Question 13759 — industry

Summary

Ms. Sandra Delannoy draws the attention of the Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce, Crafts, Tourism and Purchasing Power to the difficulties encountered by the French leather industry in the face of certain regulatory and structural developments. The French leather industry constitutes a recognized sector of excellence, based on historic artisanal and industrial know-how. It brings together nearly 12,000 companies and 170,000 employees, for a turnover of around 30 billion euros, a significant portion of which is exported. It also participates in the valorization of a material from animal biomass, skins from livestock intended for human food, transformed by the work of tanners and tanners into a sustainable material. However, several regulatory and economic issues are currently weakening the upstream this sector. On the one hand, within the framework of extended producer responsibility (EPR) systems and public policies in favor of the circular economy, leather does not benefit from recognition adapted to its characteristics. Made from a natural and sustainable material, it is nevertheless clearly distinguished from petroleum-based materials. In addition, leather has intrinsic properties of longevity, repair and valorization which promotes the extension of the lifespan of products. However, leather transformation or reuse operations are today neither recognized as fully falling under upcycling, nor clearly identified in existing material recovery frameworks. This situation creates regulatory ambiguity: leather is neither considered as waste, nor fully recognized as a material biosourced valued in circular economy public policies, even though it helps to avoid the waste of a resource derived from biomass. On the other hand, the sector is faced with a growing challenge of transmitting know-how. Leather trades, particularly in tanning, tanning, leather goods or repair, rely largely on apprenticeship with experienced professionals. But the Specialized training structures remain few in number and these professions remain relatively unknown to the general public, which complicates the renewal of skills and the transmission of know-how. In this context, the sector calls for better recognition of the biosourced nature of leather and its contribution to the circular economy, as well as strengthened public support to support training and attractiveness. professions. She would therefore like to know: if the Government plans to clarify the place of leather in systems linked to extended producer responsibility and in circular economy policies, in order to better take into account its characteristics as a durable, repairable and recoverable material; if official recognition of leather as a biosourced material is being studied, in order to secure its framework of use and its environmental claims; and what measures could be implemented to support the transmission of know-how and the development of training in the leather trades, in order to ensure the sustainability of this sector of excellence and its jobs in the territories.

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