Chloé Lagadou 1:52 p.m., July 4, 2022, modified at 1:56 p.m., July 4, 2022

Since July 1, it is forbidden to install oil-fired boilers in France.

This measure is part of the Green Plan decided by the European Union.

But this measure will have a direct impact on consumers, because changing a boiler is expensive.

But also on the suppliers, who are "made to disappear".

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This is one of the objectives of the European Union: to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. For this, France has decided since Friday July 1 to install oil-fired boilers.

Nearly 4 million households have one, or about one in six families.

For families who own one, it will be possible to keep it and even repair it.

But then it will be over: you will have to change your heating system.

Nearly 15,000 euros to install a new boiler

Once the tank is open, the smell of petrol fills Gérard's garage.

He has just received today's delivery: 1,500 liters of fuel oil for his boiler.

It has been running for 28 years, and for him, changing it is out of the question.

"As long as we find technicians in charge of repairing it and parts to be able to do it, for me, there is no reason to change quickly", he explains on Europe 1.

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Even if the price of fuel is soaring, it is the most profitable heating system for this retiree.

"The heat pump to amortize the cost of the installation, it is around 12 to 15,000 euros minimum, it takes some time", specifies Gérard.

"We are bound to disappear"

The ban on the sale of new oil-fired boilers is a new blow for suppliers.

"Nobody replaces an oil boiler with an oil boiler. People are now moving towards clean energies. But there, it accelerated sharply because of the price of fuel oil which exploded", analyzes Yves.

"The aid which is still substantial and important. Indirectly, we are worried. We, small independent fuel merchants, are bound to disappear", he adds.

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In France, 1,500 independent energy suppliers could thus be affected by this new regulation.