Question 9001 — commerce and crafts

Summary

Mr. René Lioret draws the attention of the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty to the growing impact of fast fashion on local commerce and French brands in the clothing sector. For several years, the French textile sector has faced fierce competition from online platforms and international fast fashion brands, which are flooding the French market for low-cost clothing, mass-produced in often opaque social and environmental conditions. This unbalanced competition deeply weakens the national commercial fabric, in particular independent businesses and historic brands, which struggle to compete in the face of discounted pricing practices and the proliferation of collections renewed at a breakneck pace. Brand representatives French authorities warn of the risks of commercial desertification of city centers, the disappearance of local jobs that cannot be offshored and the erosion of French know-how which is an integral part of the country's economic heritage. They also denounce the distortion of competition created by the massive importation of very low-cost clothing, often free from the same fiscal, social and environmental constraints as French companies. In this context, he asks what measures the Government intends to take to restore fair conditions of competition between French and foreign players in the textile sector, support national brands in the face of fast fashion and preserve employment as well as local commerce throughout the territory. He would also like to know whether consideration has been given to the establishment of new regulations, such as specific taxation or increased transparency obligations on production conditions, in order to protect the French clothing sector and its jobs.

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