France: French Decrees Set the Timeline for the Reduction of Plastic Packaging but Offer Few Details on Implementation and Enforcement

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France: French Decrees Set the Timeline for the Reduction of Plastic Packaging but Offer Few Details on Implementation and Enforcement

Recent French decrees set specific targets for reducing single-use plastic package waste by 2025, including a mandate for reusing packaging, starting 1 January 2022. The decrees are based on the Circular Economy and Fight Against Waste Law which ultimately seeks to ban all plastic packaging by 2040. To date, French authorities have had only limited consultations with French and EU stakeholders. Non-EU trading partners are deeply concerned that the lack of detail and the absence of consultations will be very disruptive to trade.

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
Europe and Eurasia, France

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