Any insurance agreement entered into with an insurance company or company or with any other French or foreign insurer is subject, regardless of the place and date at which it is or was entered into, to an annual and compulsory tax in return for payment of which any writing evidencing its formation, amendment or amicable termination, as well as the copies, extracts or copies thereof issued, are, regardless of the place at which they are or were drawn up, registered free of charge when the formality is required.
The tax is levied on the amount of the sums stipulated for the benefit of the insurer and all accessories from which the latter benefits directly or indirectly as a result of the insured.