WEEE France

In 2014, the French Environmental Code R.543-172 to R.543-206 translated the EU WEEE Directive into national law, clarifying the recycling requirements for electronic and electrical products sold in France.
In fact, in France in 1975 defined the Responsabilite elargie des producteurs (REP), requiring producers to be responsible for the recycling of waste produced by their products.

The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) is the head of waste recycling, which has established the SYDEREP (SYsteme DEclaratif des filieres REP, the extended producer liability statement system) to implement waste furniture, scrap electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), household packaging, waste batteries and batteries (PA), waste paper, fluoridated gas (GF), old tires (PU) and scrap vehicles (ELV)
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The French WEEE Directive requires you to register all electronic equipment before putting it on the market. In order to do this you must apply for a WEEE number and regularly report the quantity sold ensuring that the products are disposed of in an environmentally friendly way. The registrations are not EU wide and must be done separately France. 

What Documents are Required for Registration?
Business license (scanned copy)
Certificate of Incorporation (scanned copy)
Company Legal representative ID (scanned copy)
Product picture (best picture with logo)
Product specification (some products are provided together)
Letter of authorization (provided by us)


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Question:
How do i notify Amazon Seller Central that i have registered for EPR?

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Answer:
Please provide your EPR registration number to the platform, if required. Amazon upload EPR number link: https://sellercentral.amazon.de/spx/myc/epr-compliance?ref=email_compport_epr1

Question: How can I calculate the amount that I need to declare?


Answer:
You need to calculate the specific recovery amount reported by the agency to the recycling company: recovery amount = the quantity X weight of the products sold in the store in the EPR category.