🧩 Who must comply?

You are generally in scope if you:

• Manufacture batteries/accumulators and sell them in Greece (including own-brand)
• Import batteries/accumulators into Greece
• Place portable batteries on the market (including those integrated into equipment, depending on the stream and scheme coverage)

✅ Core EPR requirements in Greece (what you must do)

1) 🗂️ Register in the National Producers Register (EMPA)

EMPA is the National Producers Register under EOAN/HRA. Registration is mandatory and leads to a registration certificate and a unique Producer Registration Number (PRN) used for legal operation and monitoring.

🧭 EMPA registration: what to expect (practical steps)

• Access EMPA via the EOAN register portal.
• If you don’t have credentials, select “I don’t have codes” and request login details.
• Complete the registration flow and keep your EMPA certificate + PRN in your compliance file.

Already registered elsewhere? Once you join EMPA, you typically receive a new PRN that applies uniformly across the waste streams where you participate (e.g., WEEE, batteries & accumulators, packaging).

2) 🤝 Join an approved Alternative Management System (collective or individual)

For portable batteries, producers/importers must organize an individual system or participate in a collective system for alternative management.

🧩 Which scheme should you join in Greece?

Your scheme depends on the battery stream:

• Portable batteries (including integrated portable batteries in EEE): AFIS operates a collective system for portable batteries and states it covers both individual and integrated in EEE (with integrated portable batteries included in its system).
• Vehicle & industrial accumulators: Re–Battery states it operates as a producer responsibility organisation for vehicle and industrial accumulators (e.g., Pb, Li-Ion, Ni-MH) across Greece.

3) 🚫 Market access depends on scheme participation

Batteries/accumulators not part of an approved Alternative Management System are prohibited from being traded on the market (per PD 115/2004 as highlighted by AFIS).

4) 📦 Keep proof and respond to controls

If you do not participate in an approved system, distribution is treated as not legal and can trigger criminal, civil, and administrative penalties (as referenced in the same national framework summaries).

🧾 Reporting duties and evidence (high-level)

📌 Reporting formats and calendars vary by category and scheme, but a publish-ready compliance setup usually includes:

• Periodic declarations of batteries placed on the Greek market (by category/type/weight)
• Annual reconciliation (period totals aligned with finance and import/sales records)
• Evidence pack retention for audits and scheme checks:

• • invoices and customs/import documents (where relevant)
  • product specs, weights, and bill of materials (BOM)
  • shipment records and product/customer mapping
  • scheme confirmations and payment records

✅ Reporting data checklist (what you should prepare)

• Battery stream: portable / industrial / automotive
• Format: standalone vs integrated in EEE (for portable, this matters for scheme scope and reporting approach)
• Battery type/chemistry (as required by your scheme)
• Weight (kg) placed on market per reporting period
• Import/manufacture basis (supporting invoices, customs docs, supplier specs)
• Internal mapping from SKUs/BOM to declared weights (audit trail)

🔎 Traceability and EU readiness (why it matters now)

Even if your current Greek process is “registration + reporting,” EU rules are moving quickly toward structured digital information.

From 18 February 2027, certain batteries placed on the EU market will require a digital battery passport, accessible via a QR code, with defined access rights and interoperability expectations.

Practical traceability you should build now:

• Battery master data (model, chemistry, weight, category)
• Placed-on-market tracking per period and channel
• Document control (who submitted what, when, and on what basis)
• Audit trail that connects declarations to source evidence

🧰 What this service delivers (registration + reporting + traceability)

🧩 EMPA registration support

• Scope confirmation (producer role, categories, flows)
• Data preparation and registration execution
• PRN/certificate readiness and internal controls

🤝 Scheme onboarding

• Identify the right approved system(s) for your battery scope
• Contract onboarding support and operational alignment

🧾 Reporting workflow

• Reporting templates and data model (weights, categories, periods)
• Quality checks to reduce under/over-reporting
• Reconciliation logic and evidence pack structure

🔎 Traceability foundation

• Centralized product + transaction evidence
• Battery-passport-ready data discipline for EU requirements

❓ FAQ (Greece Battery EPR)

Do I need EMPA registration if I only sell into Greece online?
If you place batteries on the Greek market as the producer/importer (including distance selling models), you typically need EMPA registration and an approved system route.

Do batteries inside devices count?
For portable batteries, AFIS states its scope includes portable batteries integrated in EEE, so you should treat integrated portable batteries as part of your compliance data model.

What if I import under my own brand?
If you import and place batteries on the market, you are generally treated as the obligated party (producer/importer) and must register and join a system.

What documents should I keep for audits?
Keep invoices, customs/import documents (if applicable), product specs/weights, BOM logic, shipment records, and scheme confirmations—enough to prove the declared weights and categories.

Can one PRN cover multiple streams?
Once registered in EMPA, PRNs can apply uniformly across multiple streams where you participate (e.g., batteries & accumulators plus other EPR streams).

How do I choose the right scheme?
Start with your battery stream: portable (collective system coverage often used) vs vehicle/industrial (a PRO focused on accumulators).

🌟 Why ComplyMarket

ComplyMarket is a great and exceptional option for Greece Battery EPR because it brings registration, reporting, and traceability into one integrated compliance management platform.

Instead of scattered spreadsheets and email trails, ComplyMarket helps you structure EMPA-ready producer data, standardize reporting outputs, and maintain an audit-ready evidence pack with clear workflows and version control—so compliance stays accurate today and scalable for upcoming EU battery traceability requirements.