Adelphe authorized representative
for sellers without a French entity.
Adelphe is an 85% subsidiary of Citeo (the remaining 15% is held by AFED and MVS, the French wine and spirits professional associations). It serves specific industries with their own packaging eco-organism: wine and spirits producers, pharmaceutical companies, and a few smaller verticals.
Adelphe operates the same scheme as Citeo (collection, sorting, recycling) but with tailored eco-contribution rates and reporting templates adapted to its industries. Wine bottles, pharma blisters, and the specific regulatory regime around these products are accommodated.
Wine, spirits, and pharma producers placing their products on the French market, whether from France, the United States, or any other country. If you fall into these verticals, Adelphe is typically your adhering eco-organism, not Citeo directly.
- A US wine importer brand shipping bottles to French consumers
- A UK pharmaceutical company exporting OTC products to French pharmacies
What we do for the Adelphe stream specifically.
We handle the Adelphe-specific adherence and declarations on your behalf; the eco-contribution itself is set by the eco-organism on its published schedule, and we take no percentage on it. The compliance package is identical to Citeo from your side: a fixed annual fee confirmed in a written quote within one business day, IDU in 2 to 3 weeks, ongoing management.
Need to register with Adelphe without a French entity?
We sign the Adelphe adherence in your name, obtain your IDU from ADEME in 2 to 3 weeks, and file your declarations. Fixed annual fee from €190/year excl. VAT per stream, confirmed in a written quote within one business day.
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Become Adelphe-compliant in 2 to 3 weeks.
Four short steps, written quote in one business day, no obligation. Already suspended on Amazon FR? Mark it in step 3 of the application and we prioritise your file.
Frequently asked questions
- Who has to join Adelphe?
- Any producer placing products covered by Household packaging on the French market, whatever the country it is established in, with no minimum volume. The producer is the first company placing the goods on that market: for a distance sale to a French consumer, that is the seller, not the carrier and not the marketplace.
- Can I join Adelphe without a French company?
- Not directly. A producer with no establishment in France goes through a France-established mandataire, compulsory since 10 July 2026 under Article L. 541-10-9-1 of the Code de l'environnement. The representative signs the membership in the producer's name, then ADEME publishes the IDU within 2 to 3 weeks.
- What does Adelphe membership cost?
- Two separate amounts. The membership fee runs from EUR 0 to 450 a year depending on the stream. The eco-contribution depends on what you place on the market and follows Adelphe's published schedule. We take no percentage and no margin on either of them.
- Is Adelphe the only option?
- No. On Household packaging, Citeo and Léko are also state-accredited. Joining any one of them satisfies the obligation, and the choice belongs to the producer. They differ on their published schedule, their declaration format and their eco-modulations, not on the legal cover they provide.
- What do I declare once I have joined?
- The volumes you placed on the market the previous year, in the unit that stream uses, on Adelphe's own calendar. That declaration sets the eco-contribution you owe. A producer joining late regularises the earlier years in which it placed products on the market.