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France EEE: Product code

To comply with French EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) reporting for electrical and electronic equipment, you must create a structured product code. This code helps authorities identify the product type, use, and characteristics based on standard categories.

EPR code structure:

category + subcategory1 + subcategory2 + subcategory3 + subcategory4 + subcategory5

1. Select the reporting country

Example: FRA (France) — used in your report template, not in the code itself.

2. Choose category

EEE → Code: E

3. Select subcategory1 — product category

Choose the general product category.

See: subcategory1 section

Temperature exchange equipment A
Screens, monitors and equipment containing screens with surface greater than 100 cm2 B
Light sources C
Large EEE with any external dimension more than 50 cm D
Small EEE with any external dimension less or equal 50 cm E
Small IT and Telecomm. EEE with any external dimension less or equal 50 cm F
Screens G
Electric material H
Large appliances I
Lighting equipment K
Temperature exchange L
Tools M
Surveillance and control equipment N
Medical equipments O
Small appliances P
IT and Telecoms Q
Photovoltaic panels R
Lamps S
Large equipment T
Solar panels U
Small equipment X
Small IT and telecommunication equipment Y

4. Select subcategory2 — specific product type

Refers to the specific EEE product.

See: subcategory2 section

Monobloc heat pump and other monobloc temperature exchange equipment (c&f) whose deshumidifiers, air conditioning, hot water thermodynamic 491
Split heat pump and other split temperature exchange equipment (c&f) including deshumidifiers, air conditioning 492
Thermodynamic water heater 493
Monitor 494
Tablets 495
TV 496
Washing machine 497
Oven / cooking range / washer-dryer / dryer 498
Storage water heater /water heather / boiler 499
Oil bail heather 500
Electric scooter 501
Other electric mobility equipment 502
Electrically assisted bike 503
Other large equipment 504
Coffee maker / kettle / tea maker 505
Vaccum cleaner 506
Electric drill / screw driver 507
Portable games console 508
Game consoles 509
Cable with connectors 510
Other small equipment 511
Mobile phone and smartphone 512
Desktop 513
Printer 514
Cables with connectors 515
Print cartridge 516
Other small it and telecommunication equipment 517
Refrigerator / freezer /combined 518

5. Select subcategory3 — weight range (in kg)

Defines the weight range of the equipment, which affects your EPR classification and financial contribution.

See: subcategory3 section

0 to 40 45
40,001 to 80 46
80,001 and up 47
0 to 20 48
20,001 to 40 49
all 50
0 to 6 51
6,001 and up 52
0 to 2 53
2,001 and up 54
0 to 7 55
7,001 to 12 56
12,001 to 17 57
17,001 to 25 58
25,001 and up 59
0 to 30 60
30,001 and up 61
0 to 60 62
60,001 and up 63
0 to 5 64
5,001 to 9 65
9,001 to 15 66
15,001 to 35 67
35,001 and up 68
2,001 to 4 69
4,001 to 6 70
6,001 to 8 71
8,001 and up 72
0 to 1,5 73
1,501 and up 74
0 to 0,5 75
0,501 and up 76
0 to 0,2 77
0,201 to 0,5 78
0,501 to 1 79
1,001 to 2 80
8,001 to 10 81
10,001 to 15 82
15,001 to 20 83
20,001 and up 84
5,001 to 10 85
10,001 and up 86
0 to 0,05 87
0,051 to 0,2 88

6. All other subcategories = “None”

  • Subcategory4 = 00
  • Subcategory5 = 00

These fields are not used for EEE coding in this context, but “00” must still be included to complete the full 11-character product code structure.

Final assembly example

Let’s say:

  • Category = E
  • subcategory1 = Temperature exchange equipment → A
  • subcategory2 = Refrigerator → 518
  • subcategory3 = Weight 0 to 40 kg → 45
  • subcategory4 = not used → 00
  • subcategory5 = not used → 00

Final code: EA518450000

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