Question 2214 — commerce and crafts

Summary

Mr. Olivier Dussopt wishes to draw the attention of the Minister of the Economy and Finance to the consequences for professionals in the stationery and office supplies sector of the reduction in payment deadlines imposed by the law on the modernization of the economy of August 4, 2008. Since its implementation, professionals in the sector have suffered from a growing imbalance between shorter payment deadlines to suppliers and customer payment deadlines which remain unchanged during the back-to-school period. In addition, asking distributors with little cash flow to pay for their back-to-school orders in a relatively short time leads them to have them delivered as late as possible before the start of this period and then request restockings until the beginning of September. Also, as it is impossible for producers to manufacture in just a few months, in the spring, everything that will be sold during the back-to-school period, this forces them to store their production since September of the previous year, with a storage peak in May which necessarily involves storage outside their depot for those like notebook or binder manufacturers who have bulky products. Outside of cost of storage, producers also have to face a shortage of available delivery people during the summer period. There are today exemptions in the agricultural equipment sector, for the sale of seasonal sporting goods, as well as for the toy trade in order to respond to the difficulties of the Christmas period. This is why he would like to know the Government's position and the measures it intends to take concerning an exemption for resellers of school supplies during the back-to-school period.

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