Regulatory changeEndedWaste taxationNational

Reform of the TGAP on landfilling and thermal treatment of waste

Article 52 of the 2016 amending finance act overhauls the general tax on polluting activities (TGAP) owed by operators of landfill and thermal waste treatment facilities: redefined scope (non-hazardous and hazardous waste facilities, transfers to another State), new annual rate tables from 2017 to 2025 depending on facility performance (certification, biogas recovery, bioreactor), and a requirement to pass the tax on. Parts A, B, C and E of section I apply from 1 January 2017, part D from 1 January 2019. This trajectory was overhauled by the 2019 finance act.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Christian Eckert
Gouvernement
InitiatorGVT
Michel Sapin
Gouvernement
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
1 January 2017

Measure impact

Operators of landfill and incineration facilities and, through pass-through, local authorities and waste producers. Example: landfilling of non-hazardous waste in a non-authorised facility taxed at €150/t in 2017 (€158/t planned from 2025).

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2016-1918 du 29/12/2016 (LFR 2016), art. 52
Official Journal: JORF n° 0303 du 30 décembre 2016

Procedure timeline

Follow the progress of this fiscal measure through the different stages of the parliamentary procedure.

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5 / 5 steps
Completed
1 January 2017

Administrative implementation

Application

Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration

Entrée en vigueur des A, B, C et E du I (nouveaux tarifs de TGAP déchets) ; le D entre en vigueur le 1er janvier 2019.
Completed
29 December 2016

Possible referral to Constitutional Council

Constitutional review

Décision de conformité / censure partielle

Décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2016-743 DC.
Completed
29 December 2016

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi de finances rectificative pour 2016 (JORF n° 0303 du 30 décembre 2016).
Completed
22 December 2016

National Assembly has the final say

Parliamentary process

Si échec CMP

Vote result
Adopted
Adoption définitive par l'Assemblée nationale en lecture définitive.
Completed
7 December 2016

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process

Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)

Vote result
Adopted
Adoption en première lecture du projet de loi par l'Assemblée nationale.