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\n FAQs about producer responsibility\n <\/h1>\n\n
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Confused about producer responsibilty? Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about extended producer responsibility and reporting packaging data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Extended Producer Responsibility<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n What does producer responsibility mean?\n\n
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Producer responsibility means the producer’s obligation to organise the reuse, recycling and other waste management of products, and to cover the costs thereof. Under the Waste Act, responsibility lies with companies that place tyres of motor vehicles, cars, electrical and electronic equipment, batteries and accumulators, paper and packaging on the Finnish market, regardless of how they are sold.<\/p>\n

Producer responsibility for packaging applies to companies that pack in Finland, import packed products or sell their products to Finland through distance sales.<\/p>\n

In Finland, producer responsibility for packaging is implemented through a common system where producer organisations are responsible for the practical implementation of producer responsibility requirements, such as collection and recycling. Packaging recycling fees are invoiced from companies with producer responsibility.<\/p>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n

\n \n What kind of companies are concerned by producer responsibility for packaging?\n\n
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Producer responsibility for packaging concerns:<\/p>\n

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  1. A Finnish packer* or a foreign company\u2019s Finnish branch**, which packs products for the Finnish market<\/li>\n
  2. A Finnish importer* or a foreign company\u2019s Finnish branch**, which operates as an importer of packed products to the Finnish market<\/li>\n
  3. A foreign operator, established in another country than Finland and sells packed products directly to users in Finland through distance sales<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    For the following packaging the producer with producer responsibility is the manufacturer or importer of the packaging from 1.1.2024:<\/p>\n