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Article 276 of the French General Tax Code

Any person or company intending to avail itself of a legal or regulatory provision to receive products free of value added tax may be required to present, beforehand, a solvent guarantor who undertakes, jointly and severally with it, to pay the duties and penalties that may be charged to it.

The detailed rules for the application of this article shall be laid down by order of the Secretary of State for the Economy and Finance (1).

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Article 276

Toute personne ou société qui entend se prévaloir d’une disposition légale ou réglementaire pour recevoir des produits en franchise de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, peut être tenue de présenter, au préalable, une caution solvable qui s’engage, solidairement avec elle, à payer les droits et pénalités qui pourraient être mis à sa charge.

Les modalités d’application du présent article sont fixées par arrêté du secrétaire d’Etat à l’économie et aux finances (1).

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