Halte à l’Obsolescence Programmée

What Halte à l’Obsolescence Programmée does

HOP - Halte à l'Obsolescence Programmée is a French non-profit association (Loi 1901) founded in July 2015 and headquartered at 204 rue de Crimée in Paris's 19th arrondissement. The organization is dedicated to combating planned obsolescence in all its forms—technical, software, marketing, and aesthetic—and serves individual consumers, public authorities, and manufacturers. Its primary stakeholder groups are citizens who report suspected obsolescence cases, French and European policymakers (including DGCCRF, parliamentarians, and the European Parliament), and manufacturers targeted for legal action or invited to improve durability practices. HOP also collaborates with environmental and social NGOs such as NEEP, Coalition Stop Fast Fashion, and the "Non à la Taxe Windows" coalition.

The association operates a community-led go-to-market model built around advocacy, litigation, and consumer mobilization rather than commercial product sales. Its technology stack is relatively modest: a web-based online reporting form launched in January 2025 that collected 3,074 consumer signalements in its first year, online petition infrastructure (including one that gathered over 50,000 signatures against Microsoft's Windows 10 end-of-support), and information websites including the "Produits Durables" media platform and "bonusreparation.org." Revenue is generated through three streams: individual donations (via GoFundMe, HelloAsso, and dedicated crowdfunding pages tied to specific legal actions such as the Epson trial), recurring annual membership fees from a 4,000+ member community, and institutional grants from ADEME for citizen and school awareness programs. All services to consumers are free.

HOP is staffed by approximately one salaried employee supported by roughly 30 volunteers, with co-founders Laetitia Vasseur (delegate general) and Samuel Sauvage leading the organization. The association has produced landmark legal outcomes including the world's first criminal complaint for planned obsolescence (filed in September 2017 against HP, Canon, Brother, and Epson), a €25 million DGCCRF fine against Apple in February 2020 for iPhone slowdowns, and advocacy that contributed to a simplified planned obsolescence definition in the 2021 French environmental law and a European Parliament vote (544 in favor) to ban planned obsolescence across the EU in May 2023. As of mid-2026, HOP is funding the trial against Epson via a 30-day crowdfunding campaign and is actively engaging on issues spanning fast fashion, 2G/3G shutdowns affecting connected cars, and Bose cloud discontinuation.

Name

Halte à l’Obsolescence Programmée

Legal name

HOP - Halte à l'Obsolescence Programmée

Website

https://halteobsolescence.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HOP is a French non-profit association founded in 2015 that fights planned obsolescence through legal action, consumer reporting, and policy advocacy. It serves citizens, public authorities, and manufacturers, mobilizing 4,000+ members via donations, membership fees, and ADEME grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations from supporters via online donation platform (GoFundMe, HelloAsso, and dedicated donation pages) to fund legal actions, advocacy campaigns, and operational costs.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from supporters who join the association's manifesto and community of over 4,000 members.
3. Institutional Grants: Support from government bodies such as ADEME for citizen and school awareness programs on planned obsolescence.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

HOP is a French non-profit association (Loi 1901) that mobilizes citizens, public authorities, and industry to fight all forms of planned obsolescence (technical, software, and marketing) through advocacy campaigns, legal actions, and consumer awareness initiatives. It provides a public reporting platform where consumers can submit suspected planned obsolescence cases, files criminal complaints and supports litigation against manufacturers, and publishes consumer information media such as Produits Durables and bonusreparation.org. All services are free and funded through donations, memberships, and grants.

Product overview

Halte à l'Obsolescence Programmée (HOP) is a non-profit association (Loi 1901) founded in July 2015, not a commercial product company. The organization operates advocacy, lobbying, and awareness campaigns rather than selling technology products or services. HOP mobilizes citizens, public authorities, and industry to extend product lifespans through advocacy actions, awareness campaigns, and legal initiatives. It has launched informational media platforms including Produits Durables (a consumer guide for sustainable products) and bonusreparation.org (information on repair subsidies). HOP also manages a reporting platform where consumers can submit complaints about suspected programmed obsolescence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Produits Durables: Media platform launched by HOP to inform consumers about durable products
• bonusreparation.org
• Club de la Durabilité
• Institut de la Durabilité

Products and services

• Online Obsolescence Reporting Form A free web-based reporting platform that enables consumers to submit suspected planned obsolescence cases, document problematic practices, and feed evidence into HOP's investigations and legal actions.
• Produits Durables Media Platform A consumer information media platform launched by HOP that informs consumers about durable products, sustainable consumption, and best practices for avoiding planned obsolescence.
• bonusreparation.org Information Website A dedicated information website launched by HOP that explains the French repair bonus ("bonus réparation") subsidy program and helps consumers understand how to access repair incentives.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,074 consumer reports collected in first year of reporting platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Coalition Stop Fast FashioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026HOP is a member of the Coalition Stop Fast Fashion, which published a press release on June 15, 2026 calling for the anti fast-fashion law to cover all fast-fashion actors, not just ultra fast-fashion platforms.
• NEEP (New Economies for Eradicating Poverty)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026HOP co-signed a Tribune in Le Monde with NEEP on June 10, 2026, advocating for product durability as a lever to eradicate poverty. The roadmap references HOP's work on spare parts availability and independent repairer access.
• Non à la Taxe Windows CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Coalition of 22+ organizations including Alternatiba, ANV-COP21, April, HOP, Que Choisir Ensemble, and Zéro Waste France that mobilized against Microsoft's Windows 10 end-of-support, collecting 50,000+ signatures.
• ADEMEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerADEME supports HOP's citizen and school awareness programs on planned obsolescence themes as part of environmental education initiatives.
• Club de la DurabilitéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA club for companies committed to durability that HOP collaborates with, inviting businesses to join the transition toward sustainable goods and services.
• Institut de la DurabilitéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOP promotes the Durability Institute for training on sustainability and accelerating the ecological transition toward circular economy.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• UFC-Que Choisir: France's largest consumer advocacy and testing association. Directly comparable as a French member-funded nonprofit driving consumer-rights enforcement, complaints, and policy advocacy.
• The Restart Project: UK-based nonprofit advocating right to repair and electronics longevity. Comparable as a community-led advocacy organization focused on extending product life and fighting planned obsolescence.
• ClientEarth: Environmental law charity using litigation and policy advocacy. Comparable in its legal-action-first approach to environmental/consumer issues, though operating EU-wide and across multiple environmental verticals.
• Zero Waste France: French nonprofit advocating against waste and for circular economy. Comparable mission focus on product lifespan extension and policy advocacy in France.

Emerging players

• iFixit: Repair advocacy community and platform with a strong right-to-repair lobbying arm. Comparable as a repair-focused advocacy organization, though iFixit operates more as a commercial/community platform than a legal-advocacy NGO.
• European Right to Repair Campaign: European coalition advocating for right-to-repair legislation. Comparable as a coalition-based advocacy body, with overlapping goals with HOP's planned-obsolescence mission and overlapping coalition partners.

Broad incumbents

• BEUC (European Consumer Organisation): Brussels-based umbrella for European consumer organizations. Comparable as a consumer-rights advocacy body, but operates at wider EU scope rather than HOP's France-specific planned-obsolescence focus.
• France Nature Environnement: Largest French environmental federation with 3,500+ member associations. Comparable as a French advocacy nonprofit influencing policy on environment and resource use, broader than HOP's product-lifespan niche.
• Greenpeace France: Major environmental advocacy organization in France. Comparable as a French advocacy nonprofit driving campaigns and policy change, though with a broader environmental remit than HOP's planned-obsolescence focus.

Regional players

• Fondation pour la Nature et l'Homme: French foundation promoting ecological transition and sustainable consumption. Comparable regionally as a French nonprofit combining awareness, advocacy, and education on sustainability, though broader than HOP's planned-obsolescence focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/HOPhaltealobsolescenceprogrammee
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/hop-halte-obsolescence-programmee
• Instagraminstagram.com/hop_halteobsolescence

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Profiles2 records

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