National Assembly votes unanimously for measures aimed at penalizing this sector of the clothing industry. The bill, adopted at first reading, will now have to be examined by the Senate.
The main measure is the strengthening of the "bonus-malus" system in the textile sector, to take into account the "environmental costs" of excessive production. The penalty would be linked to the “environmental labeling” of products, a new method of rating products to be implemented. Its amount, to be set by decree, could gradually reach up to 10 euros per product in 2030, with a ceiling of 50% of the sales price.