No: the PPWR requires neither filing nor prior registration of the declaration, and the manufacturer does not have to notify the authorities that it sells packaging in their territory, as registration in the producer register falls under EPR. The manufacturer keeps the declaration and technical documentation available for 5 or 10 years and provides them within 10 days following a reasoned request. In France, the competent authority is the DGPR within the Ministry of Ecological Transition.
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