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Key Facts

France

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Reception Date

13.10.22

Category

GOODS AND MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS

Precious metals

Ministries & Departments

Ministère de la culture

Responsible Departments

Ministères économiques et financiers

Products & Services concerned

New and second-hand books

Related EU Law

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Explanation

This decree implements Article 1(I)(2) of Law No 2021-1901 of 30 December 2021 aimed at strengthening the book economy and strengthening equity and trust among its actors, amending Law No 81-766 of 10 August 1981 on the price of books, and notified under number 2021/351/F. The new regulatory framework reinforces the principles of the Law of 10 August 1981, whose objectives, both economic and cultural and recognised by Council Resolution 2001/C 73/03 of 12 February 2001 on the application of national fixed book-price systems, are to maintain a dense and diverse network of book retailers, ensuring the widest public access to the diversity and quality of the publishing offer and, in so doing, to the creative work itself.

Summary

Pursuant to Law No 2021-1901 of 30 December 2021 aimed at strengthening the book economy and strengthening equity and trust among its actors, the draft decree aims to set a minimum tariff for delivery charges.

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Law is drafted in France France notifies the draft law 13.10.22 Draft law returns to France Commenting Periode Ends 16.01.23 1 Member States & EC Responses 1 Detailed Opinions 0 Comments 167 External Stakeholders Responses

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Originating Department: Ministère de la culture
Responsible Department: Ministères économiques et financiers
Received: 2022-10-13 00:00:00
Country: France
Category: GOODS AND MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS

Decree on the minimum tariff for a book delivery service

Notification No.: 2022-0683-F

FRENCH REPUBLIC The Ministry of Culture

Order of [ ]

on the minimum charge for the book delivery service
Order of 4 April 2023 on the minimum charge for the book delivery service

NOR: MICE2228102A
ELI: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2023/4/4/MICE2228102A/jo/texte
OJFR No. 0083 of 7 April 2023
Text No 22

The Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty and the Minister for Culture,

Having regard to Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the European Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services;

Having regard to Law No. 81-766 of 10 August 1981, as amended, relating to book prices, in particular Article 1 thereof in its wording resulting from Article 1 of Law No. 2021-1901 of 30 December 2021 aimed at strengthening the book economy and reinforcing fairness and trust between its players;

Having regard to Decision No 2022-1397 of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications, Posts and Press Distribution of 5 July 2022;

Having regard to notification No …/…/F addressed to the European Commission on (date) and the latter’s replies of (date),

Having regard to notification No 2022/0683/F addressed to the European Commission on 13 October 2022 and the latter’s replies of 16 January 2023,
Hereby order:

Article 1

The minimum charge for the book delivery service mentioned in the fourth paragraph of Article 1 of the aforementioned Law of 10 August 1981 is set at:

€3 inclusive of all taxes on any order comprising one or more books whose purchase value in new books is less than €35 inclusive of all taxes;

More than €0 inclusive of all taxes for any order comprising one or more new books whose purchase value in new books is equal to or greater than €35 inclusive of all taxes.
- €3 inclusive of all taxes on any order comprising one or more books whose purchase value in new books is less than €35 inclusive of all taxes;
- More than €0 inclusive of all taxes for any order comprising one or more new books whose purchase value in new books is equal to or greater than €35 inclusive of all taxes.

The minimum rate thus fixed applies to the delivery service of an order regardless of the number of packages comprising this order.

The delivery service is paid for by the buyer along with the payment of the order.

Article 2

This Order will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic and will enter into force six months after its publication.

Done on [ ].
Done on 4 April 2023.

The Minister for Culture,
Rima Abdul-Malak

The Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty,

Bruno LE MAIRE

The Minister for Culture,

Rima ABDUL-MALAK
Bruno Le Maire

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