A major political milestone passed in the Senate

On May 15, 2025, a new structuring step was taken for the Building EPR Scheme. The Senate adopted a bill aimed at rebalancing the operation of this Scheme to benefit wood products. This sends a strong signal to building professionals, local authorities and tradespeople, who see this text as a lever for equity and sustainability.

This bill, supported by the Producer Representative Organisations and notably praised 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 concerned.

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A concrete response to three key issues

This text aims to:

• ✅ Guarantee equity between materials by harmonizing the level of contribution required from those placing products on the market;
  
  
• ✅ Support the wood Scheme, which is often penalized by scales that are poorly adapted to its economic reality;
  
  
• ✅ Encourage the local development of recycling, particularly for wood materials, in communities and among tradespeople.
  
  

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

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What this changes for those placing wood Scheme products on the market

For companies placing wood construction products on the market, this reform could lead to:

• EPR scales revised downwards or rebalanced in relation to other materials such as plastic or metal;
  
  
• A more supportive redistribution mechanism, aimed at pooling costs for the benefit of more virtuous materials;
  
  
• More predictable and sustainable management of eco-contributions, which facilitates price strategy and cash flow management.
  
  

But this also implies greater rigor in the categorization of products and anticipation of updates to the scales, which will undoubtedly be more frequent in a logic of economic justice between materials.

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CompliancR: your co-pilot for monitoring Building EPR developments

At CompliancR, we already support building professionals facing the complexity of the PMCB (Produits et Matériaux de Construction du Bâtiment - Building Construction Products and Materials) EPR. Our AI platform enables you to:

• Automatically identify products subject to EPR and their correct material code (wood, metal, plaster, etc.);
  
  
• Calculate eco-contributions by material type, taking into account the latest legal developments;
  
  
• Generate declarations that comply with the requirements of the Producer Representative Organisations;
  
  
• Anticipate the financial effects of rebalancing or future adjustments.
  
  

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