We fully support the MEP question co-signed at the end of last month by Malcom Harbour, Emma McClarkin, Ashley Fox and Julie Girling, that questions “why the French government is pressing ahead with the implementation of the "Triman" mark despite protests from numerous industrial stakeholders”.
As rightly underlined by them, “the logo will apply to all consumer goods covered by an extended producer responsibility recovery scheme in France (including packaging but excluding glass) and will necessitate either separate production for France or the use of the logo on all products destined for the European market. Given the differences between waste management practices in other Member States, particularly those adjacent to France, the instructions could be misleading to consumers or even not apply at all". They are right to conclude that given the cross-border effect of these measures, there should have been an impact assessment conducted by the French authorities or by the Commission but it is lacking.
spiritsEUROPE is eager to see the answer to the following questions raised by the MEPs:
spiritsEUROPE considers the French Decree to be totally inappropriate and disproportionate especially for glass packaging, as French and European consumers are not only perfectly aware about sorting of glass containers but actively participating in its recycling (84% of glass is sorted and recycled in France- compared to 68% at EU level, well above the 60% requirement of the Packaging Waste Directive).
