# The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023, Regulation 15: Producer obligations


(1) This regulation applies to a producer (“P”) who is established in England.
(2) If P is a small producer, but not an online marketplace operator or a seller, P is subject to the data collection obligations in regulation 16(2).
(3) If P is a large producer, but not an online marketplace operator or a seller, P is subject to—
(a) the data collection obligations in regulation 16(3); and
(b) the data reporting obligations in regulation 17.
(4) If P is an online marketplace operator, P is subject to—
(a) the data collection obligations in regulation 16(4); and
(b) where P is a large producer, the data reporting obligations in regulation 17.
(5) If P is a small or large producer who is a seller, P is subject to the data collection obligations in regulation 16(5).
(6) The references in paragraphs (2) and (3) to an online marketplace operator and a seller are to an online marketplace operator or seller which performs no other function referred to in regulation 8(1) in relation to packaging.
(7) Where P is a small or large producer and P performs more than one such function in relation to packaging, P is subject to the obligations imposed under paragraphs (2) to (5), so far as relevant, in relation to each function P performs.
(8) If P is a producer who is a licensor or a pub operating business, Schedule 2 applies to determine whether P is subject to the data collection obligations in regulation 16(6).
(9) Paragraph (8) does not affect any obligations which a licensor or a pub operating business has under these Regulations otherwise than under Schedule 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348243437/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-packaging-waste-data-reporting-england-regulations-2023/regulation-15
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.