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L'application du principe pollueur-payeur en agriculture

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  • Thierry Lavoux
  • David Baldock

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[eng] The polluter pays principle in agriculture . Agricultural pollution and contamination of surface and underground water by pesticides and nitrates has led some countries to question the way in which the polluter pays principle (PPP) can be applied to agriculture. This article deals with experiments undertaken to date in OECD countries. With the exception of the Austrian tax on nitrates, the rates used remain too low to represent an incentive to alternative production methods. There are several reasons for this including the danger of reducing competition in agriculture for one country by fixing a tax which farmers from another State would not accept. In the long run, economic instruments (taxes, charges and subsidies) at EC level will have to be harmonised in order to reach an higher level of equity. [fre] La pollution agricole et la contamination des eaux souterraines ou superficielles par les nitrates et les pesticides a conduit certains pays à s'interroger sur l'application du principe pollueur-payeur (PPP) en agriculture. Cet article relate les expériences menées dans les pays de l'OCDE. A l'exception de la taxe autrichienne sur les nitrates, les taux utilisés restent trop peu élevés pour constituer une incitation à modifier les méthodes culturales. A cela plusieurs raison dont celle de réduire la compétitivité de l'agriculture d'un pays dont les agriculteurs seraient concernés par une taxe qui ne s'appliquerait pas ailleurs. Dans le long terme, les instruments économiques (taxes, redevances et subventions) au niveau de la CE devront être harmonisés pour permettre la meilleure équité possible.

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  • Thierry Lavoux & David Baldock, 1992. "L'application du principe pollueur-payeur en agriculture," Économie rurale, Programme National Persée, vol. 208(1), pages 61-65.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recoru:ecoru_0013-0559_1992_num_208_1_4453
    DOI: 10.3406/ecoru.1992.4453
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    1. Amédée Mollard & Anne Lacroix & Gérard Drouet d’Aubigny & François Bel, 2004. "Efficacité et limites d’une taxe sur les engrais azotés : éléments d’analyse à partir de seize pays européens," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 166(5), pages 99-113.

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