Operational start-up of the yacht dismantling industry
APER, Association pour la Plaisance Eco-Responsable, obtained in March 2019 the approval of the State to set up the EPR channel in charge of the deconstruction of end-of-life pleasure boats. Guillaume Arnauld des Lions, in charge of the file at the FIN, fixed in these columns ambitions in January 2019 and detailed the process for selecting operators who would deconstruct the vessels for APER. " The specifications are 50 pages long and the technical aspects predominate over the price. These are departmental lots. The goal is for the pipeline to be operational in April 2019." With a little delay, the system is now launched and APER announced on June 20 that 18 centers were approved in France.
Develop the territorial network
The first centers are located throughout France:
- 8 in Brittany
- 1 in Pays de la Loire
- 2 in Normandy
- 2 in PACA
- 2 in Occitania
- 2 in New Aquitaine
- 1 in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
The association has set itself the goal of reaching 31 operational sites by the end of the year and around 40 at cruising speed. Each yachtsman should be less than 150 km from a deconstruction center.
Meeting recycled boat targets
Jean-Paul Chapeleau, president of APER, recalls the objectives of the association. "This operational start is very important. It will allow us to reach the objective assigned by the State for 2019, that of deconstructing 1,800 boats. This is a first step to achieve the deconstruction of 20,000 to 25,000 boats over 5 years (2019-2023)." .
The number of boats treated is an important issue for the future of the sector. Indeed, it conditions its public financing, as the government reminded us in its response to a written question from MP Didier Le Gac. The latter was concerned that the 2020 budget provides for only 2% of the annual fee to be paid to APER for its financing, against 3% initially planned. The executive has made its response conditional on the number of pleasure boats out of service being processed. "The Government is examining the possibility of increasing this rate to 3% for 2020 as part of the 2020 Finance Bill if the eco-organization meets the processing targets set for it this year." .
