compliance teamGLN and participant number: the two Austrian packaging identifiers
Step 1
Transmit the register data
Step 2
Record the register identifier
Step 3
Contract a system
Step 4
File the participant evidence
| 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 register entry and the Global Location Number
The seller is entered in the national register on the basis of data transmitted for it, and receives a Global Location Number. The representative is given secondary access to that record.
This identifier evidences the register entry. It does not evidence that any packaging has been licensed, and it is not created by epraustria.com.
The participant number from the coordination body
A contract with an approved collection and recovery system leads to a separate participant number assigned by the coordination body, reported to remain with the company if it later changes system.
A company is reported to appear in the public participant directory only while an active contract exists, so evidence should be dated and retained rather than assumed to be permanently visible.
What neither identifier covers
Electrical equipment and batteries have their own register entries, systems and representative duties. Presenting a packaging identifier as proof for those streams fails on inspection.
Marketplace evidence requests should be answered with the identifier that matches the stream being asked about, and the request itself captured with its date.
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. The ministry, the coordination body, collection and recovery systems and marketplaces control their own procedures, timing and decisions.