✅ What Battery EPR requires in Romania

1) 🧾 Register as a producer (ANPM national register)

Producers must register with the competent authority (ANPM) in the producer register for batteries and accumulators.

The registration procedure sets clear timelines:

• Registration number issued within 15 working days after a complete file is submitted.
• Changes to submitted registration data must be notified within 30 working days.

Annual registration maintenance (annex):

• The annex is updated every year; the update request is submitted by 28 February each year with the required supporting documents.
• The updated annex is issued within 30 working days after complete submission.

2) ♻️ Set up take-back & collection (individual or via a collective organization)

Producers must organize collection either:

• Individually, or
• By contracting a collective organization (transfer of responsibilities).

For portable batteries, collection systems must ensure:

• Accessible nearby collection points
• Distributors accept waste portable batteries free of charge when supplying new ones
• No cost to end users and no obligation to buy a new battery

3) 🗓️ Inform ANPM about your compliance route (deadline: 28 February)

Producers must inform ANPM by 28 February each year how they fulfil their obligations (individual or via a collective organization).

4) 📊 Annual reporting + 5-year record retention (deadline: 28 February)

Producers (or organizations acting for them) must submit two annual reports to ANPM by 28 February of the following year:

• Report on batteries introduced on the market (type/number/weight)
• Report on batteries collected (type/number/weight)

Supporting evidence must be retained for 5 years.

5) 💶 Environmental Fund (AFM): contribution + declarations (portable batteries)

Romania’s Environmental Fund framework includes a 4 lei/kg contribution for portable batteries/accumulators in the situations defined by the law.

Relevant amounts are declared and paid quarterly by the 25th of the month following the quarter.

🧩 Traceability checklist

• 📦 Placed-on-market evidence: product categories, weights, import/sales documentation, scope logic
• 🧾 Registration proof: producer registration number + annual annex update file (28 Feb)
• ♻️ Collection & treatment chain: contracts, collection point list, handover notes, recycling/treatment confirmations
• 📈 Reporting workpapers: calculations, reconciliations, approvals, submission logs (28 Feb)
• 🕒 Retention: maintain evidence for 5 years

🧭 What this service delivers

✅ Registration & annual annex management

• Build and submit the producer registration file
• Manage annual annex updates and supporting evidence (deadline: 28 February)

📊 Reporting & submission support

• Compile placed-on-market and collected datasets
• Prepare submission-ready reports (deadline: 28 February)

🔍 Traceability & audit readiness

• Set up a structured evidence pack (contracts, proofs, calculations)
• Implement retention controls aligned with the 5-year requirement

🆕 EU Battery Regulation alignment (EU) 2023/1542

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 applies from 18 February 2024, with several requirements phased in later (e.g., specified chapters applying from August 2024 and August 2025, and some provisions from February 2027).

A future-proof EPR setup should therefore be built with scalable data and traceability to keep pace with these phased obligations.

🚀 Why ComplyMarket for Romania Battery EPR

ComplyMarket is a great partner for battery EPR registration, reporting, and traceability in Romania because it combines practical compliance delivery with a purpose-built Compliance Management Software platform for EPR.

With ComplyMarket, you get:

• Registration management (ANPM producer register + annual annex update workflow)
• Deadline control (tasking, reminders, approvals for 28 February and periodic AFM obligations)
• Audit-ready traceability (central evidence vault for contracts, collection/recycling proofs, and submission logs)
• Data validation & reconciliations (reduce mismatches between sales/import data and reported totals)
• Scalability across countries (one platform for Romania plus broader EU battery obligations under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542)

If you want the best solution to comply with Romania’s battery EPR requirements efficiently and confidently, ComplyMarket’s integrated platform is built to make registration, reporting, and ongoing compliance simpler—without losing control of the details.