The PPWR leaves each Member State to set its penalties (Article 68 of Regulation (EU) 2025/40), and France has not yet set a schedule of fines: the implementing arrangements are being developed (DGPR, ADEME, DGCCRF). However, 3 mechanisms already have an effect: withdrawal of a non-compliant catalogue item from the market, additional EPR fee modulation for packaging that disrupts sorting (a 50 to 100% penalty at Citeo) and exclusion from tenders whose criteria include packaging compliance. These effects arise through buyers and producer responsibility organisations without waiting for an inspection.
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