No, these are 2 separate systems. Membership of a producer responsibility organisation (Citeo or Léko for packaging) falls under French extended producer responsibility and finances collection and sorting. The PPWR sets requirements for the packaging itself: recyclability, recycled content, labelling and the declaration of conformity. A company up to date with its EPR fee may therefore fail to meet the product requirements, and the reverse is also possible. The regulation adds registration on the national producer register of each country where you sell (Article 44) and, outside your country of establishment, appointment of an EPR authorised representative (Article 45).
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