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Anti-Waste Law
The durability index now displayed on washing machines
Publié le 15 janvier 2025 - Mise à jour le 08 avril 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Since 8 April, a sustainability index has been displayed on washing machines. This index gradually replaces the repairability index on certain electrical and electronic products. Designed to promote the circular economy, it incorporates more comprehensive criteria such as the robustness or reliability of the product.
The sustainability index applies to televisions since 1er January 2025 and is extended to washing machine effective april 8, 2025.
The mandatory display of a sustainability index shall be included in the anti-waste and circular economy act 2020. Its implementation is defined by a decree of 5 April 2024.
One score out of 10 is assigned to each product and must be displayed at the time of purchase. The purpose of this rating is to enable the consumer to make a quick comparison of the products to determine his choice.
Reminder
L'repairability index was implemented in 2021 on 5 product categories: smartphones, laptops, televisions, lawnmowers, window washing machines. It was extended in 2022 to 4 other categories: top washing machines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners and high-pressure cleaners.
How is the sustainability index calculated?
A score between 0 and 10 is used to assess the durability of the product.
It is established on the basis of criteria which evaluate environmental impact and product sustainability.
It is calculated according to 2 criteria:
- the repairability :: access to technical documentation, ease of disassembly, availability and spare parts prices;
- the reliability : Resistance to stress and wear, ease of maintenance and servicing, commercial warranty and quality process.
Where do you get that clue?
Sellers are required to display the index score in a legible manner on the shelf, close to the price. The score of 10 is the optimal sustainability index.
It appears as a color pictogram. For online sales, this pictogram must be displayed on all pages related to the purchase of the product concerned, ‘in a size of character equivalent to that of the price, so as to be legible on the screen, without the need for the consumer to manipulate the computer’.
What Colors Mean
- Green pictogram: index from 8 to 10.
- Yellow pictogram: index from 6 to 7.9.
- Orange pictogram: index 4 to 5.9.
- Red pictogram: index 2 to 3.9.
- Dark red pictogram: index from 0 to 1.9.
Infographie - The sustainability index in pictograms

Additional topics
Ministry of the Environment
Ministry of Economy
Interdepartmental Directorate for Public Transformation (DITP)
Agenda
Jusqu'au 16 juin 2025
Lycéens
Publié le 13 février 2025