One identifier per scheme,
published where a platform can check it.
Registration in France runs through the eco-organisation joined for each stream. Once membership is validated, ADEME generates the unique identifier and publishes it on the public register, where marketplaces and buyers can verify it.
Indicative private-service pricing: Standard €474/year + €150 setup for the first stream · €149/year per additional stream
✓ Free ✓ Human review ✓ No commitment
Timing depends on document completeness and independent registry and scheme review
The outcome
A membership record and a verifiable identifier per stream
- Membership application prepared per scheme with the same entity data
- Unique identifier recorded, checked against the public register and stored
- Marketplace and sales-terms publication handled as separate, dated steps
ADEME issues and publishes the identifier; the eco-organisation decides on membership
The identifier has to be shown, not just held
Article R. 541-173 requires the producer to state its unique identifier in its general conditions of sale, or in another contractual document given to the buyer, and to publish it on its website under the same conditions as the legally required online mentions. Failure to be registered, to complete the register or to display the identifier sits in a separate penalty limb of article L. 541-9-5.
Primary sources · Reviewed 18 August 2026
What goes wrong between membership and proof
The identifier never reaches the sales terms
Holding an identifier and displaying it are two different duties. The second is frequently missed and is explicitly sanctioned.
One identifier is reused for every stream
A producer holds as many identifiers as schemes concerned. Submitting a packaging identifier for an electrical equipment field is a mismatch.
The register entry is never verified
The register is public. Checking that the entry exists, names the right entity and covers the right categories takes minutes and prevents avoidable disputes.
Included in the written scope.
- Entity, category and scheme mapping before any application
- Membership application preparation and coordination per stream
- Unique identifier follow-up and public-register verification
- Sales-terms and website publication checklist
- Marketplace submission checklist per stream
- Change handling when the entity, catalogue or scheme changes
Four controlled steps.
Document the facts
Collect the entity, products, channels, contracts and available evidence for registration.
Confirm scope and dependencies
Receive a written map of assumptions, exclusions, third parties and points requiring approval.
Authorise the agreed work
Private fees, external costs and client responsibilities are confirmed before any submission or commitment.
Coordinate and retain evidence
After a valid engagement, each action, external decision and authentic receipt is stored with its date and version.
Frequently asked
How long does an identifier take?
Timing depends on the eco-organisation, the completeness of the file and ADEME processing. We do not publish a guaranteed delay, and no service can commit a third party to one.
Can we register directly with ADEME?
Producers who join collectively are registered through their eco-organisation. Direct issuance concerns approved individual systems, which is a different route with its own conditions.
Where must the identifier appear?
In the general conditions of sale or another contractual document given to the buyer, and on the website. Marketplaces separately ask for it in their own compliance fields.
Is the identifier public?
Yes. ADEME publishes registered producers and their identifiers, and provides a public search tool.
Discuss the facts with the team.
Independent private service · human scope review · no third-party outcome promised.
✓ Free ✓ Human review ✓ No commitment