Guides for compliance agencies
Practical, jargon-free writing on the obligations you manage and the tooling that keeps them under control — from AR mandate requirements and client offboarding to software selection, the GPSR Responsible Person role and packaging EPR deadlines.
Your first week on Complywerk: from empty workspace to client portal in five steps
The five steps that take a fresh workspace to a working, branded operation — where to click, what you should see at each step, and the mistakes that cost new teams their first week.
Read guideRegulation guideEU authorised representative mandates in 2026: formal requirements by country (and the 12 August PPWR deadline)
An AR mandate is a legal relationship with formal requirements and an expiry date. The country-by-country form rules, the registry fees, and the PPWR deadline that will multiply mandate books in 2026.
Read guideAgency playbookHow to offboard an EPR client without leaving liabilities behind (DE & FR checklists)
Losing an EPR client has a long tail: the nil returns that must keep flowing, the PRO contract that keeps billing, the French exit window that renews a whole year. The DE and FR offboarding checklists, step by step.
Read guideRegulation guideUK pEPR fees for 2026-27: what the illustrative rates mean for producers
Two official sets of UK packaging EPR numbers exist: final 2025 base fees, and illustrative 2026-27 rates split by recyclability. Here is what each one is for, why the red column keeps rising through 2028-29, and how to budget before the final rates land.
Read guideBuyer's guideAuthorised Representative software: what an AR agency actually needs
The obligations an Authorised Representative carries, the ways agencies lose control of them, and the software capabilities that actually prevent it.
Read guideBuyer's guideEPR compliance software for agencies: building a multi-client operation
Moving an EPR agency from spreadsheets to a multi-tenant system: what to standardise, what to automate, and where a white-label portal pays for itself.
Read guideRegulation guideGPSR and the EU Responsible Person: a practical guide
The GPSR Responsible Person role explained: scope, the core duties, the ten-year documentation reality, and how to keep it all evidenced.
Read guideRegulation guideEU packaging EPR deadlines: staying ahead across markets
Packaging EPR deadlines differ by country and by frequency. Here is why that is the hard part — and how to keep a multi-market calendar dependable.
Read guideTwo PDF handbooks for Chinese-speaking teams — the same product, documented in Chinese.
Complywerk 上手教程 — getting-started guide (Chinese, PDF)Complywerk 深度手册 — in-depth handbook (Chinese, PDF)