What is EPR in France?

The main streams and who runs them

Each stream has its own approved eco-organismes, listed by ADEME. ADEME AADEME+1

Stream	Approved eco-organismes	Official page
Household packaging and graphic paper	Citeo, Léko, Adelphe Citeo+1	ADEME
Electrical and electronic equipment	ecosystem, Ecologic; Soren for solar panels Eecosystem+1	ADEME
Batteries	Batribox, ecosystem BBatribox	ADEME
Textiles, linen and footwear	Refashion RRefashion	ADEME
Furniture	Ecomaison, Valdelia, Valobat Ecomaison+1	ADEME
Toys	Ecomaison	ADEME
Professional packaging, from 1 January 2027	Several schemes, Twiice and Léko Pro among them Twiice+1	ADEME

One product can fall in several streams: a speaker with a battery in a box is electronics, batteries and packaging. ADEME+1

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

Who runs what in France

• Household packaging and graphic paper: Citeo, Léko and Adelphe are the approved eco-organismes. Citeo+2
• Electrical and electronic equipment: ecosystem and Ecologic, with Soren for photovoltaic panels. Eecosystem+2
• Textiles, linen and footwear: Refashion. RRefashion
• Furniture: Ecomaison, Valdelia and Valobat. Ecomaison+2
• The AGEC anti-waste law of 10 February 2020 widened EPR to more product streams, toys among them. Légifrance
• SYDEREP, ADEME's register, holds each producer's registration and IDU. AADEME

In one paragraph

Extended Producer Responsibility (responsabilité élargie du producteur, REP) moves the cost of waste from local taxpayers to the companies placing goods on the market. In France a producer usually meets it by joining an eco-organisme, an approved body that collects contributions and funds collection and recycling. ADEME keeps the register and issues one identifier per stream. ADEME

Who is the producer?

The company that first places the product or its packaging on the French market. That can be a manufacturer, an importer or a foreign seller shipping straight to French customers. Worked examples.

What is an eco-organisme?

An approved organisation for a stream, such as Refashion for clothing, or Citeo, Léko and Adelphe for household packaging. Each publishes its scale. All of them. ADEME+1 AAdelphe

What is an IDU?

Your unique identifier: one per stream, public, and asked for by marketplaces. You show it in your terms and on your website. Légifrance How to get one.

Do I need a representative?

If you have no establishment in France, yes, since 10 July 2026. Légifrance

How big is this?

Open data from the register: how many companies hold an IDU and how many new ones appear. ADEME

All the terms: glossary.