reporting responsibilities.
Our objective is to establish an EPR record-keeping system that is:
- transparent and traceable,
- suitable for regular reconciliation,
- capable of supporting statutory data reporting,
- appropriate for internal and external reviews,
- designed to reduce manual data processing wherever possible.
Our experts assist with preparing and reviewing quarterly EPR data reports.
We prepare the calculations and supporting reports required for the EPR data submission and can also assist with the filing process.
We review the previous EPR records of your company, classifications and data submissions.
Our experts identify potential errors relating to product classification, quantities, transaction types or internal processes, and provide recommendations regarding the necessary corrections.
Where appropriate, we can also assist with preparing revised records and corrective data reports.
We help define clear responsibilities and establish internal procedures supporting EPR compliance. Depending on your needs, we can prepare internal EPR process descriptions, manuals and assist in EPR procedures. These documents help ensure that EPR-related responsibilities are clearly allocated and that relevant data is collected, reviewed and reported consistently.
We provide continuous professional support regarding the interpretation and practical application of Hungarian EPR requirements.
Our advisers can assist with:
- product classification questions
- new products and business models,
- changes in procurement or supply chain,
- packaging-related matters;
- interpretation of reporting obligations;
- internal EPR calculations;
- preparation for authority audits,
- changes in the relevant regulatory environment.
Why choose ABT?
The professionals of ABT assess your business operations from a comprehensive perspective. We do not only assist with preparing the required data submissions. We also help establish transparent, verifiable and sustainable processes that support long-term regulatory compliance.
Our objective is to make the fulfilment of EPR obligations predictable, reduce your company’s administrative burden and identify potential compliance risks before they are discovered during an authority inspection.
Through our integrated approach, we can also help ensure that EPR records are aligned with your company’s accounting, invoicing, logistics and inventory management systems.
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Are You unsure whether your company is subject to EPR obligations in Hungary?
As part of a preliminary assessment, we help identify the potentially affected products, packaging materials and business processes. We also determine the recommended next steps for achieving or maintaining compliance. Contact our experts and request a personalised proposal for our EPR compliance services.