The Chemical products filière (PCHIM)
Produits chimiques — 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.
The essentials
- Eco-organisme: ECODDS, ECOPAE and PYRéO
- ADEME code: PCHIM
- Status: operational — the obligation applies today
- Registration: one IDU per filière, issued via ADEME's SYDEREP register. A packaging IDU says nothing about this one.
How the eco-contribution is charged
We have not read this eco-organisme's published barème, so we will not state how it charges. That is a gap in our research rather than evidence the filière is free — an obligation you cannot yet price is still an obligation, and treating the two the same is how sellers end up under-declaring.
If you are not established in France
- You are still the producer. French REP law attaches the obligation to whoever first places the product on the French market, not to where the company is incorporated.
- Since 10 July 2026 you must appoint a mandataire — a representative established in France, designated by written mandate. The requirement is horizontal across the filières.
- Marketplaces must verify your IDU for the filières your products touch, and become the producer themselves if you have none. That is what gets listings blocked.
- Your packaging is a separate declaration under EMPAP, on top of this filière — normally at least two French registrations.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Chemical products filière?
One of the roughly nineteen French REP filières, each a product stream with its own producer-responsibility scheme. Known in French as Produits chimiques, code PCHIM. It covers: 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. The obligation applies today.
Which eco-organisme runs the PCHIM filière?
ECODDS, ECOPAE and PYRéO. Registering with an approved eco-organisme is what yields your IDU, the unique identifier recorded in ADEME's SYDEREP register for this filière specifically.
How is the PCHIM eco-contribution calculated?
We have not read this eco-organisme's published barème, so we will not state how it charges. That is a gap in our research, not evidence that the filière is free: an obligation you cannot yet price is still an obligation.
Do foreign sellers fall under the PCHIM filière?
Yes, if they place these products on the French market. Under French REP law the producer is whoever first makes the product available in France, so a distance seller shipping to French households is the producer whatever its country of incorporation.
Does a foreign seller need a mandataire for this filière?
Since 10 July 2026, yes. Law 2026-602 requires every producer not established in France to appoint a representative established in France by written mandate. The obligation is horizontal — it covers this filière along with the other eighteen.
Does my packaging count towards the PCHIM declaration?
No. Packaging is its own filière and is declared separately under EMPAP, with its own eco-organisme and its own tariffs. It applies on top of PCHIM, so a seller in this filière normally holds at least two French registrations.
What happens without an IDU for this filière?
Marketplaces are legally required to verify that third-party sellers hold a valid IDU for the filières their products touch, and become the producer themselves if the seller does not. In practice listings get blocked, usually long before any inspector makes contact.
Sources
- https://filieres-rep.ademe.fr/filieres-rep
- https://filieres-rep.ademe.fr/eco-organismes
- Registry entry confidence: VERIFIED — read directly off an official ADEME page.
Further reading: France is not one declaration — the filières explained