Question 16058 — intellectual property

Summary

Ms. Anne-Cécile Violland draws the attention of the Minister of Culture to the proposed revision of the remuneration scales for private copying applicable to digital equipment, in particular smartphones, tablets and laptops. According to information made public at the end of April 2026, a proposal for new scales would have been presented within the commission for the remuneration of private copying. This revision would lead to a significant increase in the amounts applicable to smartphones and tablets, of the order of 20% to more than 70% depending on the storage capacity of the devices. It would also provide for the subjection of a new category of products, laptop computers, with a high flat-rate scale, both for new products and for reconditioned products. If financing cultural creation constitutes a legitimate objective which no one can object to, several economic players are warning of the significant consequences that such price changes could produce, in particular on the digital reconditioning sector. The increase in this royalty on reconditioned products would indeed risk weakening an economic model already under pressure, even though the public authorities are encouraging reuse, digital sobriety, extending the lifespan of electronic equipment as well as improving the purchasing power of households. This situation seems all the more worrying since article 20 of law no. 2021-1485 of November 15, 2021 aimed at reducing the environmental footprint of digital technology provides for the carrying out of an impact study to assess the economic, social and environmental effects of remuneration for private copying, particularly on the reconditioned market. This study has still not been carried out despite repeated requests from many players in the sector. In this context, the new scales significantly raised and envisaged for reconditioned products appear very subjective. However, several observers believe that this requirement for transparency and prior evaluation is not met. Furthermore, the governance and operation of the body responsible for setting these amounts raises recurring questions about the balanced representation of economic actors, consumers and beneficiaries of this remuneration, as well as the adequacy of the decisions taken with the real evolution of digital uses and current economic imperatives. In view of these elements, she asks him if the Government intends to suspend any changes to the salary scales. remuneration for private copying, in particular on repackaged products, pending the completion and publication of an independent, exhaustive and transparent impact study. She also questions him on the measures envisaged to guarantee better consideration of the objectives of ecological transition, support for reuse, competitiveness of French companies and purchasing power of consumers.

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