The target has in fact been exceeded, and energy efficiency has improved by 28% vis-a-vis 1990. Since 2004 several agreements have been concluded with Valorlux for large-scale use of reusable shopping bags in the retail sector. The target (a use rate of 38% in 2006) has been surpassed, and a new agreement calls for maintaining the rate achieved in 2007 (51%) and extending the project to other sectors.