Business & Commerce

#2018-895Decree No. 2018-895 establishing aid for the transformation of tobacco outlets

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

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🇬🇧 English

This law sets up financial aid for traditional tobacco sales outlets and national unions representing tobacco retailers in France. The aim is to help these outlets transform into multi-service and product shops, with projects partially funded up to specific limits. The law affects tobacco shop owners and related professional unions, requiring them to undergo transformation projects if they want to benefit from this aid.

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Key Changes

  • Creation of financial aid for transformation of tobacco outlets
  • Aid covers transformation into multi-service and product shops
  • Funding is capped annually and subject to project completion

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Tobacco outlet owners must obtain quotes from at least two decorators, suppliers, or service providers before undertaking transformation work

Tobacco outlet owners (débitants de tabac ordinaire)
operational
high

National professional unions representing tobacco retailers must ensure compliance with competition rules and public procurement procedures when selecting service providers

National professional unions representing tobacco retailers (syndicats professionnels représentant nationalement des buralistes)
operational
high

National professional unions must submit annual reports to the Directorate General of Customs presenting operational modalities, adjustments to initial projects, and first effects of aid received

National professional unions representing tobacco retailers
reporting
medium

Tobacco outlet owners and national unions must maintain economic information for evaluation purposes for three years after project completion and make it available to the Directorate General of Customs upon request

Tobacco outlet owners and national professional unions
disclosure
high

Invoices for transformation work must bear the notation 'ACQUITTÉE', 'PAYÉE', or 'RÉGLÉE' by decorators, suppliers, or service providers no later than 31 December 2021

Decorators, suppliers, and service providers working on tobacco outlet transformations
operational

Affected Parties

Tobacco shop ownersNational unions of tobacco retailers

Tags

tobacco,financial aid,business transformation