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Appoint your EPR authorised representative in France
For companies established outside France that sell products covered by French extended producer responsibility (EPR). In 8 steps, you describe your company and what you sell, choose your compliance schemes, then sign the mandate. The price is known before you sign; an expert reviews what commits you.
The route starts with your company: country, registration number, VAT or tax number, and how you sell in France. Your answers tell you straight away whether French law requires you to appoint a representative.
Nothing is saved until you confirm your company details. Your company is established in France? Mise en règle avec votre SIREN (in French).
- The price is known in advance. Calculated on the public price list before you sign; compliance scheme fees are stated separately.
- An expert reviews what commits you. Your company, your scope, your choice of schemes, each membership before it goes out.
- Nothing goes out without you. No document signed without being read, no membership before payment; everything can be downloaded, everything can be withdrawn.
Want to look before you start? Open the demo file: a fictitious company, Demo Example GmbH, established in Germany and already identified. You go through every step without typing anything.
Before you start
Answers to the questions people ask before they begin. Open the ones you need.
Do I need a representative in France?
A producer of EPR products that is not established in France appoints, by written mandate, a representative established in France (Article L. 541-10-9-1 of the French Environmental Code, in force since 10 July 2026). The obligation is deemed met for products whose EPR compliance a marketplace established in France already ensures. Step 1 applies the decision tree of our check to your answers; when the answer depends on your contracts, you can carry on and the expert reviews your situation before anything commits you.
The full explanation, with the text of the law: EPR authorised representative in France.
How do the 8 steps work?
Each step is a page. Your entries are saved in this browser at every change; you can resume later, or on another device with a resume link or your downloaded file.
| Step | What you do | Who reviews | What comes out |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Company | You enter the company’s identity, registration number, VAT number and legal representative. | The EPR expert: enhanced check of every file from outside France | Company record, verdict on the representative obligation |
| 2 Scope | You answer the questions or import your catalogue. | The EPR expert, before any membership starts | EPR categories to cover |
| 3 Compliance schemes | You choose one compliance scheme per EPR category. | The EPR expert: start date, back years | One compliance scheme per EPR category |
| 4 Offer | You confirm the package. | Nobody: calculated on the public price list | Total price, what is included and what is not |
| 5 Documents | You read each document to the end, then sign. | Automatic checks; the expert if a delegation of authority is provided | Mandate and terms, signed |
| 6 Verification | You provide a document if one is requested. | The EPR expert, for every file from outside France | Dated checks |
| 7 Payment | You pay by card or bank transfer. | Nobody | Invoice |
| 8 Launch | You read your calendar and open your account. | The expert, membership by membership | Dated calendar, account |
How long does it take?
- Your entries
- Not measured yet: we will show it after the first five files. [À VÉRIFIER : temps médian mesuré sur les dossiers tests]
- Enhanced check of your company
- Done by a person for every company established outside France. Announced time: see step 1.
- Scope review
- Announced time at step 2. The route does not stop during the review.
- Review of your scheme choice
- Announced time at step 3. The route does not stop during the review.
- UIN (IDU)
- Each compliance scheme has its own lead time, shown at step 3 as the scheme publishes it. We promise no lead time until we have measured it.
Review times are counted in French working days. The route does not stop during a review; only the memberships wait for it.
What do I need to have to hand?
- Your company’s registration number in its home register, and its EU VAT number or, failing that, its tax number.
- The list of your products sold in France, with quantities over 12 months. A template is provided at step 2.
- The mobile phone and identity document of the legal representative who signs. A recent extract from your home register is requested at the enhanced check.
How much does it cost?
The exact price for your file is calculated at step 4, from this price list. It does not include the eco-contributions and membership fees of the compliance schemes: you pay those directly to each scheme.
| Package | For whom | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Mandat REP | Company established outside France, per year | €590first EPR category, then €290 per additional category |
| “Suspended account” option | priority handling, adhésion déposée en priorité ; l'IDU suit le délai de l'éco-organisme, sans délai garanti, file ready to send to the marketplace | €290 |
Price list valid since 1 November 2026. Amounts excluding VAT [À VÉRIFIER : régime de TVA applicable à un client établi hors de France].
Who will review my file?
An EPR expert is assigned to your file. Their name and background are shown when the file is assigned to them; until then, this route talks about a role, not a person.
Each of their approvals carries their name, the date and the time. The assistant (AI) prepares and explains; it validates nothing and never presents itself as a person.