AGEC Law 2025: what the refurbished procurement mandate means for businesses

The Anti-Waste for a Circular Economy law (AGEC), enacted in February 2020, imposes an unprecedented regulatory framework for public and professional procurement. Since January 1, 2024, administrations and local authorities are required to include at least 20% refurbished products in their IT and telephony equipment purchases.

A progressive and binding timeline

The legislator has planned a gradual increase in obligations, allowing organizations to structure their procurement:

• 2024: minimum 20% refurbished purchases for administrations
• 2027: increase to 25% — threshold also applies to state operators
• 2030: target of 30%, with likely extension to the private sector (companies with 250+ employees)

These thresholds are not guidelines: they can be audited by government services and may result in penalties for non-compliance in public procurement.

Beyond public sector: the signal for private businesses

While the AGEC law primarily targets public procurement, its impact on the private sector is already tangible. Large enterprises now use AGEC compliance as a selection criterion in their tenders. A distributor capable of providing traceable, audited refurbished products positions itself as a strategic partner.

Refurbished is no longer an optional CSR initiative — it's a regulatory imperative reshaping IT supply chains.

How to prepare concretely?

For distributors and retailers, the challenge is twofold: securing reliable sourcing and documenting the traceability of each device. At QBP.Solutions, we support this transition with:

1. A catalog of 55,000+ refurbished references, sourced exclusively in France
2. Compliance certificates per order, ready for use in public procurement responses
3. A grading system (A+, A, B, C) with a 60+ point quality control charter
4. Environmental impact data per device (CO₂ avoided, water saved)

Zero-stock model as an accelerator

One of the barriers identified by distributors is the financial risk of stocking refurbished products. Our 'sell before you buy' model eliminates this barrier: zero working capital requirement, contractually guaranteed margins, and 72-hour delivery from our 50+ partner workshops in France.

The AGEC law is not an isolated constraint — it's part of a European regulatory movement (CSRD, Ecodesign, green taxonomy) that makes refurbished a structural lever for compliance and competitiveness.