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Step 2 of 8: Scope · Next: Compliance schemes
Scope: the EPR categories to cover
Tell us what you sell in France: we work out the French EPR categories that concern you. You check the list; the EPR expert reviews it before any membership starts.
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What do you sell in France?
Two ways to answer, either or both. The questions take a few clicks; the catalogue adds your quantities, product by product.
Choose a way to answer to open it.
Answer the questions
Import your catalogue
One row per product. Expected columns: reference, product name, quantity sold in France over 12 months; category, customs code, material, weight and packaging help the classification. The file is read in this browser: it is sent nowhere.
In this version, the provisional classification uses French keywords. Product names in English are often left without a suggested category: the expert examines each of them.
Formats read: CSV or TXT, separated by semicolons, commas or tabs, UTF-8 or Windows-1252 encoding, 5 MB at most.
Check the EPR categories to cover
The list fills in as you answer. Untick a category that does not concern you; add one if it is missing. The EPR expert reviews everything.
No EPR category yet. Answer “What do you sell in France?” above, or add a category.
Commercial and industrial packaging: the French ministry and ADEME ask producers to join before 31 December 2026 (status: announced). The text postponing the start has not yet been published in the Journal officiel.
Who reviews this step?
Reviewed by the EPR expert, announced time: 1 working day. The route carries on during the review; only the memberships wait.
3 points checked by the EPR expert; 3 automatic checks. An expert point is only ticked by a person, after reading.