Question 15972 — woods and forests

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Ms. Marie-Christine Dalloz draws the attention of the Minister of Action and Public Accounts to the use of all revenue from the “clearing tax”. The protection and development of woods and forests as well as reforestation within the framework of sustainable management are recognized as being of general interest by the French forest code. Article L. 341-6 of the said code strictly regulates land clearing since it provides that each holder an authorization to clear land must compensate for an area cleared by afforestation or reforestation; if the latter is not able to do so, the owner must pay compensatory compensation paid to the strategic forest wood fund mentioned in article L. 156-4 of the forest code. Since the future law for agriculture and food of 2014, this compensation must represent an “equivalent amount” to the work necessary for reforestation. However, a ceiling - prior to the creation of the strategic fund (law no. 2011-1977 of December 28, 2011 on finances for 2012) - contravenes this equivalence of amount and returns sums greater than a product of 2 million euros to the general State budget. However, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the amount not paid to the strategic forest and wood fund is equivalent to 2 million euros in 2017. She therefore asks him why these revenues are not allocated in full to the strategic forest-wood fund, insofar as it is intended for investments which make it possible to renew the forest, and what measures he intends to take to compensate for this gap, especially since the preservation of this natural resource contributes to respecting the country's commitments in terms of carbon neutrality.

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