If your company manufactures products sold on the French market, you should be concerned by one of the 20 extended producer responsability (EPR) sectors.
Are you concerned? What are your obligations?
What are the penalties in case of failure?
YOUR CHALLENGES
French and foreign « manufacturers » of waste-generating products have to fulfill several obligations:
- Adhesion to an eco-organism
- Obtention of a unique ID
- Preparation of a preventive and eco-concepted plan
- Annual declaration of the products released for consumption
- Payment of eco-contributions to eco-organisms
- Indication of signage and sorting instructions on the products (Triman’s logo)
- Information of the customers concerning the environmental characteristics of certain products
A manufacturer failing to fulfill its obligations incurs a fine of up to €7,500 per unity (i.e. per product) or ton of products released for consumption
OUR PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE
- Identify your obligations
- Support your company with the adhesion to an eco-organism, the preparation of the annual declaration and the payment of eco-contributions
- Analyze if you are concerned by the EPR and determine your sector(s)
- Assistance in choosing and subscribing to an eco-organism, obtention of a unique ID
- Help with gathering information, preparing the annual declaration and paying eco-contributions
- Assistance in case of penalties applied: request for a total or partial waiver
