Paragraph 10 Reprocessors, exporters, PRNs and PERNs
Notwithstanding the revocation of Part 5 of the 2007 Regulations and Part 5 of the 2007 (NI) Regulations on 1st January 2026—
a reprocessor or exporter who, in relation to 2025, is accredited under Part 5 of either of those Regulations (“RE”) is to be treated as being accredited under that Part until 31st January 2026 for the purposes of issuing PRNs or PERNs in relation to packaging waste received or exported before 31st December 2025, unless—
RE informs the appropriate agency that it wishes its accreditation to be cancelled; or
the appropriate agency cancels or suspends RE’s accreditation;
RE must continue to comply until 28th February 2026 with the obligations imposed on reprocessors and exporters under the 2007 Regulations or the 2007 (NI) Regulations in relation to RE’s accreditation for 2025.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a), regulation 26 (suspension and cancellation of accreditation) of the 2007 Regulations and of the 2007 (NI) Regulations continue to have effect until 31st January 2026 as if they had not been revoked.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b), regulation 25 and Schedule 5 (conditions of accreditation) of the 2007 Regulations and of the 2007 (NI) Regulations continue to have effect until 28th February 2026 as if they had not been revoked.
A producer or compliance scheme may rely on PRNs and PERNs acquired from a reprocessor or exporter accredited under Part 5 of the 2007 Regulations or Part 5 of the 2007 (NI) Regulations in the year to 31st December 2024, which have not been used to demonstrate compliance with their recycling obligations under those Regulations in that year, to demonstrate compliance with their recycling obligations under these Regulations in 2025.
A producer or compliance scheme may rely on PRNs and PERNs acquired from a reprocessor or exporter accredited under Part 5 of the 2007 Regulations or Part 5 of the 2007 (NI) Regulations in the year to 31st December 2025, to demonstrate compliance with their recycling obligations under these Regulations in 2025 or 2026.