Serge Papin
French businessman and politician (born 1955)
Photo: © European Union, 2026, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 7
French parliament reviews meal voucher reform proposing split daily spending limits
The French National Assembly will debate a draft bill to make grocery purchases with meal vouchers permanent while considering a split cap of €25 for restaurants and €10 for supermarkets.
- Jun 30
EU introduces €3 tax on small parcels from 1 July, suspending France’s national levy after months of platform bypassing
A new EU customs duty of €3 per category of article in low‑value online orders starts on 1 July, ending France’s short‑lived national tax. The bloc moves to stem a flood of Chinese goods from platforms like Shein and Temu that swells customs workloads and undercuts European sellers.
- Jun 29
French parliament passes fast-fashion law targeting Shein and Temu, but critics call it watered down
French lawmakers passed a bill Monday to impose per-item fees and a publicity ban on ultra-fast fashion giants Shein, Temu and AliExpress, while exempting European fast-fashion chains such as Zara.