Articles R. 541-350 and R. 541-351 of the AGEC law, transposed into the French Environment Code, set out the definitions of reuse and reused packaging, as well as the targets…
The claims "no packaging", "zero packaging" are now added to the usual claims" unnecessary packaging", "over-packaging", "too much packaging": there's no shortage of expressions for those who base their purpose…
In the light of various regulatory texts (AGEC law, Decree n° 2021-517 of April 29, 2021) and the 3R strategy of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, refilling is mentioned as…
CNE is regularly questioned about the claim "contains X% certified recycled materials", which is understood to mean materials recycled by an innovative recycling process (prosaically called "chemical recycling") based on…
According to the French law no. 2009-967 on the implementation of the Grenelle de l'environnement of August 3, 2009 (article 54), all environmental information intended for consumers must be based…
The theme of the end of packaging is the subject of recurring debates on the best choices to be made and in this desire of the economic players to find…
Following the environmental labelling project (article 15 of the AGEC law), the French Packaging Council (CNE) reaffirms its position below. PP ENVIRONMENTAL LABELLING AND PACKAGING
The sale of products in bulk sometimes promotes a marketing with “less packaging” or even “zero packaging”. These statements are false, and the French Packaging Council wants to inform all…
The French Packaging Council has noticed the repeated use of the word “overpackaging” in negative communications about packaging. These communications aim to constantly show the packaging as a useless item…
The term “bioplastic” is often used even though it has no legal definition. The websites of associations such as Club Bio-plastiques – which represents the entire French bioplastics industry –…
