DIY and garden products: the French EPR line on Amazon
Direct answer: DIY and garden products form a French scheme since 2022: hand tools, garden tools, hardware, paints and some chemicals, pots and planters. Three eco-organisations are approved, each for product families: Ecologic, Ecomaison and EcoDDS. The registration yields one identifier for the scheme.
What the category covers
Hand tools, garden hand tools, hardware and fixings, ladders, hoses, pots, some paints and garden chemicals. Powered tools also meet the electrical line; pressurised or chemical products may meet the household chemicals scheme instead.
The eco-organisation and the number
Approved by the French state for DIY and garden products: Ecologic, Ecomaison and EcoDDS, by product family. The fee is calculated per unit or per kg, by product family; the tariff versions, their dates and the official documents are on the public register of FrenchEPR. After registration, one identifier (FRxxxxxx_xx) for this scheme, listed in the French public register — the line of the screen expects that one, not a number of another scheme.
The Amazon messages that concern this line
What UIN France does for this line
Under a written mandate, REP·Pro registers your company with the eco-organisation of this scheme, obtains the identifier in your name, prepares and files the declarations from the volumes you give, and stands as the representative established in France. The eco-organisation invoices its own contributions; we pass them on without margin. This line alone is the Starter plan (€29 a month, 12-month plan); with other lines it counts towards Pro or Complete.
FAQ
Three eco-organisations: which one for my products?
The French approvals split the scheme by product family; each eco-organisation publishes the families it takes. You register with the one that covers your family; the representative does it under mandate once you have chosen.
Is a power drill a DIY product?
A power drill is electrical equipment first (WEEE scheme); the DIY and garden scheme covers the non-powered tools and accessories. One product, one scheme; a kit can meet two.
Garden chemicals: DIY or chemicals?
Some garden chemicals fall under the household chemicals scheme (EcoDDS) rather than DIY and garden; the nomenclatures decide, and you determine where your product sits.