Press and media
Writing about French or EU producer responsibility? You are welcome to contact us, and our data is free to quote with a credit and a link.
Facts for journalists
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Who we are | EPRFranceRep SAS, Paris, representative for producers with no French establishment |
| The rule we work under | Representative in France required since 10 July 2026  Légifrance |
| Price | Standard is €190 a year per eligible stream (up to three), up to 1 tonne a year per stream, with simplified reporting and one declaration a year; Plus is €990 a year for up to three streams, with detailed reporting that optimises your eco-contributions, up to 10 tonnes. There is no setup fee. |
| Open data | Market data and the IDU register, downloadable as JSON, CSV and Markdown  ADEME |
Contact us
Journalists, podcast hosts, trade publications and researchers are welcome to write to us about French or EU extended producer responsibility (EPR). Send a short brief to hello@eprfrancerep.com with your deadline. We reply in writing, within one working day.
Spokesperson
Razvan Toma, founder and President of EPRFranceRep SAS, Paris. He has worked in waste management and recycling since 2009. Company details · LinkedIn.
What we can comment on
- How fast the register grows: new IDUs by stream and country. New French EPR registrations.
- The compulsory French representative: what the law of July 2026 changed for producers with no French establishment. Our guide to the law.
- EU packaging rules: how PPWR Article 45 applies to sellers across Member States. Our PPWR guide.
EUR-Lex - Who is on the French register: counts by stream and by country from ADEME's own file. The IDU register count. Sources (2)ADEMEADEME — all about the unique identifier (IDU)ADEMEADEME — which producers the EPR schemes cover
- What marketplaces ask sellers for: dated, from each platform's own seller pages. Marketplace requirements.
- What representation costs: published prices across providers. Market data.
Figures you can quote
| Figure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Companies holding at least one French IDU | 253,118 | Our count of ADEME's file, 2026-11-06 |
| Of which registered outside France | 171,511 | Our count of ADEME's file, 2026-11-06 |
| New IDUs for companies outside France | 9,561 new IDUs for companies registered outside France appeared in ADEME's register between 16 September 2026 and 6 November 2026, about 187 a day. 3,770 left it over the same period. The dataset. | |
| Representative compulsory for producers not established in France | Since 10 July 2026 | Article L. 541-10-9-1, Environmental Code |
| French EPR streams | 19 | Including professional packaging (EPRO), operational 1 January 2027 ADEME |
The appointment duty and its terms are in the article itself. Légifrance ADEME issues one IDU per stream. ADEME The method behind each count is published with the dataset.
Open data and credit
Our datasets are open under CC BY 4.0: use them with a credit to EPR France Rep and a link to the page you used. Each one has CSV and JSON downloads, a method note and a date. Changes are logged in the public changelog.
News
We do not publish press releases for now. What changes in our data or in the rules we track is dated in the changelog, and each guide shows when it was last checked.
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