After January 1, 2008, the modalities of the application of the new “ecopastille” is talked about everywhere.
This first effective measure of “Grenelle de l’environnement”* has as an objective to incite the drivers to buy new cars that are less contaminating by giving a monetary advantage to the “clean” cars and taxing the vehicles that release more CO2 per kilometer.
But what happens if one buys a vehicle in another EU-country?
To buy a new vehicle in another EU-country, the bonus-malus system applies the same way that if the vehicle was bought in France.The new vehicles bought directly in another EU-country can benefit from the bonus and are equally subject to the malus. Simply, individuals should conserve the receipt as well as the EU certificate of conformity to benefit from the bonus.
Reminder of the vehicles concerned by this new legislation:
The bonus concerns the vehicles that emit maximum 130g CO2/km. The malus applies to the vehicles that emit more than 160g CO2/km.Some used vehicles coming from another Member state can be taxed!
Used vehicles are not in theory concerned by the bonus-malus system.But there exists an exception for used vehicles bought directly in another EU member state (that means the vehicles registered for the first time after January 1, 2008 and acquired after this same date). In this case, the imported vehicles are subject to the malus. The amount of the applied malus will be reduced 10% by year after the first time the vehicle was put in circulation.
* Grenelle Environment Round Table
