Who keeps the client relationship?

You do. The client signs its own mandate with our representative, because the law requires one; everything outside EPR stays with you.

Does the client pay more through a partner?

No. The client pays the published price; your 20% comes out of our fee.

Is the fee only on the first year?

No. You earn 20% of every yearly renewal for as long as the client stays, and 20% of each month on our data service.

Are referral fees allowed for regulated advisers?

Rules differ by profession and country, for example for tax advisers. Check yours before accepting a fee; you can introduce clients without one.

Can our existing clients refer others too?

Yes. Clients have a refer-and-earn section in their portal, separate from the partner programme.

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You handle their VAT. We handle their EPR.

VAT and EPR are separate registers. Your clients need both, and a local representative for EPR.

Who does what

Task	Your firm	EPR France Rep
Spot that a client sells into France	Yes
Act as representative in France		Yes Légifrance
Join eco-organismes and obtain IDUs		Yes ADEME
Collect sales figures	Often, from the client's books	We tell you what we need
File declarations		Yes
VAT, customs, product safety	Yours or the client's	Not covered

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

Sanctions

Failure	Sanction	Source
Not meeting EPR duties after formal notice	Up to €1,500 (individual) or €7,500 (company) per unit or tonne concerned	Légifrance
Still not complying	Daily penalty up to €20,000	Légifrance
Register and IDU failures	Fine up to €30,000	Légifrance
No IDU on a marketplace	The platform blocks the listing or pays in your place	Ministère de l'Écologie

First year

When	What	Source
Before the first French sale	Representative appointed, IDU per stream, IDUs in every marketplace ADEME
On every household pack	Triman and Info-tri	French Ministry of Ecologica
From 1 January 2027	Professional packaging scheme, if you sell to businesses	ADEME
Early the following year	Declaration of the previous year's French sales	Citeo
All year	Eco-contributions at published rates, no markup	Léko

Who runs what in France

Household packaging and graphic paper: Citeo, Léko and Adelphe are the approved eco-organismes.
Electrical and electronic equipment: ecosystem and Ecologic, with Soren for photovoltaic panels.
Textiles, linen and footwear: Refashion. Refashion
SYDEREP, ADEME's register, holds each producer's registration and IDU. ADEME
The AGEC anti-waste law of 10 February 2020 widened EPR to more product streams, toys among them. Légifrance
Amazon publishes its own French EPR requirements for sellers on Seller Central. Amazon Seller Central

Why it fits a VAT practice

VAT and EPR sit in separate registers, with separate deadlines: a seller can hold every VAT number and still have no EPR number. In France the EPR number is the IDU, issued per stream once the producer joins an eco-organisme. ADEME 2,489 companies from Germany, the UK, Italy and Spain got a French IDU between 17 September and 31 October 2026, according to ADEME's register. ADEME Their advisers often see the invoices first.

Why a firm outside France cannot hold the role itself: since 10 July 2026 a producer with no establishment in France must appoint a representative established in France, by written mandate. Légifrance Marketplaces selling into France must check each seller's unique identifier (IDU) or pay the eco-contributions in the seller's place. Ministère de l'Écologie ADEME issues one IDU per stream, through the eco-organisme the producer joins. ADEME

What you can offer

Copy these into your service list or proposals. We deliver them.

EPR registration in France, Germany and Spain alongside your VAT services
An authorised representative in each of the three countries
Annual declarations filed for the client

Published prices, no setup fee: France from €190 a year per eligible stream (Plus €990 for up to three streams), Germany €149, Spain €199 a year. Eco-contributions are passed on at cost. See French pricing.

How to add it

When you register a client for VAT in a new country, add one onboarding question: "Do you need EPR there?" If yes, send your link.

Partner terms

Term	What it means
Your fee	20% of what your client contracts with us, and 20% again of every yearly renewal, for as long as the client stays. No cap.
Data service	20% of every month a client stays on EPR EU Connect, our €89-a-month packaging data service.
Excluded	Eco-contributions and scheme fees: we pass them on at cost with 0% margin, so there is nothing to share.
When paid	Once your client has paid us.
Client price	The same published price as anyone else. Your fee comes out of ours.
Who keeps the client	You. Each client signs its own mandate with our representative, because the law requires a named representative; everything outside EPR stays with you.
Your tools	A page at epreurep.com/yourfirm with your name and logo, a partner code, and a dashboard with leads, paid clients, their yearly fees and your fee.
Client data	You see a client's own account only after the client approves your access, and it can withdraw it at any time.

How to start

Apply. Tell us about your firm and your clients; we reply in writing within one working day with the partner terms.
Get your page. epreurep.com/yourfirm, with your name and logo. Clients buy from it directly and every order is tracked to you.
Introduce clients. Send the link or give your partner code. No integration.
Follow it. Leads, paid clients and your fee in your dashboard. We do the registrations and the filing.

Apply to become a partner