Batribox authorized representative
for sellers without a French entity.
Batribox is an approved French eco-organism for portable batteries and accumulators, operating the take-back brand historically run by Screlec. Its current agrément follows the arrêté of 27 March 2025.
Batribox runs a collection network of drop-off boxes in shops, workplaces and public sites for used portable batteries, then channels them to sorting and recycling by chemistry. Producers adhere, declare the batteries they place on the French market (standalone or embedded in equipment), and pay an eco-contribution per chemistry.
Any company placing portable batteries on the French market, whether established in France, elsewhere in the EU, or outside the EU, and whether the batteries are sold on their own (a pack of AAs) or embedded in a product (a wireless mouse, a vape, a power tool). The trigger is the first placement on the French market, not the seller location.
- A US electronics brand shipping devices with embedded lithium-ion cells
- A Chinese manufacturer of standalone alkaline batteries sold on Amazon FR
- A UK gadget brand with cordless accessories entering the French market
What we do for the Batribox stream specifically.
We act as your French authorized representative under Article 8a §5 of Directive 2008/98/EC for the battery stream. We sign the Batribox adherence on your behalf, obtain your IDU through ADEME SYDEREP, file the battery declarations per chemistry; the eco-contribution itself is set by the eco-organism on its published schedule, and we take no percentage on it. For products with embedded batteries, we reconcile the battery and WEEE declarations to avoid double-counting.
Need to register with Batribox without a French entity?
We sign the Batribox 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.
Browse the matching EPR streams.
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- WEEE France: Registration Guide for Foreign Electronics Manufacturers in 2026
Batribox EPR compliance, marketplace by marketplace.
How each French marketplace verifies your Batribox registration and what to do when listings flag.
Become Batribox-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 Batribox?
- Any producer placing products covered by Portable batteries and accumulators 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 Batribox 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 Batribox 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 Batribox's published schedule. We take no percentage and no margin on either of them.
- Is Batribox the only option?
- No. On Portable batteries and accumulators, Ecosystem, Corepile (merged into Ecosystem in 2025) and Screlec 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 Batribox'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.