Three streams one Norwegian portal
Norway keeps producer responsibility to a tighter set than its neighbours. Produsentansvar is the Norwegian EPR register, the Environment Agency's portal for three streams: electronics, batteries and vehicles.
Norwegian rules make membership of an approved producer responsibility organisation compulsory for each stream. The portal issues a producer number and holds your compliance record.
What the portal covers
- Electronics: join an approved PRO such as Norsirk, RENAS or Eurovironment, then register.
- Batteries: register before the first battery reaches the market, through an approved PRO such as Batteriretur, Renas Batteri or Batteriretur EV.
- End-of-life vehicles: Autoretur is the single approved scheme, and every vehicle importer must be a member.
Who has to register
Producers and importers that first place electronics, batteries or vehicles on the Norwegian market, distance sellers included.
Getting a producer number
- Confirm your stream and its approved PRO.
- If you have no Norwegian VAT number, appoint a representative that holds one (see below).
- Join the approved PRO for your stream.
- Register in the national portal and receive your producer number.
- Report put-on-market data as required.
Foreign producers and Norwegian VAT
Foreign producers must join an approved PRO, and a Norwegian VAT number is needed to register directly. Without one, the producer appoints an authorised representative that holds Norwegian VAT.
Norwegian terms you will meet
- Produsentansvar: extended producer responsibility, and the portal's name.
- Miljødirektoratet: the Norwegian Environment Agency, which runs it.
- Produsentnummer: the producer number the portal issues.
- Autoretur: the approved vehicle scheme.
Frequently asked questions about Produsentansvar
Short answers to what producers ask most.
Who has to register in Norway's portal?
Producers, importers and distance sellers of electronics, batteries or vehicles. Those three streams are what the portal covers.
Do I have to join a PRO?
Yes. Norwegian EPR makes membership of an approved producer responsibility organisation compulsory for each stream before you register.
What is a produsentnummer?
The numeric producer number the portal issues once you are registered. Compliance can be checked in the public lookup.
How do foreign producers register?
They join an approved PRO and need a Norwegian VAT number to register directly, or appoint a representative that holds Norwegian VAT.