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Extended producer responsibility for fishing gear

If you make fishing gear containing plastic available on the market, you are responsible for making sure it is treated correctly when it becomes waste. That covers both commercial and recreational gear.

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What you must comply with for Fishing gear

Producer responsibility covers many different obligations. We have gathered the nine most common, so you can quickly see which ones apply to fishing gear.

Full requirementPartial requirementNot required

Registration in the Danish producer register

Register in the Danish producer register (Producentregistret, at DPA) no later than 14 days before making gear available on the market.

Full requirement

PRO required

Voluntary. You can meet the obligations yourselves or through a PRO.

Not required

Relief for smaller companies

No volume threshold, but non-industrial producers and those who only fish are exempt.

Partial requirement

Eco-modulation

The law requires a PRO to modulate the contribution by groups 1, 2 and 3, with a 20% surcharge for group 3. Today we do not charge an environmental contribution on fishing gear.

Full requirement

Ongoing reporting to the PRO

Report once a year only, not on an ongoing basis.

Partial requirement

Annual statement to DPA

Report volumes made available on the market and taken back to DPA by 31 March at the latest.

Full requirement

Financial guarantee

Provide a guarantee for commercial fishing gear. A PRO with a large market share can exempt its members.

Partial requirement

Collection and treatment

Take back and treat end-of-life commercial gear proportionally, including from allocated ports.

Full requirement

Self-monitoring

Carry out self-monitoring of financing, information duties and data quality.

Full requirement

Gear that contains plastic

Producer responsibility covers fishing gear that contains plastic. It applies whether the gear is used in commercial fishing or for angling and recreation.

Lost and discarded fishing gear is a major source of marine plastic, which is why producers help finance collection and clean-up.

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Gill nets and netting
Fyke nets and pots
Longlines and rope
Buoys and floats

Are you the producer?

You are the producer the first time you place fishing gear containing plastic on the Danish market. Here are four typical examples, but reality holds many more.

You produce gear

You manufacture or assemble fishing gear containing plastic.

Imports from abroad

You bring fishing gear into Denmark to sell it.

Sales to commercial fishing

You supply commercial fishing gear to the fishing industry.

Sales to recreational users

You sell angling and recreational gear to consumers.

Recognise even one? Then you are the producer.

Those who only fish, and non-industrial producers, fall outside the definition of a producer. If you are unsure, we work it out together.

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One annual report to DPA

Fishing gear stands apart. You report once a year only, not on an ongoing basis. Commercial fishing gear also requires a financial guarantee.

All yearNo quarterly reporting. Everything is gathered in the annual statement to DPA.
By 31 MarchThe annual statement to DPA. You report the volumes made available on the market and taken back for the previous year.

A financial guarantee is provided for commercial fishing gear. A PRO with a large market share can exempt its members, on the condition that the PRO carries the liability.

Do you have responsibility in several product areas?

One product can trigger several producer responsibilities at once. We cover every product area, with one subscription per area and one combined bill, so you have a single contact for all of it.

Packaging Reusable packaging Single-use plastic Batteries Electronics Vehicles TextilesComing soon

Questions about fishing gear

The questions we get most often from companies that are new to producer responsibility for fishing gear.

No, it is voluntary. And note that for fishing gear you file the annual report to DPA yourselves, also as a member with us. In return we remind you of the deadline, and we act as payment administrator, so the authorities' fees come through us on one combined invoice.
Fishing gear that contains plastic, both commercial and recreational: gill nets, netting, fyke nets, longlines, rope, buoys and the like.
No. Those who only fish, and non-industrial producers, fall outside the definition of a producer. The responsibility sits with whoever makes the gear available on the market.
Yes, for commercial fishing gear. A PRO with a large market share can have its members exempted, on the condition that the PRO carries the liability.
Once a year. You report the volumes made available on the market and taken back to DPA by 31 March at the latest. For fishing gear there is no ongoing quarterly reporting.
The price consists of a one-off registration fee at DPA and an annual membership. We do not charge an environmental contribution on fishing gear. On top of that come the authorities' fees to DPA and the Danish Energy Agency, which we collect together and pass on.

Let us carry the burden for your fishing gear

No notice period, no set-up fee, and one contact for all your product areas. Call or write, and we will work out what applies to you.

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