Sample French EPR mandate, clause by clause
The written mandate article L. 541-10-9-1 asks for, as we use it. Read it before you buy: the one you sign is generated in your portal with your company's details and your streams.
France EPR representative mandate template: what this sample is
This is the text of our mandate, version 2026-11-02.3, with a sample stream. Your own mandate is generated in the client portal from your company profile and lists exactly the streams you pay for; you sign it online and we countersign. Article 8 is summarised here: the full article is in your mandate. The French text binds; the English column is a translation. Légifrance
France EPR written mandate: the representative's obligations and yours
| Article | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| 1. Appointment and subrogation | We become your representative under L. 541-10-9-1, subrogated in your obligations for the listed streams only. |
| 2. Streams covered | Only the streams you subscribed and paid for. Adding a stream means paying for it and signing an amendment. |
| 3. Our tasks | Memberships, registration and IDU, declarations from your quantities, payment of eco-contributions, correspondence. Labels and product conformity stay with you. Inspections and proceedings are quoted separately. |
| 4. Streams and quantities | You identify your streams and give accurate quantities. The fee covers one report per stream per calendar year; corrections are quoted separately. |
| 5. Your other obligations | Send documents within ten business days, no second representative for the same stream, and disclose your EPR history and any ongoing check. |
| 6. Truthful declarations | We declare truthfully and never omit a required declaration. |
| 7. Evidence | We may show the mandate to eco-organismes, ADEME, authorities and marketplaces. |
| 8. Fees | As in our terms of sale; eco-contributions at cost, without margin. |
| 9. Liability | You cover the consequences of inaccurate or missing data. |
| 10. Confidentiality | Your data goes only where the mandate needs it, or where the law requires. |
| 11. Term and end | Follows your contract: calendar year with automatic renewal. At the end we inform the eco-organismes. |
| 12. Law | French law, courts of Paris. Signed by hand or electronically. |
The mandate text (sample)
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