Environment

#2010-576Decree No. 2010-576 Amending the General Tax on Polluting Activities

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

AI-generated summary for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. See the original source for the authoritative text.

🇬🇧 English

This law modifies the appendix of the Environmental Code, specifically the coefficients associated with the General Tax on Polluting Activities. It outlines different thresholds for waste management and treatment capacities, specifying tax coefficients assigned based on the quantities and types of waste involved, particularly concerning dangerous substances. The amendment aims to categorize activities that pose particular risks to the environment and adjust the tax burden accordingly.

AI-generated summary. May contain errors. Refer to official sources for legal decisions.

Key Changes

  • Modification of the tax coefficients related to waste management activities.
  • Establishment of new thresholds for waste quantities and treatment capacities.
  • Clarification of criteria for classifying hazardous waste and its implications on taxation.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Apply tax coefficient of 10 to waste management activities with quantities of dangerous substances or dangerous preparations (as defined in article R. 511-10 of the Environmental Code) at the highest risk level

Waste treatment facility operators classified as activities 2770 and 2790
operational
high

Apply tax coefficient of 6 to waste treatment installations with daily authorized capacity ≥10 t/j or total installation capacity ≥25,000 t

Waste treatment facility operators classified as activity 2760
operational
medium

Apply tax coefficient of 6 to waste treatment installations with processing capacity ≥3 t/h

Waste treatment facility operators classified as activity 2771
operational
medium

Apply tax coefficient of 6 to waste and material treatment activities processing quantities ≥50 t/j

Waste and material treatment facility operators classified as activity 2780
operational
medium

Apply reduced tax coefficient of 3 to waste management installations with quantities <50 t and daily capacities <10 t/j or total capacity <25,000 t

Small-scale waste treatment facility operators classified as activities 2717, 2718, 2760, and 2771
operational

Affected Parties

Waste management facilitiesEnvironmental regulatory bodies

Tags

taxation,environmental policy,waste management