# The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024, Regulation 92: Prohibition on issuing PRNs and PERNs unless accredited


(1) A person (“R”) must not, on or after 1st January 2026, issue a PRN unless—
(a) the PRN relates to packaging waste received for recycling at a reprocessing site operated by R;
(b) at the time the packaging waste is received at that reprocessing site, R is accredited in accordance with this Chapter to issue PRNs in relation to the recycling of the category of packaging waste to which the PRN relates at that reprocessing site; and
(c) the PRN is issued either—
(i) in the same year that the packaging waste is received at that reprocessing site; or
(ii) no later than 31st January in the following year.
(2) A person (“E”) must not, on or after 1st January 2026, issue a PERN unless—
(a) the PERN relates to packaging waste exported by E to an overseas reprocessing site for recycling;
(b) at the times the packaging waste is exported to, and received by, that overseas reprocessing site, E is accredited to issue PERNs in relation to the export of the category of packaging waste to which the PERN relates for recycling at that overseas reprocessing site; and
(c) the PERN is issued either—
(i) in the same year that the packaging waste is received at that overseas reprocessing site; or
(ii) no later than 31st January in the following year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348264654/regulation/92 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-producer-responsibility-obligations-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulations-2024/regulation-92
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