Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) streams

Verified 21 October 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Companies producing certain waste products shall be subject to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). It exists today 20 REP streams. The companies of the EPR sectors have obligations: to contribute to a eco-organism or set up an individual system, obtain a unique identifier (UID), perform a annual declaration, mention some environmental characteristics products, etc.

The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) companies are those that manage at least one of the following product categories or the components and materials used in their manufacture:

  • The packaging used to market products consumed or used by households, including those for which the final consumer is uncertain and those consumed outside the home, printed paper (except books) and graphic papers, intended for end-users producing household and similar waste
  • The packaging used to market products consumed or used by catering professionals
  • The construction products or materials of the building sector for households or professionals
  • The electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), whether intended for use by individuals or professionals

  • The batteries
  • The chemical contents and containers may have a significant risk to health and environmentwhose waste from these products is likely to be collected by the public waste management service

  • The medicines
  • The medical puncture devices used by patients on self-treatment and users of HIV self-testing, including associated electrical and electronic equipment not covered by the EPR scheme
  • The furnishing elements, including cushioned products for sitting or sleeping and textile decorative elements

  • The new textile clothing products, footwear or household linen intended for individuals and new textile products for the house
  • The toys
  • The sports and leisure equipment, including bicycles and non-motorized transport equipment (scooters, skateboards, etc.)
  • The DIY and garden goods
  • The passenger cars, the vans, the motor vehicles two- or three-wheeled and four-wheeled motor cycles
  • The tires, whether or not combined with other products, including solid tires and tires fitted to a shroud by design
  • The mineral or synthetic oils, lubricating or industrial
  • The recreational or sports vessels
  • The tobacco products equipped with filters composed in whole or in part of plastic and products which are intended for use with tobacco products
  • The synthetic chewing gums non-biodegradable
  • The single-use sanitary textiles, including pre-soaked wipes for personal and household use

Companies subject to EPR shall not be not just those who make these products. Those concerned shall carry out at least one of the following actions on products subject to EPR:

  • Elaboration
  • Manufacture
  • Manipulation
  • Treatment
  • Sale
  • Importing

Example :

A company can be submitted to REP for several different sectors. For example, a company selling sporting goods, DIY, electronics and batteries may be subject to EPR under the streams:

  • Sports and leisure equipment
  • DIY and garden items
  • Electrical and electronic equipment
  • Batteries
  • Household packaging (for packaging in which it sells certain of its articles)

Please note

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) companies are sometimes all referred to as "producers".

Companies subject to EPR have the obligation from:

  • Either to set up collectively (with other EPR companies in the same stream) of recognized eco-organizations. Companies subject to EPR shall make a financial contribution.
  • Either set up an individual system collection and processing approved

In addition to these obligations, companies subject to EPR must:

  • Get a unique identifier (UID) and include it in certain documents
  • Perform a annual declaration, in particular as regards the quantity of products placed on the market
  • Affix some environmental characteristics of products
  • Depending on the situation and the sector,other obligations mentioned in this fiche (affixing of sorting signs, etc.)

Companies subject to EPR have the obligation from:

  • Either to set up collectively (with other EPR companies in the same stream) of recognized eco-organizations. Companies subject to EPR shall pay a financial contribution in return.
  • Either set up an individual system collection and processing approved

FYI  

The regulation of individual systems is complex. It is generally simpler and more advantageous to contribute to a eco-organism.

Eco-organism
Principle

Companies in EPR streams may transfer their obligation to a eco-organism via a contract which provides for a financial contribution (also referred to as the ‘eco-contribution’) from the company subject to EPR to the eco-organism.

The eco-organisms are listed on a dedicated site of the Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME):

List of approved eco-organizations in the EPR sectors

Ecological Transition Agency (Ademe)

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Financial contributions

The financial contributions paid by the producer to the eco-organization cover costs :

  • Prevention, collection, transport and treatment of waste, including the costs of collecting and treating waste which has been abandoned, deposited or managed in contravention of the rules
  • From transmission and data management necessary for the monitoring of the sector and for the monitoring of inter-sector communication
  • Necessary to achieve the quantitative or qualitative objectives
  • From collection of waste collected among the bulky, provided that such collection contributes to the re-use or recycling of such waste

The income from the recovery of waste is taken into account by the eco-body and deducted from all costs for the calculation of the financial contributions.

The financial contributions paid by companies to an eco-organism are not fixed, but are modulated.

This modulation applies for each product or group of similar products, based on criteria for environmental performance.

Each eco-organism shall to establish environmental performance criteria on which the adjustments to the financial contributions are based. These modulations are specified at the time of the contract between the company and the eco-organism.

The modulation takes the form of a premium or penalty, fixed in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner, which may exceed the amount of the financial contribution necessary for waste management.

Please note

Upon a reasoned request from the company, the eco-body shall be obliged to limit the amount of the premium or penalty to a maximum of 20% the sale price, excluding tax, of its product.

Individual system

The companies of the EPR sectors may set up a individual system rather than transferring their obligations to an eco-body. This is possible when all of the following conditions are met :

  • The products include a marking to identify the origin
  • The company provides free take-back waste throughout the national territory
  • This recovery is accompanied, if it makes it possible to improve the efficiency of the collection, by a return premium to prevent waste disposal
  • The company has a financial security in case of failure

Individual systems shall be approved for a maximum period of 6 years. This requires establishing that they have the technical, governance, financial, and organizational capacity to meet a government’s specification.

These specifications, laid down in decrees and by sector, can be found on a website of the National Institute of the Industrial Environment and Risks (INERIS).

Specific waste legislation (including EPR schemes)

National Institute of Industrial Environment and Risks (Ineris)

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The application for approval of an individual system must be submitted to the Ministry responsible for the environment.

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Individual systems are also subject to a periodic self-checking based on regular independent audits carried out at least every 2 years, allowing in particular the assessment of:

  • Their financial management
  • The quality of data collected and reported
  • Coverage of waste management costs

FYI  

The rules applicable to individual systems are complex.

Frequently Asked Questions from the Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME) can be found here:

Frequently Asked Questions - REP Streams

Ecological Transition Agency (Ademe)

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Warning  

The contribution to an eco-organism being the largely dominant situation, this sheet is structured around the companies subject to EPR contributing to an eco-organism. For companies that have an individual system in place, the steps listed are generally to be taken in SYDEREP.

Obtaining the UDI

Companies subject to the principle of EPR must be recorded to the Ministry of the Environment, which shall issue them with a unique identifier (UID).

Company registration is carried out by the eco-body to which the company contributes.

The eco-body shall then be responsible for transmit UDI to company.

ADEME shall publish the list of registered companies and their UDI.

Warning  

A company submitted to REP under multiple streams must have a unique identification number for each of the EPR channels to which it is subject.

Mandatory particulars of UDI

The company subject to REP must indicate its UDI :

Please note

At the request of the buyer, the companies salesman products covered by the principle of EPR must communicate the UDI under which the company is recorded which fulfills extended producer responsibility obligations for that product.

Any EPR company must develop and implement a prevention and control planecodesign with the objective of:

  • Reducing the use of non-renewable resources
  • Increasing the use of recycled materials
  • Increasing the recyclability of its products in processing facilities located in France

FYI  

L'eco-organism put in place by companies subject to EPR can develop a plan common to all its members. Find out if there is one with your eco-organization.

If there are none, the company hasobligation to develop one. In this case, the eco-organization to which the company contributes generally makes resources available to assist the company in drawing up its plan.

This plan must be reviewed every 5 years.

It includes a review of the previous plan and define prevention and prevention objectives and actionsecodesign which will be implemented by the company subject to REP over the next 5 years.

The eco-organization shall publish a summary of the sector plans every 3 years, which shall be accessible to the public on its website.

Companies subject to the principle of EPR must transmit to their eco-body by 31 May of each year, for each product category of each EPR stream they manage:

  • Data on products placed on the market, including the rate of incorporation of recycled material into these products
  • Data on the management of waste from such products, specifying, where appropriate, material flows
  • Relevant data to monitor and determine quantitative and qualitative waste prevention and management objectives

FYI  

The information precise which must be transmitted, for each sector, are indicated appended to an order.

The data shall relate to the previous year.

The eco-organism is responsible for transmitting them to ADEME via the platform SYDEREP, by 31 May each year.

The transmitted information is compiled by REP stream and then published on a dedicated website by ADEME (on the tab dedicated to each stream, in “Stream Indicators” - not all of them have published data yet.)

Please note

Companies placing on the market small quantities products subject to EPR and contributing to an eco-organism may sometimes fill in a flat-rate declaration. When this possibility is implemented, a quantity threshold is defined by the eco-organism on which the company depends.

Triman Logo

Any product subject to EPR placed on the market for household use shall be subject tosignage informing the consumer that this product is subject to sorting rules. These signs are:

  • Either the ‘Triman’ logo on Légifrance (attached)
  • Any other common signs regulated by the European Union or by another Member State of the European Union (e.g. the "trash can with a barrier" icon, for electrical and electronic equipment). This case can only be applied if this alternative sign is mandatory and informs the consumer that the products concerned are subject to sorting rules.
The Triman, a mandatory logo on recyclable products

Notre-environnement.gouv.fr

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Please note

That does not apply household packaging of beverages in glass.

Sorting Guidelines

Mandatory mention

The Triman logo must be attached to a information specifying the instructions for sorting or delivering the waste from the product. If several components of the product or waste from the product are subject to different sorting instructions, these must be detailed item by item.

FYI  

The sorting instructions are defined by the eco-organism, in conjunction with the Ministry for the Environment. The relevant sorting guidelines are communicated by the eco-body companies with whom he has a contract. They must also be available on the site of the eco-organism.

This mandatory statement can be replaced by another common sign regulated by the European Union or by another Member State of the European Union. This shall apply if the other entry fulfills all of the following conditions:

  • It shall be mandatory
  • It has the same characteristics as that set up by the eco-organism on which the company subject to REP depends
Changing Sort Guidelines

In case of changing sort guidelines, the company informed by its eco-body shall apply the new signage and the associated sorting instruction not later than 12 months after the date the change is activated.

He can be decided by a time limit for disposal of stocks a maximum of 6 months, in addition to these 12 months.

Where do I put these signs?

The Triman logo and associated sorting guidelines must be shown on:

  • The product
  • L'packing of product
  • The other documents provided with the product, if this cannot be stated on the product and its packaging

Signage and associated instructions must be presented side by side.

Of exceptions exist:

  • Where the surface of the largest of the sides of a product or its packaging is less than 10 cm² and no other document is provided with the product, the signs and information may be shown on a dematerialized medium, instead of on the product or its packaging
  • Where the surface of a product or packaging cylindrical or spherical is less than 20 cm² and no other document is provided with the product, the signs and information may be shown on a dematerialized medium, instead of on the product or its packaging
  • When the surface area of the largest of the sides of a product or its packaging is included between 10 cm² and 20 cm², only the sorting instruction may appear on a dematerialized medium. The Triman logo must appear on the product or packaging.
  • Where the surface of a product or packaging cylindrical or spherical is included between 20 cm² and 40 cm², only the sorting instruction may appear on a dematerialized medium. The Triman logo must appear on the product or packaging.

Companies concerned

Certain companies in the EPR channels must inform consumers environmental qualities and characteristics of products new subject to REP that they manage.

The companies subject to this obligation are those which:

  • Have a turnover more than EUR 20 million, only for products subject to EPR
  • And market every year at least 10 000 units of products subject to EPR

The information provided is intended to ensure better prevention and management of waste from the new products they manage.

This information must be made visible by marking, labeling, displaying of the product or by any other appropriate means to inform the consumer.

Data on environmental qualities and characteristics must be made available to the public by electronic means (e.g. on the company's website) in a format that can be easily reused and used by an automated processing system in aggregate form (e.g. a spreadsheet).

Warning  

Whatever the size of the company, it is forbidden to include on a product or packaging the words ‘ biodegradable ", " environmentally friendly ’ or any other equivalent environmental claim.

Every plastic products compostable in domestic or industrial composting must bear the words " do not throw away in nature ”.

Environmental qualities and characteristics

The environmental qualities and characteristics to be indicated differ according to the sector:

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Household packaging, printed paper and paper for graphic use

EPR products on packaging used to market products consumed or used by households, the printed paper (except books), and graphic papers shall contain the following information:

  • Recyclability, i.e. recycling capacity, by one of the following: ‘predominantly recyclable product’, ‘predominantly recyclable packaging’, ‘fully recyclable product’, ‘recyclable product into a product of the same nature’ or ‘recyclable packaging into packaging of the same kind’. The eco-body to which the company has transferred its extended responsibility obligation shall be responsible for communicating the relevant endorsement to the company.
  • Presence of hazardous substances, for all those present in concentrations greater than 0.1% as a percentage by mass in a substance, mixture or article, by the entry “contains a substance of very high concern” for substances covered by the REACH Regulation or by the mention ‘contains a dangerous substance’ for the substances indicated in the annex to that order. These particulars shall be supplemented by the names of each of the substances present.
  • For packaging only, incorporation of recycled material, measured as the overall proportion by mass of recycled material, by ‘packaging containing at least [%] recycled materials’
  • For packaging only, re-employment opportunities, i.e. the capacity of the packaging to be the subject of at least one 2e use for a use of the same nature as that for which it was designed, by ‘reusable packaging’ or ‘refillable packaging’

Construction products or materials

EPR products on construction products or materials of the building sector shall include the following information:

  • The use of renewable resources, for products subject to environmental statement (construction and renovation of buildings)
  • Recyclability, i.e. recycling capacity, by one of the following: ‘predominantly recyclable product’, ‘fully recyclable product’ or ‘recyclable product into a product of the same nature’. The eco-body to which the company has transferred its extended responsibility obligation shall be responsible for communicating the relevant endorsement to the company.
  • Presence of hazardous substances, for all those present in concentrations greater than 0.1% as a percentage by mass in a substance, mixture or article, by the entry “contains a substance of very high concern” for substances covered by the REACH Regulation or by the mention ‘contains a dangerous substance’ for the substances indicated in the annex to that order. These particulars shall be supplemented by the names of each of the substances present.

Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE)

Mandatory particulars

EPR products on electrical and electronic equipment shall contain the following information:

  • Incorporation of recycled material, measured as the overall proportion by mass of recycled material, by ‘product containing at least [%] recycled materials’
  • Recyclability, i.e. recycling capacity, by one of the following: ‘predominantly recyclable product’, ‘fully recyclable product’ or ‘recyclable product into a product of the same nature’. The eco-body to which the company has transferred its extended responsibility obligation shall be responsible for communicating the relevant endorsement to the company.
  • The gold, silver, platinum and palladiumexpressed in mass, provided that the mass is more than 1 milligram, or by the ‘contains at least [X milligrams] of precious metals’, or by the ‘contains at least [X milligrams] of gold, silver, platinum, palladium’
  • The rare earth presenceexpressed in mass, provided that the mass is more than 1 milligram, or by the ‘contains at least [X milligrams] of rare earth’, or by the ‘contains at least [X milligrams] of scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium’
  • Presence of hazardous substances, for all those present in concentrations greater than 0.1% as a percentage by mass in a substance, mixture or article, by the entry “contains a substance of very high concern” for substances covered by the REACH Regulation or by the mention ‘contains a dangerous substance’ for the substances indicated in the annex to that order. These particulars shall be supplemented by the names of each of the substances present.
Repairability and durability indices

A reparability index must be indicated when selling new electrical and electronic equipment. That's one in 10.

It will be replaced by a sustainability index for certain EEE from 2025.

One sheet dedicated to reparability and durability indices details the regulations in force.

Batteries (batteries and accumulators)

EPR products on batteries (cells and accumulators) shall contain the following information:

  • Incorporation of recycled material, measured as the overall proportion by mass of recycled material, by ‘product containing at least [%] recycled materials’
  • Recyclability, i.e. recycling capacity, by one of the following: ‘predominantly recyclable product’, ‘fully recyclable product’ or ‘recyclable product into a product of the same nature’. The eco-body to which the company has transferred its extended responsibility obligation shall be responsible for communicating the relevant endorsement to the company.
  • Presence of hazardous substances, for all those present in concentrations greater than 0.1% as a percentage by mass in a substance, mixture or article, by the entry “contains a substance of very high concern” for substances covered by the REACH Regulation or by the mention ‘contains a dangerous substance’ for the substances indicated in the annex to that order. These particulars shall be supplemented by the names of each of the substances present.

Contents and containers of chemicals

EPR products on chemical contents and containers which may pose a significant risk to health and the environment shall include the following information:

  • Incorporation of recycled material, measured as the overall proportion by mass of recycled material, by ‘product containing at least [%] recycled materials’
  • Recyclability, i.e. recycling capacity, by one of the following: ‘predominantly recyclable product’, ‘fully recyclable product’ or ‘recyclable product into a product of the same nature’. The eco-body to which the company has transferred its extended responsibility obligation shall be responsible for communicating the relevant endorsement to the company.
  • Presence of hazardous substances, for all those present in concentrations greater than 0.1% as a percentage by mass in a substance, mixture or article, by the entry “contains a substance of very high concern” for substances covered by the REACH Regulation or by the mention ‘contains a dangerous substance’ for the substances indicated in the annex to that order. These particulars shall be supplemented by the names of each of the substances present.

Furniture

EPR products on furnishing elements, the cushioned products for sitting or sleeping and textile decorative elements shall contain the following information:

  • Incorporation of recycled material, measured as the overall proportion by mass of recycled material, by ‘product containing at least [%] recycled materials’
  • Recyclability, i.e. recycling capacity, by one of the following: ‘predominantly recyclable product’, ‘fully recyclable product’ or ‘recyclable product into a product of the same nature’. The eco-body to which the company has transferred its extended responsibility obligation shall be responsible for communicating the relevant endorsement to the company.
  • Presence of hazardous substances, for all those present in concentrations greater than 0.1% as a percentage by mass in a substance, mixture or article, by the entry “contains a substance of very high concern” for substances covered by the REACH Regulation or by the mention ‘contains a dangerous substance’ for the substances indicated in the annex to that order. These particulars shall be supplemented by the names of each of the substances present.
  • Up to 1er january 2026, a reference to the unit cost for waste management of product

Clothing, shoes and household linen

EPR products on new textile clothing products, footwear or household linen intended for individuals and new textile products for the house must contain the following information:

  • Incorporation of recycled material, measured as the overall proportion by mass of recycled material, by ‘product containing at least [%] recycled materials’, except for leather goods
  • Recyclability, i.e. recycling capacity, by one of the following: ‘predominantly recyclable product’, ‘fully recyclable product’ or ‘recyclable product into a product of the same nature’. The eco-body to which the company has transferred its extended responsibility obligation shall be responsible for communicating the relevant endorsement to the company.
  • Presence of a hazardous substance, provided that it is present in a concentration greater than 0.1% as a percentage by mass in a substance, mixture or article, by the entry “contains a substance of very high concern” for substances covered by the REACH Regulation or by the mention ‘contains a dangerous substance’ for the substances indicated in the annex to that order. These particulars shall be supplemented by the names of each of the substances present.
  • Traceability, by indication of the geographical indication of the country where each of the 3 main steps of product manufacture takes place. These steps are, for shoes: The stitching ; the mounting ; the finishing. For other products, these steps are: the weaving ; the dyeing and theprinting ; the making up.
  • The presence of plastic microfibers, provided that the proportion of synthetic fibers is greater than 50%, by the words ‘releases plastic microfibers into the environment during washing’
  • Presence of hazardous substances, for all those present in concentrations greater than 0.1% as a percentage by mass in a substance, mixture or article, by the entry “contains a substance of very high concern” for substances covered by the REACH Regulation or by the mention ‘contains a dangerous substance’ for the substances indicated in the annex to that order. These particulars shall be supplemented by the names of each of the substances present.

Toys

EPR products on toys shall contain the following information:

  • Recyclability, i.e. recycling capacity, by one of the following: ‘predominantly recyclable product’, ‘fully recyclable product’ or ‘recyclable product into a product of the same nature’. The eco-body to which the company has transferred its extended responsibility obligation shall be responsible for communicating the relevant endorsement to the company.
  • Presence of hazardous substances, for all those present in concentrations greater than 0.1% as a percentage by mass in a substance, mixture or article, by the entry “contains a substance of very high concern” for substances covered by the REACH Regulation or by the mention ‘contains a dangerous substance’ for the substances indicated in the annex to that order. These particulars shall be supplemented by the names of each of the substances present.

Sports and leisure equipment

EPR products on sports and leisure equipment shall contain the following information:

  • Incorporation of recycled material, measured as the overall proportion by mass of recycled material, by ‘product containing at least [%] recycled materials’
  • Recyclability, i.e. recycling capacity, by one of the following: ‘predominantly recyclable product’, ‘fully recyclable product’ or ‘recyclable product into a product of the same nature’. The eco-body to which the company has transferred its extended responsibility obligation shall be responsible for communicating the relevant endorsement to the company.
  • Presence of hazardous substances, for all those present in concentrations greater than 0.1% as a percentage by mass in a substance, mixture or article, by the entry “contains a substance of very high concern” for substances covered by the REACH Regulation or by the mention ‘contains a dangerous substance’ for the substances indicated in the annex to that order. These particulars shall be supplemented by the names of each of the substances present.

DIY and garden items

EPR products on DIY and garden goods shall contain the following information:

  • Incorporation of recycled material, measured as the overall proportion by mass of recycled material, by ‘product containing at least [%] recycled materials’
  • Recyclability, i.e. recycling capacity, by one of the following: ‘predominantly recyclable product’, ‘fully recyclable product’ or ‘recyclable product into a product of the same nature’. The eco-body to which the company has transferred its extended responsibility obligation shall be responsible for communicating the relevant endorsement to the company.
  • Presence of hazardous substances, for all those present in concentrations greater than 0.1% as a percentage by mass in a substance, mixture or article, by the entry “contains a substance of very high concern” for substances covered by the REACH Regulation or by the mention ‘contains a dangerous substance’ for the substances indicated in the annex to that order. These particulars shall be supplemented by the names of each of the substances present.

Motor vehicles

EPR products on passenger cars, the vans, the motor vehicles 2 or 3 wheels and motor quadricycles shall contain the following information:

  • Incorporation of recycled material, measured as the overall proportion by mass of recycled material, by ‘product containing at least [%] recycled materials’
  • Recyclability, i.e. recycling capacity, by one of the following: ‘predominantly recyclable product’, ‘fully recyclable product’ or ‘recyclable product into a product of the same nature’. The eco-body to which the company has transferred its extended responsibility obligation shall be responsible for communicating the relevant endorsement to the company.
  • The gold, silver, platinum and palladiumexpressed in mass, provided that the mass is more than 1 milligram, or by the ‘contains at least [X milligrams] of precious metals’, or by the ‘contains at least [X milligrams] of gold, silver, platinum, palladium’
  • The rare earth presenceexpressed in mass, provided that the mass is more than 1 milligram, or by the ‘contains at least [X milligrams] of rare earth’, or by the ‘contains at least [X milligrams] of scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium’
  • Presence of hazardous substances, for all those present in concentrations greater than 0.1% as a percentage by mass in a substance, mixture or article, by the entry “contains a substance of very high concern” for substances covered by the REACH Regulation or by the mention ‘contains a dangerous substance’ for the substances indicated in the annex to that order. These particulars shall be supplemented by the names of each of the substances present.

Please note

Other EPR sectors are not required to mention the environmental qualities and characteristics of their products.

Communication from the UDI

At the request of the buyer, companies selling products subject to the principle of EPR must communicate the UDI under which the company is recorded which fulfills extended producer responsibility obligations for that product.

Reminder

Companies selling products subject to the EPR principle are subject to the obligations of the EPR companies mentioned in this fiche. This also applies to online sales platforms (marketplaces (marketplaces), distance sales or delivery of products, etc.).

Online Sales Platforms

The online sales platforms may not be subject to REP for the products they sell where a third party (e.g. the manufacturer of the product) has already fulfilled its obligations in respect of those same products. This may have occurred where the third party has made a financial contribution to an eco-organization or has set up an individual scheme for these products and has obtained an UDI.

For an online sales platform to benefit from this exemption, it must record the relevant supporting documents in a register made available, on request, to the ministry responsible for the environment.

This register shall contain:

  • Identification of the third party offering the product for sale using the electronic interface:
    • Its legal name (or trade name)
    • Its trade name or user name as communicated on the electronic interface
    • Its identifier provided by the electronic interface
    • Its place of establishment
    • Let his intra-Community VAT number, or, if he has none, its Siren and Siret numbers, or, for a company not established in France, its registration number with the tax authorities of its country of residence
  • Either the UDI of the sales platform when it is the company that manufactured the product, or the UDI of the manufacturer of the product that was disclosed to the third party offering the product for sale
  • The quantities of products covered by the principle of EPR, by category, sold by the third party via the electronic interface
  • Where the product is concerned, the arrangements for taking back used products put in place by the third party offering the product for sale

Please note

Upon request of an eco-body, the online platform shall provide it with the information corresponding to the quantities of EPR products, by categories, sold by the third party through the electronic interface

Specific infringements

One administrative fine of a maximum of €30,000 may be required by the Minister of the Environment where the company subject to REP:

  • Has no UDI
  • Did not include in its mandatory statements the UDI (that of the company or that of the third party who paid the financial contribution for the product it sells)
  • Does not contribute to an eco-organism and has not set up an individual system
  • Provided incorrect information

Non-compliance with theaffixing of the signs and associated sorting instruction is liable to a fine of an amount of €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal person.

Failure to comply with one of the obligations or prohibitions relating to information on environmental characteristics of products is subject to a fine of an amount of €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal person.

Other offenses

In the event of non-compliance with any of the other obligations of the companies subject to EPR, the company concerned shall be notified by the Minister responsible for the Environment of the alleged offenses and the penalty incurred. The company may submit its observations, whether written or oral, in a one-month period.

On expiry of this period, the Minister responsible for the environment may issue one of the sanctions following:

  • Payment of a administrative fine of a maximum of €1,500 (natural person) or €7,500 (legal person) per unit or per ton of product concerned
  • Payment of a daily penalty payment of a maximum of €20,000 from a date fixed by the decision until the situation of the company has been rectified

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