Loi n° 2026-602 du 8 juillet 2026 visant à réduire l impact environnemental de l industrie textile
- Citation
- Loi n° 2026-602 du 8 juillet 2026
- Jurisdiction
- FR
- Made by
- Parlement français (Assemblée nationale and Sénat)
- Instrument
- Statute
- Status
- In force
What it requires (4 obligations)
The law defines mode ultra-express practices in new Article L. 541-9-1-1 of the Environment Code; the thresholds on the number of new product references and the criteria of weak incentive to repair, assessed per brand and sales channel, are left to a Conseil d Etat decree, which had not been located as published by 3 November 2026.
No date set Scheduled Adopted, dates set, not yet in force
- Who it falls on
- Producers
- Products
- Textiles, apparel, footwear
- Markets
- FR
Operators established in other EU or EEA states are excluded subject to the e-commerce directive procedures. Article 3 removes the tax reduction of Article 238 bis CGI for producer payments linked to ultra-express products.
Loi n° 2026-602 (JORF n° 0159, 9 July 2026), Article 1 creating Article L. 541-9-1-1: Relèvent de la mode ultra-express les pratiques industrielles et commerciales des producteurs ...; les seuils relatifs au nombre de références de produits neufs ainsi que les critères de la faible incitation à réparer are fixed by décret en Conseil d Etat. Online platforms are assessed on all new product references they offer and must display messages on sobriety, repair, re-use and recycling whose content is set by decree.
Penalties (malus) in the textile EPR fee modulation for ultra-express products range from EUR 0.25 to 12 per product in 2026, EUR 0.50 to 14 in 2027, EUR 0.75 to 16 in 2028, EUR 1 to 18 in 2029 and EUR 2 to 20 from 2030, capped at 50 percent of the pre-tax sale price; the penalty provision entered into force on 1 September 2026.
Applies from 2026-09-01 Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Producers
- Products
- Textiles, apparel, footwear
- Markets
- FR
Penalised products cannot receive bonuses. Article 5 also allows eco-modulation on environmental impact (including biodiversity and carbon footprint) and durability, requires producers not established in France to appoint an authorised representative (new Article L. 541-10-9-1), and lets eco-organisations collect platform data automatically under a Conseil d Etat decree. Which penalty schedule applies in practice depends on the ultra-express threshold decree.
Article 5 amending Article L. 541-10-27, II: Vingt-cinq centimes et douze euros par produit en 2026 ... Deux et vingt euros par produit à partir de 2030; eco-organisations limit the bonus or penalty to 50 % du prix de vente hors taxe; Article 5, final paragraph: Le c du 3° du I du présent article entre en vigueur le 1er septembre 2026.
Advertising for ultra-express fashion products and for brands using such practices, and their promotion by commercial influencers, is prohibited from 1 January 2027; influencer breaches carry an administrative fine of up to EUR 100 000.
2027-01-01 Scheduled Adopted, dates set, not yet in force
- Who it falls on
- Traders
- Products
- Textiles, apparel, footwear
- Markets
- FR
Application details of Article 6 are to be set by Conseil d Etat decree; media services from other EU states are exempt under conditions.
Article 6 creating Article L. 229-61-1: Est interdite la publicité relative aux produits relevant de la pratique de mode ultra-express; the word gratuit may not be used to market such products; Le présent article entre en vigueur le 1er janvier 2027. Article 7 amending Article 4 of Loi n° 2023-451 (influencers), fine not exceeding 100 000 euros, in force 1 January 2027.
For clothing, household linen and footwear (category 11 of Article L. 541-10-1) sold online, the places of manufacture must be shown clearly on the digital platform, close to the price and in characters of the same size as the price indication.
Applies from 2026-07-10 Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Traders
- Products
- Textiles, apparel, home textiles, footwear
- Markets
- FR
Entry into force recorded as the day after publication in the JORF of 9 July 2026, under the general rule for laws without a specific date; practical enforcement may depend on implementing rules.
Article 2 creating Article L. 541-9-1-2: Les lieux de fabrication du produit mentionné au 11° de l article L. 541-10-1 vendu en ligne doivent être portés à la connaissance du consommateur de manière claire et lisible sur la plateforme numérique, en caractères d une taille égale à celle de l indication du prix et à proximité de celui-ci. No specific entry-into-force date or implementing decree is stated in Article 2.
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