Chamber of agriculture · France · national
Mandatory levy, no membership
The national head of the French network of agricultural chambers (formerly APCA). The network has about 100 establishments (departmental, interdepartmental, regional and region-wide chambers, including overseas), with around 8,400 staff and 3,200 elected members; all are public bodies under state supervision. It represents agriculture at national and EU level (full member of Copa) and sets the network's strategy and shared services. Farmers get advice from their departmental or regional chamber.
There is no membership: farmers do not join or pay a fee; the members of Chambres d'agriculture France are the chamber presidents. The network is funded by the TFCA (CGI art. 1604), paid in France by every owner liable to the land tax on non-built property (TFPNB) — even if they do not farm. A tenant farmer reimburses half of the TFCA to the owner. Chamber members are elected every 6 years by farmers and other agricultural voters (most recently in January 2025).
There is no membership fee. The chamber network is funded by the TFCA (taxe pour frais de chambres d'agriculture, CGI art. 1604), a surcharge on the land tax on non-built property (TFPNB). Its base is the same as for the municipal share of the TFPNB (80% of the cadastral rental value); the tax office derives the rate from the revenue voted by the chamber, and the revenue is limited by an annual state ceiling. It appears on the taxe foncière notice and is paid together with it. The TFCA goes to the departmental (and regional) chambers; part of the revenue flows into national funds managed by Chambres d'agriculture France. For rented land, the tenant (fermier, métayer) reimburses half of the TFCA to the owner. Some advice and training is charged separately.
Fee basis: land-value based (collected with tax)
For information only, not legal advice. Mandatory membership is set by local law — each profile lists its source.