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Pierre works in the field with Ditto customers in wholesale, retail and cosmetics, on their QHSE, CSR and supply chain strategy, from a first EcoVadis assessment to a responsible purchasing policy that buyers actually apply. He co-hosts RSEstretto, a short video series that takes one CSR term at a time and explains it.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
PFAS-free water repellency works; oil repellency does not yet. What the October 2026 PFHxA restriction changes for technical textiles and workwear.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
REACH obliges you to know, and to declare, what is inside the components you buy. What auditors ask for first, and how to have it ready before the 45-day clock starts.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
The PPWR requires 40% reusable transport packaging by 2030, and 100% between your EU sites. What Article 29 demands, and how you will have to prove it.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
The REACH Candidate List stands at 253 substances since February 2026. Screen each update against your parts, not your calendar.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
The PPWR caps empty space in e-commerce parcels at 50%, and filler counts as void. Who is covered, how the ratio is measured, and what to redesign first.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
From December 30, 2026, the EUDR requires deforestation-free, geolocated wood. Covered codes, composite products: what changes after the EUTR.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
A product is in EUDR scope only if its customs code appears in Annex I. Palm-oil margarine is out, a chocolate bar is in. Here is how to run the check.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
A PFAS supplier inquiry scoped by component family, with the OECD definition and thresholds attached, gets answers a generic questionnaire never will.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
Import a substance from outside the EU and above one tonne a year you are the REACH registrant, unless a valid only representative covers you.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
From 2030, packaging needs at least a C recyclability grade to stay on the EU market. Multi-material cosmetics formats are the most exposed.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
Register, file, pass the reference number down the chain, and correct a filed statement: the full path of an EUDR due diligence statement in TRACES.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
Any article with a Candidate List substance above 0.1% must be notified to SCIP before it goes on the EU market. The threshold is assessed part by part.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
The EU packaging regulation applies from August 12, 2026. What it borrows from France's AGEC law, what it overrides, and what stays national.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
EUDR requires geolocation for every production plot. Point or polygon, the 4-hectare rule, cooperatives, and how to verify coordinates before you file them.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
REACH Article 33 requires the name of a substance above 0.1%, not a full material breakdown. How to answer in 45 days without a dedicated program.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 applies from August 12, 2026, and stacks most of its requirements on January 1, 2030. The timeline, and who carries each duty.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
You are still in REACH without a factory: distributor, importer, or downstream user. The Candidate List holds 253 substances.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
Under the EUDR, whoever first places a product on the EU market carries the due diligence duty. How to work out your role, legal entity by legal entity.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
Since January 1, 2026, French law 2025-188 bans cosmetics, ski wax, and most clothing containing PFAS. The thresholds, the exemptions, and what comes next.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
As of January 30, 2026, the EUDR applies from December 30, 2026 for large and midsize companies, and from June 30, 2027 for micro and small ones.
