Who has to join DASTRI?

Any producer placing products covered by Self-care medical sharps (DASRI) 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 DASTRI 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 DASTRI 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 DASTRI'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 DASTRI'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, DASTRI

DASTRI authorized representative
for sellers without a French entity.

DASTRI is the sole approved French eco-organism for self-care perforating medical waste (DASRI): the needles, lancets and syringes used by patients treating themselves at home. It operates under the cahier des charges set by the arrêté of 2 November 2022.

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What DASTRI does, fig. 02

DASTRI distributes free sharps containers through pharmacies and organises their collection and destruction so that used needles do not end up in household waste. Producers of self-treatment devices and their associated medicines adhere, declare the perforating products they place on the French market, and pay an eco-contribution funding the scheme.

Who must register, fig. 03

Any company placing self-care perforating medical devices, or medicines used with such devices, on the French market, whether established in France, elsewhere in the EU, or outside the EU: insulin pens and needles, lancets, pre-filled syringes and comparable products. The trigger is the first placement on the French market, not the seller location.

A US medical-device brand selling insulin pen needles into France
An EU diagnostics company shipping lancets to French pharmacies
A UK manufacturer of pre-filled syringes supplying the French market

Our role, fig. 04

What we do for the DASTRI stream specifically.

We act as your French authorized representative under Article 8a §5 of Directive 2008/98/EC for the medical-sharps (DASRI) stream. We sign the DASTRI 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 DASTRI without a French entity?

We sign the DASTRI 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 DASTRI, fig. 05

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Medical sharps

Self-care medical sharps (DASRI)

Required for perforating self-care medical devices used by patients at home: pen needles, lancets, syringes.

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Frequently asked questions

Who has to join DASTRI?: Any producer placing products covered by Self-care medical sharps (DASRI) 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 DASTRI 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 DASTRI 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 DASTRI'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 DASTRI'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.