This display is “An effective weapon for the State to reduce the “disastrous environmental, economic and social impact of an ultra fast-fashion produced in much less demanding conditions than in France or in Europe”underlines Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher in a press release, recalling that the textile industry was “One of the most polluting in the world“.
The implementation of this system is part of a difficult context for European and French textile brands which undergo the aggressive competition of the Chinese giants Shein and Temu.
The environmental display of clothes, according to Agnès Pannier-Runacher,, “protects” the “jobs” in France, while waiting for the “Fast Fashion”, examined in the Senate from June 2, which will “also” also promise the Minister, “protects”.
But the system must still be validated by the Council of State and will come into force “just before” or “just after” the summer break, specifies the cabinet of Agnès Pannier-Runacher.
The latter also justifies the non -compulsory nature of this display by the desire not to “fragment” the European market, which could have “made the European Commission reluctant to validate the system”.
This ecoscore, initially provided for by the climate and resilience law (2021) was originally compulsory in 2024. But the project was late, in particular in the face of the reluctance of certain professionals in the textile sector.
The method of calculating the environmental display of clothing is based in particular on that of PEF (Environmental Footprint Methods), recommended by the European Union, which includes 16 criteria including greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption or toxicity.