Joining Léko from abroad
for sellers without a French entity.
Léko is the second approved eco-organism for household packaging and graphic paper in France, set up as a producer-owned alternative to Citeo. Smaller market share but identical legal scope and IDU eligibility.
Léko collects eco-contributions from adherent producers, pools them into the French selective collection scheme, and reports to ADEME. Functionally interchangeable with Citeo for compliance purposes, sometimes preferred by producers with high recycled-content packaging because of the eco-modulation bonus structure.
Same trigger as Citeo: any producer placing packaged consumer goods on the French market, regardless of where the company is established. You choose either Citeo or Léko (not both) for the packaging stream.
- A US D2C food brand using recycled-content cardboard wanting eco-modulation bonuses
- A producer locked out of Citeo for a documentation issue and looking for a fallback
What we do for the Léko 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. If Léko fits your packaging profile better than Citeo, we sign the Léko membership in your name and file your declarations. Léko issues the identifier about five business days after its initial invoice is paid; that invoice must be paid within five business days, otherwise the membership is cancelled. The choice between Citeo and Léko is contractual, not legal, and we take no percentage on the eco-contribution.
Need to register with Léko without a French entity?
We sign the Léko 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.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who has to join Léko?
- Any producer placing products covered by Household packaging and Graphic paper 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 Léko 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. Léko issues it about five business days after its initial invoice is paid; that invoice must be paid within five business days, otherwise the membership is cancelled.
- What does Léko 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 Léko'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 Léko the only option?
- No. On Household packaging and Graphic paper, Citeo and Adelphe 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 Léko, and for which years?
- Léko claims no contributions for earlier years. Identifiers are never backdated.