Slovene companies may do it independently or through a waste management organization. On the other hand, foreign companies may be obliged to establish an authorized representative in Slovenia, who will perform the duties of the introducer on their behalf.
Are you obliged to appoint an authorized representative in Slovenia?
If your company meets the following conditions:
• is a producer of electrical and electronic equipment, imports or sales equipment, orders equipment under its brand,
• is a producer or seller of batteries and accumulators,
• is a producer of products that are placed on the Slovenian market e.g. delivered to end consumers in packaging,
• has its registered office outside Slovenia,
• sells packaging, batteries or electrical and electronic equipment at a distance to customers in Slovenia (online shop, sales platforms,)….
…then you are obliged to establish an authorized representative in Slovenia.
Companies that fail to comply with this obligation may be subject to a financial penalty of up to 4.000 €.
Who can be an authorized representative of your company?
Any legal entity may perform the role of an authorised representative in Slovenia, The only statutory condition is that you must have your registered office in Slovenia.
In order to establish your company’s authorized representative in Slovenia, it is necessary to conclude a written agreement with the selected entity. Once the contract is signed, your selected representative will carry out your company’s obligations through the recovery organization.
Your company’s authorised representative in Slovenia may also be your partner for packaging, waste batteries and WEEE extended producer´s responsibility obligations, such as Interzero.
Interzero – your company’s authorized representative in Slovenia
We offer the service of an authorised representative in Slovenia to all businesses placing products on the Slovene market. As a waste management and EPR licensing organisation, we will carry out all your company’s obligations without any intermediaries. Our experts will get acquainted with the specifics of your business and determine the type and status of the producer´s obligations applies to you, and then offer you the most advantageous offer.
By contracting directly with Interzero, you will be assured that your company’s statutory obligations will be fulfilled reliably, on time and comprehensively.
If you are an intra-Community supplier of equipment or sell directly to customers outside of Slovenia by means of distance communication, you can make use of our assistance in establishing an authorised representative (sometimes called an authorised representative) in other EU countries where the Interzero Group is active: Austria, Germany, Italy, Serbia, Poland and Croatia.
Why appoint an authorised representative in Slovenia?
Establishing an authorised representative in Slovenia is not only an obligation, but also brings several benefits for your company. What are they? Check them out!
By establishing cooperation with Interzero:
- you fulfil the statutory obligation incumbent upon your company to appoint an authorized representative in Slovenia,
- you will be certain that all activities performed on behalf of your company comply with current legislation,
- avoid painful consequences resulting from the incorrect implementation or non-implementation of your company's statutory obligations (e.g. in the form of financial penalties),
- provide foreign distributors of your equipment with the additional benefit of being exempt from the obligations of an equipment introducer.
What obligations do we assume as your company’s authorized representative?
Interzero will take over all obligations under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulation, Regulation on the management of batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators as an authorized representative of your company in Slovenia. These include:
• organization and financing of WP, WBA and WEEE collection and processing,
• achievement of minimum annual WEEE, waste packaging and waste batteries collection targets,
• achieve levels of recovery and preparation of waste packaging, WEEE and waste batteries for reuse and recycling,
• conclude a contract with a recycler under the conditions specified by the legislation.
Remember that obligations of the producer are imposed on all entities selling packaging, batteries, electrical and electronic equipment by means of distance communication directly to users in Slovenia, regardless of the type and quantity of equipment introduced to the Slovene market! Sign a contract with Interzero today – thanks to us, you will free yourself from burdensome duties and gain time for what is most important for the development of your business.
