New taxEndedSocial security and healthcareNational

Additional tax on the annual tax on medicinal products for the management centres for health product trials

Article 23 of the 2005 Amending Finance Act introduces an additional tax on the annual tax on medicinal products and products holding a marketing authorisation (Article L. 5121-17 of the Public Health Code). Its rate is half that of the main tax and it is collected under the same rules. Revenue is allocated by order of the health minister among the management centres for health product trials set up as public interest groupings; it may not fund trials on embryonic stem cells or cloning. The tax applies from 1 January 2006 on sales made in the 2005 to 2008 financial years.

Measure originators

Amendment authorDR
Yves Bur
Droite Républicaine
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
1 January 2006

Measure impact

Laboratories holding marketing authorisations pay a 50% supplement on the annual tax on their medicines for four years, to fund public clinical research. No official estimate specific to the additional tax was found.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2005-1720 du 30 décembre 2005 (LFR 2005), art. 23
Official Journal: JORF n° 304 du 31 décembre 2005

Procedure timeline

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

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8 / 8 steps
Completed
1 January 2006

Administrative implementation

Application

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

Entrée en application des dispositions (art. 23).
Completed
30 December 2005

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2005-1720 du 30 décembre 2005 (art. 23), publiée au JORF n° 304 du 31 décembre 2005.
Completed
29 December 2005

Possible referral to Constitutional Council

Constitutional review

Décision de conformité / censure partielle

Décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2005-531 DC du 29 décembre 2005.
Completed
22 December 2005

National Assembly has the final say

Parliamentary process

Si échec CMP

Vote result
Adopted
Adoption du texte de la commission mixte paritaire.
Completed
21 December 2005

Joint committee

Parliamentary process

Désaccord éventuel

Accord de la commission mixte paritaire (rapporteurs Gilles Carrez et Philippe Marini).
Completed
20 December 2005

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process
Vote result
Adopted
Adoption en première lecture par le Sénat, avec modifications (TA n° 40).
Completed
8 December 2005

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 par l'Assemblée nationale (TA n° 515).
Completed
23 November 2005

Transmission to National Assembly

Parliamentary process
Dépôt à l'Assemblée nationale du projet de loi de finances rectificative pour 2005 (n° 2700) par Thierry Breton et Jean-François Copé.