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Article 257 ter of the French General Tax Code

I.- Each transaction subject to value added tax is considered to be distinct and independent and is subject to its own tax regime determined on the basis of its main element or its non-accessory elements.

The scope of a transaction is determined in accordance with II.
The scope of a transaction is determined, in accordance with II, on the basis of an overall assessment made from the point of view of the consumer, considered as an average consumer, taking into account the qualitative and quantitative importance of the various elements involved as well as all the circumstances in which the transaction takes place.

II.-The scope of a transaction is determined, in accordance with II, on the basis of an overall assessment made from the point of view of the consumer, considered as an average consumer, taking into account the qualitative and quantitative importance of the various elements involved as well as all the circumstances in which the transaction takes place.
II -Elements which are so closely linked that they objectively form a single indissociable economic service, the breakdown of which would be artificial, form part of a single transaction.
Where an item is ancillary to one or more other items, it is included in the same transaction as the latter.

III.
III – By way of derogation from I and II, the various elements supplied for the purpose of making a journey by a travel agency or tour operator acting on its own behalf in relation to the traveller and using supplies of goods or services from other taxable persons constitute a single supply of services subject to its own rules.

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Article 257 ter

I.-Chaque opération imposable à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée est considérée comme étant distincte et indépendante et suit son régime propre déterminé en fonction de son élément principal ou de ses éléments autres qu’accessoires.


L’étendue d’une opération est déterminée, conformément au II, à l’issue d’une appréciation d’ensemble réalisée du point de vue du consommateur, envisagé comme un consommateur moyen, tenant compte de l’importance qualitative et quantitative des différents éléments en cause ainsi que de l’ensemble des circonstances dans lesquelles l’opération se déroule.


II.-Relèvent d’une seule et même opération les éléments qui sont si étroitement liés qu’ils forment, objectivement, une seule prestation économique indissociable dont la décomposition revêtirait un caractère artificiel.


Lorsqu’un élément est accessoire à un ou plusieurs autres éléments, il relève de la même opération que ces derniers.


III.-Par dérogation aux I et II, constituent une prestation de services unique suivant son régime propre les différents éléments fournis pour la réalisation d’un voyage par une agence de voyages ou un organisateur de circuits touristiques qui agit en son nom à l’égard du voyageur et recourt à des livraisons de biens ou des prestations de services d’autres assujettis.

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