Chamber of agriculture · France · regional
Mandatory levy, no membership
Chambre régionale d'agriculture Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is the agricultural chamber of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It is a public body under state supervision, run by elected farmers' representatives. Together with the region's 6 departmental chambers it offers farmers advice, training, help with setting up and handing over a farm, and production and environmental support, and represents agriculture's interests at regional level. Seat: Aix-en-Provence.
There is no membership: farmers are not members of the chamber and do not have to join; its services are open to all farmers in the region. The chamber is funded in part by the TATFNB (taxe additionnelle à la taxe foncière sur les propriétés non bâties, Code général des impôts Article 1604), paid by every owner of undeveloped land (arable land, meadow, forest, etc.) in the region (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), whether they farm it or not. For rented land the tenant (fermier, métayer) refunds half of the tax to the owner. The chamber's members are elected; farmers, farm employees and landowners vote.
No membership fee. The TATFNB appears on the annual tax notice together with the land tax (taxe foncière sur les propriétés non bâties), on the same base (the cadastral rental value of the land). The rate is set by the chamber's approved revenue divided by the total tax bases in its area; the chamber tax may rise by at most 15% from one year to the next. The tax is levied in the areas of the departmental chambers, which pass part of the revenue on to finance the regional chamber. There is no fixed amount — you can see your share on your own land tax notice.
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.