Question 14489 — taxes and duties

Summary

Mr. Alexandre Dufosset draws the attention of the Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature to the difficulties encountered by distributors of plant protection products following the late update of the rates of the fee for diffuse pollution (RPD) provided for in Article L. 213-10-8 of the Environmental Code. Several organizations representing the agricultural sector have recently warned about the consequences of the update which took place on March 2, 2026 on the PhytoStimData portal. This update revealed the new rates applicable for the year 2026, indexed to inflation, even though the commercial campaign had already been underway for several weeks. In fact, many distributors had already made sales or established quotes based on the rates applicable in 2025, the latter being the only ones then accessible on the platform. The late appearance of the new rates now places operators in a delicate situation, potentially forcing them to carry out re-invoicing operations or modify commercial conditions already agreed with farmers. This late development also causes significant operational difficulties for distributors, in particular the emergency updating of their management and invoicing tools, as well as the risks of errors or discrepancies between the amounts collected for the 2026 campaign and those which will be called upon during the corresponding declaration. Indexing rates to inflation would represent an average increase estimated at nearly 2% for the year 2026, which could result in an additional cost for farms already facing strong economic tensions. In this context, several professional organizations in the agricultural sector have requested that the entry into force of these new rates be postponed to January 1, 2027 in order to legally and operationally secure the current campaign and to avoid additional tensions in the sector. Therefore, he asks him if the Government plans to clarify quickly, by an official communication from the ministerial services concerned, the terms of application of the RPD rates for the year 2026, in order to provide the necessary visibility to distributors and agricultural operators, and if, where applicable, it intends to postpone the entry into force of the indexation of the rates to January 1, 2027.

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