Shein and the French EPR number: what it asks for
Direct answer: Shein asks its sellers for a French EPR registration number (IDU / UIN) on its seller pages. Its seller policy asks for the registration number. It does not ask for a representative established in France. Under French law, a producer with no establishment in France appoints a representative established in France (article L. 541-10-9-1). The same article says the obligation is deemed satisfied where a marketplace established in France sees to those obligations itself, for the products concerned, for the sales made through it, with written confirmation. It is you who determine whether that…
The labels on its screens
SHEIN European Marketplace Policy Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR)Unique Identification Number(s) (UINs)Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR) – Seller InformationExtended Producer Responsibility Related Terms of ServiceEPR feesEPR Registrtaion number for Germany, France and Spain (orthographe d'origine)
What it asks for
A French EPR registration number (IDU / UIN), per scheme.
What it publishes when the number is missing
- « If we consider you to be noncompliant, SHEIN has the right to block, suspend or deactivate your account with immediate effect. »
- « 如果我们认为您没有遵守规定，SHEIN有权立即冻结、暂停或停用您的账户。»
- « 3.7. 如果您未采取一切必要措施确保遵守我们认为您和/或您的商品落入的特定 EPR 制度，我们保留代表您就该 EPR 制度向 EPR 管理机构进行申报和付款的权利（但我们并无义务），我们可根据本 EPR 政策规定的流程从您的账户中扣除任何此类费用。»
- Page recrutement vendeurs : « EPR Registrtaion number for Germany, France and Spain if you'd like to operate in those markets »
Who pays the eco-contribution
- SHEIN, à sa discrétion : « Certain EPR regimes may permit SHEIN, as the provider to you of Marketplace Services, to make payment of EPR Fees on your behalf. »
- « 我们可以根据对您自身的 EPR 义务的评估…代表您计算、申报、支付和/或缴纳 EPR 费用 » (2.1.2)
- Filières France : non précisées dans les conditions vendeurs
- sheingroup.com/process : PRO France de SHEIN = CITEO, Refashion, Ecologic, Batribox, Ecomaison — « pay-on-behalf services » là où SHEIN « is permitted to act as the deemed producer »
About a representative established in France
Its seller policy asks for the registration number. It does not ask for a representative established in France.
Under French law, a producer with no establishment in France appoints a representative established in France (article L. 541-10-9-1). The same article says the obligation is deemed satisfied where a marketplace established in France sees to those obligations itself, for the products concerned, for the sales made through it, with written confirmation. It is you who determine whether that applies to you; this page does not say that a seller is exempt, nor that it is not.
Sources
- seller-us.shein.com/agreement/marketplace_service_agreement/
- seller-us.shein.com/agreement/marketplace_service_agreement/
- seller-eu.shein.com/get-started-shein-marketplace
- www.sheingroup.com/process
Officiel SHEIN (versions EN/ZH/FR de la même politique)
FAQ
Does the marketplace declare for me?
SHEIN, à sa discrétion : « Certain EPR regimes may permit SHEIN, as the provider to you of Marketplace Services, to make payment of EPR Fees on your behalf. »
What happens without a number?
« If we consider you to be noncompliant, SHEIN has the right to block, suspend or deactivate your account with immediate effect. »
Do I need a representative established in France?
Under French law, a producer with no establishment in France appoints a representative established in France (article L. 541-10-9-1). The same article says the obligation is deemed satisfied where a marketplace established in France sees to those obligations itself, for the products concerned, for the sales made through it, with written confirmation. It is you who determine whether that applies to you; this page…