The prices, benefits, taxes and other things that will change from 1st Jan

[NormanH]

http://www.midilibre.fr/2014/12/29/compte-penibilite-bisphenol-a-impot-tout-ce-qui-change-au-1er-janvier,1104076.php

[Spyder]

Well I will be getting 2.5% on my pension, so not too bad.

[NormanH]

2 things that may affect people here are the requirement for smoke detectors from the 8th March, and the suppression of the first income-tax band.

[idun]

And no mention of pensions going up? although it looked like some pensioners will be paying more in stoppages, which could be us, and some will be paying less.

[Spyder]

[quote user="NormanH"]2 things that may affect people here are the requirement for smoke detectors from the 8th March, and the suppression of the first income-tax band.

[/quote]

Well if you have any common sense at all you will have already fitted smoke detectors.

[NormanH]

Whether you have or not it will now be a requirement, and so may well mean no insurance cover if they aren't fitted.

Before it was a matter of common sense or precaution.

[powerdesal]

Interesting about the smoke detector requirement.

We have them fitted, and CO detector as well, but.........how many are likely to be required, one, two, more ???????????

[NormanH]

I thought it was one in each 'logement'

http://www.economie.gouv.fr/files/files/directions_services/dgccrf/documentation/fiches_pratiques/2014/detecteurs_autonomes_avertisseurs_fumee_daaf.pdf

There is a section

And it is the owners responsibility for those renting places.

There is also a passage in that document which warns that

"

Compte tenu des risques inhérents à un dispositif non conforme et

dangereux et du nombre important d’appareils qui vont être mis sur le

marché d’ici le 8 mars 2015, la Direction générale de la concurrence, de

la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCRF) est

particulièrement vigilante quant au respect des obligations des

professionnels de ce secteur. A ce titre, un plan de contrôle renforcé

pluriannuel de ces dispositifs a été mis en œuvre. Dans le cadre de ces

contrôles, des prélèvements sont effectués et envoyés à un laboratoire

compétent pour réaliser des essais, à la suite desquels il est possible

de déterminer si les produits sont conformes à la norme.

La DGCCRF a décidé de communiquer systématiquement les références des

produits qui auront été retirés du marché suite à son action, soit de

manière volontaire par les professionnels, soit par le biais d’un arrêté

préfectoral.

[NormanH]

Watching TV2 news I was also reminded that from this year you will be able to change house and car insurances when you want without having to wait for the annual renewal date.

This first time round you have to wait until the insurance has run its course, but after that you can change at any time..