It depends on the seller rather than the platform. A seller established in the EU (with an address in an EU country and an intra-Community VAT number) covers you under Article 15(12). A non-EU seller shipping directly to you from Asia or the United States makes you the packaging importer: you must then prepare technical documentation demonstrating conformity and keep it available for each package (material composition, recyclability tests and marking) and manage any non-conformity with market surveillance authorities. In the event of an inspection and non-conformity, each Member State sets penalties (Article 68, by 12 February 2027 at the latest). In France, the regime has not yet been set, but market surveillance authorities can already require conformity or withdrawal of the packaging. The inspection risk remains statistically low for a micro-enterprise, but the real question is the actual cost of technical documentation for each packaging type: in practice, switching to a French or EU supplier costs less than staying with a non-EU supplier and bearing the documentation obligations yourself.
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