Message 002
Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2021) 03643
Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Translation of the message 001
Notification: 2021/0644/F
No abre el plazo - Nezahajuje odklady - Fristerne indledes ikke - Kein Fristbeginn - Viivituste perioodi ei avata - Καμμία έναρξη προθεσμίας - Does not open the delays - N'ouvre pas de délais - Non fa decorrere la mora - Neietekmē atlikšanu - Atidėjimai nepradedami - Nem nyitja meg a késéseket - Ma’ jiftaħx il-perijodi ta’ dawmien - Geen termijnbegin - Nie otwiera opóźnień - Não inicia o prazo - Neotvorí oneskorenia - Ne uvaja zamud - Määräaika ei ala tästä - Inleder ingen frist - Не се предвижда период на прекъсване - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare.
(MSG: 202103643.EN)
1. MSG 002 IND 2021 0644 F EN 04-10-2021 F NOTIF
2. F
3A. Ministères économiques et financiers
Direction générale des entreprises
SQUALPI
Bât. Sieyès -Teledoc 151
61, Bd Vincent Auriol
75703 PARIS Cedex 13
d9834.france@finances.gouv.fr
3B. Ministère de la transition écologique
Commissariat général au développement durable
Service de l'économie verte et solidaire
Tour Séquoïa
92055 Paris-La Défense Cedex
4. 2021/0644/F - S20E
5. Decree on consumer information on the environmental qualities and characteristics of waste-generating products
6. Products generating waste, intended for the consumer.
7. - Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste
- Information on compostability (R. 541-221, II), recycled material content (III), re-use (V), recyclability (VI), as well as the prohibition of the words ‘biodegradable’ and ‘environmentally friendly’ (R. 541-224) are applicable to packaging.
8. Pursuant to Article 13 of the Law of 10 February 2020 on combating waste and on the circular economy (the AGEC Law), this measure concerns public information on the environmental qualities and characteristics of waste-generating products, as well as the premiums and penalties paid for environmental performance. The present draft decree in the Council of State lays down the conditions for the application of this provision. In this respect, the definitions of the various environmental characteristics and qualities of the products, the sectors and categories of products concerned and the arrangements for making information available are specified in the draft text.
The environmental characteristics and qualities taken into consideration are as follows: reparability and durability, compostability, incorporation of recycled material, use of renewable resources, re-use opportunities, recyclability, presence of precious metals, presence of rare earths, presence of hazardous substances, traceability, presence of plastic microfibres.
The draft text provides that information on the environmental qualities and characteristics applicable to the products concerned shall be made available to the consumer in a dematerialised format, accessible free of charge at the time of the purchase and reusable in such a way as to allow aggregation, at least on a dedicated web page and including an application programming interface. Where appropriate, they may also be communicated in accordance with procedures which may be defined by order, by posting, labelling or any other legible and comprehensible device, at the time of the purchase. These arrangements will also apply for the provision of information on premiums and penalties paid for environmental performance.
Finally, the present draft decree specifies the prohibition of the words ‘environmentally friendly’ and “biodegradable”, as provided for by the AGEC law.
9. The purpose of this provision is to respond to a growing demand from French consumers for more comprehensive and regulated information on the environmental impacts of the products they consume. It is also part of an effort to combat greenwashing, by regulating the terms relating to these environmental qualities and characteristics and by prohibiting some of them. Indeed, it is clear that some of the terms used today by manufacturers or distributors are not precise enough to ensure that consumers understand the environmental impacts of goods and services properly, and can mislead them.
In general, this text aims to better inform the consumer about the conditions for better waste prevention and management through easier access to information on the environmental qualities and characteristics of waste-generating products.
10. References to basic text(s): Law No 2020-105 of 10 February 2020 against waste and for the circular economy (Article 13-I)
11. No
12. -
13. No
14. No
15. -
16. TBT aspect
Yes
SPS aspect
No - The draft is not a sanitary or phytosanitary measure.
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European Commission
Contact point Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Fax: +32 229 98043
email: grow-dir2015-1535-central@ec.europa.eu
