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This new regulatory framework specifically covers textile manufacturers and \u201coperators of online interfaces.\u201d This practice is legally defined by two cumulative criteria: placing on the market a large number of new product lines, coupled with little incentive to repair. The scope set by lawmakers includes clothing, footwear and household linen, while excluding second-hand sales.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Long awaited by industry professionals, the details of this penalty are now known<\/a>. For the items concerned, the legislation requires an upward adjustment to the financial contribution paid by those placing products on the market (sellers and importers) to the eco-organisation Refashion, which is responsible for managing these textile products at end of life. This surcharge depends on the breadth of the product range, the frequency of new offers, and the efforts made to encourage repair.<\/p>\n Gradual increase<\/p>\n The amount of these penalties is set to increase gradually over the coming years. From this year, the financial penalty will range from 25 cents to 12 euros per item, before rising to between 2.20 and 19.50 euros in 2030.<\/p>\n To preserve a predictable economic framework, lawmakers have capped this levy so that it will ultimately not exceed 50% of the pre-tax sale price of the goods concerned. At the same time, the tax regime for corporate philanthropy is being overhauled, with the outright abolition of the tax relief granted to companies donating their unsold stock to charities.<\/p>\n Above all, the penalty system will deprive the least environmentally responsible companies of the eco-modulations from which they could still benefit on certain products. These modulations operate as discounts on the eco-contribution paid to Refashion.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom September 1, ultra-fast fashion will pay the true price for the damage it causes- to the environment, to our businesses, and to our regions,\u201d said Economy Minister Serge Papin on Friday. \u201cThis is a worthwhile battle, fought alongside committed MPs who championed this legislation and secured its adoption (\u2026). France is the first country in the world to introduce such a scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n As regards consumer information, the government is relying on platforms to gradually incorporate awareness-raising messages encouraging more moderate consumption, as well as the reuse or recycling of unused clothing and footwear.<\/p>\n In particular, these platforms will be required to detail the social and environmental impact of products, as well as their delivery. Manufacturing locations must be indicated clearly, using a font size that must be the same as that of the displayed price. This approach follows on from the environmental labelling scheme introduced for textiles<\/a>, initially on a voluntary basis, since October 1, 2025.<\/p>\n The introduction of this French penalty forms part of a broader set of measures targeting players in the ultra-fast fashion sector. Chief among these is the European Union\u2019s taxation of small non-European parcels entering the EU. Since its introduction on July 1, imports of such parcels have fallen by between 30% and 40% in the European Union<\/a>, the Ministry of the Economy announced on Thursday, citing a figure from French customs.\n <\/p>\n \n This article is a translation.\n <\/p>\n \n Copyright \u00a9 2026 FashionNetwork.com All rights reserved.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published August 28, 2026 Finally enacted on July 8, the French law to reduce the environmental impact of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1174693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5309],"tags":[952,2000,299,2584,36,15909,5775,15910],"class_list":["post-1174692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-france","tag-beauty","tag-eu","tag-europe","tag-fashion","tag-france","tag-luxury","tag-network","tag-professionals"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117174824080391212","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1174692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1174692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1174692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1174693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1174692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1174692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1174692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/727a.jpg\")
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