Packaging obligations in Cyprus (2026)

Packaging EPR (Cyprus)

Anyone placing packaged goods on the Cypriot market (manufacturers, importers, own-brand retailers, including shipping packaging in online retail) must ensure the recovery of their packaging under Ν. 32(Ι)/2002 – in practice by joining Green Dot Cyprus, the only licensed collective scheme – and declare the packaging volumes placed on the market annually. No de minimis volume threshold is provided.

Authority: 

Τμήμα Περιβάλλοντος (Department of Environment, Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, ländliche Entwicklung und Umwelt)

Authorised representative: 

No dedicated authorised-representative obligation for foreign distance sellers is documented in the Cypriot Packaging Law Ν. 32(Ι)/2002. Since 12 Aug 2026, however, Art. 45 PPWR directly requires distance sellers without an establishment in Cyprus to appoint an authorised representative established there for the EPR obligations. How Cyprus will implement the PPWR producer register (Art. 44) was not publicly documented as at the review date – monitor developments at the Τμήμα Περιβάλλοντος.

Cross-border: 

Foreign online sellers making direct sales to Cypriot end customers fall under the producer obligations (category 'import of packaged goods for sale'); the Green Dot FAQ names no volume threshold. The practicable route is joining Green Dot Cyprus via an authorised representative. Breaches are punishable under Art. 26 of Ν. 32(Ι)/2002. Note: under the PPWR, marks indicating PRO membership (such as the Green Dot symbol) may in future no longer be required or used on the packaging – monitor the labelling changeover.

Costs: 

Scheme contribution per kilogram by material type (paper/cardboard, plastic, metal, glass); the tariffs are set annually by the scheme and are not fully public – according to the Green Dot FAQ they are in the European mid-range. Joining/entry fees: no reliable public figure.

Deadlines: 

Join before or upon starting to place goods on the market; annual volume declaration (according to service-provider information by the end of February). PPWR registration and authorised-representative obligations have applied since 12 Aug 2026.

Sources: CyLaw – Ο περί Συσκευασιών και Αποβλήτων Συσκευασιών Νόμος 32(Ι)/2002 (konsolidiert; EPR-Verweis auf Art. 11 Abfallgesetz, Art. 26 Sanktionen) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Green Dot Cyprus – FAQ der verpflichteten Unternehmen (sechs Pflichtkategorien, keine Mengenschwelle, Jahresdeklaration) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Green Dot Cyprus – Operating License (dritte Wiederzulassung 19.06.2020, gültig bis 30.06.2026) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Green Dot Cyprus – Gesetzlicher und institutioneller Rahmen (Ν. 32(Ι)/2002 und Änderungen) (accessed 2026-09-01) · amavat (Dienstleisterquelle) – EPR Zypern für E-Commerce (Jahresdeklaration bis 29.02., Gebühren je kg/Material, PPWR-Bevollmächtigter) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Repax (Dienstleisterquelle) – Producer-Register beim Department of Environment, keine Bagatellschwelle (accessed 2026-09-01) · Lorax EPI (Fachquelle) – PPWR und das Ende der Green-Dot-Kennzeichnungspflicht (u. a. Zypern) (accessed 2026-09-01)