# The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024, Regulation 55: Records and reports


(1) A scheme operator must maintain, and retain for at least seven years after they are made, records for each calendar year of—
(a) the information reported to the appropriate agency under regulation 43(3)(b) in relation to each producer that is a member of the compliance scheme in that year;
(b) the total number of tonnes of packaging waste in each packaging category in relation to which the scheme operator is responsible under regulation 43(3)(c) for carrying out recycling obligations;
(c) the amount in tonnes, to the nearest tonne, of packaging waste in each packaging category received for recycling at a reprocessing site, or at an overseas reprocessing site as set out in the PRNs or PERNs acquired by the scheme operator.
(2) The scheme operator must report the information referred to in paragraph (1)(b) and (c) to the appropriate agency in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4).
(3) Reports under paragraph (2) must be made for each calendar year and submitted to the appropriate agency on or before 31st January in the year following the year to which the information relates.
(4) A report under paragraph (2) must be—
(a) made in such form as the appropriate agency specifies;
(b) as accurate as reasonably possible; and
(c) verified by the signature of an approved person of the scheme operator.
(5) The records maintained under paragraph (1) must be made available, on demand, to the appropriate agency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348264654/regulation/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-producer-responsibility-obligations-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulations-2024/regulation-55
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