Since 1 October 2013, every transport provider must communicate CO2 information to its customer for each service whose origin and destination are in France (Article L. 1431-3 of the Transport Code). Long without penalties, this obligation has carried a €3,000 fine since 1 January 2025. The calculation accepts 4 levels of precision, from statutory default values to actual measurement per service. The EU CountEmissions EU Regulation, in force since 1 June 2026, will harmonise these calculations around ISO 14083 for every company publishing a transport emissions figure, with full application scheduled for late 2030.
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