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Article 642 of the French General Tax Code

In the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion, the deadlines for registering the declarations referred to in article 641 are:

– six months from the day of death, where the person whose estate is being collected died in the department where he was domiciled;

– one year in other cases.

However, as far as Réunion is concerned, the time limit is two years from the date of death when the person whose estate is being taken over died elsewhere than in Madagascar, Mauritius, Europe or Africa.

The two-year time limit referred to in the fourth paragraph also applies in Mayotte when the person whose estate is being taken over died elsewhere than in Madagascar, the Comoros, Europe or Africa.

The two-year time limit referred to in the fourth paragraph also applies in Mayotte when the person whose estate is being taken over died elsewhere than in Madagascar, the Comoros, Europe or Africa.

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Article 642

Dans les départements de la Guadeloupe, de la Guyane, de la Martinique, de Mayotte et de la Réunion, les délais pour l’enregistrement des déclarations visées à l’article 641 sont :

– de six mois à compter du jour du décès, lorsque celui dont on recueille la succession est décédé dans le département où il était domicilié ;

– d’une année dans les autres cas.

Toutefois, en ce qui concerne la Réunion, le délai est de deux ans à compter du jour du décès lorsque celui dont on recueille la succession est décédé ailleurs qu’à Madagascar, à l’île Maurice, en Europe ou en Afrique.

Le délai de deux ans mentionné au quatrième alinéa est également applicable à Mayotte lorsque celui dont on recueille la succession est décédé ailleurs qu’à Madagascar, aux Comores, en Europe ou en Afrique.

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