CITEO | Approved as eco-organisation for single-use sanitary textiles under extended producer responsibility

The French Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Sea and Fisheries, in the decree dated 30 June 2025, approved CITEO as an eco-organisation responsible for managing single-use sanitary textiles, including wipes, under the extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework defined in the French Environmental Code. Producers of these products—manufacturers, importers, and distributors—must either implement an approved individual system or join an accredited eco-organisation to manage waste from these single-use textiles. 

The approval follows the European directive 2019/904 on reducing plastic pollution and complies with French environmental regulations. CITEO’s accreditation is valid from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2030, confirming its role in fulfilling EPR obligations according to the specifications set by the December 2024 decree governing eco-organisations and individual systems for single-use sanitary textiles. 

Source: www.legifrance.gouv.fr (in French)