I.-Companies that benefit from the exemption provided for in Article 44 septdecies are exempt from business property tax for establishments located in priority development zones defined in II of the same Article 44 septdecies that they have created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023, from the year following that of their creation.
For seven years from the year following their creation, the exemption applies to half of the net taxable base for the benefit of each local authority or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax status.
At the end of the exemption period and for the three years following its expiry, half of the net taxable base of the establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of this I is subject to a reduction. The amount of this allowance is equal, in the first year, to 75% of the exempt base of the last year of application of the exemption provided for in the second paragraph, 50% in the second year and 25% in the third year. This deduction may not reduce half of the tax base for the year in question by more than 75% of its amount in the first year, 50% in the second year and 25% in the third year.
II.In order to benefit from the exemption, companies must submit a request, within the deadlines set out in article 1477, to the tax department responsible for each of the establishments concerned. If this application is not filed within the time limits stipulated in the same article 1477, the exemption is not granted in respect of the year concerned.
The exemption relates to the items declared within the time limits stipulated in the said article 1477.
When an establishment qualifies for one of the exemptions provided for in articles 1463 A, 1464 A, 1464 B, 1464 D, 1464 F, 1464 G, 1464 I, 1464 M, 1465,1465 A, 1465 B or 1466 D and those provided for in I of this article, the taxpayer must opt for one or other of these schemes. The option, which is irrevocable, must be exercised within the time limit set for filing the tax return relating to the first year in respect of which the exemption takes effect.
III.In regional aid areas, the benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty.
Outside regional aid areas, the benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Article 17 of the same Regulation.