Tax increaseIn effectEnvironmental taxationNational

General tax on polluting activities (TGAP) on unsolicited printed matter: rate raised from €0.15 to €0.90 per kilogram and allowance removed

Article 4 of the 2006 amending Finance Act amends the general tax on polluting activities due, in the absence of a contribution to waste collection and disposal, by issuers of unsolicited printed matter distributed in letterboxes. The 2,500-kilogram allowance is removed from the base (Article 266 octies of the Customs Code), the rate rises from €0.15 to €0.90 per kilogram (Article 266 nonies) and a minimum annual collection threshold of €450 per taxpayer is created. The act entered into force on 1 January 2007.

Measure originators

InitiatorLR
Pierre Méhaignerie
Les Républicains
InitiatorLR
Jacques Pélissard
Les Républicains
Amount
900 €/t
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
1 January 2007

Measure impact

Concerns issuers of unsolicited advertising printed matter who do not contribute voluntarily, financially or in kind, to the scheme of Article L. 541-10-1 of the Environment Code. According to the Senate, the €450 threshold means the tax is not collected below about 500 kilograms of printed matter. No cost estimate was found.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2006-1771 du 30 décembre 2006 (LFR 2006), art. 4
Official Journal: JORF du 31 décembre 2006

Procedure timeline

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

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7 / 7 steps
Completed
1 January 2007

Administrative implementation

Application

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

Entrée en vigueur le 1er janvier 2007, la loi ne prévoyant pas de date propre.
Completed
30 December 2006

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Actors
Jacques Chirac
Promulgation de la loi n° 2006-1771 de finances rectificative pour 2006, publiée au JORF du 31 décembre 2006.
Completed
21 December 2006

National Assembly has the final say

Parliamentary process

Si échec CMP

Vote result
Adopted
Adoption définitive des conclusions de la CMP par l'Assemblée nationale (TA n° 646) et par le Sénat (TA n° 37).
Completed
20 December 2006

Joint committee

Parliamentary process

Désaccord éventuel

Actors
Philippe Marini, Gilles Carrez
Commission mixte paritaire (rapport n° 141, 2006-2007, de Philippe Marini et Gilles Carrez).
Completed
19 December 2006

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process
Vote result
Adopted
Adoption en première lecture par le Sénat (TA n° 32, 2006-2007).
Completed
8 December 2006

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° 627).
Completed
15 November 2006

Transmission to National Assembly

Parliamentary process
Actors
Thierry Breton
Dépôt du projet de loi de finances rectificative pour 2006 à l'Assemblée nationale (n° 3447) par Thierry Breton.