EPR in France

• Introduction to EPR
• Eligible categories
• Unique Identification Number (UIN)
• Eco Participation fees
• Repair score
• Take-back policy
• Using Excel files to manage EPR information fields in your listings
• Useful links

Introduction to EPR

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation is part of a Europe-wide initiative to protect the environment by improving waste management, limiting the use of landfills, and stimulating innovation in recycling. These measures make sellers responsible for the entire life cycle of their products.

Business sellers who list new items in certain categories on ebay.fr will need to add extra information to their listings.

To comply with this law, you’ll need to provide the following information when creating listings for your new items in certain categories:

• Unique Identification Number (UIN)
• Eco Participation fees
• Repair score
• Take-back policy

If you do not have the EPR information to add to a listing:

• If you are not the producer or first importer of the item in France, reach out to its producer if the item is produced in France or to its 1st importer of the item in France.
• If you produce the item in France or import the item in France you need to register with the relevant Producer Responsibility Organizations (PRO).
• If you pack and ship the item, you will regardless have to register with one of the packaging/shipping PROs.

To understand which PROs you have to register with in order to contribute to the recycling of your products, you can:

• Check the indicative list of relevant recycling eco-organismes below
• Visit the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME) website: in English or in French
• Consult your legal advisor
• Reach out to a third party representative

Registration allows you to contribute to the recycling of your items by paying a recycling fee based on your declaration of volumes sold to France-based sellers. Some third party vendors can help you quickly register with several eco-organisms and get the UIN.

Unique Identification Number (UIN)

eBay has set up fields for the information required under each of these obligations during the listing process.

You can find your UINs (also called "SYDEREP" number, or UDI in French) by either contacting the producer in or first importer into France or, if you are the producer in or first importer into France, by registering with the adequate PROs. These UINs prove that you are registered and that you contribute to recycling for your item.

If you’re listing an item concerned by an EPR category, make sure you include the required UIN(s) in the following fields:

• Producer Product ID — proof of registration of the producer in or first importer into France of the product with a relevant eco-organisme, if the item is covered by the EPR. For example you input:
  • A UIN from the Furniture vertical (EA — “élément d’ameublement”) for a Furniture item
  • A UIN from the Electronics/Appliance vertical (3E or “équipements électriques et électroniques”) for an Electronic or Appliance item
  • A UIN from the Textile vertical (TLC — “textiles”) for a clothing or piece of linen
• Product Package ID — proof of registration of the producer in or first importer into France of the product packaging with an eco-organisme of the packaging sector.
  • This field is where you input the UIN from the packaging vertical (EMBM — “emballage ménagers”) for the primary packaging of the item (for example the blister or the product box).
• Shipping Package ID (if applicable) — proof of registration of the producer in or first importer into France of the shipping package with an eco-organisme of packaging sector.
  • This field is where you input the UIN from the packaging vertical (EMBM — “emballage ménagers”) for the secondary packaging of the item (for example the cardboard box used for shipping). It is likely the same as the Product Package ID if you are registering for both.
• Product Document ID (if applicable) — proof of registration of the producer in or first importer into France of any paper documentation added with the item/parcel with an eco-organisme of the paper sector.
  • This field is where you input the UIN from the printed paper vertical (PAP — ‘’papier imprimé”) for the leaflet that might be contained or sold with your product (e.g. instruction manual).

Eco Participation fees

If you’re listing in specific categories (e.g. Furniture, Appliance, Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) — not exhaustive), enter the recycling amount in the Eco Participation field. The amount will be automatically displayed on the view item page.

You can find the Eco fees amount for your product by either contacting your supplier (producer in or first importer in France) or, if you are the producer or importer in France, by registering with a relevant eco-organism (PRO). Through the registration process, the eco-organism will provide the relevant fees grid for the categories concerned. Thе eco-contribution is indicated by the eco-organism based on past declarations and payments.

How to add the Eco Participation fee when you create or update a single listing:

1. On www.ebay.fr choose either to create a new listing or to revise an existing listing: сlick on Selling (Mes ventes) or go to the Listing tab (Annonces) in Seller Hub (Hub vendeur).
2. Go to the Seller Disclosures (Conditions du vendeur) section and click Select your conditions (Sélectionner vos conditions).
3. Choose Extended Producer Responsibility (Responsabilité élargie du producteur).
4. Add a value to the Eco fee (Frais d'éco-participation) field if you were subjected to a fee.
5. Confirm by clicking Done (Terminé).

You can also add the Eco Participation fee when you create or update listings in BULK or through APIs, the process is similar to filling out the UIN field.

Repair score

The repair score lets buyers know how easy it will be to maintain or repair a product. The product will get a rating of 1 to 10, where 1 is seen as not very repairable and 10 as highly repairable.

You can display the repair score in the Photo Gallery of your listing. You should also add the scoring grid used to determine the repair score in the Photo Gallery or item description to help buyers understand your product's rating.

You can find the repair score for your product by contacting your supplier (producer/importer in France).

The repair score applies to the following categories:

• Washing machines with windows
• Smartphones
• Laptops
• Televisions
• Electric lawnmowers
• Top-loading washing machines
• Dishwashers
• Vacuum cleaners
• High pressure cleaners

According to the law, this list may evolve in the future. To learn more visit the Ministry of Ecological Transition (Ministère de la Transition Écologique) website. Information in English is provided at the end of the page.

Take-back policy

When listing in the below categories, you're obliged to take back the buyer’s used product free of charge depending on the turnover thresholds and if the buyer is based in France.

• Electrical and electronic equipment
• Furniture elements, including upholstered seating or sleeping products
• Contents and containers of chemical products (if your annual turnover associated with this category exceeds 100,000 euros)
• Single-use fuel gas cartridges
• Pyrotechnics and fire extinguishers
• Toys, sports and leisure articles, and garden and DIY articles (if your annual turnover associated with this category exceeds 100,000 euros)

This obligation is different between smaller and larger old items (indicative only, please ask the PRO (eco-organisme) for exact requirements):

• Smaller items can be disposed of by your buyers by dropping them in collection points, you just need to indicate these collection points in your policy.
• Larger items require you to organize a service to collect those bulky items at the address of the buyer. Some dedicated carriers offer those services and manage the disposal of those items in agreement with the PROs. It can happen on delivery of the new item.

Useful links

Law

• Environmental Code (in French)
• France’s “loi AGEC” on Extended Producer Responsibility (in French)

The French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME)

• Website (in English)
• Website (in French)
• Information from ADEME on EPR (in French)
• List of PROs (in English)
• List of PROs (in French)

The Ministry of Ecological Transition

• EPR (in French)
• Repair score (in French)