Joining Ecosystem from abroad
for sellers without a French entity.
Ecosystem is the main eco-organism for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in France, covering household and professional EEE collection and recycling, lamps, and portable batteries (ex-Corepile).
Ecosystem operates the largest WEEE collection network in France, processing over 600,000 tonnes per year. Producers adhere, pay an eco-contribution per category of equipment placed on the market, and receive collection and recycling reports.
Any company placing equipment with a plug, battery, sensor, or electronic component on the French market: small appliances, computers, phones, lighting, power tools, IoT devices, e-cigarettes. Trigger is the first placement, regardless of seller location.
- A US consumer electronics brand selling earbuds on Amazon FR
- A Chinese smart home device manufacturer using Shopify
- A UK power tool brand expanding to ManoMano
What we do for the Ecosystem stream specifically.
You remain the producer. Under the written mandate required by Article L. 541-10-9-1 of the French Environmental Code, we take charge of and answer for your registration, your identifier, your declarations, the exchanges with the eco-organisation and audits, and the archiving of your files. Your eco-contributions stay invoiced to you and paid by you directly to the eco-organisation. For electrical equipment, lamps and batteries, we sign the Ecosystem membership in your name and file your declarations. Ecosystem issues the identifier after your first declaration has been filed and paid, and electrical equipment is declared quarterly unless contributions are paid by SEPA direct debit. We also handle the answers to the eco-organisation's requests and audits, and reconcile embedded-battery declarations with your WEEE declaration.
Need to register with Ecosystem without a French entity?
We sign the Ecosystem membership in your name 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.
Electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Required for any product with a plug, battery, cable or electronic component sold to French consumers.
Stream details →Portable batteries and accumulators
Required for standalone portable batteries, plus rechargeable cells embedded in any device.
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- French EPR Declaration Deadlines 2026 and 2027: The Filing Calendar for Every Eco-Organism
- Sporting Goods, DIY and Gardening EPR France: A Guide for Foreign Sellers in 2026
Ecosystem EPR compliance, marketplace by marketplace.
How each French marketplace verifies your Ecosystem registration and what to do when listings flag.
Request your written quote for Ecosystem.
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 Ecosystem?
- Any producer placing products covered by Electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and 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 Ecosystem without a French company?
- Not directly. A producer with no establishment in France must appoint a representative established in France, compulsory since 10 July 2026 under Article L. 541-10-9-1 of the French Environmental Code. The representative signs the membership in the producer's name. Ecosystem issues it after your first declaration has been filed and paid.
- What does Ecosystem 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 Ecosystem's published schedule. Your eco-contributions stay invoiced to you and paid by you directly to the eco-organisation. We take no percentage and no margin on either of them.
- Is Ecosystem the only option?
- No. On Electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and Portable batteries and accumulators, Ecologic, Soren and Batribox 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.
- When do I declare to Ecosystem, and for which years?
- Electrical equipment is declared quarterly at Ecosystem unless contributions are paid by SEPA direct debit. Ecosystem can claim contributions for earlier years: up to three years. Identifiers are never backdated.