Cyclevia Annual Report 2024

Nearly all vehicle manufacturers

are now CYCLEVIA members

Final warnings before the authorities

are notif ied

Automotive

industry

Non eco-fee payers

Getting manufacturers in the automo-

tive industry on board was a long pro-

cess for CYCLEVIA. After many meetings

with the French trade union for vehicle

importers Chambre syndicale des im

portateurs dautomobiles and work ses

sions with all stakeholders that began in

December2022 the producer responsi

bility organisation f inally managed to rally

nearly all of Frances car and motorcycle

manufacturers by the end of 2024 Out

of the 354marketers registered 30 come

from this sector Any remaining hidden

passengers belong to a few luxury brands

or secondhand car importers

When faced with a failure to pay eco-fees, CYCLEVIA

f irstly seeks a solution thanks to mediation. In prepa-

ration for a campaign to encourage non-contributors

to the EPR system, which will be rolled out in 2025, the

producer responsibility organisation identif ied a panel

of companies in breach of the regulations. These com-

panies can become compliant by signing a contract with

CYCLEVIA or provide proof that they are not part of this

marketer category Failure to take action may result in

them being reported to the French Risk Prevention Direc

torate Direction générale de la prévention des risques

DGPR and f ined Indeed since the French AntiWaste

for a Circular Economy Law AGEC was passed in 2020

in the event of a persistent refusal to join producer

responsibility organisations are required to report any

companies who do not comply to the public authorities

These companies risk paying a f ine of up to 7500 per

tonne of product placed on the market along with a daily

penalty of up to 20000

It is important to unite all

the industry’s players around

CYCLEVIA, through contractual

relations, in order have near-total coverage.

As it is the industry’s dedicated producer

responsibility organisation, CYCLEVIA

has the unique opportunity to drive

this collective goal. In 2024,

it consolidated this structuring role.”

OLIVIER GANTOIS, Chairman, UFIP Énergies et Mobilités

EXPERT VIEW

Towards eco-

modulation

Eco-modulation adjusts a marketer’s f inancial

contribution according to the environmental

performance criteria of its products. In 2024, “EU

eco-label” certif ied tonnages rose slightly whereas

those for hazardous product tonnages increased

due to stricter regulations. Two years after having

been implemented, its impact still remains dif f icult

to measure as suf f icient long-term data is still not

available. However, a bioaccumulation and biodeg-

radability study on oils, completed by CYCLEVIA in

2024, will serve to introduce two new eco-modulation

criteria in 2026: a bonus of 30% for lubricants that

are “inherently biodegradable” and one of 80% for

those that are “easily biodegradable”. The goal here

is to provide the industry with an incentive to foster

more virtuous products thanks to a bonus system.

A dedicated webinar will be held by CYCLEVIA in 2025

to assist marketers with these changes.

revised in 2026

14 15 CYCLEVIA

2024 ANNUAL REPORT

01 - PRODUCTS PLACED ON THE MARKET 2024 REVIEW

Ecomodulated lubricants

bonus or penalty

Lubricants subject

to eco-fees

(classic fee scale)

88.5

115

EU ecolabel certif ied

lubricants bonus

of lubricants classif ied

as hazardous penalty

113

of regenerated/recycled base oils

supplied by marketers

34.5