The key ambitions of the tyres EPR scheme are to:  

• Continue to ensure a high collection rate,
• Develop new recycling routes;
• Develop the reuse of tyres, through retreading in particular;
• Develop closed-loop recycling. 

The producers concerned by the tyres EPR scheme are: “Natural persons or legal entities that, in a professional capacity, either produce in France, or import or introduce for the first time on the national market, using any selling technique whatsoever, tyres [...] intended to be transferred to the end user either in return for payment or free of charge or to be used directly on the national territory.  

Where these tyres are transferred under the brand of a reseller or an ordering party and this branding results from a contractual document, this reseller or ordering party shall be considered the producer.

Persons that import products fitted with tyres [...] or introduce them for the first time on the national market shall also be considered producers.” 

For further information, see article R543-137 of the Environmental Code. 

Coordination body

The coordination body CCCP (Comité Coordonnateur pour la Collecte des Pneumatiques - Coordinating Committee for the Collection of Tyres) is accredited for the tyres scheme until 31 December 2028 (order of 2 December 2024). Its role includes coordinating activities and obligations relating to collection between accredited PROs across shared categories. 

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 tyres EPR scheme in 2025

Penalties

Applicable within the tyres EPR scheme in 2025

In some cases, several bonuses or penalties may apply to a given product under this scheme.

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

Find out more about EPR fee modulation

The specifications introduce the following targets:
 

Collection targets 

These targets are defined as “the quantity (by mass) of waste tyres collected during the year in question, including tyres that have been reused by the end-of-life vehicle (ELV) treatment centres referred to in point 7 of article R. 543-154 of the Environmental Code, relative to the quantity (by mass) of tyres placed on the market during the previous year.” 

Recycling targets  

 1. These targets are defined as “the quantity (by mass) of waste tyres entering a recycling facility during the year in question, after undergoing the inspection, sorting and other preliminary operations required to remove the waste that is not targeted by the recycling processes, relative to the quantity (by mass) of waste tyres collected separately during the year in question and that have not been reused.”

2. This target is defined as “the quantity (by mass) of waste tyres entering a treatment facility during the year in question with a view to being recycled into products intended to be incorporated into tyres, after undergoing the inspection, sorting and other preliminary operations required to remove the waste that is not targeted by the recycling processes, relative to the quantity (by mass) of waste tyres collected separately during the year in question and that have not been reused.” 

Reuse targets 

These targets are defined as “the quantity (by mass) of used tyres that have undergone preparation for reuse during the year in question, relative to the quantity (by mass) of tyres placed on the market during the previous year.” 

Retreading targets  

 1. These targets are defined as “the quantity (by mass) of used tyres in the light vehicles category that have undergone retreading during the year in question, relative to the quantity (by mass) of tyres in the same category placed on the market during the previous year.”

2. This target is defined as “the quantity (by mass) of used tyres in the HGV category that have undergone retreading during the year in question, including those handled as part of a so-called ‘nominative’ operation or undergoing a ‘standard exchange’, relative to the quantity (by mass) of tyres in the same category placed on the market during the previous year.” 

Target for treatment by the producer responsibility organisation (silage) 

According to the specifications: “the producer responsibility organisation collects without charge and provides for the treatment of waste tyres from silage operations organised by professional agricultural bodies and general farmers’ trade unions [...] The producer responsibility organisation handles waste tyres from any professional agricultural body that asks it to do so, up to the limits of the annual quantities indicated in the table below”. 

• Accreditation of the TYVAL producer responsibility organisation: Order of 27 December 2023
• Accreditation of the ALIAPUR producer responsibility organisation: Order of 27 December 2023
• Accreditation of the France Recyclage Pneumatiques producer responsibility organisation: Order of 21 December 2023
• Specifications: Order of 27 June 2023
• New regulatory framework for the EPR scheme (following the AGEC Law): Decree no. 2023-152 of 2 March 2023
• Definition of the scope of the scheme: Articles R. 543-137 to R. 543-152 of the Environmental Code
• Legislation establishing the scheme: Article L541-10-1 of the Environmental Code 

The producer responsibility organisations (PROs) in the tyres scheme (Aliapur, FRP and Tyval) assume responsibility on behalf of their respective member producers. In exchange for this transfer of responsibility, the producers pay their PRO an EPR fee for each tyre placed on the market in order to comply with the regulations and the requirements of the order laying down the specifications (collection, treatment, communication, research and development (R&D), etc.). 

Through contracts signed with the PROs, collectors handle the collection of tyres from automotive professionals and certain waste collection centres. They then handle the sorting of reusable tyres (which will be sent for retreading and reuse as second-hand tyres) from the non-reusable tyres (which will be sent for treatment). 

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.