I. – The free transfer tax exemptions referred to in articles 794 and 795 also apply to gifts and legacies made to legal entities or organisations of the same nature as those mentioned in the same articles, constituted on the basis of foreign law and whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area which has signed an administrative assistance agreement with France to combat tax fraud and tax evasion, when they are approved under the conditions provided for in Article 1649 nonies. Approval is granted to these legal entities or organisations, provided that they pursue similar objectives and have similar characteristics to those whose registered office is located in France and which meet the conditions set out in articles 794 and 795. Donations and legacies thus received by these legal entities or organisations must be allocated to activities similar to those mentioned in the same articles.
II. – Where the donations and legacies have been made to a legal entity or an unapproved organisation whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area that has concluded an administrative assistance agreement with France to combat tax fraud and evasion, the exemption from transfer duty for free is not applicable, except where the donee or legatee has produced, within the time limit for filing the declaration of inheritance or gift, the supporting documents certifying, firstly, that it pursues objectives and has characteristics similar to legal entities or bodies of the same nature whose registered office is located in France meeting the conditions set out in articles 794 and 795 and, secondly, that the assets it has thus received are allocated to activities similar to those mentioned in these same articles.
III. – A decree sets out the conditions for application of I, in particular the period of validity and the procedures for issuing, publicising and withdrawing approval.