eBay and the French EPR number: what to provide, how to get it
Direct answer: eBay informs sellers who sell to French buyers that French extended producer responsibility applies per product category and that a registration number may be requested; the number is the French unique identifier, format FRxxxxxx_xx, one per category, issued through an eco-organisation. A seller established abroad obtains it through an authorised representative established in France, under written mandate. It is you who determine which categories your listings fall under.
What eBay publishes for its sellers
eBay's seller help describes, for sellers shipping to France, the French extended producer responsibility obligations by product category and the unique identifier that producers hold. eBay's wording and its screens change; this page does not reproduce them and sends you to eBay's seller help, which prevails. What does not change is the French side: one registration per category, one identifier per category, a representative established in France for a producer established abroad.
What the number is
The French unique identifier, format FRxxxxxx_xx, issued through an eco-organisation and listed in the ADEME register. How to read it →
What a representative does for an eBay seller
Under mandate, REP·Pro joins the eco-organisation of each category you tick, obtains the identifiers and files the declarations from your volumes. You enter the identifier where eBay asks for it, and the mandate is your proof of representation in France. Eco-contributions are re-invoiced at cost; the plan is the only fee.
What MyEPR gives you for this channel
A representative established in France named in a written mandate, the registration with the eco-organisation of each category you tick, the unique identifier per category as soon as it is issued, the declarations filed from your volumes. The identifier is what you enter in the channel's compliance screen; the mandate is what you show if the channel asks who represents you in France. Plans from €29 a month, 12-month plan, no setup fee. Pricing · How it works.
FAQ
Does eBay block listings without a French number?
eBay's policies for sellers describe the EPR obligations of sellers to French buyers and reserve the right to act on listings; the current wording is in eBay's own seller help, which prevails over this page. We do not state what eBay will do in a given case.
I sell second-hand goods on eBay. Does EPR apply?
French schemes apply to products placed on the French market for the first time; goods already placed on the market and resold are not declared again. Whether a given item is new or second-hand under the texts is a determination you make.
Where do I get the number?
From a registration with the eco-organisation of each category; a producer established abroad can appoint a representative established in France to do it. MyEPR registers you for the categories you tick and forwards each identifier when issued.