I. – 1° Deeds, judgments, documents and writings relating to the application of the law of 28 October 1946 on war damage are, provided that they expressly refer to it, exempt from registration duties and land registration tax.
The provisions of the first paragraph do not apply to transfers of damaged property and related compensation rights unless such transfers result from acquisitions made:
a) By communes, départements, public housing offices and low-cost housing companies, with a view to the construction of low-cost housing or the development of public services, under the conditions of reinvestment provided for by law;
b) By associations syndicales and cooperatives for reconstruction acting under article 16 of law no. 50-531 of 2 June 1950 and by associations syndicales de remembrement, from some of their members, with a view to retrocession to other members of the association in the interests of remembrement operations.
2° Requests made pursuant to articles 54 and 55 of law no. 46-2389 of 28 October 1946, amended by articles 10 and 11 of law no. 56-589 of 18 June 1956 and article 1 of decree no. 73-974 of 12 October 1973, are drawn up in duplicate on plain paper.
II. – The provisions of the first paragraph of 1° of I, are applicable to the cooperative reconstruction companies, the syndical reconstruction associations and their unions, covered by the law of 16 June 1948.
III. – Property removed, as well as property partially or totally destroyed as a direct result of enemy occupation, are treated in the same way as property partially or totally destroyed as a result of acts of war.