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Export certificates: the French Decree has been publishedSubscribers only

They are required for exporting cosmetic products to many countries outside the European Union. Their issue, previously handled by the ANSM, will now be the responsibility of the DGCCRF. Decree No.2024-1250, published in the Journal Officiel de la République Française on 31 December 2024, sets out the terms and dates of this transfer of responsibilities, as well as the consumer information procedures for bulk sales.

French consultation on EPR for professional packagingSubscribers only

On 21 October 2024, the French government opened a consultation on a draft decree “relating to professional packaging and packaging waste and establishing the extended producer responsibility channel for packaging consumed or used by professionals”, which will complement the already established EPR for “household packaging”.

"Biodegradable" claim: the French Conseil d'État confirms the banSubscribers only

In a decision dated 31 May 2024, the French Conseil d’État rejected the application by the Federation of Hygiene and Responsible Care and the FEBEA to overturn the ban on “Biodegradable” and “Environmentally-friendly” claims introduced by the AGEC law. The main reason for this decision was to protect the environment.

The French Senate approves the ban on PFASSubscribers only

Following on from the National Assembly on 4 April, the Senate on 30 May 2024 voted unanimously, with one abstention, in favour of banning PFAS in several types of consumer product, including cosmetics. The text was adopted with a few changes to the original.

French ban on samples: the Decree has been publishedSubscribers only

It’s a ban that isn’t really a ban at all. However, Decree No.2024-373 officially sets out “the terms and conditions for applying the ban on distributing a product sample to a consumer, without their request, as part of a commercial approach.” It was published as part of the implementation of the “Climate and Resilience” Act of 22 August 2021.
Monday, October 18, 2021
The new info-sorting signageSubscribers only
Provided for in Article 17 of the French AGEC law (law on Anti-Waste and Circular Economy), the new info-sorting sign has just been unveiled. Just val...
Monday, September 27, 2021
Reused packaging: consultation on the French draft decreeSubscribers only
On 16 September 2021, the French Ministry of Ecological Transition launched a public consultation on the draft “Decree on the minimum proportion of re...
Monday, August 30, 2021
Information on endocrine disruptors: the application decree for FranceSubscribers only
Published in the Journal Officiel de la République Française of August 25, 2021, Decree No.2021-1110 sets out the terms and conditions for the provisi...
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Reminder: Mandatory marking of wipes and masks containing plasticSubscribers only
On this 3rd July 2021, the Implementing Regulation 2020/2151 of 17 December 2020, which sets out the harmonised specifications for the marking of sing...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
The French AGEC law and its impact on cosmetic productsSubscribers only
The French AGEC law, for Anti-Gaspillage and Circular Economy law, was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on February 11, 2020. ...
Monday, July 6, 2020
Extension of derogations for hydro-alcoholic productsSubscribers only
As expected, the derogations for “the temporary placing on the market and use of certain hydro-alcoholic products used as biocidal disinfectants for h...
Monday, June 22, 2020
Post-Covid: anticipating the end of derogations for hydroalcoholic productsSubscribers only
The fight against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus has led to numerous derogations aimed at simplifying the placing on the market of disinfectan...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Update on the placing on the market of hydro-alcoholic products (updated)Subscribers only
In July 2018, Corinne Benoliel and Pauline Ferreira-Théret, from Institut Scientis, had already presented the Regulations on hydroalcoholic products i...
Monday, January 6, 2020
French National Assembly votes to ban microplastics in cosmeticsSubscribers only
It was through an amendment (CD1857) to the law on the fight against waste and the circular economy that the ban on microplastics in rinse-off and lea...
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
France launches its second national strategy on endocrine disruptors
On September 3, 2019, the French government presented a second national strategy on endocrine disruptors to reduce population exposure and environment...
Thursday, April 18, 2019
France bans titanium dioxide in foodstuffs
In a press release dated 17 April 2019, the French Government announced the suspension of the placing on the market of foodstuffs containing titanium ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Titanium dioxide: towards a ban?
Will the authorisation to use titanium dioxide (TiO2) be suspended by the French government? Following the publication of the new ANSES report, which ...
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