How to join the system

Your firm/company can join the EKO‑KOM system by signing a Contract on Collective Compliance. The following four points describe how to proceed in signing the Contract on Collective Compliance and joining the EKO‑KOM system.

1. Registration Form

The first step when joining the System EKO‑KOM is to complete Registration Form.

The Czech Republic:

Registration form for the EKO‑KOM system for Czech companies

Contract with an Authorized Representative:

More information about authorized representatives please find at this link.

Registration form for the EKO‑KOM system for an Authorized Representative for Extended Producer Responsibility

Registration form for the EKO‑KOM system for companies established in other EU Member States – for concluding a contract with an Authorized Representative for Extended Producer Responsibility

Registration form for the EKO‑KOM system for foreign companies established outside the EU – for concluding a contract with an Authorized Representative for Extended Producer Responsibility

Contract without an Authorized Representative:

Registration form for the EKO‑KOM system for companies established in other EU Member States

Registration form for the EKO‑KOM system for foreign companies established outside the EU

After having received the Registration Form, we will send you by e-mail Confirmation of receiving Registration Form. This confirmation can be presented, for instance to customs authorities before the Contract is signed.

Authorized Representative

In the event that your company is not established in the Czech Republic, it is entitled to appoint an authorized representative. The agreement with the authorized representative can be found here.

More information about the authorized representative can be found at this link.

2. Contract on Collective Compliance

After verifying the Registration Form to ensure we have all the necessary information, we will send you the Contract on Collective Compliance in PDF format to the email address provided in the form. Once signed electronically by a statutory representative or an authorized person with a power of attorney (please attach the power of attorney to the email in this case), kindly send to our company’s email address at info@ekokom.cz. After the contract is signed by our authorized representative, the fully executed contract will be sent back to you.

If you do not have an electronic signature and wish to sign the contract in paper form, please contact us at info@ekokom.cz.

The contract is valid from the calendar quarter in which it is signed and covers packaging production for the entire calendar quarter.

3. Payment of Fee

After signing the Contract on Collective Compliance, an invoice for annual fee will be issued in amount of  CZK 1,600 excluding 21% VAT (administrative fee of CZK 800 + CZK 800 mandatory fee for the State Environmental Fund).

4. System Participant Certificate

When we receive payments of the invoice for annual fee, you will be sent a System Participant Certificate with an assigned producer’s EPR registration number, under which your firm/company has been registered in the system.