F.A.Q

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    • La REP Emballages ménagers
    • L’Identifiant Unique
    • La REP papiers graphiques
    • Les marketplaces (places de marché)
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    • Les prestataires de service
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    • EPR for household packaging
    • Unique Identifier Number (UIN)
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    • EPR for graphic papers
    • The food service industry
    • Marketplaces
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    • Joining Citeo (EPR for household packaging)
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EPR for graphic papers

  1. 1. My company places paper on the market, does the graphic paper EPR apply to us?
  2. 2. How can I join Citeo to fulfil my EPR obligations for graphic papers?
  3. 3. I am already a packaging EPR member. Can I declare paper using the same customer account?
  4. 4. If I take out a graphic paper EPR membership today, from when does the contract start to apply?
  5. 5. How much will I owe Citeo for the graphic paper EPR contribution?
  6. 6. I place less than five tonnes of paper on the market annually. Do I need to join?

1. My company places paper on the market, does the graphic paper EPR apply to us?

The notion of “graphic paper” applies to all papers weighing less than 224 g/m².

The paper products concerned include (non-exhaustive list): brochures, leaflets, catalogues, magazines, newspapers, mailings, headed paper, management documents, envelopes, posters, user manuals, decorative paper, receipts, tickets, etc.

Blank paper is declared directly by the paper mills manufacturing it.

The EPR applies to you if you place “graphic” paper on the market, or, in other words, you ask a printer to print out a paper product for your company’s use. If that is the case, you are responsible for declaring the paper volumes and paying the corresponding contribution.

The EPR also applies to companies who import or resell printed or blank paper products in France (i.e. those who are the first to invoice French VAT).

The paper EPR applies regardless of the volume. As soon as you place any paper on the market, you have to join Citeo, the only producer responsibility organisation approved for paper by the French state.

2. How can I join Citeo to fulfil my EPR obligations for graphic papers?

You can join via Citeo’s client portal: https://clients.citeo.com/fr/public/registration/papers

3. I am already a packaging EPR member. Can I declare paper using the same customer account?

Citeo is approved for both EPRs: the graphic paper EPR and the EPR for household packaging.

You can use the same customer account for both EPRs, but the contracts, declarations and invoicing are two completely separate things. This means you have to take out two memberships on the portal, one for packaging and one for graphic paper: https://clients.citeo.com/fr/public/rep-choice

4. If I take out a graphic paper EPR membership today, from when does the contract start to apply?

If you join today, you will need to declare any paper placed on the market over the three last years, regardless of the volume.

5. How much will I owe Citeo for the graphic paper EPR contribution?

Under five tonnes, you don’t pay anything.

Over five tonnes, the rate is updated every year. For paper placed on the market in 2022, the base rate per tonne of paper is €65 excl. tax.

Depending on the type of declaration chosen (simplified or detailed), the rate may be adjusted upwards or downwards.

6. I place less than five tonnes of paper on the market annually. Do I need to join?

Even if you place less than five tonnes of graphic paper on the market annually, you still need to join because having a unique identifier is compulsory. The unique identifier needs to be transmitted to the marketplaces you use to sell your products and also needs to appear on all contractual documents and T&Cs.

You also need to join to access all the information on adding Sorting Info to your graphic paper products.