| Targeted audience | French manufacturers, French importers and their upstream providers |
| Products concerned | Cosmetic products; Wax products; Textile clothing products, footwear; Waterproofing agents for textile clothing products and footwear intended for consumers; Textile products |
| Key industries concerned with this insight | Cosmetics, textile products, footwear |
| Application date | 1 January 2026 (for cosmetics, waxes, textile clothing products, footwear; Waterproofing agents for textile clothing products and footwear intended for consumers). 1 January 2030 (for other textile products) |
| Main content or requirements | On 28 February 2025, France published Law No. 2025-188 to restrict PFAS in cosmetic products, wax products, textile clothing products, footwear, and waterproofing agents for textile clothing products and footwear intended for consumers from 1 January 2026, and in other textile products from 1 January 2030. The detailed PFAS content limit is to be specified by a later-on decree. |
| Reference | Click here |
On 28 February 2025, France published Law No. 2025-188, to amend the French Environmental Code to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetic products, wax products, textile clothing products, footwear, and waterproofing agents for textile clothing products and footwear intended for consumers from 1 January 2026, and in other textile products from 1 January 2030.
The restriction does not apply to products containing PFAS resent in a concentration less than or equal to a residual value defined by decree (to be published).
The restriction does not apply to textile clothing and footwear which are designed for the protection and safety of people, in particular in the performance of national defence or civil security missions. The list of which is specified by decree.
Law No. 2025-188 also amends the French Public Health Code (CSP) and Environmental Code to regulate the PFAS in drinking water and the PFAS discharged from installations into the environment.
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