Tax & Finance

#ECOE2534902ADecree on the Tax for the Use of Nuclear Fuel for Electricity Production

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

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This decree establishes the regulations for taxing the use of nuclear fuel in electricity production in France for the years 2026 to 2028. It specifies the parameters for calculating the tax amount, including a conversion factor and set rates for taxation and cap tariffs. Furthermore, it outlines the deadlines for declaration and payment of taxes and refunds for overpayments.

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Key Changes

  • Introduction of parameters for determining the tax amount for nuclear fuel use in electricity production
  • Establishment of deadlines for tax declaration and payment
  • Provision for refunding overpayments by taxpayers

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Apply a conversion factor of 0.33 between energy contained in nuclear fuel and energy produced for electricity generation when calculating tax amounts for years 2026-2028

Nuclear electricity producers, Tax authorities
operational
high

Apply a taxation rate of 78 €/MWh for nuclear fuel used in electricity production for years 2026-2028

Nuclear electricity producers, Tax authorities
operational
high

Apply a cap tariff (écrêtement) rate of 110 €/MWh for years 2026-2028

Nuclear electricity producers, Tax authorities
operational
high

Submit tax declaration by October 31st of the year following the year for which the tax is due

Nuclear electricity producers
reporting
high

Submit installment payment declarations and advance payments by the 16th day following the end of the last month covered by each installment arrangement provided in Article R. 337-9 of the Energy Code

Nuclear electricity producers
reporting

Affected Parties

Nuclear fuel suppliersElectricity producers

Tags

nuclear,tax,electricity