If you sell packaging or packaged goods in Norway, you may be affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR). 

According to chapter 7 of the Norwegian waste regulations, a producer is defined as any company that professionally imports or manufactures packaging or packaged products for the Norwegian market. As a producer, you are required to join a producer responsibility organisation (PRO) in Norway and pay EPR fees.

If your company sells packaging or packaged goods to a Norwegian business or legal entity, that Norwegian company is considered the importer (producer). In this case, the Norwegian company is responsible for fulfilling the EPR obligations. 

Authorised representative

If there is no company in Norway considered to be the producer/importer, an authorised representative can fulfil your extended producer responsibility (EPR) obligations on your behalf in Norway. Only companies with a Norwegian VAT number can register with a producer responsibility organisation in Norway.

While Norwegian legislation does not currently require foreign companies selling packaging or packaged products in Norway to appoint an authorised representative, it is permitted to do so. This means that if your company is based outside Norway and wishes to comply with EPR requirements without establishing a local presence, you may designate an authorised representative to act on your behalf.

There are two main producer responsibility organisations (PROs): 

• Green Point Norway (Grønt Punkt Norge) 
• Norsirk

If you sell beverage packaging in Norway, you have the same legal obligations as described above for packaging and packaged products in general. However, beverage packaging is handled by different Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) than general packaging.

In addition to EPR obligations, beverage packaging in Norway is subject to two specific taxes:

1. Basic tax on single-use beverage packaging
   This applies to all non-reusable beverage containers and is charged per unit.
2. Environmental tax
   This tax is variable and depends on:

1. 1. The material of the packaging (e.g., plastic, aluminum, glass)
   2. The return rate achieved by the PRO (i.e., how much packaging is collected through the take-back system)

The higher the return rate, the lower the environmental tax. If the return rate exceeds 95%, the tax is reduced to zero.

Producer responsibility organisations for beverage packaging:

• Green Point Norway (Grønt Punkt Norge) 
• Infinitum
• Norsirk

There are no mandatory labelling requirements for packaging under the current Norwegian Waste Regulation. However, there is a voluntary national labelling scheme known as the Sorting Labels.

These labels are widely used by producers, retailers, municipalities, and waste management companies to help consumers sort waste correctly. The system uses harmonized colors and symbols to create a clear visual link between packaging and the appropriate waste stream. While participation is voluntary, using these labels can improve consumer understanding and support proper recycling practices.

You can learn more about the system and how to implement it by visiting:

Labelling Requirements for Single-Use Plastic Packaging

Some packaging types are regulated under the EU single-use plastics directive ((EU) 2019/904), which has been implemented in Norway through Chapter 2b of the product regulation.

If your packaging falls under this category, it must be labelled in accordance with EU implementing regulation (EU) 2020/2151. These labels are mandatory and must follow specific design and placement rules to inform consumers about proper disposal and the environmental impact of littering.

If the packaging you are selling in Norway is in contact with food or is intended to come into contact with food, the packaging must also comply with legislation on food contact materials. 

The Norwegian food contact material legislation is mostly the same legislation as in the EU.

Packaging covered by the single-use plastics directive is regulated in Chapter 2b of the Norwegian product regulation. There is a ban on placing certain types of single-use plastic products on the market in Norway (§ 2b-3). Plastic caps and lids on plastic beverage containers must remain attached to the container throughout the intended period of use (§ 2b-6).

From 1 January 2025, single-use plastic bottles made of PET must contain at least 25 % recycled plastic (§ 2b-7).

For an overview of the obligations under the waste regulation chapter 6 and 7, you can read our unofficial translation of the regulation

This legislation will be replaced and updated after the packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR) is implemented in the EEA agreement. 

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