IIa: Second-hand goods, works of art, collectors' items and antiques

I. – 1° The taxable amount for supplies by a taxable reseller of second-hand goods, works of art, collectors’ items or antiques which have been supplied to him by a person who is not liable for value added tax or by a person who is not authorised to charge value added tax in respect of that supply is the difference between the sale price and the purchase price. The definition…

Taxable resellers may request to apply the provisions of Article 297 A to supplies of works of art, collectors’ items or antiques subsequent to an import, an intra-Community acquisition or a supply subject to the reduced rate of value added tax pursuant to Article 278 septies or of I of l’article 278-0 bis. The option is valid from the first day of the month following that of the request and…

For each supply of second-hand goods, works of art, collectors’ items or antiques, reselling taxable persons may apply the value added tax rules applicable to other taxable persons.

I. – 1° Value added tax included in the sale price of second-hand goods, works of art, collectors’ items or antiques that have been taxed in accordance with the provisions of Article 297 A is not deductible by the purchaser; 2° Taxable resellers may not deduct the value added tax relating to the purchase, intra-Community acquisition, import or self-supply of second-hand goods, works of art, collectors’ items or antiques, the…

Taxable persons who apply the provisions of Article 297 A may not show value added tax on their invoices.

Taxable persons who carry out transactions involving second-hand goods, works of art, collectors’ items or antiques must account for their transactions involving these goods separately by method of taxation.

In order to benefit from the scheme provided for in Article 297 A, a taxable dealer who carries out a transaction involving a second-hand land-based motor vehicle must provide proof, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, of the value added tax scheme applied by the holder of the vehicle registration certificate when the holder is a taxable person.