Question 15340 — woods and forests

Summary

Mr. Matthieu Bloch draws the attention of the Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, responsible for relations with Parliament, to the need to quickly include on the parliamentary agenda the proposed law aimed at clarifying the definition of agricultural activities for forestry work contractors, tabled on June 10, 2025. The forestry work contractor (ETF) sector has been experiencing for several years a worrying weakening. Between 2012 and 2021, the number of forestry and silvicultural companies increased from 7,991 to 6,729 structures, reflecting the disappearance of more than a thousand companies in a decade. This development contrasts sharply with the progression observed in the agricultural work sector and reflects the structural difficulties encountered by a profession that is nevertheless essential to economic balance and environment of rural areas. Forestry contractors today provide an essential part of silviculture, reforestation, stand maintenance and logging operations. According to the National Federation of Territorial Entrepreneurs (FNEDT), they carry out nearly 70% of silviculture-reforestation work and 80% of logging work on the national territory. Their role appears all the more strategic in the current context of ecological transition, forest renewal and sustainable development of wood resources. However, these professionals remain faced with persistent legal uncertainty concerning activities located in the immediate extension of forest production, in particular the storage, packaging or primary transformation of wood products such as firewood, forest chips, pallets or stakes. This lack of clarification leads to concrete difficulties, particularly in terms of town planning, the establishment of storage buildings or the exercise of activities in agricultural zones, thus compromising the economic viability of many companies. The bill tabled on June 10, 2025 specifically intends to respond to this situation by recognizing explicitly the related activities carried out by forestry work contractors and by adapting the legal framework to the realities on the ground. This development is expected by the entire timber industry, which sees it as an essential condition for maintaining a dynamic local economic fabric and the sustainable structuring of forestry activities. In this context, he asks if the Government intends to support this initiative legislative and proceed with its upcoming inclusion on the parliamentary agenda, in order to provide a concrete response to the expectations of forestry work contractors and the rural world.

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