Country dossier / EU-27
Textile EPR in Austria
Preparation / commissioned design study
Broad research: 6 Oct 2026 · Selected verification: 2 Nov 2026. Source review coverage is stated below.
The principal official source set for Austria was reopened on 2 November 2026. No new operating scheme, authorisation or tariff was identified from that directed check. Limit: source reopening only, not a complete national legal, licence and tariff audit.
Organisations & financing route
No authorised operating textile PRO verified
Constitution & legal approval
Authorised operating textile scheme not verified in the reviewed source pack
Implementation timing
National date not verified; EU establishment deadline 17 April 2028
Next evidence trigger
Final national law, register, scheme authorisation and tariff
Competent authority
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management (BMLUK); provincial waste authorities.
Legal basis
Waste Management Act 2002 (AWG) supplies the general framework; the ministry’s June 2026 textile EPR interim study is preparatory, not a sectoral ordinance.
Product scope
Final national textile EPR scope not verified. Use the EU Annex IVc map in section 2 for readiness; apply the final national annex before calculating liability.
Fees & financial basis
No operative national textile tariff verified. Treat the value as unresolved; obtain a dated scheme tariff once the national route is established.
Eco-modulation
No operative national textile schedule verified. Future criteria depend on national implementation; a certificate alone does not establish a discount.
Targets & denominators
No country-specific numerical textile EPR quota verified in the source pack. Separate collection duties continue; the revised EU directive does not set one uniform numerical textile quota.
Registration & reporting
No operative textile-specific EPR return verified. Prepare national POM mass, product codes, producer-role and transaction evidence. Continue applicable waste and packaging reporting.
Organisations & approval status
No authorised operating textile PRO verified in the source pack. Collectors, charities and PROs for other streams are separate roles.
Next milestones
Review the final study, ensuing AWG/ordinance consultation and decisions on organisational structure. Watch municipal/charity reimbursement design and the national producer register before selecting a PRO.
Practical risks & controls
Risk: confusing a policy study with legal implementation. Mitigation: track BMLUK legislation and provincial duties, distinguish municipal collection contracts from EPR membership, and model costs without assuming a published rate.
Sources and verification dates
S005 · Textilien EPR-Studien Zwischenbericht - Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Klima- und Umweltschutz, Regionen und Wasserwirtschaft ↗ Reopened 2 Nov 2026S006 · Ist-Stand, Rahmen und Potentialabschätzung der Alttextilienbewirtschaftung in Österreich ↗ Base record 6 Oct 2026S002 · Waste Framework Directive ↗ Reopened 2 Nov 2026Common EU framework
A constituted organisation, a pilot and an authorised compulsory system have different legal effects. Unresolved scope, approval, tariff and filing questions remain visible in this dossier. Source-page reopening is not a complete current licence audit.