Waste production and management entities: obligation to register in the new unified electronic Registry

In 3 key points

1. I
   The Register is unique throughout the national territory and shared by all public Administrations (preliminary statement). (exposición previa)
2. II
   Entities without a physical facility (managers, agents, transporters) shall use their registered office or headquarters as their centre (Art. 2.b). (art. 2.b)
3. III
   A 'Centre' is defined as the technical unit of facilities at the same site under the same owner (Art. 2.a). (art. 2.a)

How it affects those involved

For entities involved in the waste chain (managers, transporters, agents, traders, and producers), the regulation imposes an obligation to transmit and exchange information with the Administrations through a single electronic register (Art. 2.c). Companies with multiple facilities at the same site under the same owner must manage them under the definition of a 'Centre' (Art. 2.a). Treatment managers or extended producer responsibility systems without a physical facility must register their registered office or headquarters as a centre (Art. 2.b).

Frequently asked questions

Who is affected by this new waste register?

Any natural or legal person, as well as entities without legal personality, involved in the production, management, and transfer of waste chain (Art. 2.c).

What is considered a 'centre' if my company does not have a physical facility?

For treatment managers, agents, traders, transporters, or extended producer responsibility systems, the centre shall be their registered office or headquarters (Art. 2.b).

How is the location of an activity defined?

It is the geographical location represented by geographical coordinates in accordance with Royal Decree 1071/2007 (Art. 2.b).

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