A major political milestone in the Senate

On May 15, 2025, a new milestone was reached for theEPR Building Scheme . The French Senate adopted a bill aimed at rebalancing the Scheme in favor of wood products. This is a strong signal for building professionals, local authorities and craftsmen, who see in this text a lever for fairness and sustainability.

This bill, supported by the eco-organizations and welcomed by Dominique Mignon, President of Ecomaison, aims to resolve a fundamental issue: the economic sustainability of the Building EPR , which is still too unbalanced according to the materials involved.

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A concrete response to three key issues

This text aims to :

• ✅ Guarantee fairness between materials by harmonizing the level of contribution required from marketers;
  
  
• ✅ Support the wood Scheme , which is often penalized by tariffs that are ill-suited to its economic reality;
  
  
• ✅ Encourage the local development of recycling, particularly for wood materials, in communities and among craftsmen.
  
  

This rebalancing will correct certain distortions that have arisen in the current system, where EPR contributions do not always reflect the real cost of processing or recovering materials.

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What this means for Scheme bois marketers

For companies marketing wood construction products, this reform could lead to :

• EPR scales revised downwards or rebalanced in relation to other materials such as plastic or metal;
  
  
• A redistribution mechanism with greater solidarity, aimed at pooling costs to the benefit of more virtuous materials;
  
  
• More predictable and sustainable management of eco-contributions, facilitating pricing strategy and cash management.
  
  

But this also presupposes greater rigor in product categorization and anticipation of scale updates, which will undoubtedly be more frequent in the interests of inter-material economic justice.

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CompliancR : your co-pilot for EPR Building developments

At CompliancR, we're already helping construction professionals deal with the complexities of the EPR PMCB (Produits et Matériaux de Construction du Bâtiment). Our AI platform enables you to :

• Automatically identify products subject to EPR and their correct material code (wood, metal, plaster...);
  
  
• Calculate eco-contributions by type of material, taking into account the latest legal developments;
  
  
• Generate declarations in compliance with eco-organization requirements;
  
  
• Anticipate the financial impact of rebalancing or future modulation.
  
  

This reform of the Senate is excellent news for Scheme bois, but it also requires greater precision in the management of product data. With CompliancR, stay ahead of your obligations, even in a rapidly changing regulatory environment.