I. – The creation or extension of an establishment is exempt from business property tax for a period of three years from, depending on the case, the year following that of the creation or the second year following that during which the extension of the establishment took place. In the case of the creation of an establishment, the exemption applies after the reduction in the base provided for in the last paragraph of II of article 1478.
The exemption is subject to a deliberation by the municipalities or the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax system taken under the conditions defined in I of article 1639 A bis. The exemption applies to the entire share of the tax due to each municipality or public inter-municipal cooperation body with its own tax system.
II. – In order to benefit from the exemption provided for in I, companies must submit a request, within the deadlines set out in article 1477, to the tax department responsible for each of the establishments concerned. If this request is not submitted within the time limits set out in the same article 1477, the exemption is not granted for the year concerned.
The exemption relates to the items declared within the time limits set out in the said article 1477.