PPWR for importers and distributors

New EU packaging regulations are now in force, and for importers and distributors the compliance picture is more complex than it first appears. Understanding which role you play in the supply chain, manufacturer, importer, or distributor, determines exactly what documentation you're legally required to produce, and what you need to collect from your suppliers before the August 2026 deadline. In this webinar, Coolset's researchers Elisavet Diamantopoulou and Anna Kuppel hosted a 45-minute live session on what PPWR means in practice for importers and distributors. In this webinar, we covered: → How to identify your role under PPWR — manufacturer, importer, distributor, or producer — and what each role legally requires of you, illustrated through real supply chain case studies → What documents you need to create or collect, including technical documentation, Declarations of Conformity, and EPR registration requirements → A four-step practical checklist for getting ready for the August 2026 deadline, from role identification to EPR registration → Sign up for our next free webinar here: https://www.coolset.com/webinars 00:00 Welcome & introduction 02:00 Agenda 02:30 PPWR in the EU: the packaging waste context 03:30 What is PPWR? 04:30 PPWR and the EU agenda: the Green Deal & Circular Economy Action Plan 06:00 PPWR compliance timeline 07:30 Poll: What is your role in managing PPWR compliance? 09:00 Who counts as an economic operator under PPWR? 09:30 Supply chain roles in practice 11:00 Case study: Scenario 1 – Amazon sells a Philips blender 12:00 Case study: Scenario 2 – Amazon sells Amazon-basics products 13:30 Case study: Scenario 3 – Amazon Marketplace (Korean brand) 14:30 Supply chain roles vs. accountability roles 15:30 How to determine your supply chain role 16:00 Responsibilities matrix: manufacturers, importers & distributors 17:30 How to determine your accountability role (producer status) 19:00 From documentation to declaration 19:30 What is a Declaration of Conformity? 20:00 Technical documentation: what you need to have on file 21:00 What goes inside the technical documentation? 22:30 Poll: What packaging data do you currently have from suppliers? 23:00 Extended producer responsibility (EPR): deep dive 24:30 Initial EPR registration requirements (Art. 44) 25:00 Two layers of EPR reporting: placed-on-market & end-of-life 26:30 Building your packaging data foundation 27:00 Reporting and audits under PPWR 27:30 Registering with a PRO in the Netherlands 28:30 Audit authorities: who checks compliance and what they look for 29:00 The 10-day documentation rule 29:30 Conformity documentation: what authorities will request 30:15 Getting ready for the 2026 deadline 30:25 Step 1: Identify your roles 30:45 Step 2: Request supplier data and DoC template 31:15 Declaration of Conformity checklist 31:25 Step 3: Check against 2026 responsibilities 31:45 Step 4: Register for EPR and set up data flow 32:30 Free 1:1 advisory session with Coolset's research team 33:30 Q&A