compliance teamThe Belgian packaging calendar
Step 1
Fix the first declaration year
Step 2
Diarise 28 February
Step 3
Confirm who files what
Step 4
Add the three-year plan cycle
| Control | Evidence to retain |
|---|---|
| Scope | Entity, product, channel, stream and source |
| External action | Version, date, authorised filer and issued receipt |
| Maintenance | Source data, approval, invoice and next deadline |
The member declaration
The annual declaration to the household packaging scheme is due on 28 February for packaging placed on the Belgian market in the previous calendar year, filed through the member portal of the scheme.
Late filing carries a published penalty expressed as a percentage of the previous declaration per month of delay.
The declaration to the regulator
The cooperation agreement sets an annual declaration to the Commission with its own deadline. For companies that are members of an approved scheme, the scheme files it on their behalf.
A company relying on an individual arrangement instead files itself and collects its own evidence of recycling and recovery.
The dates that are not annual
The prevention plan runs on a three-year cycle with a June deadline, and the industrial scheme has its own declaration.
A company joining mid-year does not file immediately: the first declaration falls at the start of the following calendar year.
Conclusion
Scope comes before a form. Connect the legal entity, product, sales channel and EPR stream to the rule that actually applies.
Evidence must remain traceable. Keep source data, versions, approvals, filings, receipts and every record issued by an external body.
Third-party decisions are never guaranteed. Approved schemes, public registers, the regulator and marketplaces control their own procedures, timing and decisions.