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Selling into Romania? Here is what you need.

Packaging register, recycling scheme, representative and reporting for Romania — with the official source and the date each rule applies.

At a glanceRO
Register
AFM producer register
Scheme
licensed OIREP organisations
Representative (packaging)
Required
Next report
Date to confirm To confirm
— 01

Who is the producer

If you deliver directly to consumers or business end users in Romania from another country, you are the producer there.

— 02

Representative

Romanian representative or branch required. Shortfall against targets costs 2 lei/kg on the shortfall only.

— 03

Thresholds

No small-quantity exemption confirmed. Assume duties from the first sale.

Step by step

What to do

Needs a check before you act — the national reporting date
1
Packaging
Register in AFM producer register before the first sale
existing national duty
2
Packaging
Join licensed OIREP organisations
existing national duty
3
Packaging
Appoint an EPR authorised representative (PPWR Art. 45)
Romanian representative or branch required. Shortfall against targets costs 2 lei/kg on the shortfall only.
since 12 Aug 2026
4
Packaging
Report packaging quantities — Declarations to AFM
To confirm
5
Packaging
OIREP fees + statutory shortfall contribution.
Register: AFM producer registerOfficial source · 2026.6-draft

Batteries, electronics, textiles

Batteries: separate register and scheme; representative required since 18 Aug 2025.

WEEE: separate register and scheme; representative by written mandate (Directive 2012/19/EU Art. 17).

Textiles: EPR scheme due by 17 Apr 2028.

Labelling

No national labelling rule beyond material codes found.

EU harmonised sorting labels (PPWR Art. 12) from 12 Aug 2028 or later, per implementing act.

Marketplaces

Online marketplacesNational rules already make platforms check EPR numbers in some markets (e.g. DE since 2022); EU-wide checks follow once harmonised registers exist — without it: Platform may block sales
Official source: legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/151367 · 2026.6-draft
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