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Article 723 of the French General Tax Code

Sales of new goods correlative to the transfer or contribution to a company of a business are exempt from any proportional registration duty when they give rise to the collection of value added tax or are exempt from it pursuant to article 257 bis.

If this is not the case, the new goods that furnish the business are only subject to a duty of 1.50%, provided that a specific price is stipulated for them and that they are described and estimated item by item in a separate statement, four copies of which, drawn up on special forms provided by the administration, must remain deposited with the tax department with which the formality is required.

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Article 723

Les ventes de marchandises neuves corrélatives à la cession ou à l’apport en société d’un fonds de commerce sont exonérées de tout droit proportionnel d’enregistrement lorsqu’elles donnent lieu à la perception de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée ou en sont dispensées en application de l’article 257 bis.

Dans le cas contraire, les marchandises neuves garnissant le fonds ne sont assujetties qu’à un droit de 1,50 % à condition qu’il soit stipulé, en ce qui les concerne, un prix particulier, et qu’elles soient désignées et estimées article par article dans un état distinct, dont quatre exemplaires, rédigés sur des formules spéciales fournies par l’administration, doivent rester déposés au service des impôts auprès duquel la formalité est requise.

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