In the Spanish law, the main responsibility to recycle lies on producers or importers of the merchandise. If the foreign retailer is at the same time producer, he can choose, either to perform the recycling by himself, handle it to an authorised agent or belong to a collective system. Individual recycling agents have a duty to register within the regional government of establishment. The Spanish Law implements Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives, Article 8(1).