Unused medicines (MNU)
Required for medicines for human use placed on the French market — financing the Cyclamed pharmacy take-back scheme.
Three tiers, anchored on Cyclamed's small-producer regime.
For small producers. Eligibility: < 100,000 boxes. Mono-filière only.
For mid-market producers. Full service, multi-stream discount applies. Up to 1,000,000 boxes/year before bumping to Volume.
For high-volume producers: > 1,000,000 boxes/year. Priority queue on declarations + audit support included.
Cyclamed, about €0.0045 per box placed on the market. Eco-contributions are billed by the eco-organism directly (not by us) and scale with your declared tonnage or units. Our fee is the mandataire service only, no markup on the eco-contribution itself.
What medicines costs at the eco-organism in 2026.
These are the Cyclamed eco-contributions (per box), paid by the producer to the eco-organism — separate from our mandataire fee. Indicative highlights from the official 2026 barème.
Governing text: arrêté of 29 October 2021 (MNU). We file the declaration and pay this for you, with no markup on the eco-contribution.
Source: Cyclamed 2026 barème. Figures excl. VAT, indicative; see the official barème for the full grid.
How this stream works in France.
The MNU stream (médicaments non utilisés) covers medicines for human use placed on the French market. Cyclamed is the sole approved eco-organism, running the long-established pharmacy take-back scheme for unused and expired medicines. The 2026 contribution is a very low per-box amount (about €0.0045 per box). Cahier des charges: arrêté of 29 October 2021. Pharmaceutical laboratories and importers are in scope.
We act as your French authorized representative for medicines.
Designation
We sign as your French authorized representative with Cyclamed.
IDU obtained
Your producer ID is registered with the ADEME national producer registry.
Declarations
You report your volumes once a year via our portal. We file with the eco-organism.
Liaison
Audits, questions, regulatory changes: we handle direct communication.
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Household packaging
Required for any product sold to French consumers in packaging (boxes, polybags, fillers, bottles, jars).
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Required for any product with a plug, battery, cable or electronic component sold to French consumers.
RefashionTextile, household linen and footwear (TLC)
Required for any apparel, linen or footwear product shipped to French consumers.