Make our voice heard to be informed and act for the future of yachting.

ECPY focuses its actions on the economic development of the yachting industry and defends the interests and good practices of professionals, while cooperating with administrations, the government and the European Union to ensure a fair balance between regulation and the economic, environmental and social development of yachting. We have been at the heart of negotiations for more than 25 years to ensure the pragmatic applicability of new measures in the Mediterranean. We also encourage the professionalization of companies and their employees to contribute to the development of better practices throughout the industry.

Here are some concrete examples on which ECPY has intervened in recent years: entry into the European Commission’s Registry of Transparency as representatives of yachting; negotiation with French tax and customs authorities on the commercial exemption (70% rule) and new VAT rules on lease contracts; clarification regarding import duties for US-built yachts; new regulations for moorings in the Mediterranean to reduce the environmental impact of yachts; launch of the ECPY Transport Agreement; economic studies and legal consultations regarding the future of yachting in the Mediterranean.