Tax & Finance

#BCRD1131063ADecree of November 10, 2011, Setting Conditions for Reduced Tax Rates on Diesel and Other Fuels

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This French law outlines conditions for using diesel, jet fuels, liquefied petroleum gases, and water-diesel emulsions under a reduced tax regime. It affects businesses in industrial, commercial, and agricultural sectors and imposes specific requirements for fuel coloring, marking, and usage tracking to avoid tax evasion.

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Key Changes

  • Establishes reduced tax rates for certain fuels under specific conditions
  • Requires coloring and marking of fuels to distinguish usage
  • Sets regulations for fuel usage in industrial and commercial sectors

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Add colorant RED 24 (1 g/hl) or RED 19 (0.5 g/hl) and agent traceur Solvent Yellow 124 (0.6 g/hl) to non-road diesel and domestic heating fuel before placing on market or transferring ownership

Fuel distributors, manufacturers, and all entities selling or transferring non-road diesel or domestic heating fuel
operational
high

Obtain approval from the director general of customs and excise duties for bi-fuel automatic selection devices (bicarburation) before commercialization; obtain approval from the regional director for other cases

Manufacturers of bi-fuel automatic selection devices
licensing
medium

Renew bi-fuel automatic selection device approvals upon request and provide proof of approval status to customs agents upon demand

All holders of approved bi-fuel automatic selection devices
operational
high

Install and pre-approve consumption monitoring devices on vehicles claiming annual tax differential reimbursement; devices must be approved by the director general of customs and excise duties

Vehicle and equipment operators claiming reduced tax regime through annual reimbursement
licensing
medium

Provide customs agents with a list of bi-fuel automatic selection device users by device type before the 10th day following each quarter

Manufacturers with approved bi-fuel automatic selection devices
reporting

Affected Parties

industrial businessescommercial enterprises+1 more…

Tags

tax,fuel,industry regulations