#2018-170Decree No. 2018-170 on Book Prices in French Overseas Territories
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This law adjusts the public sale price of non-school books in several French overseas territories by applying a coefficient. This change considers the extra costs due to the territories' remoteness. A previous regulation from 1983 is revoked, and the new pricing takes effect on April 1, 2018.
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Key Changes
- Book prices adjusted by a coefficient based on remoteness costs
- Revocation of 1983 regulation
- New prices effective April 1, 2018
Obligations
What this law requires
Booksellers in Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon must adjust the public sale price of non-school books by applying the coefficient determined by the relevant authorities.
Booksellers in the specified overseas territories must apply a coefficient to the sale price of non-school books, as determined by the ministry's decree.
Booksellers must refer to the joint ministerial decree issued by the ministers of economy, culture, and overseas territories to determine the specific coefficient for pricing books in their territory.
The coefficient for the sale price of non-school books must be set by a joint order from the ministers of economy, culture, and overseas territories for each specified territory.
The ministers of economy, culture, and overseas territories are responsible for issuing the joint ministerial decree that establishes the pricing coefficient for non-school books in the specified territories.