If you sell electrical and electronic equipment in France, you must show the éco-participation (the French WEEE eco-fee) on the invoice. Not an option: a legal obligation. Here is what the law says, and how to apply it without spending your days on it in Dolibarr.
What the law says (L.541-10-20)
For household equipment, article L.541-10-20 of the French Environmental Code requires that the eco-fee amount be passed on and displayed separately down to the final consumer. Concretely: the amount must appear clearly on the document, apart from the product price.
Ecosystem, Ecologic: the French WEEE bodies
The French WEEE stream is run by approved eco-bodies, mainly Ecosystem and Ecologic. They publish official eco-fee tariffs per equipment category. The right amount therefore depends on the product type — hence the value of an up-to-date catalogue.
The challenge in Dolibarr
As with Recupel in Belgium, Dolibarr does not handle the eco-fee natively. The result: lines added by hand, copied tariffs, and a real risk of omission or wrong amount — with a non-compliant invoice at the end.
Automating the eco-fee in Dolibarr
- Official tariff built in (Ecosystem / Ecologic), applied automatically according to the product code;
- Eco-fee line generated automatically, displayed separately as the law requires;
- an optional tariff annex at the bottom of the invoice (unit costs excl. VAT), useful for regulatory transparency;
- reports for follow-up and declarations.
The Qwimo module “Eco-contributions & éco-participation”
One module for France (WEEE eco-fee, Ecosystem & Ecologic) and Belgium (Recupel & Bebat), activated according to the company's country. Compliant lines (art. L.541-10-20), official tariffs, tariff annex. Multi-company, Dolibarr 18 → 23.
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Also read: the Recupel eco-contribution in Belgium and syncing Falco / Horus payments.