FRA/227
WTO/TBT
FR France
  • 07 - Légumes, plantes, racines et tubercules alimentaires
  • 08 - Fruits comestibles; écorces d'agrumes ou de melons
2023-03-12
2023-01-24

Sale of fruit and vegetables in stores, on stalls and at markets

Décret relatif à l'obligation de présentation à la vente des fruits et légumes frais non-transformés sans conditionnement composé pour tout ou partie de matière plastique (Decree concerning the mandatory display for sale of unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables without packaging made entirely or partly of plastic) (3 pages, in French)

The notified Law to combat wastefulness and the circular economy, of 10 February 2020, establishes that retail stores displaying unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables for sale will be required, as from 1 January 2022, to display such products for sale without plastic packaging (Article 77 of the Law). The notified Law also specifies that this obligation does not apply to fruit and vegetables packed in batches exceeding 1.5 kg, or fruit and vegetables presenting a risk of deterioration when sold loose, the list of which is established by decree.

The draft decree defines the list of fruits and vegetables presenting a risk of deterioration when sold loose that are exempt from this obligation.