French EPR by country

The same four steps from any country

Wherever you are established outside France, French EPR asks for the same file. Nothing you hold at home replaces it.

Step	What it is	Who sets it
1. A representative	A written mandate with a person established in France	Article L. 541-10-9-1 Légifrance
2. Membership	One approved eco-organisme for each stream you sell in	ADEME's list of approved eco-organismes ADEME
3. An IDU per stream	Shown in your terms of sale and given to each marketplace	ADEME ADEME
4. A yearly declaration	What you placed on the French market in each stream	Your eco-organisme ADEME

Since 12 August 2026 the EU packaging regulation also asks packaging producers to register in each member state where they first make packaging available. EUR-Lex

Who is the producer

Set-up	Producer for French EPR
You sell to French customers and ship from abroad	You Légifrance
Your stock is in a French or EU warehouse, sold in your name	You
A French distributor imports and resells	The distributor
A marketplace buys and resells as retailer	The marketplace
A retailer sells your goods under its own brand	The retailer

The French rule does not depend on where your company is registered: any producer without an establishment in France must appoint a representative established in France by written mandate, since 10 July 2026, inside or outside the EU. Légifrance No registration in another country covers France: each country keeps its own register, and France issues one IDU per stream.

Based in	EU	Why your home registration is not enough	Company number we ask for
United States	Outside the EU	No US registration counts in France: packaging laws in individual US states apply only in those states.	EIN
China	Outside the EU	No registration in China replaces the French one.	unified social credit code
United Kingdom	Outside the EU	Your UK packaging EPR registration has no effect in France.	HMRC registration number
Australia	Outside the EU	Your APCO membership and any Australian product stewardship scheme cover Australia only.	your ABN
Canada	Outside the EU	Canadian provincial EPR programmes for packaging and electronics cover their own province only. ADEME	your Business Number (BN) from the Canada Revenue Agency
India	Outside the EU	Your CPCB EPR registrations under India's plastic packaging and e-waste rules cover India only.	your PAN or GSTIN
Japan	Outside the EU	Your obligations under Japan's Containers and Packaging Recycling Act apply in Japan only.	your corporate number (houjin bangou)
Singapore	Outside the EU	Your NEA packaging reporting and e-waste EPR obligations cover Singapore only.	your UEN
South Korea	Outside the EU	Your Korean EPR obligations for packaging and electronics cover Korea only. ADEME	your business registration number
Türkiye	Outside the EU	Your GEKAP declarations cover Türkiye only.	your tax identification number (VKN)
Hong Kong	Outside the EU	Hong Kong's producer responsibility schemes cover Hong Kong only.	your Business Registration number
Switzerland	Outside the EU	Swiss advance recycling fees and schemes such as SENS, Swico or INOBAT cover Switzerland only.	your UID number (CHE-)
Norway	Outside the EU	Your Norwegian registrations, for example with Grønt Punkt Norge, cover Norway only.	your organisation number
Germany	EU	Your LUCID registration under the German Packaging Act covers Germany only. ZZentrale Stelle Verpackungsr	your intra-EU VAT number
Spain	EU	Your Spanish producer registration and your membership of a Spanish scheme such as Ecoembes cover Spain only.	your intra-EU VAT number
Italy	EU	Your CONAI membership covers Italy only.	your intra-EU VAT number (partita IVA)
The Netherlands	EU	Your registration with Afvalfonds Verpakkingen covers the Netherlands only.	your intra-EU VAT number
Belgium	EU	Your Fost Plus or Valipac membership covers Belgium only.	your intra-EU VAT number
Poland	EU	Your BDO registration covers Poland only.	your intra-EU VAT number (NIP)
Austria	EU	Your Austrian packaging licence, for example with ARA, covers Austria only.	your intra-EU VAT number (UID)

Not listed? The same rule applies to every country. See EU companies, details for a French IDU and pricing. ADEME