APER

APER manages the collection, deconstruction and recycling of end-of-life recreational boats through a network of approved dismantling centres, at no direct cost to the last owner. Producers adhere, declare the boats they place on the French market, and pay an eco-contribution funding the scheme.

Any company placing pleasure or sport boats on the French market, whether established in France, elsewhere in the EU, or outside the EU: boat builders, importers and brand owners of sailing and motor craft. The trigger is the first placement on the French market, not the seller location.

We act as your French authorized representative under Article 8a §5 of Directive 2008/98/EC for the boats (BPS) stream. We sign the APER 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.

• A US boat builder selling recreational craft to French dealers
• An EU boat manufacturer without a French establishment supplying the French market
• A UK marine brand exporting small sailing boats to France