Vs the opinion of the Cooperl, the rendering tax which is used to finance the collection and treatment of animals that have died accidentally in pig farms has been extended to the entire profession. Two decrees published in Official newspaper December 24, 2021 plan to obtain, from the start of 2022, the payment of a compulsory voluntary contribution (CVO) from all companies in the sector, whether or not they are members of the Inaporc inter-profession.
Until now, the system was only valid for members of the inter-professional organization, that is to say all companies in the sector. However, since November 2020, the leading French producer of pigs, the Breton cooperative group Cooperl (5.6 million pigs produced by 2,950 breeders) has left Inaporc.
Upgrading into biofuels
At the time, the Lamballe cooperative intends to set up its own system of collecting dead animals in its breeding to convert them into biofuels, in a plant scheduled to be commissioned in 2023.
However, without Cooperl, the financing of the association ATM (Animals found dead), which operates the collection of corpses before their delivery to specialized companies under contract, would not be guaranteed, according to Inaporc. The interprofession therefore asked the government to impose the CVO on everyone.
Until the end, the group of Lamballe (Côtes-d’Armor) will have pleaded its choice, not hesitating to publish in the national press, on October 7, 2021, an open letter to the Minister of Agriculture, Julien Denormandie, asking him not to hinder “Innovation (to advance) in the decarbonization of (its) production”.
In a statement released Friday, December 24, Cooperl “Takes note” of the government’s decision, but “Regret it (because) it slows down (its) decarbonation work”. The group announces to seize the Council of State ” as soon as possible “.
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