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#TREP2233003AOrder of November 23, 2022 on the Specifications for Eco-Organizations in the EPR Scheme for Textiles, Footwear, and Household Linen

🇫🇷France··Other·High Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The law establishes a comprehensive framework for ecological organizations responsible for the extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme concerning textiles, shoes, and household linen in France. It outlines the eco-organisms' roles in waste management, including prevention, collection, sorting, and recycling, while providing financial support for repairs and reuse of these items. The law sets specific targets for waste collection, recycling, and reuse, and mandates the creation of plans to promote recycling and repair, ensuring that the organizations maintain accountability and transparency in their operations.

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Key Changes

  • Implements EPR for textiles, shoes, and household linen with specific waste management responsibilities
  • Sets mandatory recycling targets and financial contributions based on product durability and environmental certifications
  • Establishes financial support systems for repairs and encourages reuse and recycling efforts

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Eco-organisms must ensure traceability of used TLC waste until final treatment and present traceability control procedures in their accreditation application file

Eco-organizations (éco-organismes) in the TLC EPR scheme
operational
high

Eco-organisms must conduct a study on TLC recyclability in coordination with ADEME and submit it to the Minister of Environment by January 1, 2024, accompanied by proposals for premiums and penalties based on recyclability criteria

Eco-organizations (éco-organismes) in the TLC EPR scheme
reporting
high

Eco-organisms must propose premiums and/or penalties associated with environmental labeling and information within six months of the decree on environmental labeling methodology coming into force, and submit these proposals to the Minister of Environment

Eco-organizations (éco-organismes) in the TLC EPR scheme
reporting
high

Eco-organisms must implement durability-based modulation of producer financial contributions starting January 1, 2023, with reference amounts of €0.70 per unit for the first 100,000 pieces and €0.07 per unit beyond, using multiplicative factors between 0.3 and 3 per product category

Eco-organizations (éco-organismes) in the TLC EPR scheme
operational
high

Eco-organisms must implement environmental label certification-based modulation of producer financial contributions starting January 1, 2023, with reference amounts of €0.30 per unit for the first 100,000 pieces and €0.03 per unit beyond, for specified labels including Ecocert® Textile, Oeko-tex® Made in Green, Bluesign®, Fairtrade®, Ecolabel Européen, Demeter®, GOTS, and Bioré®

Eco-organizations (éco-organismes) in the TLC EPR scheme
operational

Affected Parties

Eco-organisms managing textile wasteProducers of textile products

Tags

EPR,waste management,sustainability