In order to accompany manufacturers in the implementation of the ban on displaying for sale unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables in plastic packaging, the French Government adopted Decree No 2021-1318 of 8 October 2021 which provided for the progressive entry into force between 2022 and 2026 of these prohibitions for the fruit and vegetables most susceptible to deterioration.

The Law on Combating Waste and on the Circular Economy of 10 February 2020 provides that retail outlets displaying unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables for sale will be required, as from 1 January 2022, to offer them for sale without plastic packaging (Article 77 of that Law). The Law also specifies that this obligation does not apply to fruit and vegetables packaged in batches of 1.5 kilograms or more and to fruit and vegetables presenting a risk of deterioration when sold in bulk, the list of which is fixed by decree.