PPWR Article 45, in force since 12 August 2026
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French EPR deadlines, 2026 and 2027.

The compliance year for French EPR runs on overlapping schedules: one declaration cycle per eco-organism, the PPWR transition date, periodic marketplace audits, and rolling payment due dates. Declaration dates are set per eco-organism and are not all 28 February; each eco-organism republishes its calendar every year, so confirm the exact date on your producer portal. New streams differ: professional packaging (EPRO) has no 2025 declaration, and single-use wipes declare from 1 July 2026.

Most streams are declared once a year. Exceptions: Ecomaison declares quarterly by default (annual on option below 15 t, 1,000 pieces and EUR 2 million of turnover in the stream), Valdelia quarterly, Ecominéro monthly, and Ecosystem electrical equipment quarterly unless contributions are paid by SEPA direct debit.

Registration is due from your first sale in France, and eco-organisations can claim contributions for earlier years: up to five years at Refashion (the current year and four previous ones), three at Ecomaison, Ecosystem and Valobat, one at Citeo, none at Léko. Identifiers are never backdated. We tell you before signing whether earlier years are at stake.

We track them all on your behalf. For the full breakdown, stream by stream, see the per-eco-organism declaration calendar.

  1. PassedDeclaration

    Soren photovoltaic declaration, Q4 2025 window

    Soren (photovoltaic panels, WEEE category 7) declares in quarterly ten-day windows rather than on a single annual date. The Q4 2025 window runs 1 to 10 January 2026; the next windows open 1 to 10 April, July and October 2026.

  2. PassedDeclaration

    Refashion declaration opens (textile)

    Refashion (textile, footwear, household linen) opens its 2025 declaration on the member Extranet. The window runs to 28 February; the eco-contribution payment follows by 31 March.

  3. PassedDeclaration

    Aliapur declaration deadline (tyres)

    Tyre producers file their 2025 declaration on Aliabase by 31 January. Occasional importers declare per shipment. Confirm the exact date on the producer portal.

  4. PassedDeclaration

    Packaging, textile and battery declarations close

    Declaration deadline for Citeo and Adelphe (household packaging and graphic paper), Refashion (textile) and Batribox (portable batteries), all for 2025 volumes. This is the busiest cut-off of the year, but it is not universal: several streams close later.

  5. PassedDeclaration

    EcoDDS deadline; Valobat campaign opens

    EcoDDS (household chemicals) closes its 2025 declaration on 1 March, with an attestation of accuracy due by 30 June. Valobat opens its construction, furniture and DIY/garden declaration campaign, which runs to 31 May.

  6. PassedDeclaration

    Furniture and professional-furniture cluster

    Ecomaison (furniture, toys, DIY/garden) and Valdelia (professional furniture, construction category 2) close their 2025 declaration on 31 March. Refashion eco-contribution payment is due, and Léko issues its packaging invoices no later than this date.

  7. PassedPayment

    Citeo payment; ADEME SYDEREP filing anchor

    Citeo eco-contribution payment falls due. Separately, eco-organisms file their members' aggregated 2025 data into ADEME's national SYDEREP register around this date (arrêté of 12 December 2022); that regulatory filing is handled for you and is not your own declaration deadline. WEEE producers (Ecosystem, Ecologic) declare annually or by campaign, so confirm your date on the portal.

  8. PassedDeclaration

    Valobat declaration campaign closes

    Valobat closes its 2025 declaration campaign covering the construction (PMCB), furniture and DIY/garden streams.

  9. PassedDeclaration

    Single-use wipes declaration opens (TSUU)

    Citeo Soin & Hygiène opens the 2025 declaration for single-use wipes. Because the stream started on 1 July 2025, its first cycle is offset from the Q1 calendar. Mandatory even for small volumes.

  10. PassedRegulatory

    PPWR applies (Regulation EU 2025/40)

    The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) starts to apply across all 27 Member States, with direct effect. Since 12 August 2026, Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 requires a producer that makes packaging available in a member state where it is not established, including from another EU country, to appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility in that member state.

  11. PassedMarketplace

    Marketplace verification audit cycle

    Amazon France, ManoMano, Cdiscount, and other major platforms run their seasonal EPR verification batch. Suspensions for missing IDU spike in September and October. Apply ahead of this window.

  12. UpcomingDeclaration

    Calendar year close, 2026 volume tracking starts

    Producers should be tracking 2026 volumes throughout the year. The 2027 declaration cycle will cover all units placed on the French market between 1 Jan and 31 Dec 2026.

  13. UpcomingRegulatory

    Professional packaging contributions start (EPRO)

    Contributions and identifiers for professional packaging start on 1 January 2027, on the 2027 scales Citeo Pro and Léko Pro published in October 2026 (both may still change; Twiice has not published yet). Register now so the identifier is active from that date.

  14. UpcomingDeclaration

    Citeo declaration of 2027 placements (household packaging)

    Citeo opens the declaration of household packaging placed on the market in 2027 in January 2028; it closes at the end of February 2028.

  15. UpcomingDeclaration

    Léko declaration of 2027 placements; invoice by 31 March

    Léko members declare their 2027 household packaging before 1 March 2028. Léko issues the invoice by 31 March 2028, payable within 30 days.

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