1. Value added tax is levied at the reduced rate of 10% on improvement, conversion, development and maintenance work other than that mentioned in article 278-0 bis A relating to premises for residential use, completed more than two years ago, with the exception of the portion corresponding to the supply of household equipment or furnishings or the acquisition of major equipment supplied as part of work to install or replace the heating system, lifts, sanitary installation or air conditioning system, the list of which is set by order of the minister responsible for the budget.
2. By way of derogation from 1, the rate provided for in Article 278 applies to work, carried out over a period of no more than two years:
a) Which contributes to the production of a new building within the meaning of 2° of 2 of I of Article 257;
b) Following which the floor area of the existing premises is increased by more than 10%.
2 bis. Notwithstanding 1, the rate provided for in article 278 applies to cleaning work as well as landscaping and maintenance work on green spaces.
3. The reduced rate provided for in 1 is applicable to work invoiced to the owner or, where applicable, to the co-owners’ association, the tenant, the occupier of the premises or their representative, provided that the lessee certifies that this work relates to residential premises completed more than two years ago and does not meet the conditions mentioned in 2. It also applies under the same conditions to work carried out through a semi-public company acting as a third-party financer. The service provider is required to keep this certificate to support its accounts.
The lessee must keep a copy of this certificate, as well as the invoices or notes issued by the companies that carried out the work, until 31 December of the fifth year following the completion of the work.
The lessee is jointly and severally liable for payment of the additional tax if the information on the certificate proves to be inaccurate due to his or her fault.