In French Guiana, municipal councils and the deliberative bodies of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on undeveloped properties the woods and forests mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 211-1 of the Forestry Code.
To benefit from this exemption, the Office National des Forêts must, before 1 January of the first year in respect of which the exemption is applicable, make a declaration to the tax department together with the necessary supporting documents, indicating in particular the list of parcels concerned, the conditions under which they are farmed and the income derived from them.
This exemption may not exceed eight years, and the decision to introduce it must be made by 1st October of the previous year at the latest.
The exemption may not be applied for more than one year.