Overview

• A government decree published on September 9 sets a 70% reduction target for industrial PFAS releases to water by end-February 2028, using 2023 levels as the baseline.
• The target serves as an intermediate step intended to keep France on track to end PFAS discharges by February 27, 2030, as required by a law passed in February.
• Générations Futures and Notre Affaire à Tous say the decree lacks monitoring rules, leaves per‑installation obligations unclear, and offers only one interim milestone.
• The NGOs note most facilities did not measure PFAS discharges in 2023 and say they will study legal avenues to uphold the law’s intent after a decree adopted three days after public consultation.
• Separately in Alsace, activated‑carbon units enabled the lifting of drinking-water restrictions in four communes near the Basel‑Mulhouse Airport, with seven still restricted and local PFAS-related costs estimated at €20 million.