Today, Arcep is publishing its Decision No. 2026-0114 repealing High Council of Press Distribution (CSMP) Decision No. 2012-06[1] that established the terms of remuneration for the performance of fulfilment centres’ “logistic-transport” (aka drop) service.
Law No. 2019-1063 of 18 October 2019 on the modernisation of press distribution entrusts Arcep with the regulation of the press distribution sector, without giving it the power that the CSMP had to make a decision setting the rules of remuneration for fulfilment centres, and notably on the distribution of fulfilment centres’ remuneration between approved press distribution companies (sociétés agréées de distribution de la presse or SADP in French).
Regarding the aforementioned CSMP Decision No. 2012-06, the Authority notes that, since Law No. 2019-1063 entered into force, several inter-trade agreements have been signed between companies from the sector[2] in particular to define the conditions for the remuneration of fulfilment centres’ drop service.
As a result, the Authority considers that the setting of the rules governing the distribution of fulfilment centres’ remuneration falls within the scope of trade negotiations and repeals CSMP Decision No. 2012-06.
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[1] Decision No. 2012-06 of the High Council of Press Distribution (CSMP) of 30 November 2012 on the institution of a cost allocation base for the remuneration of fulfilment centres’ drop service, and amending Decision No. 2011‑01.
[2] Notably, most recently, the agreement signed on 28 November 2025 between the firms France Messagerie and MLP as well as SIPP on the distribution of the “drop” fee between approved press distribution companies (SADP). This agreement was concluded after the resumption of negotiations between the stakeholders following a call from the Arcep Chair (cf. https://www.arcep.fr/actualites/les-prises-de-parole/detail/n/lettre-ouverte-ldlr-sadp-juin2025.html)