As of 4 September 2018, manufacturers and importers of products subject to the extended producer responsibility (EPR) must follow the revised procedure for calculating and paying the environmental charge. The said manufacturers and importers are required to pay the environmental charge if they do not themselves perform the utilisation (reuse, recycling, recovery etc.) of the products subject to the EPR they place on the Russian market.
The amendments clarify that the environmental charge amount is calculated by way of multiplying the environmental charge rate (per ton for each product group) by the weight of products released on the Russian market (or by the quantity of products units, depending on the product group) during the previous calendar year and sold for the consumption in the territory of Russia. The environmental charge for the packaging is calculated in the same way.
Law: Decree No. 986 of 23 August 2018, on Amending the Rules for Charging the Environmental Charge