Am I in scope for French EPR?
Five yes/no questions, ninety seconds, no email collected. Built on Article L. 541-10 II of the Code de l’environnement and Article 45 of the PPWR. The verdict tells you whether you need an authorised representative, and what to do next.
- 1
Do you ship physical products to consumers in France?
Cross-border D2C, Amazon FBA from any EU warehouse, Shopify, drop-shipping, all count.
- 2
Is your company established outside France (no French legal entity)?
A US LLC, UK Ltd, German GmbH, Spanish SL, Chinese 公司, Swiss SA: EU membership does not matter, only establishment in France does. Stock in a French warehouse or a French VAT number is NOT establishment.
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Are you the first to place the products on the French market?
What matters is who first places the goods on the French market, not who physically makes them. Ship direct to French consumers (D2C, marketplace, your Shopify) and the answer is yes, even if a third-party factory manufactures for you. Only if a French importer or distributor takes title before the goods reach the consumer is that French entity the producer, not you.
- 4
Do you sell tangible goods (not pure services or software)?
Anything in a box, polybag, jar or bottle counts as packaging, the most universal EPR stream.
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Do you expect to ship more than 200 units or €5,000 of revenue to France in the next 12 months?
Below very small thresholds enforcement is lighter, but the legal obligation still exists.
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