ENPC | European Nursery Products Confederation

French court identifies unjustified restriction of trade with French BPA ban – A first step towards a removal of the law

October 1, 2015

17 September 2015, The highest constitutional authority in France, the French Constitutional Council, stated that the French law of 24 December 2012 suspending the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) unjustifiably restricts trade. The Council ruled that it was unconstitutional that France banned the manufacture and export of BP- based food contact materials out of France. Consequently, the part of the current law concerning production and export of these products has been abrogated with immediate effect.
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