Russia has started public discussions on the proposed amendments relating to the extended producer responsibility concept (the EPR). The EPR requires manufacturers and importers of listed products to either organize utilization of such products (including packaging) or to pay environmental charges for the utilization.
Manufacturers and importers of products subject to utilization norms (e.g. certain electronic products, textiles, cardboard and glass packaging, etc.) may be impacted by the proposed amendments. The proposed amendments clarify certain provisions relating to declarations that are to be submitted by manufacturers and importers on the quantity (volume) of relevant products released on the Russian market. The amendments clarify the structure of entities subject to declaration requirements so as to avoid duplications and update the list of documents which form the basis of such declarations and specifying which components and raw materials are to be excluded from the declared volume of goods.