The National Assembly supported, this Friday, the development of bulk sales, taking care, however, to provide for exemptions for certain businesses, such as spirits or perfumeries.
This device was adopted at first reading by the deputies who are currently examining the “climate and resilience” bill.
Article 11 of the text sets, for businesses over 400 m2, a target of 20% of the sales area devoted to bulk sales by 2030, in order to reduce packaging.
Amendments by Thibault Bazin and Annie Genevard (LR), as well as the co-rapporteur Aurore Bergé (LREM), were adopted so that the implementing decrees take into account the specificities of certain businesses.
"We must not put a number of distribution networks in difficulty," acknowledged the Minister of Ecological Transition, Barbara Pompili.
She notably cited wines and spirits, cosmetics or perfumes, which are difficult to sell "in bulk".
Fewer samples and leaflets
Elected representatives of the majority and the opposition who have worked on this point with the Tara ocean defense foundation have obtained a ban, from 2025, on single-use plastic packaging made up of polymers and copolymers, with the aim of to encourage the use of bulk.
MEPs also adopted measures to combat the distribution of samples unless expressly requested by the consumer, in order to combat waste.
A three-year experiment is also planned to reduce the distribution of leaflets in letter boxes, but also to assess the impact for the paper sector and that of recycling in particular.
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This Friday evening, the deputies also validated the provision of spare parts for certain categories of products, provided for by article 13. It provides in particular for the availability, from 2023, of spare parts for DIY tools and motorized gardening or bicycles for at least five after the end of marketing the product.
In the evening, the hemicycle began to debate the strengthening of environmental clauses and criteria in public contracts.
During the examination of this article 15, the deputies included provisions reinforcing the “social” clauses in the award of contracts, ignoring the opinion of the government which argued of legal risks.
In the viewfinder of these amendments carried by both LR deputies and by certain "walkers": the inclusion of long-term unemployed or the development of the social and solidarity economy.
"Each time you add things, we unravel this law", warned the general rapporteur of the text, Jean-René Cazeneuve (LREM) with in the background the risks of unconstitutionality of these additions.
Members will continue consideration of clause 15 on Tuesday afternoon.
