Czech Republic
Czechia splits producer responsibility across two laws and keeps two lists. Czech EPR compliance means knowing whether your product belongs in Seznam osob for packaging or Seznam výrobců for end-of-life products, with duties active across six streams.
Two laws set the rules. Packaging sits under the Packaging Act (No. 477/2001, reformed in 2020), while electronics, batteries, tyres and vehicles sit under the End-of-Life Products Act (No. 542/2020).
Either way you answer to the same authority, the Ministry of the Environment, so the split is about which list holds your registration, not who oversees it.
What carries EPR in Czechia
Six streams carry active duties: packaging, electronics, batteries, tyres, vehicles and single-use plastics. Plastic fishing gear adds a lighter record-keeping duty, and textiles are due by 2028.
Electronics, batteries and tyres share a pattern. Each is a selected product with take-back, recovery financing and reporting. For electronics and tyres the recycling fee is itemised separately on invoices, but for batteries the law bars listing it separately.
Packaging works differently. You either enter the individual-compliance list or, in practice, join EKO-KOM, currently the only authorised packaging scheme while further applications sit with the ministry.
Two registers under two laws
Packaging producers appear in Seznam osob, and producers of electronics, batteries and tyres in Seznam výrobců.
Vehicles are the deliberate gap. Vehicle producers are excluded from Seznam výrobců by law and instead run a free take-back network for end-of-life vehicles, so there is no vehicle entry in either list.
Who has to comply
The duty reaches producers, importers and distance sellers selling into the Czech market, with an annual report to the ministry unless a collective system handles it.
For single-use plastics, a foreign producer of the listed products must appoint a Czech authorised representative, the same route used across the registered streams.
What changes next
The near-term calendar mixes a national update with the EU layer:
- Batteries: an amendment aligning Czech law with the EU Battery Regulation is before Parliament, moving reporting to five categories.
- 12 August 2026: the EU packaging regulation PPWR applies directly in Czechia.
- 17 April 2028: a textile and footwear scheme must be in place, with separate textile collection already mandatory since 2025.
Frequently asked questions about EPR in Czechia
Brief answers to the questions sellers ask most.
What is EPR in Czechia?
Producer responsibility across six active streams, run under two laws. The Packaging Act covers packaging in the Seznam osob register, and the 2020 End-of-Life Products Act covers end-of-life products in the Seznam výrobců register.
What is the Czech EPR register?
There are two. Packaging producers register in Seznam osob under the Packaging Act, while electronics, batteries and tyres register in Seznam výrobců under the 2020 End-of-Life Products Act.
Do vehicles register in the Czech Republic?
No. Vehicle producers are excluded from Seznam výrobců and instead run a free take-back network for end-of-life vehicles.
Who runs Czech packaging compliance?
EKO-KOM is currently the only authorised packaging scheme, though further applications are under review at the ministry.
Does Czechia have textile EPR yet?
Not yet. A scheme is required by 17 April 2028, and separate textile collection has been mandatory since 2025.