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Packaging obligations in Slovenia (2026)

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Verified on: 2026-09-01

EU framework: PPWR (EU) 2025/40, applicable since 12 Aug 2026

National: Uredba o embalaži in odpadni embalaži (Decree on Packaging and Packaging Waste, Ur. l. RS št. 54/21, as amended): producer definition including foreign distance sellers (čl. 3), registration (čl. 14), reporting obligations (čl. 16), obligation to arrange for waste management via a DROE or an individual system (čl. 29–32); framework: Zakon o varstvu okolja ZVO-2 (Environmental Protection Act, Ur. l. RS št. 44/22) with the reformed extended producer responsibility (PRO)

Slovenia is in the middle of an EPR reform: ZVO-2 provides for a single non-profit PRO organisation per waste stream, and implementation has been delayed by, among other things, a constitutional review. According to the Ministry's clarification of April 2026, the transition is taking place in stages; full operation of the new system (cost coverage by producers) is expected only around 2028. Until then, the existing DROE system under the Uredba continues to apply – currently 7 companies, whose take-over shares the government sets quarterly.

Packaging EPR (Slovenia)

Anyone placing packaging on the market in Slovenia – expressly including foreign companies selling packaged goods by distance selling directly to Slovenian end users – must be entered in the Evidenca proizvajalcev (producer register) at the Environment Agency ARSO, report volumes and ensure waste management via a DROE (družba za ravnanje z odpadno embalažo, packaging waste management company) or an approved individual system. There is no de minimis threshold for registration.

Authorised representative: 
Producers that are a 'tuje podjetje' (foreign company) must, under čl. 29(5) of the Uredba, appoint by written power of attorney a pooblaščeni zastopnik (authorised representative) with a seat in Slovenia (definition in čl. 3 t. 28); this representative completes the registration and fulfils the PRO obligations. In addition, since 12 Aug 2026 the authorised-representative obligation under Art. 45 PPWR applies for distance selling without an establishment.
Cross-border: 
The producer definition (čl. 3 t. 36) expressly covers foreign companies selling packaged goods via means of distance communication directly to end users in Slovenia – regardless of channel. For them, entry in the Evidenca proizvajalcev must be made via the pooblaščeni zastopnik. Below 1,000 kg of packaging/year, a flat-rate cost contribution is possible (čl. 31(5)); this does not exempt from registration and the scheme obligation.
Costs: 
Embalažnina (packaging fee) per the DROE contract (material- and volume-dependent, no uniform public tariffs); below 1,000 kg/year a flat-rate cost contribution is possible (čl. 31(5) of the Uredba).
Deadlines: 
Entry within 30 days of starting the activity; the government sets the DROE take-over shares quarterly by Sklep (decision) (most recently for Q3 2026); PPWR authorised-representative obligation since 12 Aug 2026; a ZVO-2 amendment for PPWR alignment was in progress with a deadline of 13 Aug 2026.

Typical steps

  1. Check whether producer status applies (packer, importer of packaged goods, manufacturer of service packaging – or foreign distance seller under čl. 3 t. 36).
  2. Without a seat in Slovenia: authorise in writing a pooblaščeni zastopnik with a seat in Slovenia (mandatory under čl. 29(5)).
  3. Register in the Evidenca proizvajalcev via the ARSO application 'Embalaža' within 30 days of starting the activity (čl. 14).
  4. Conclude a contract with a DROE (currently 7 companies: Slopak, Interzero, Dinos, Surovina, Recikel, Embakom, Tisa) or set up an individual system under čl. 32.
  5. Keep ongoing volume records; report volumes to the DROE per the contract (the DROE reports to ARSO); in an individual system, report electronically to ARSO following its instructions.
  6. Monitor the EPR reform: the transition to the new PRO organisation under ZVO-2 (full operation expected around 2028) may change contract and reporting channels.

Providers for this obligation

Slopak d.o.o.Interzero d.o.o. (Interzero Slovenija)

Sources: Uradni list RS – Uredba o embalaži in odpadni embalaži (54/2021): čl. 3, 14, 16, 29–32 (accessed 2026-09-01) · Racunovodja – Vpis v evidenco proizvajalcev (Registrierung über ARSO-App, Pflicht des pooblaščeni zastopnik für tuja podjetja) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Racunovodja – Änderungsuredba (seit 2022 übernimmt die DROE die laufende Meldung für ihre Mitglieder) (accessed 2026-09-01) · ARSO – Anwendung „Embalaža“ (öffentlicher Einstieg zur Registrierung) (accessed 2026-09-01) · ARSO – Anleitung Herstellerbericht im Individualsystem (accessed 2026-09-01) · PISRS – Sklep über die Übernahmeanteile der DROE für Juli–September 2026 (7 Gesellschaften inkl. Tisa) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Skupnost občin Slovenije – Ministeriums-Klarstellung 04/2026 (schrittweiser Übergang, Vollbetrieb ca. 2028) (accessed 2026-09-01)

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