The French REP filières
Almost everywhere in the EU, one country means one packaging declaration. France does not work that way. Its Extended Producer Responsibility is organised by product stream — a filière — and there are 19 of them, each with its own approved eco-organisme, its own IDU registration, its own tariff grid and its own calendar. A single order can touch three at once.
The list below comes from ADEME's official register rather than from us. Where we have read an eco-organisme's published barème we say how it charges; where we have not, we say that instead of guessing.
In force today
Batteries and accumulators
Portable and industrial batteries and accumulators, sold standalone or embedded in a product.
BATRIBOX, ecosystem, Recycler Mon Véhicule (RMV)
Building products and materials
Construction products and materials. Inert vs non-inert waste splits across different eco-organismes.
Ecomaison, Écominéro, Valdelia, Valobat
Chemical products
Ten categories of chemical product defined by art. R. 543-228: pyrotechnics, extinguishers, hydrocarbon products, adhesives and sealants, coatings and surface preparation, special maintenance products, common household chemicals, solvents and thinners, household biocides and plant protection, household fertilisers. The three eco-organismes do not overlap — PYRéO takes category 1, ECOPAE category 2, ECODDS the other eight.
ECODDS, ECOPAE, PYRéO
Clothing textiles, household linen and footwear
Clothing, household linen and footwear.
Refashion
DIY and garden articles
Do-it-yourself tools and garden articles.
ECODDS, Ecologic, Ecomaison, VALOBAT
Electrical and electronic equipment
Any equipment dependent on electric current or electromagnetic fields — anything with a plug, a circuit or an embedded battery.
Ecologic, ecosystem, SOREN
Furniture
Furniture and bedding elements. Valdelia covers the professional segment.
Ecomaison, Valdelia, VALOBAT
Household packaging and graphic papers
Packaging placed on the market for household consumption, plus graphic papers. France treats these as a single filière.
CITEO, ADELPHE, LEKO
Lubricating oils
Lubricating and industrial oils.
CYCLEVIA
Professional packaging
Packaging placed on the market for professional (non-household) use. Applies in two steps: foodservice packaging since March 2024 — primary food products consumed or used specifically by professionals, above the mass and volume thresholds of the arrêté of 20 July 2023 — and all other professional packaging from 1 January 2027.
CITEO PRO, LEKO PRO, TWIICE
Recreational and sports boats
Recreational and sports boats.
APER
Sharps medical devices
Sharps medical devices, including electronic ones.
DASTRI
Single-use sanitary textiles
Single-use wipes only — wet or dry, for hygiene, care, beauty or cleaning. The decree defines five categories of single-use sanitary textile and only the first is active: nappies, period products and cotton pads are NOT in scope.
CITEO Soin & Hygiène
Sports and leisure articles
Sports equipment and leisure articles.
Ecologic
Tobacco products
Tobacco products with plastic-containing filters.
ALCOME
Toys
Toys, excluding those that qualify as electrical equipment.
Ecomaison
Tyres
Tyres.
ALIAPUR, France Recyclage Pneumatique (FRP), TYVAL
Unused medicines
Unused medicines.
CYCLAMED
Vehicles
Passenger cars, vans, two- and three-wheeled motor vehicles and quadricycles.
Recycler Mon Véhicule (RMV)
Not established in France?
Since 10 July 2026, every producer not established in France must appoint a mandataire — a representative established in France who takes over these obligations by written mandate. It applies across all the filières above, and most affected sellers have never heard of it.
Check which filières apply to you →