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Regulation:France

Terms and conditions of the PFAS ban: French Decree published

On 30 December 2025, Decree No.2025-1376 “on the prevention of risks resulting from exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic. It will come into force on 1 January 2026.

France: A proposed law for greater transparency on the risks of cosmetics

Submitted on 23 December 2025 to the French National Assembly by Léa Balage El Mariky, an environmentalist MP, this bill aims to “improve transparency on the risks associated with cosmetic products’ by introducing labelling that rates the safety of products.”

French Professional Packaging EPR: Specifications and Scope

As part of the implementation of the new EPR system for professional packaging, France published two decrees on December 18, 2025. The first defines the specifications for eco-organizations, while the second sets out the scope of packaging covered by this new system.

Bulk sales areas: the French Decree has been published

Decree No. 2025-1102 “on the sales area targets for the sale of fast-moving consumer goods presented without primary packaging” was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on 21 November 2025. It sets out the framework for calculating the space devoted to bulk products in shops larger than 400 m².

France : two “PFAS” decrees under consultation

On August 7, France launched a consultation on two decrees implementing the law of February 27, 2025, “aimed at protecting the population from the risks associated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.” The first concerns the definition of the reduction trajectory for industrial facilities. The second sets the PFAS concentration values that trigger a ban on products containing them.

Monday, June 3, 2024

The French Senate approves the ban on PFAS

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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 sev...

Monday, May 6, 2024

French ban on samples: the Decree has been published

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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 distribut...

Monday, April 29, 2024

Simplification law: not so simple, says FEBEA

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On 24 April 2024, the French government presented its “Simplification” action plan. 52 measures to reduce the administrative burden on businesses, but...

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

SignalConso goes green

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SignalConso, the platform managed by the French DGCCRF for reporting and recalling defective or non-compliant products, is taking on a new dimension. ...

Monday, April 15, 2024

France presents a new PFAS plan

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On the same day that French MPs voted in favour of banning PFAS, particularly in cosmetics, from January 2026, the government published an “Interminis...

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The French National Assembly tackles PFAS

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On 4 April 2024, following a proposal by Nicolas Thierry, the “Les Ecologistes” MP for Gironde, the National Assembly voted on first reading to ban PF...

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

GMP certification soon to be compulsory in France

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This is one of the consequences of the reorganisation of the French cosmetics control authorities, initiated by the Finance Act for 2023. The ANSM is ...

Monday, October 16, 2023

France publishes its list of endocrine disruptors

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Three Orders were published in the Journal Officiel de la République Française on 12 October 2023. The first sets out the list of substances with endo...

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Bulk sales: the French Decree has been published

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Decree no. 2023-837, published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on 31 August 2023, establishes the list of products that may not be sold...

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Is the regulation of promotions a good thing for the Hygiene and Beauty sector?

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On 22 March 2023, the so-called Descrozaille law on trade negotiations was definitively adopted by the French Parliament. One of its effects is that s...

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

AGEC Act: a difficult implementation

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Three years after the vote on the Anti-waste and Circular Economy Act (AGEC Act), and one year after the entry into force of the “Anti-waste” section,...

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

The French government consults on the first stage of its "PFAS" plan

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Launched on 17 January 2023, the “PFAS” action plan led by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition is entering its first stage with a consultatio...