I. – Undeveloped properties classified in the first, second, third, fifth, sixth and eighth categories as defined in the ministerial instruction of sixth and eighth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 are exempt from property tax on non-built properties levied for the benefit of municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation when they appear on a list drawn up by the competent authority following approval of the objectives document for a Natura 2000 site and they are the subject of a management commitment defined in article L. 414-3 of the Environment Code for five years, in accordance with the objectives document in force.
The exemption is applicable for five years from the year following that in which the contract is signed or the charter is adhered to and is renewable.
The list of parcels concerned and any changes that are made to this list are communicated by the prefect to the tax authorities before 1 September of the year preceding the tax year.
The competent authority mentioned in the first paragraph of this I and in 1 of II is the State representative in the département or, for exclusively terrestrial Natura 2000 sites, the president of the regional council or, in Corsica, the president of the Corsican collectivity.
II. – 1. In order to benefit from the exemption, the owner must provide the tax department, before 1st January of the first year for which the exemption is applicable or renewable, with the undertaking given in respect of the plots of land belonging to him that are included on the list drawn up by the competent authority. For parcels leased in application of articles L. 411-1 et seq of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the charter subscription or contract must be co-signed by the lessee.
2. The exemption does not apply to undeveloped properties exempted under Article 1394 B.
3. Where the taxpayer qualifies for both one of the exemptions mentioned in 1° and 1° bis of article 1395 and the exemption provided for in I, the exemption provided for in 1° and 1° bis of article 1395 shall apply.
Where the taxpayer qualifies for both one of the exemptions mentioned in 1° ter of article 1395 and to articles 1395 A, 1395 B and 1395 C and the exemption provided for in I, the exemption provided for in I shall apply.
The provisions of this 3 also apply to exemptions in force on 1 January of the first year in respect of which the taxpayer may benefit from the exemption provided for in I.
III. – In the event of erroneous registration on the list or where the conditions for benefiting from the exemption are not met, the resulting taxes are established for the benefit of the State under the conditions provided for in Article L. 173 of the Book of Tax Procedures (1).