compliance teamOne product, several schemes: mapping a catalogue to French EPR
Step 1
Inventory the catalogue
Step 2
Match products to schemes
Step 3
Register scheme by scheme
Step 4
Extend the mandate in writing
| 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 runs many schemes in parallel
The French system covers around twenty schemes, from household packaging and papers to electrical equipment, batteries, textiles, furniture, toys, sport and leisure articles, DIY and garden products and more. Each has its own approved eco-organisations.
A single catalogue can therefore touch several schemes at once, and the public register shows exactly that: 306,657 registrations for 250,775 distinct company registrations as checked on 18 August 2026.
Each scheme has its own identity
A separate membership, a separate identifier, a separate scale and a separate declaration. There is no umbrella registration and no scheme that absorbs another.
This is why a quote for “French EPR” without a scheme list is meaningless, and why our pricing separates the first stream from each additional one.
Sequence the work instead of doing everything at once
Most cross-border sellers start with household packaging because it touches every shipment, then add the scheme that matches their catalogue: equipment, batteries, textiles or furniture.
The mandate perimeter is written to match that sequence, so adding a scheme later is an explicit amendment rather than an assumption.
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.