The conversion premium for the purchase of vans may be granted to any business with an establishment in France.

In order to benefit from it, the business must:

• Either buy a van that can qualify for the premium
• Either rent a van which can benefit from the premium, as part of a contract of 2 years or more
• And to remove a polluting vehicle from circulation (for it to be destroyed)

Vehicle purchased or rented

Vehicles which may benefit from the conversion premium for vans are those who, on the date of their invoicing (in case of purchase) or on the date of payment of the first rent provided for in the vehicle rental contract meet a set of conditions. These vehicles shall:

• Belong To:
  
  • Either to the category of vans (vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of goods having a maximum weight of 3,5 tons or less)
  • Either to the category N2 (a vehicle designed and constructed for the carriage of goods having a maximum weight of more than 3,5 tons and less than or equal to 12 tons) and satisfying the following criteria:
    
    • They shall benefit from derogations applicable to gas-generating vehicles, natural gas vehicles, electric accumulators or alternative propulsion systems. These derogations correspond to the weight in running order of either the gas generator and its accessories, or natural gas for vehicles and its accessories, or accumulators and their accessories, or mechanical energy storage and their accessories. This applies within the limit of 2 tons.
    • They have a permissible total laden weight (the maximum mass that a vehicle may contain) of not more than 3,5 tons
• Are not damaged vehicles (in the light of expert reports drawn up by insurers)
• Are registered in France in a definitive series (SIV number)
• Are not transferred by the purchaser or the holder of a lease:
  
  • Not within one year of the date of the vehicle's billing or payment of the first rent
  • Not until you've covered at least 6,000 kilometers

Dealers and vehicle brand agents are not eligible for the eco-bonus for the purchase or lease of a vehicle that they assign to the demonstration.

Vehicle withdrawn from traffic

The vehicle to be withdrawn from circulation in order to benefit from the conversion premium for vans duty meet a set of conditions. This vehicle:

• Belongs to the category M1 (a vehicle designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and comprising, in addition to the driver's seat, not more than 8 seats), or N1 (vehicle designed and constructed for the carriage of goods having a maximum weight of 3,5 tons or less)
• East registered in France in a definitive series (SIV number) or in a normal series
• Has been registered :
  
  • Before 1 January 2011, for a vehicle using diesel fuel as the main fuel
  • Before 1 January 2006, for a vehicle not using diesel as the main fuel (e.g. a petrol vehicle)
• Belongs to the beneficiary the premium, for at least 1 year
• Is not a damaged vehicle (on the basis of an expert report drawn up by an insurer, for example following an accident) or is the subject of a insurance contract valid for at least one year on the date of its delivery for destruction or on the date of invoicing of the vehicle acquired or leased
• Is not pledge
• East remitted for destruction, within 3 months before or 6 months after the date of invoicing of the vehicle acquired or leased:
  
  • Either at a VHU center
  • At a treatment facility for end-of life vehicles outside France, if it complies with provisions equivalent to those laid down for VHU centers in France and if it issues its owner with a certificate of destruction of the vehicle

In case of doubt about the capacity of a business to benefit from the conversion premium, you can consult a dedicated page of the Ministry responsible for the ecological transition:

Test of eligibility for the conversion premium

The vans that use electricity, hydrogen or a combination of the two as an exclusive source of energy may benefit from the conversion premium (for businesses). For these vans, the amount of the conversion premium depends on the class of the vehicle (depends on the emissions of different gases produced by the vehicle).

The amounts and limits of the conversion premium are shown in the following table:

The conversion premium shall be increased by €1,000 where the beneficiary is a business which has an establishment in a municipality part of whose territory is situated within a Low Emission Mobility Zone (LEZ).

The cumulative amount of ecological bonuses, conversion premium and retrofit premium for the same vehicle may not exceed the cost of acquisition inclusive of all taxes (including tax) of the vehicle, plus the cost of the battery if it is rented, less commercial discounts.

Car sellers and car rentals can make the ecological bonus advance. In this case, it is not necessary to make a request from the company making the purchase or rental.

If this advance is not made, a request for a conversion premium must be made no later than 6 months next:

• Or the date of invoicing of the vehicle, in the case of a purchase
• Either the payment date of 1^er rent, in the case of a rental

In order to simplify the processing of the application by the Agency for Services and Payment (ASP), it is strongly recommended that the vehicle registration certificate should show the name of the contractor as holder or as co-holder, if the latter also wishes to show the name of his company.

Online application for the ecological bonus and/or the conversion bonus

The conversion premium shall be:

• Either advance to its beneficiary by sellers or car rentals or other organizations distributing loans related to the Payment and Services Agency (PSA). In this case, the aid applies in full to the amount, including all taxes (including VAT), of the vehicle mentioned on the purchase or rental invoice, after any discount, rebate, deduction or benefit granted by the seller. For a rental of a duration of 2 years or more, the premium must be paid to the tenant at the latest at the end of the 1^re term provided for in the lease and up to the amount expressly mentioned in the lease.
• Either paid directly to its beneficiary by the SPA (on request)

The aid must appear clearly on the invoice, the receipt, the lease agreement or a certificate, in accordance with a model made available by the SPA, countersigned by the tenant, accompanied by the words: ‘Ecological bonus - aid for the acquisition and rental of low-emission vehicles’ (this applies to the conversion premium).

The beneficiary of the conversion premium must return the amount within 3 months from the date of transfer, where the vehicle from which he was entitled to benefit is disposed of under at least one of the following conditions :

• Within one year after the date of the vehicle's invoice, if the beneficiary purchased the vehicle
• Within one year after the date of payment of the first rent, if the beneficiary has rented the vehicle
• Before you have at least:
  
  • 6 000 km for vans and passenger cars
  • 2 000 km for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles

The conversion premium for the purchase of motor vehicles (2 or 3 wheels) and motor quadricycles may be granted to any business with an establishment in France.

In order to benefit from it, the business must:

• Either buy a motor vehicle which is eligible for the premium
• Either rent a motor vehicle which is eligible for the premium, in the context of a contract of 2 years or more
• And to remove a polluting vehicle from circulation (for it to be destroyed)

Vehicle purchased or rented

Vehicles which may benefit from the conversion premium for motor vehicles are those who, on the date of their invoicing (in case of purchase) or on the date of payment of 1^er rent provided for in the vehicle rental contract meet a set of conditions. These vehicles shall:

• Belong to the category of 2- or 3-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles (category L)
• Do not use lead acid batteries
• Have a maximum net engine power of 2 kilowatts (kW) or more
• Are registered in France in a definitive series
• Are not transferred by the purchaser or the holder of a lease:
  
  • Not within one year from the date of billing of the vehicle or payment of 1^er rent
  • Not until you've traveled at least 2,000 kilometers
• Use electricity as an exclusive source of energy
• Are not damaged vehicles (in the light of expert reports drawn up by insurers)

Dealers and vehicle brand agents are not eligible for the eco-bonus for the purchase or lease of a vehicle that they assign to the demonstration.

Vehicle withdrawn from traffic

The vehicle to be withdrawn from circulation in order to benefit from the conversion premium for motor vehicles duty meet a set of conditions. This vehicle:

• Belongs to the category M1 (a vehicle designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and comprising, in addition to the driver's seat, not more than 8 seats), or N1 (vehicle designed and constructed for the carriage of goods having a maximum weight of 3,5 tons or less)
• East registered in France in a definitive series (SIV number) or in a normal series
• Has been registered :
  
  • Before 1 January 2011, for a vehicle using diesel fuel as the main fuel
  • Before 1 January 2006, for a vehicle not using diesel as the main fuel (e.g. a petrol vehicle)
• Belongs to the beneficiary the premium, for at least 1 year
• Is not a damaged vehicle (on the basis of an expert report drawn up by an insurer, for example following an accident) or is the subject of a insurance contract valid for at least one year on the date of its delivery for destruction or on the date of invoicing of the vehicle acquired or leased
• Is not pledge
• East remitted for destruction, within 3 months before or 6 months after the date of invoicing of the vehicle acquired or leased:
  
  • Either at a VHU center
  • At a treatment facility for end-of life vehicles outside France, if it complies with provisions equivalent to those laid down for VHU centers in France and if it issues its owner with a certificate of destruction of the vehicle

In case of doubt about the capacity of a business to benefit from the conversion premium, you can consult a dedicated page of the Ministry responsible for the ecological transition:

Test of eligibility for the conversion premium

The upright the conversion premium for motor vehicles (2 or 3 wheels) and motor quadricycles shall be fixed:

• Either to €1,100, within the limit of the cost of acquiring the vehicle including all taxes and the ecological bonus deducted, if the vehicle is acquired or rented by a natural person whose reference tax income (RFR) per share is less than or equal to €14,089
• Either to €100, in other cases

The conversion premium shall be increased by €1,000 where the beneficiary is a business which has an establishment in a municipality part of whose territory is situated within a Low Emission Mobility Zone (LEZ).

The cumulative amount of ecological bonuses, conversion premium and retrofit premium for the same vehicle may not exceed the cost of acquisition inclusive of all taxes (including tax) of the vehicle, plus the cost of the battery if it is rented, less commercial discounts.

Car sellers and car rentals can make the ecological bonus advance. In this case, it is not necessary to make a request from the company making the purchase or rental.

If this advance is not made, a request for a conversion premium must be made no later than 6 months next:

• Or the date of invoicing of the vehicle, in the case of a purchase
• Either the payment date of 1^er rent, in the case of a rental

In order to simplify the processing of the application by the Agency for Services and Payment (ASP), it is strongly recommended that the vehicle registration certificate should show the name of the contractor as holder or as co-holder, if the latter also wishes to show the name of his company.

Online application for the ecological bonus and/or the conversion bonus

The conversion premium shall be:

• Either advance to its beneficiary by sellers or car rentals or other organizations distributing loans related to the Payment and Services Agency (PSA). In this case, the aid applies in full to the amount, including all taxes (including VAT), of the vehicle mentioned on the purchase or rental invoice, after any discount, rebate, deduction or benefit granted by the seller. For a rental of a duration of 2 years or more, the premium must be paid to the tenant at the latest at the end of the 1^re term provided for in the lease and up to the amount expressly mentioned in the lease.
• Either paid directly to its beneficiary by the SPA (on request)

The aid must appear clearly on the invoice, the receipt, the lease agreement or a certificate, in accordance with a model made available by the SPA, countersigned by the tenant, accompanied by the words: ‘Ecological bonus - aid for the acquisition and rental of low-emission vehicles’ (this applies to the conversion premium).

The beneficiary of the conversion premium must return the amount within 3 months from the date of transfer, where the vehicle from which he was entitled to benefit is disposed of under at least one of the following conditions :

• Within one year after the date of the vehicle's invoice, if the beneficiary purchased the vehicle
• Within one year after the date of payment of the first rent, if the beneficiary has rented the vehicle
• Before you have at least:
  
  • 6 000 km for vans and passenger cars
  • 2 000 km for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles

The conversion premium for the acquisition of cycles with assisted pedaling (electric bicycles) may be granted to any business with an establishment in France.

In order to benefit from it, the business must:

• Either buy an electric bicycle that can benefit from the premium
• Either rent an electric bicycle that can benefit from the premium, as part of a contract of 2 years or more
• And to remove a polluting vehicle from circulation (for it to be destroyed)

Vehicle purchased or rented

Vehicles which may benefit from the conversion premium for the acquisition of an assisted pedaling cycle (electric bicycle) are those who, on the date of their invoicing (in case of purchase) or on the date of payment of 1^er rent provided for in the vehicle rental contract meet a set of conditions. These vehicles shall:

• Are pedal-assisted cycles (e-bikes)
• Do not use lead acid batteries
• Are sold by professionals
• Are subject to a identification by the professionals who offer them for sale or rent
• Are not transferred by the purchaser or the holder of a lease agreement within one year of the date of invoicing of the vehicle or payment of 1^er rent

Dealers and vehicle brand agents are not eligible for the eco-bonus for the purchase or lease of a vehicle that they assign to the demonstration.

Vehicle withdrawn from traffic

The vehicle to be withdrawn from circulation in order to benefit from the conversion premium for motor vehicles duty meet a set of conditions. This vehicle:

• Belongs to the category M1 (a vehicle designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and comprising, in addition to the driver's seat, not more than 8 seats), or N1 (vehicle designed and constructed for the carriage of goods having a maximum weight of 3,5 tons or less)
• East registered in France in a definitive series (SIV number) or in a normal series
• Has been registered :
  
  • Before 1 January 2011, for a vehicle using diesel fuel as the main fuel
  • Before 1 January 2006, for a vehicle not using diesel as the main fuel (e.g. a petrol vehicle)
• Belongs to the beneficiary the premium, for at least 1 year
• Is not a damaged vehicle (on the basis of an expert report drawn up by an insurer, for example following an accident) or is the subject of a insurance contract valid for at least one year on the date of its delivery for destruction or on the date of invoicing of the vehicle acquired or leased
• Is not pledge
• East remitted for destruction, within 3 months before or 6 months after the date of invoicing of the vehicle acquired or leased:
  
  • Either at a VHU center
  • At a treatment facility for end-of life vehicles outside France, if it complies with provisions equivalent to those laid down for VHU centers in France and if it issues its owner with a certificate of destruction of the vehicle

In case of doubt about the capacity of a business to benefit from the conversion premium, you can consult a dedicated page of the Ministry responsible for the ecological transition:

Test of eligibility for the conversion premium

The upright the conversion premium for electric bicycles shall be fixed:

• Either to €3,000, if the vehicle is acquired or leased by a natural person whose reference tax income (RFR) per share is less than or equal to €7,100
• Either to €1,500, in other cases

The conversion premium shall be increased by €1,000 where the beneficiary is a business which has an establishment in a municipality part of whose territory is situated within a Low Emission Mobility Zone (LEZ).

The cumulative amount of ecological bonuses, conversion premium and retrofit premium for the same vehicle may not exceed the cost of acquisition inclusive of all taxes (including tax) of the vehicle, plus the cost of the battery if it is rented, less commercial discounts.

Car sellers and car rentals can make the ecological bonus advance. In this case, it is not necessary to make a request from the company making the purchase or rental.

If this advance is not made, a request for a conversion premium must be made no later than 6 months next:

• Or the date of invoicing of the vehicle, in the case of a purchase
• Either the payment date of 1^er rent, in the case of a rental

In order to simplify the processing of the application by the Agency for Services and Payment (ASP), it is strongly recommended that the vehicle registration certificate should show the name of the contractor as holder or as co-holder, if the latter also wishes to show the name of his company.

Online application for the ecological bonus and/or the conversion bonus

The conversion premium shall be:

• Either advance to its beneficiary by sellers or car rentals or other organizations distributing loans related to the Payment and Services Agency (PSA). In this case, the aid applies in full to the amount, including all taxes (including VAT), of the vehicle mentioned on the purchase or rental invoice, after any discount, rebate, deduction or benefit granted by the seller. For a rental of a duration of 2 years or more, the premium must be paid to the tenant at the latest at the end of the 1^re term provided for in the lease and up to the amount expressly mentioned in the lease.
• Either paid directly to its beneficiary by the SPA (on request)

The aid must appear clearly on the invoice, the receipt, the lease agreement or a certificate, in accordance with a model made available by the SPA, countersigned by the tenant, accompanied by the words: ‘Ecological bonus - aid for the acquisition and rental of low-emission vehicles’ (this applies to the conversion premium).

The beneficiary of the conversion premium must return the amount within 3 months from the date of transfer, where the vehicle from which he was entitled to benefit is disposed of under at least one of the following conditions :

• Within one year after the date of the vehicle's invoice, if the beneficiary purchased the vehicle
• Within one year after the date of payment of the first rent, if the beneficiary has rented the vehicle
• Before you have at least:
  
  • 6 000 km for vans and passenger cars
  • 2 000 km for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles