One system seven producer registers
Bulgaria keeps its producer duties in a single online system with a public register for each stream. NISO is the Bulgarian EPR producer register, the National Waste Information System, run by the Executive Environment Agency, and every filing is signed with a qualified electronic signature.
Seven waste streams each have their own public register inside it, required by the Waste Management Act.
What NISO covers
- Packaging: public producer register in force since June 2021, with a separate register for polymer carrier bags.
- Electronics: register active under the current 2014 ordinance.
- Batteries: national EPR since 2013, with the EU Battery Regulation from 18 August 2025.
- Tyres and waste oils: registers active since 2012 and 2013.
- Single-use plastics and fishing gear: litter-cost registration since September 2022.
Which producers must register
Producers that first place a covered product on the Bulgarian market, meaning manufacturers, importers and distance sellers.
Filing with an electronic signature
- Identify which stream register your products fall under.
- Obtain a qualified electronic signature, and if abroad appoint a Bulgarian representative.
- Register in the relevant NISO register.
- Join a recovery organisation or run an individual plan, or pay the product fee.
- Report your volumes through NISO on the applicable cadence.
Foreign producers and NISO
Under the Waste Management Act, an EU-seated producer of covered products may appoint a Bulgaria-based authorised representative for its duties, and one representative can serve several producers.
The filing still runs through NISO with a qualified electronic signature, so the representative needs one too.
Bulgarian terms you will meet
- NISO: the National Waste Information System.
- ExEA: the Executive Environment Agency that runs it.
- Recovery organisation: the collective compliance body (организация по оползотворяване).
Bulgaria's other register
Footwear and textiles have their own Bulgarian register, ExEA's footwear-and-textiles register. This page is NISO, the National Waste Information System holding the other seven streams.
Frequently asked questions about NISO
Short answers to what producers ask most.
Who must register in NISO?
Any producer, importer or distance seller that first places a covered product on the Bulgarian market. Seven streams have their own register in the system.
What do I need to file?
A qualified electronic signature. Foreign producers also appoint a Bulgaria-based authorised representative, who files on their behalf and needs a signature too.
Which products does NISO cover?
Packaging, electronics, batteries, tyres, waste oils, single-use plastics and fishing gear, each in its own register within the one system.
Can one representative act for several producers?
Yes. Under the Waste Management Act, a single Bulgaria-based authorised representative can carry the duties of more than one producer.