Under the conditions set out in Article 15 of the 1965 Finance Act (no. 64-1279 of 23 December 1964), a levy equal to 12% of the commission accruing to racing companies, net of any remuneration to authorised bodies and holders of foreign rights, is introduced for bets placed from abroad and pooled in France.
The levy is payable by the Pari mutuel urbain economic interest group on behalf of the racing companies concerned for bets organised under the conditions set out in article 5 of the law of 2 June 1891, the purpose of which is to regulate the authorisation and operation of horse racing.