compliance teamCiteo, Adelphe or Léko: choosing an eco-organisation for household packaging
Step 1
List the schemes concerned
Step 2
Compare published terms
Step 3
Decide and document
Step 4
Join and record the identifier
| Control | Evidence to retain |
|---|---|
| Scope | Entity, product, channel, scheme and source |
| External action | Version, date, authorised filer and issued receipt |
| Maintenance | Source data, approval, invoice and next deadline |
France is not a single-consortium country
For household packaging and papers, several eco-organisations hold approval, including Citeo, its subsidiary Adelphe and Léko. Each publishes its own scale and its own membership terms for the same legal duty.
That is unlike markets where one consortium covers everything. The practical consequence is that two compliant sellers with identical volumes can pay different amounts, and the difference is a decision rather than an accident.
Compare the parts that actually move your invoice
For a small cross-border seller the decisive published terms are the amount per consumer sales unit for your product family, the treatment of shipment packaging, any cap or minimum, the volume threshold at which a detailed declaration becomes mandatory, and the invoicing rhythm.
For a larger seller, the eco-modulation criteria matter more: recyclability, recycled content and reuse can move the amount substantially in either direction.
The choice is the client’s, and so is the switch
We compare published terms and prepare the membership file, but we do not receive commission from any eco-organisation and we hold no mandate from one. The decision, and the consequences of changing later, belong to the producer.
Approvals change over time, so the applicable list is checked on the ADEME publication rather than remembered from a previous year.
Conclusion
Scope comes before a form. Connect the legal entity, product, sales channel and EPR stream to the rule that actually applies.
Evidence must remain traceable. Keep source data, versions, approvals, filings, receipts and every record issued by an external body.
Third-party decisions are never guaranteed. Eco-organisations, the public register and marketplaces control their own procedures, timing and decisions.