French EPR news and analysis
What changes in French and EU EPR, dated and sourced, for companies selling into France.
Amazon Pay on Behalf for France, explained
Amazon's Pay on Behalf paid French eco-contributions for sellers without an EPR number. It never registered you, never gave an IDU and never covered other channels. What it was, why Amazon now asks for your own number, and what to do.
Read article →2026-09-16Do I need an authorised representative in each EU country?
EPR registration is per country; a representative is required per country where you sell without an establishment. The EU packaging regulation, the German and French rules, and what the proposed EU suspension does and does not change.
Read article →2026-09-16Amazon's 'not the producer' option: when the supplier's EPR number is enough
Account Health lets a seller declare it is not the producer and enter its supplier's EPR numbers. That works for resellers of French or EU brands that hold French IDUs. It does not work for private label, non-EU suppliers or dropshipping.
Read article →2026-09-16EPR cost strategy for small sellers in several countries
Fixed EPR costs per country (representative, setup, flat-rate eco-contributions) versus margin per country. How to rank markets, what a small seller pays in France, Germany and elsewhere, and when blocking a country is the right call.
Read article →2026-09-15What changed in French EPR in 2026, and what didn't
French EPR is not new. Three things changed in 2026: a mandatory France-based representative since 10 July, EU-wide PPWR duties since 12 August, and B2B packaging fees from 1 January 2027.
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