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Margin VAT, police register, electronic invoicing, repair bonus: the French rules explained simply.
- Margin VAT: how it is calculated on a used phoneOn a used device bought from a private individual, VAT only applies to the margin. The rule, an example, and what Fixara does.
- Police register: what a repairer must record when buying backBuying used devices requires keeping a register. What it contains, and how to keep it without paper.
- Electronic invoicing: what a repairer must do, and whenReceive electronic invoices since 1 September 2026, issue them from 1 September 2027: the timeline for a small repair shop in France.
- The French repair bonus (QualiRépar) explained for repairersThe bonus deducted from the customer’s invoice, the QualiRépar label, the claim sent to the eco-organisation: how it works for the shop.