FAQ

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a principle that requires manufacturers, importers, and distributors of certain products to finance or organize the prevention and management of their end-of-life waste.

If you manufacture, import or distribute products in France for private individuals, it is important to check whether you are subject to EPR. You can do this by consulting the list of products concerned on the ADEME website or by contacting a Producer Representative Organisation. Depending on the products you sell, you must register with at least one Producer Representative Organisation in charge of packaging recycling. CompliancR analyzes your product codes and tells you which Producer Representative Organisations you need to register with to obtain a UIN (Unique Digital Identifier) that will allow you to declare your sales and pay the eco-contributions due. We also offer additional services, from registration with Producer Representative Organisations and obtaining your UINs to annual declaration and payment of eco-contributions.

Yes, even small producers are affected by EPR. EPR obligations may be simplified for small producers, but it is important to comply with current regulations.

Yes, if you sell your products online, you are subject to EPR in the same way as if you sold them in a store. Furthermore, since the AGEC law came into effect on January 1, 2022, if you sell your products on marketplaces, they are required to declare your quantities placed on the market and pay the eco-contributions on your behalf, which they reinvoice to you, generally by withholding commissions, often accompanied by management fees. By registering directly with the Producer Representative Organisations, you obtain Unique Digital Identifiers (UINs) that you communicate to your marketplaces so that they no longer charge you any fees related to EPR. CompliancR allows you to complete all these registrations at once and takes care of obtaining your UINs, which you can then transmit to your marketplaces.

As a producer subject to EPR, you have several obligations, including: - Joining an approved Producer Representative Organisation - Paying a financial contribution to the Producer Representative Organisation - Transmitting information on the products you place on the market - Implementing waste prevention measures

A Producer Representative Organisation is an organization approved by the State that implements EPR for one or more types of products. It ensures the collection, sorting, recycling and disposal of waste from the products concerned.

Many products are subject to EPR, organized into Schemes such as: - Household packaging - Graphic papers - Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) - Furniture - Tires - Batteries and accumulators - Textiles and footwear - Toys - DIY and garden items - Non-medicinal health products - Sports and leisure items, etc. CompliancR has built an algorithm based on Artificial Intelligence that automatically determines the Schemes in which to declare your products and calculates the amount of eco-contributions due for each Scheme.

To comply with EPR, you must join an approved Producer Representative Organisation for each type of product you place on the market. Individual registrations take time, as each Producer Representative Organisation has its own registration process. CompliancR determines the Schemes you depend on based on the products you sell and offers you the possibility to register automatically with the Producer Representative Organisations.

The amount of your financial contribution to EPR is calculated based on several criteria, such as the quantity of products you place on the market, the type of products, the materials that compose it and the weight. Each Producer Representative Organisation establishes an annual scale based on its own criteria, and they do not always have the necessary teams to answer your questions during the declaration period. CompliancR relieves you of the responsibility of knowing all the details of the scales, our Artificial Intelligence algorithms automatically detect the scales to be applied to each of your products and determine the eco-contribution to be applied.

EPR regulations are constantly evolving. It is important to stay informed of the latest developments by consulting the ADEME or Producer Representative Organisations website to avoid any breach of your obligations which could generate fines of up to €75,000. By entrusting the management of your EPR obligations to CompliancR, you are kept informed of EPR developments via a monthly Newsletter and can follow all the tasks to be carried out on your online account.

Extended Producer Responsibility is a legal obligation enshrined in the AGEC law which applies according to the polluter/payer principle. Failure to comply with your EPR obligations may result in significant financial penalties, or even criminal prosecution.

Producer Representative Organisations and the services of the Ministry of Ecological Transition can trigger audits of annual marketing declarations. In the event of an EPR audit, it is important to be able to present all the supporting documents for your compliance with the regulations to the auditing body. These documents include your Producer Representative Organisations membership certificate, your product declarations and your proof of payment of financial contributions. CompliancR provides you with direct access to all of these documents on your online account, allowing you to respond to requests from the audit services.