Who has to join Alcome?

Any producer placing products covered by Tobacco products (mégots) 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 Alcome 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 Alcome 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 Alcome's published schedule. We take no percentage and no margin on either of them.

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 Alcome'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.

Eco-organism dossier, Alcome

Alcome authorized representative
for sellers without a French entity.

Alcome is the approved French eco-organism for the tobacco (TABAC) stream, which targets the litter caused by cigarette butts. Its agrément follows the arrêté of 23 November 2022.

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What Alcome does, fig. 02

Alcome funds and supports local authorities in reducing and cleaning up cigarette-butt litter: street ashtrays, awareness campaigns and cleaning support across French municipalities. Producers adhere, declare the filtered tobacco products they place on the French market, and pay an eco-contribution funding these actions.

Who must register, fig. 03

Any company placing filtered tobacco products on the French market, whether established in France, elsewhere in the EU, or outside the EU: manufacturers and importers of cigarettes and comparable products with plastic-containing filters. The trigger is the first placement on the French market, not the seller location.

An importer bringing a foreign cigarette brand to the French market
A tobacco producer outside the EU supplying French distributors
An EU manufacturer of filtered tobacco products without a French establishment

Our role, fig. 04

What we do for the Alcome stream specifically.

We act as your French authorized representative under Article 8a §5 of Directive 2008/98/EC for the tobacco stream. We sign the Alcome adherence on your behalf, obtain your IDU through ADEME SYDEREP, file the declarations; the eco-contribution itself is set by the eco-organism on its published schedule, and we take no percentage on it. Producer status stays with you; the obligations covered by the mandate are carried by us.

Need to register with Alcome without a French entity?

We sign the Alcome 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.

Streams covered by Alcome, fig. 05

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Tobacco

Tobacco products (mégots)

Required for tobacco products with plastic-containing filters placed on the French market (cigarette-butt litter stream).

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Frequently asked questions

Who has to join Alcome?: Any producer placing products covered by Tobacco products (mégots) 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 Alcome 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 Alcome 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 Alcome's published schedule. We take no percentage and no margin on either of them.
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 Alcome'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.