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Does the PPWR apply without a French implementing law?

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Yes. It is a directly applicable European regulation: the same rules apply in all 27 Member States on the dates specified in the text. Only the penalty regime is set nationally, by February 2027 at the latest, with mandatory administrative fines and possible withdrawal from the market.

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