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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.

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Reminder: Mandatory marking of wipes and masks containing plastic

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On this 3rd July 2021, the Implementing Regulation 2020/2151 of 17 December 2020, which sets out the harmonised specifications for the marking of sing...

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

The French AGEC law and its impact on cosmetic products

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The French AGEC law, for Anti-Gaspillage and Circular Economy law, was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on February 11, 2020. ...

Monday, July 6, 2020

Extension of derogations for hydro-alcoholic products

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As expected, the derogations for “the temporary placing on the market and use of certain hydro-alcoholic products used as biocidal disinfectants for h...

Monday, June 22, 2020

Post-Covid: anticipating the end of derogations for hydroalcoholic products

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The fight against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus has led to numerous derogations aimed at simplifying the placing on the market of disinfectan...

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Update on the placing on the market of hydro-alcoholic products (updated)

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In July 2018, Corinne Benoliel and Pauline Ferreira-Théret, from Institut Scientis, had already presented the Regulations on hydroalcoholic products i...

Monday, January 6, 2020

French National Assembly votes to ban microplastics in cosmetics

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It was through an amendment (CD1857) to the law on the fight against waste and the circular economy that the ban on microplastics in rinse-off and lea...

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

France launches its second national strategy on endocrine disruptors

On September 3, 2019, the French government presented a second national strategy on endocrine disruptors to reduce population exposure and environment...

Thursday, April 18, 2019

France bans titanium dioxide in foodstuffs

In a press release dated 17 April 2019, the French Government announced the suspension of the placing on the market of foodstuffs containing titanium ...

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Titanium dioxide: towards a ban?

Will the authorisation to use titanium dioxide (TiO2) be suspended by the French government? Following the publication of the new ANSES report, which ...

Monday, October 23, 2017

The Council of State cancels article 3 of Decree 2015-1417 relating to cosmetic products

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By a decision of 2 October 2017, and at the request of the FEBEA, the State Council annulled point 3 of the declaration of establishment contained in ...

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

French decree implementing the ban of microbeads is published

The decree No2017-291 of 6 March 2017 prohibiting the placing on the market of rinse-off cosmetic products for exfoliation or cleansing that contain s...

Monday, December 12, 2016

Ban on microbeads in France: decree sent to the WTO

France has just sent the WTO a draft decree defining the conditions for the application of the provisions to ban rinsed-off cosmetic products containi...