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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/FRA/211 | France | 2021 | Sustainable and environmentally friendly…
Sustainable and environmentally friendly production, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Decree establishing the rate of incorporation of…
Decree establishing the rate of incorporation of recycled plastic in beverage bottles: The notified Decree defines the conditions for the application of certain provisions laid down in the Law of 10 February 2020 relating to the fight against waste and the circular economy, in particular those referred to in Article 61 of that Law, which establishes that the marketing of certain categories of products and materials may be subject to compliance with a minimum rate of incorporation of recycled material in these products and materials, and that these categories, rates, the method used for their calculation, and control procedures are specified by decree.
The notified Decree is issued under Article L. 541-9 (II) of the Environmental Code, introduced by Article 61 of the Law of 10 February 2020 relating to the fight against waste and the circular economy, which establishes that the marketing of certain categories of products and materials may be subject to compliance with a minimum rate of incorporation of recycled material in these products and materials, and that these categories, rates, the method used for their calculation, and control procedures are specified by decree. The notified Decree establishes the mandatory incorporation of recycled material in beverage bottles in accordance with Directive No. 2019/904 of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (Article 6) . The notified Decree transposes the minimum incorporation rates of recycled plastic in beverage bottles and the deadlines provided for by aforementioned Directive, namely: - a minimum of 25% in 2025 for PET-type plastic bottles; - a minimum of 30% for all plastic bottles as from 2030. (...) |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/FRA/212 | France | 2021 | Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste…
Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture | Decree concerning the mandatory display for sale…
Decree concerning the mandatory display for sale of unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables without packaging made entirely or partly of plastic: The Law of 10 February 2020 relating to the fight against waste and the circular economy establishes that retail stores displaying unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables for sale will be required, as from 1 January 2022, to display such products for sale without plastic packaging (Article 77 of the Law) . (...)
The regulatory provisions specify the conditions for the application of provisions introduced by the Law of 10 February 2020 relating to the fight against waste and the circular economy. The provisions regulate the display for sale of unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables for the final consumer. They apply only to the display for sale of these products and not to the stages preceding the display for sale, that is, production, packing and transportation. Retail stores will be required to offer unprocessed fruit and vegetables without plastic packaging on their shelves, with the exception of those that are likely to deteriorate when sold loose, and those packed in batches exceeding 1.5kg |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/FRA/213 | France | 2021 | Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy conservation and efficiency, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Decree on the energy and environmental…
Decree on the energy and environmental performance requirements for the construction of office and primary or secondary education buildings in Metropolitan France: The notified draft Decree on the energy and environmental performance requirements for the construction of office and primary or secondary education buildings in Metropolitan France defines the indicators to provide a basis for regulatory requirements on energy and environmental performance applicable to new buildings for use as offices and for primary and secondary education. It specifies the dates of entry into force and development of these requirements.
The main requirements involve: limiting energy needs for heating, cooling and artificial lighting; limiting energy consumption for six types of appliance (heating, cooling, domestic hot water, lighting, mobility of building occupants, ancillary appliances), and limiting the climate change impact associated with such energy consumption; limiting the climate change impact of the building; limiting summer discomfort in the building. The draft Decree also contains requirements for the calculation of certain indicators. (...) By signing the Paris Agreement in 2015, France made a firm commitment to the fight against climate change. This ambition was reaffirmed in the energy-climate law, which provides for the achievement of carbon neutrality by 2050; improving the energy and environmental performance of new buildings is an important tool for the fulfilment of this objective. This requires reducing buildings' energy needs, curbing the reliance on fossil or non-renewable fuels, and limiting the climate change impact of building components (which often accounts for more than 50% of new buildings' climate change impact) . It is also necessary to make buildings more comfortable in summer, firstly to ensure buildings remain comfortable in a warming climate, and secondly to limit ensuing energy consumption for cooling purposes. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/FRA/214 | France | 2021 | Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy conservation and efficiency, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Order amending the Order of 4 August 2021 on the…
Order amending the Order of 4 August 2021 on the energy and environmental performance requirements for the construction of buildings in metropolitan France (...): The notified draft Order amends the Order of 4 August 2021 on the energy and environmental performance requirements for the construction of buildings in metropolitan France and approving the calculation method provided for in Article R. 172-6 of the Building and Housing Code. It provides details on the regulatory requirements on energy and environmental performance applicable to new buildings for use as offices and for primary and secondary education, established by decree.
The main requirements involve: limiting energy needs for heating, cooling and artificial lighting; limiting energy consumption for six types of appliance (heating, cooling, domestic hot water, lighting, mobility of building occupants, ancillary appliances), and limiting the climate change impact associated with such energy consumption; limiting the climate change impact of the building; limiting summer discomfort in the building. The draft Order also contains requirements for the calculation of certain indicators. These should enable the sector to anticipate future requirements and minimum levels to be achieved and provide additional information on the impact of the building on global warming. (...) By signing the Paris Agreement in 2015, France made a firm commitment to the fight against climate change. This ambition was reaffirmed in the energy-climate law, which provides for the achievement of carbon neutrality by 2050; improving the energy and environmental performance of new buildings is an important tool for the fulfilment of this objective. This requires reducing buildings' energy needs, curbing the reliance on fossil or non-renewable fuels, and limiting the impact of building components on climate change (which often accounts for more than 50% of new buildings' impact on climate change) . It is also necessary to make buildings more comfortable in summer, firstly to ensure buildings remain comfortable in a warming climate, and secondly to limit ensuing energy consumption for cooling purposes. (...) |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/FRA/216 | France | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Energy, Manufacturing, Other | Article 112 of Law No. 2020-105 of 10 February…
Article 112 of Law No. 2020-105 of 10 February 2020 on combating waste and on the circular economy provided for a gradual ban on the use of mineral oils in packaging and printed matter distributed to the public. The conditions for the implementation of this prohibition were specified under Decree No. 2020-1725 of 29 December 2020 (Articles D. 543-45-1 and D. 543-213 of the Environmental Code), which targeted mineral oils containing substances that disrupt the recycling of waste or limit the use of recycled materials because of the risks they pose to human health. The purpose of the draft Order is to define the substances concerned on the basis of the opinion of the National Agency for Health and Food, Environmental and Occupational Safety (ANSES) of 8 March 2017 on the migration of mineral oil compounds from recycled paper and cardboard packaging to foodstuffs. On the basis of this opinion, it defines the types of substances concerned, mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) and mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH), depending on their molecular structures. (...) the draft Order defines the mass concentration thresholds above which the prohibition principle will apply as of 2023. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/FRA/217 | France | 2022 | Air pollution reduction, Climate change…
Air pollution reduction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and…
Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of cordless vacuum cleaners): The repairability index consists of a score out of 10 intended to be displayed at the time of purchase to inform consumers of the categories of electrical and electronic products. (...) These criteria are as follows: documentation provided by the manufacturer, ease of disassembly of the product, availability of spare parts, relationship between the price of the most expensive spare part and the price of the original product, usage counter (optional) or other criteria specific to the category of products concerned. This Order applies to cordless vacuum cleaners falling within the scope of the regulation (EU...) laying down ecodesign requirements for vacuum cleaners. (...) Producers, importers, or other parties placing electrical and electronic equipment on the market, including cordless vacuum cleaners, shall be required to calculate the index for the categories of products concerned, and to make this information available.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/FRA/218 | France | 2022 | Air pollution reduction, Climate change…
Air pollution reduction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and…
Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of corded vacuum cleaners: The repairability index consists of a score out of 10 intended to be displayed at the time of purchase to inform consumers of the categories of electrical and electronic products. (...) These criteria are as follows: documentation provided by the manufacturer, ease of disassembly of the product, availability of spare parts, relationship between the price of the most expensive spare part and the price of the original product, usage counter (optional) or other criteria specific to the category of products concerned. This Order applies to corded and household vacuum cleaners as defined in Article 2(16) of the amended Commission Regulation (EU) 666/2013 of 8 July 2013 laying down ecodesign requirements for vacuum cleaners, which may belong to the categories listed in Article 2(5), 2(17), 2(18) and 2(19). (...) Producers, importers, or other parties placing electrical and electronic equipment on the market, including corded vacuum cleaners, shall be required to calculate the index for the categories of products concerned, and to make this information available.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/FRA/219 | France | 2022 | Air pollution reduction, Climate change…
Air pollution reduction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and…
Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for the calculation and display of the repairability index of robot vacuum cleaners: The repairability index consists of a score out of 10 intended to be displayed at the time of purchase to inform consumers of the categories of electrical and electronic products. (...) These criteria are as follows: documentation provided by the manufacturer, ease of disassembly of the product, availability of spare parts, relationship between the price of the most expensive spare part and the price of the original product, usage counter (optional) or other criteria specific to the category of products concerned. This Order applies to robot and household vacuum cleaners as defined in Article 2(8) and (16) respectively of the amended Commission Regulation (EU) 666/2013 of 8 July 2013 laying down ecodesign requirements for vacuum cleaners. (...) Producers, importers, or other parties placing electrical and electronic equipment on the market, including robot vacuum cleaners, shall be required to calculate the index for the categories of products concerned, and to make this information available.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/FRA/220 | France | 2022 | Air pollution reduction, Climate change…
Air pollution reduction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and…
Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of top-loading household washing machines: The repairability index consists of a score out of 10 intended to be displayed at the time of purchase to inform consumers of the categories of electrical and electronic products. (...) These criteria are as follows: documentation provided by the manufacturer, ease of disassembly of the product, availability of spare parts, relationship between the price of the most expensive spare part and the price of the original product, usage counter (optional) or other criteria specific to the category of products concerned. This Order applies to top-loading household washing machines falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2019/2023 laying down ecodesign requirements for household washing machines and household washer-dryers. (...) Producers, importers, or other parties placing electrical and electronic equipment on the market, including top-loading household washing machines, shall be required to calculate the index for the categories of products concerned, and to make this information available.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/FRA/221 | France | 2022 | Air pollution reduction, Climate change…
Air pollution reduction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and…
Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of mains-operated household dishwashers, including integrated and built-in dishwashers: The repairability index consists of a score out of 10 intended to be displayed at the time of purchase to inform consumers of the categories of electrical and electronic products. (...) These criteria are as follows: documentation provided by the manufacturer, ease of disassembly of the product, availability of spare parts, relationship between the price of the most expensive spare part and the price of the original product, usage counter (optional) or other criteria specific to the category of products concerned. This Order applies to dishwashers falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2019/2022 laying down ecodesign requirements for household dishwashers. (...) Producers, importers, or other parties placing electrical and electronic equipment on the market, including dishwashers, shall be required to calculate the index for the categories of products concerned, and to make this information available.
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