Who has to join Cyclamed?

Any producer placing products covered by Unused medicines (MNU) 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 Cyclamed 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 Cyclamed 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 Cyclamed'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 Cyclamed'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, Cyclamed

Cyclamed authorized representative
for sellers without a French entity.

Cyclamed is the approved French eco-organism for unused and expired medicines (médicaments non utilisés, MNU), collected through the pharmacy network. It operates under the cahier des charges set by the arrêté of 29 October 2021.

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What Cyclamed does, fig. 02

Cyclamed organises the return of leftover household medicines to pharmacies, which pass them on for secure destruction with energy recovery, keeping medicines out of household bins and the water cycle. Producers of medicines adhere, declare the volumes they place on the French market, and pay an eco-contribution funding the scheme.

Who must register, fig. 03

Any company placing human medicines on the French market, whether established in France, elsewhere in the EU, or outside the EU. Pharmaceutical laboratories, generics producers and importers of medicinal products are in scope. The trigger is the first placement on the French market, not the seller location.

A US pharmaceutical company placing OTC medicines on the French market
An EU generics producer without a French establishment supplying French pharmacies
A UK laboratory exporting medicinal products to France

Our role, fig. 04

What we do for the Cyclamed stream specifically.

We act as your French authorized representative under Article 8a §5 of Directive 2008/98/EC for the medicines (MNU) stream. We sign the Cyclamed 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 Cyclamed without a French entity?

We sign the Cyclamed 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 Cyclamed, fig. 05

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Medicines

Unused medicines (MNU)

Required for medicines for human use placed on the French market, financing the Cyclamed pharmacy take-back scheme.

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Frequently asked questions

Who has to join Cyclamed?: Any producer placing products covered by Unused medicines (MNU) 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 Cyclamed 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 Cyclamed 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 Cyclamed'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 Cyclamed'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.