France puts its textile strategy on hold. The dissolution of the French National Assembly after the European elections has paralyzed up to three legislative processes that affected the textile sector waiting for a new camera. The most important, the fashion strategy which was announced in March by the Minister of Business and Tourism Olivia Grégoire.
This plan, of which the specific details were not yet known, is intended to serve as a “structural support for the fashion sector”. The first meeting was to be held on June 20, to which the Minister of Economy, Bruno Le Maire, the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, and Grégoire herself were summoned.
The poor results of Emmanuel Macron’s party in the European electionsHowever, they have led the president of the country to dissolve the chamber and bring forward the elections, which has forced the meeting to be cancelled. “We intend to present a specific plan for fashion, textiles and clothing in the coming months to respond to the challenges of the sector,” Grégoire announced at the time, a plan that will now have to wait.
France will go to the polls early, which has paralyzed several bills
The dissolution of the French lower house It has also paralyzed the controversial Shein law. The text, approved by the National Assembly in March, was to continue its journey in the Senate throughout this month. This process has also been compromised until the election of a new majority.
French law contemplates economic sanctions for the main ultra-fast fashion companies (such as Shein or Temu) with the aim of reducing its “high environmental impact”. In the bill approved by the chamber, the fines contemplated range from ten euros per item sold to half the cost of each garment.
Another legislation that will be put on pause is environmental labeling.. Supposedly between June 12 and 24, a public consultation was opened on the qualification system or ecoscore for the textile sector, with the aim of having a definitive framework at the end of June.
