Question 221 — commerce and crafts

Summary

Mr. Luc Lamirault draws the attention of the Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for small and medium-sized businesses, trade, crafts and tourism, to the future of stained glass artists, master glassmakers and craftsmen since the announcement of a modification of the REACH regulation, one of the objectives of which is to include lead in the list of substances subject to authorization. If professionals in the sector unquestionably emphasize the harmfulness of this centuries-old product, in practice they are already subject to a very strong precautionary principle, exposure to lead being subject to strict regulations and reinforced medical monitoring which protect both workers and their families. The objective of ensuring a level of protection of the population and the environment in the face of to harmful substances is entirely legitimate but risk management must not be characterized by a weakening of the trust capital of craftsmen, who have largely integrated all the protocols into their workshops in order to prevent risks, the used lead being also sorted and collected. Furthermore, its use in the heritage sector does not require any risk of exposure for consumers, since once integrated into the building, it is no longer intended to be handled outside of maintenance and restoration operations carried out only by professionals. Despite research in the sector and in the absence of substitution of this material, he asks what measures the Government intends to put in place so that the precautionary principle is not subject to excessive application which would undermine French know-how and the professionals' control of the risk generated by the use of lead.

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