Romania
Romania routes producer duties two ways. Romanian EPR compliance means declaring packaging, tyres, oils and single-use plastics to the Environmental Fund, and registering electronics and batteries in their own national registers, with a deposit system running on top since 2023.
The Fund route is a pay-or-perform model. Miss a recovery target and you pay a contribution per kilogram rather than a fixed licence fee.
What carries EPR in Romania
Six streams are fully active. They are packaging, electronics, batteries, vehicles, tyres and single-use plastics, with single-use plastics phased in through 2023 and 2024. Two more streams are partial.
Oils dropped back. The full waste-oils EPR was repealed in 2021, leaving a small eco-tax and information duties rather than a scheme. Fishing gear has a legal framework and a Black Sea collection quota, but no operational scheme yet.
Textiles are the one not yet in force, with separate collection mandatory since 2025 and an EU scheme deadline in 2028.
Where you register
Romania splits registration between the Fund and the environment agency.
- Packaging, tyres, oils and single-use plastics run through the Environmental Fund, AFM.
- Electronics register in the ANPM electronics register.
- Batteries register in the ANPM battery register.
Who has to comply
Producers, importers and foreign distance sellers selling into the Romanian market are covered, and the electronics registration number must be shown to retail networks before you supply them.
Electronics and batteries carry a confirmed authorised representative route for foreign producers, and most streams are fulfilled either individually or through a licensed transfer-of-responsibility body.
The deposit system
Beverage containers carry a deposit under the SGR system, live since 30 November 2023, separate from the packaging Fund contribution.
For SGR containers the packaging recovery duty is handled through the system operator RetuRO, which reports to the Environmental Fund on the producer's behalf. So a drinks producer does not file a separate Fund contribution on those containers.
What changes next
The near-term calendar centres on packaging and the EU layer:
- 12 August 2026: the EU packaging regulation PPWR applies directly in Romania.
- Around April 2028: a textile and footwear scheme must be operating under the revised EU waste directive.
It is not yet confirmed which body will run the PPWR packaging producer register from August 2026, so watch for that assignment before relying on the current AFM route alone.
Frequently asked questions about EPR in Romania
The questions producers ask most, answered briefly.
What is EPR in Romania?
Producer responsibility across six active streams. Packaging, tyres and single-use plastics run through the Environmental Fund, electronics and batteries register with the environment agency, and end-of-life vehicles carry producer take-back duties.
What is the Romanian EPR register?
There is no single one. Packaging and several streams declare to the AFM Fund, while electronics and batteries have their own ANPM registers.
Is the deposit the same as packaging EPR?
No. The SGR deposit on beverage containers is a separate, refundable system, live since 2023. For those containers the packaging recovery duty is handled through the SGR operator RetuRO, not billed separately to the producer by the Fund.
Do foreign sellers need a Romanian representative?
For electronics and batteries, yes. A foreign producer appoints an authorised representative, and the electronics registration number must be shown to retailers.
Does Romania have textile EPR yet?
Not yet. Separate collection has been mandatory since 2025, with an EPR scheme required by around April 2028.