Both the government and the opposition agree that the current second-hand trade law is an obstacle to a more circular economy. If we are to reduce consumption, it must be easier to buy used. Then we have to remove regulatory stumbling blocks, and the Second-hand Trade Act is a barrier that has been discussed for years.
Jan Christian Vestre has shown great commitment to changing the law through media coverage and input meetings. Now we expect action from the Minister of Industry.
What we need is a second-hand trade law that is not a bottleneck for circular business models. That in order to sell used goods of lesser value you have to apply for a license from the police, record each individual item, in addition to having to place the goods in a 14-day quarantine – that is not tenable.
If we are to reduce consumption, it must be easier to buy used.
At the end of February, the Conservative Party put forward a proposal to revise the entire second-hand trade act, so that it is not only about recovery, but that it will also promote a circular economy. The majority in the Storting said no to this.
There may be good reasons why the Conservative Party’s proposal for a new law was voted down in the Storting. Vestre believes that the Conservative Party is knocking on open doors because the government is already working on changing the law. If this justification is to have credibility, he must say when the new law will be in place.
The circular shift consists of 12 top managers from various parts of the business world. We expect that the ambitions will be followed up and that a proposal will see the light of day as soon as possible.
We are impatient, and Vestre should be too.
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