The eco-contribution is the eco-organisme's price, not ours. Each eco-organisme sets its scale and bills it on the quantities declared; bonuses and penalties move it up or down. Sources (2)
ADEMEADEME — which producers the EPR schemes coverADEMEADEME — Filière REP Éléments d'ameublement (EA) Refashion, for example, bills year N on an estimate and settles the actual volumes in the first quarter of the next year. RefashionSources (5)ADEMEADEME — which producers the EPR schemes coverADEMEADEME — Filière REP Éléments d'ameublement (EA)RefashionRefashion — FAQ, déclarer ses mises en marchéRefashionRefashion — FAQ, date limite de déclaration
Ministère de l'ÉcologieMinistère de l'Écologie — FAQ places de marché, article L. 541-10-9 (version du 1er août 2022)
How the money moves
- We file your declaration in your name with each eco-organisme. ADEME
- The eco-organisme issues the invoice for your membership.
- We send you the amount before it is paid, with 0% markup.
- You pay it, by bank transfer if you prefer.
- Your IDUs stay valid as long as declarations and payments are up to date. Ministère de l'Écologie
What our fee covers
Our fee. Standard is €190 a year per eligible stream, Plus is €990 a year for up to three streams in one mandate, with a median saving of €1,071 a year in eco-contributions across our published clothing, footwear, electronics and furniture examples. Setup is €0, and eco-contributions are paid at the eco-organisme's published rate with 0% markup. See pricing.
Our fee is the same whatever the eco-contribution amount.
Late payment
Eco-organismes apply the late-payment penalties set in their contracts; Refashion states this for declarations and payments after its deadline. Refashion
Frequently asked questions
Do you earn anything on eco-contributions?
No. They are passed on at cost, with 0% markup.
Can we pay the eco-organisme directly?
The membership is in your name; we tell you how each eco-organisme is paid when we set it up. ADEME
Razvan Toma is the founder of EPR France Rep, a France-established authorised representative (mandataire) for producers with no French establishment. He has worked in waste management and recycling since 2009, running waste-separation programmes inside large B2B organisations in France for clients including Chanel, Microsoft, Decathlon, Pirelli, IKEA, Vinci, Capgemini and E.Leclerc.
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