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France AGEC law: end of single-use plastic packaging by 2040

Plan or strategy covering single-use plastic in France, set by Parliament of France. In force.

By the SPI teamRule ID PR-FR-001Source consulted 13 October 2026Verified 13 October 2026
Sourced facts

The rule

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Jurisdiction
France
Authority
Parliament of France
Rule type
Plan or strategy
Materials
Single-use plastic
Status
In force Enacted
Adopted or published
10 February 2020
Ends
31 December 2040
From the source

“fixe comme objectif d'atteindre la fin de la mise sur le marché d'emballages en plastique à usage unique d'ici à 2040.”

Official source French Ministry of Ecological Transition: lutte contre la pollution plastiqueOfficial (government or regulator) · consulted 13 October 2026

Deadlines

Key dates

  1. Adopted or published 6 years ago

  2. Source consulted by the SPI team today

  3. Re-checked by a second SPI team member today

  4. Today

  5. Ends in 14 years

SPI analysis

What it means

SPI analysis Our reading of the official source above. Not legal advice; always rely on the official text.

SPI summary

The anti-waste and circular economy law (AGEC) sets the goal of ending the placing on the market of single-use plastic packaging by 2040, implemented through five-year 3R decrees (first: 20% reduction by end-2025).

In practice

France has set a national goal of ending the placing on the market of single-use plastic packaging by 2040, delivered through successive five-year 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) decrees. The first period targeted a 20% cut in single-use plastic packaging by end-2025, at least half through reuse, elimination of unnecessary packaging such as plastic blisters around batteries and bulbs, and full recyclability by 1 January 2025. For brand owners and packaging suppliers selling in France, this is a long-horizon signal to plan reduction, reuse and material substitution, now layered on top of the PPWR, which applies EU-wide from 12 August 2026.

Who is in scope

  • Single-use plastic packaging placed on the French market (ministry page)
  • Targets covering reduction, reuse and recycling of that packaging, set by five-year 3R decrees

Who is not

  • The ministry page does not list exemptions from the 2040 goal
  • Reusable packaging and non-plastic packaging are not the object of the end-of-single-use-plastic goal as described

What to do and by when

  1. NowMap the share of single-use plastic packaging in your French portfolio and its trend against the 2018 to 2025 reduction logic.
  2. NowCheck whether a 3R decree for the 2026 to 2030 period has been published and what targets it sets.
  3. 12 August 2026Align French reduction and reuse plans with PPWR obligations so the two programmes are not run separately.
  4. 2040Build a roadmap for replacing or reusing remaining single-use plastic formats sold in France.

Related rules

  • PR-FR-002 France AGEC: bans on disposable straws, cutlery and other single-use items
    Same jurisdiction: AGEC item bans are the operational steps towards the 2040 goal.
  • PR-FR-003 France Triman logo and Info-tri sorting label
    Same law (AGEC): Triman and Info-tri sorting labelling.
  • PR-EU-001 EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) applies
    PPWR applies from 12 August 2026 and sets EU-wide rules alongside French national targets.
  • PR-EU-011 PPWR: packaging waste reduction targets per capita
    EU per-capita packaging waste reduction targets overlap with French reduction targets.
  • PR-EU-006 PPWR: 2030 reuse targets for transport and grouped packaging
    PPWR 2030 reuse targets overlap with French reuse objectives.

Where the record is unclear

  • The ministry page does not say whether the second 3R decree (2026 to 2030) has been adopted or what its targets are.
  • How the national 2040 goal interacts with PPWR harmonisation from 12 August 2026 is not addressed on the page.
  • SPI has not yet confirmed the article references against the Légifrance texts of the AGEC law and the 3R decree.

Sources for this note

  1. French Ministry of Ecological Transition: lutte contre la pollution plastique Consulted 13 October 2026
  2. European Parliament Legislative Observatory: Regulation (EU) 2025/40 summary Consulted 13 October 2026

Note written by the SPI team on 13 October 2026.

Where it sits in the tracker

  • One of 3 packaging rules we track in France, of which 1 are plan or strategy rules.
  • In all, 4 plan or strategy rules are tracked across 4 jurisdictions. Compare them below

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Audit trail

Change history

Verified: a second SPI team member re-checked every fact above against the source on 13 October 2026. Any later change to the facts sends the rule back to Sourced and is logged here.

  1. Verified by a second SPI team member

  2. Added to the tracker

Spotted an error? Write to sales@strategicpackaginginsights.com quoting PR-FR-001 and the source. Corrections are logged in this history.

Other jurisdictions

Plan or strategy rules elsewhere

The same type of rule for the same materials in other jurisdictions, by the date it applies.

RuleWhereTypeMaterialsStatusApplies from
Roadmap for Waste Reduction by Producers (MoEF Regulation 75/2019)PR-ID-001IndonesiaPlan or strategyAll packagingIn force5 December 2019
2025 National Packaging TargetsPR-AU-001AustraliaPlan or strategyAll packagingExpired–
PPWR: packaging waste reduction targets per capitaPR-EU-011European UnionPlan or strategyAll packagingAdopted, not yet applying–

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