The key ambitions of the toys EPR scheme are to:  

• Develop the reuse of toys, in collaboration with social and solidarity economy (SSE) operators in particular;
• Develop new collection channels, through the take-back of used products by distributors in particular;
• Develop the recycling of toys that could be reused;
• Reduce the amounts of residual household waste collected by the public waste management service. 

Products concerned 

The products concerned are: 

• Toys, as defined in article 2 of  decree no. 2010-166 of 22 February 2010 on toy safety; 
• Models, puzzles and board games.
   

List of products concerned 

You can consult the list of products concerned by the EPR scheme on the website of the producer responsibility organisation Ecomaison. 
 

Are your products packaged ?

If so, you also come under the household packaging and graphic papers (EMPAP) scheme. 

Products not concerned

Writing and drawing articles and the products referred to in point 5 of article L. 541-10-1 of the Environmental Code.  

For further information, see article 543-320 of the Environmental Code

The producers concerned by the EPR scheme are: “Any natural person or legal entity that, in a professional capacity, either produces in France, or imports, or assembles, or introduces for the first time on the national market, toys, within the meaning of this section, intended to be transferred to the end user either in return for payment or free of charge using any selling technique whatsoever, or to be used directly within French national territory.”  

In the event that toys are sold under the sole brand of a reseller, the reseller is considered to be the person or entity putting them on the market. 

For further information, see article 543-320 of the Environmental Code

When a producer joins a producer responsibility organisation (PRO), it pays the organisation an EPR fee in return for the latter taking responsibility for its obligations relating to the products it places on the market.

This amount may be modulated upwards or downwards depending on the environmental characteristics of the products. A bonus rewards virtuous practices, while a penalty is applied to a product with characteristics that have a significant impact on the environment or human health.

Bonus

Applicable within the toys EPR scheme in 2025

Producers, to enquire about the conditions you have to meet and the procedures you have to complete to benefit from a bonus, please contact your producer responsibility organisation.

To date there are no penalties in the toys EPR scheme.

Find out more about EPR fee modulation

The specifications set the following targets: 

(1) relative to market placements over the previous year  
(2) relative to the quantities collected minus the quantities reused in the current year 

• Accreditation of the Ecomaison producer responsibility organisation: Order of 21 April 2022
• Amendment to the specifications (repair) : Order of 14 December 2021
• Specifications : Order of 27 October 2021
• Data reporting : Order of 12 December 2022
• Framework for enforcement of obligations : Decree no. 2021-1213 of 22 September 2021
• Legislation establishing the scheme : Article L541-10-1 of the Environmental Code
   

The website Que faire de mes déchets/objets (“What to do with my waste and objects”) is designed to help individuals adopt best practices in terms of repair, reuse and recycling.  
It is based on a simple, intuitive search engine: by entering an object or waste item, users can find out how to dispose of it responsibly.  
An interactive map also shows them where they can find their nearest collection, repair and reuse points.