{"id":44789,"date":"2022-06-25T14:40:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T09:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=44789"},"modified":"2022-06-25T14:40:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T09:10:28","slug":"registration-under-cpcb-epr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/registration-under-cpcb-epr\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Acquire Registration under CPCB EPR?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">EPR or Extended\nProducers Responsibility is used worldwide as a statutory approach to manage\nthe staggering amount of Waste, whether be it plastic Waste or Electronic\nWaste. As per the latest report, around 109 countries globally have implemented\nEPR policy in their domestic law; along with this, global organisations like <strong>WWF<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Wide_Fund_for_Nature\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup> (World Wildlife Fund) and UN (United Nations) have also\ninternationally recognised EPR as an important tool curb the growing pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In India, this\napproach is governed under Plastic Waste (management and handling) Rules, 2011\nand E-Waste (management and handling) Rules, 2011, where the powers for\nregistration and other related procedures are delegated to CPCB EPR, that is,\nCentral Pollution Control Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CPCB EPR is\nresponsible for providing registration under the set procedure and keeping in\ncheck the proper implementation of the Extended Producers&#8217;\nResponsibility.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/registration-under-cpcb-epr\/#Extended_Producers_Responsibility\" >Extended Producers&#8217; Responsibility<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/registration-under-cpcb-epr\/#CPCB_Central_Pollution_Control_Board\" >CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/registration-under-cpcb-epr\/#Process_of_Registration_by_producers_for_CPCB_EPR_certificate\" >Process of Registration by producers for CPCB EPR\ncertificate&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/registration-under-cpcb-epr\/#Challenges_with_implementing_CBCP_EPR_Policy\" >Challenges with implementing CBCP EPR Policy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/registration-under-cpcb-epr\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Extended_Producers_Responsibility\"><\/span>Extended Producers&#8217; Responsibility<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Extended producers&#8217; responsibility was first introduced in the Swedish Ministry of Environment report\u00a0Models for Extended Producers Responsibility\u00a0written by Thomas Lindhqvist as an approach to be used to shift in the burden of liabilities of waste management and environmental protection from state\/ government\/ authorities to the producers\/manufacturers of products which may cause environmental damage or pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per OCED definition, EPR is\u00a0an environmental policy approach in which a producer&#8217;s responsibility for a product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product&#8217;s life cycle. As per this definition, EPR Responsibility is founded on these three pillars, which are &#8220;life cycle thinking&#8221;, &#8220;pollution prevention approach&#8221;, and &#8220;polluters pay principle&#8221;. As per CPCB EPR approach is the responsibility which delegates the liabilities to the producers of efficiently managing the Waste and making a sustainable product with increased longevity to become the contributors to decreasing the environmental pollution.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In India, the EPR policy was first introduced under the E-Waste (management and handling) Rules, 2011, which was later extended to the Plastic Waste (management and handling) rules as well for regulating the plastic manufacturers concerning plastic waste management.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EPR responsibilities in India are limited to plastic and electronic Waste, which are governed by The Plastic Waste and The E-Waste Management Rules, respectively. The MoEFCC defines EPR responsibility as the producer&#8217;s obligation for environmentally sound product management to the product&#8217;s end of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EPR liabilities on the Producers\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>EPR essentially\nputs three liabilities on the extent to which are, although not properly\ndefined under the rules, have been specified in the definition. The three liabilities\nare:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Physical responsibility<\/strong>\u00a0is when the producer has the liability to oversee the      proper management of product and their impact on the environment. And if,      through the end of the life cycle, the product is responsible for causing      environmental damage, then it becomes the liability of the producer.<\/li><li><strong>Economic responsibility<\/strong>\u00a0covers the liabilities on the manufacturer to bear all or      a portion of the expenses which are involved in proper management that,      including collection, recycling or final disposal of the Waste, which are      to be paid directly by producers as a special fee.<\/li><li><strong>Informative responsibility<\/strong>\u00a0is put upon producers for their products by calling for      the producers to give more knowledge on the environmental details of the      products they are making.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CPCB_Central_Pollution_Control_Board\"><\/span>CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Central\nPollution Control Board was constituted in September 1974 as a statutory body\nunder The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, which was\nfurther extended to The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. It\nacts as a regulatory authority along with providing technical assistance to the\nMinistry Of Environment, Forest and Climate Change as per the stipulated laws\nof the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most primary\nfunction of CBCP is provided under The Water (Prevention and Control of\nPollution) Act, 1974 and The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,\n1981, which is to encourage a clean environment which includes streams and\nwells situated in different states by prevention, regulation and reduction of\nwater pollution. Along with this, it is also their responsibility to improve\nthe air quality and to prevent, regulate and reduce air pollution. CPCB also\ndirects the activities of the State Pollution Control Board by providing them\nguidance and resolving clashes among them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the reports\nof CPCB, there are at least 128 sites which are polluted by toxic and hazardous\nsubstances in India, with West Bengal having 27 sites and Odisha 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairman heads\nCentral Pollution Control Board. He is followed by Member Secretary and other\nproject heads like Pollution Assessment, R&amp;D and laboratory management,\ntraining, pollution control technology, pollution control enforcement, mass\nawareness etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Process_of_Registration_by_producers_for_CPCB_EPR_certificate\"><\/span>Process of Registration by producers for CPCB EPR\ncertificate&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Pollution\nControl Board provides CPCB EPR certificate under the governance of the\nMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. This\nis the mandatory registration that very producers, importers, and Bulk\nConsumers have to apply for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required Documents for Public Limited Company or Private\nLimited Company&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Earlier\n     mentioned documents.<\/li><li>Memorandum\n     of Association.<\/li><li>Certification\n     of Incorporation (CIN).<\/li><li>Company&#8217;s\n     PAN card.<\/li><li>Board Declaration\n     for Authorized Signatory.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required Documents for Proprietor&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>IEC\n     (Importer Exporter Code)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Sole\n     proprietor or KYC Authorized Signatory<\/li><li>Submit the\n     rent or lease proof.<\/li><li>Excel\n     sheet including details of imported products.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Procedure to acquire registration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>From the\n     official site of CPCB, the producers are required to fill the application\n     with all the related details, which will include the name of the\n     producers, details of the electronic devices etc.<\/li><li>The\n     details should include further information on the approximation generation\n     of Waste and approx. Target collection for the coming year and an action\n     plan of extended producers&#8217; responsibility.<\/li><li>Following\n     the submission of detailed information in the application, it is submitted\n     accompanying the required documents stipulated by the authorities.<\/li><li>Once\n     submitted with the required document, the CPCB EPR reviews the\n     application.<\/li><li>After the\n     Central Pollution Control Board reviews the application, the authorities\n     then issue the CPCB EPR certificate.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Challenges_with_implementing_CBCP_EPR_Policy\"><\/span>Challenges with implementing CBCP EPR Policy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In every\nproduction line process, it is very important that proper implementation of\nExtended Producers&#8217; Responsibility is being followed as per the guidelines and\nnorms provided under the rules. The major challenges that are faced during this\nimplementation are:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Institutional Challenges:<\/strong> For proper implementation of\nEPR, it is very important that proper data is available to the authorities\nregarding the number of producers, manufacturers or bulk consumers, which due\nto the presence of a large section of the unorganised sector, is very difficult\nwhich in return become very difficult for the authorities to trace the\nproducers and implementation of EPR by them. Along with this, unskilled labour\nalso majorly contributescontributes to the producers&#8217; lack of implementation of\nEPR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Technological Challenges:<\/strong> Extended Producer&#8217;s\nResponsibility requires the setup of proper infrastructure to endure the\never-growing burden of Waste generated in the country, which is sorely lacking\nin India. The lack of proper infrastructure and connectivity to the collection\ncentre makes it difficult for producers to fulfil their EPR Requirements. The\nrecycling process requires costly and efficient machines, which becomes very\ndifficult for producers to handle due to lack of proper funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Regulation challenges<\/strong>:&nbsp;Although the constant\namendment of the plastic and E-Waste management rules does attempt to lessen\nthe implementation gap present in the regulations and respond to all the\nconcerns of the stakeholders. There are still many ambiguities left to be\naddressed, including properly defining the scope, including product, timelines\nand defining the target. Along with that, in the EPR Policy in India, it is\nvery confusing for the stakeholder to understand their individual\nliabilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In spite of making CPCB <a class=\"text-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/epr-registration\"><strong>EPR registration<\/strong><\/a> mandatory for any producers\/manufacturers and bulk consumers, it has become very difficult for the pollution board to track the registration by unorganised sectors, which due to cost-effectiveness, is increasing in India day by day, contributing more to the environmental damage. Therefore it is the priority of the authority to implement the stringent rules for an unorganised sector or find the middle ground where both the registered producers and the unorganised industries can work together to properly manage the ever-growing Waste in India.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read Our Article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/epr-policy-india\/\">EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) Policy India<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPR or Extended Producers Responsibility is used worldwide as a statutory approach to manage the staggering amount of Waste, whether be it plastic Waste or Electronic Waste. As per the latest report, around 109 countries globally have implemented EPR policy in their domestic law; along with this, global organisations like WWF[1] (World Wildlife Fund) and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":44790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2042],"tags":[2453],"acf":{"service_id":"498"},"authorName":"Muskaan Verma","authorImageUrl":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MicrosoftTeams-image-14.jpg","authorDescription":"Muskaan has completed her BA.LLB and LLM, gaining vast legal knowledge and expertise. She has keen interest in legal research and content writing, having prior experience of publishing numerous research papers in international journals on Environmental Laws and Corporate Laws.","postViews":3510,"readingTime":5,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44789"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44789"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44792,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44789\/revisions\/44792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}