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Article 1040 of the French General Tax Code

I. – Acquisitions and exchanges made by the State, divisions of property between it and private individuals, and all other acts made in this regard are exempt from registration duties, land registration tax and the contribution provided for in Article 879.

This provision is not applicable to public establishments of the State.

However, it is applicable to public research, teaching, assistance and charitable establishments, and to public land establishments created pursuant to articles L. 321-1 to L. 321-13 du code de l’urbanisme.

II. – Except where the land registration tax takes the place of registration duties pursuant to article 664, the formalities relating to deeds other than those referred to in I, the costs of which would legally fall to the State, are exempt from the said tax.

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Article 1040

I. – Les acquisitions et échanges faits par l’Etat, les partages de biens entre lui et les particuliers, et tous autres actes faits à ce sujet sont exonérés des droits d’enregistrement, de la taxe de publicité foncière et de la contribution prévue à l’article 879.

Cette disposition n’est pas applicable aux établissements publics de l’Etat.


Toutefois, elle est applicable aux établissements publics de recherche, d’enseignement, d’assistance et de bienfaisance, et aux établissements publics fonciers créés en application des articles L. 321-1 à L. 321-13 du code de l’urbanisme.

II. – Sauf lorsque la taxe de publicité foncière tient lieu des droits d’enregistrement en application de l’article 664, les formalités afférentes aux actes autres que ceux visés au I et dont les frais incomberaient légalement à l’Etat, sont exonérées de ladite taxe.

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