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Article 1501 bis of the French General Tax Code

I.-For the application of articles 1498 and 1499 in ports, with the exception of marinas, the rental value of quays and open spaces relating to these quays, assigned to loading, unloading, transhipment and handling of goods or embarkation and disembarkation of passengers, as well as dry docks is determined, without prejudice to the provisions of article 1494, according to the following rates:

a) €56 per linear metre of quay for quays and platforms used for container or bulk freight, excluding ro-ro freight, when the operating height of the quay is strictly less than 7.50 metres and, whatever the operating height, for quays and platforms used for passenger traffic or fishing, as well as for dry docks;

> b) €142 per linear metre of quay for passenger traffic or fishing, as well as for dry docks;

c) €142 per linear metre of quay for passenger traffic and fishing, as well as for dry docks
b) €142 per linear metre of quay for quays and platforms used for container freight, where the operating height of the quay is greater than or equal to 7.50 metres and strictly less than 15 metres, as well as for quays and platforms used for bulk freight, where the operating height of the quay is greater than or equal to 7.50 metres, and, whatever the operating height, for quays and platforms used for ro-ro freight;

c) €575 per linear metre of quay for container freight, where the operating height of the quay is greater than or equal to 7.50 metres and strictly less than 15 metres, as well as for quays and platforms used for bulk freight, where the operating height of the quay is greater than or equal to 7.50 metres and, whatever the operating height, for quays and platforms used for ro-ro freight
c) €575 per linear metre of quay for quays and platforms used for containerised freight, where the operating dimension of the quay is 15 metres or more.

For the purposes of this I, the following definitions apply.
For the purposes of this I, the valuation reference date is 1 January 2021 or, for assets created after this date, 1 January of the year in which they were created.

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II -When quays and platforms whose rental value is determined in accordance with I are taxed in the name of several taxpayers, the rental value is apportioned, for the purposes of establishing the taxes for each of the taxpayers, in proportion to the surface areas concerned.

III -The provisions of this Regulation apply to all quays and platforms.
III – The provisions of this article do not apply to buildings and installations erected on the quays and platforms mentioned in this article.

IV – The rental values of the buildings and installations mentioned in this article do not apply to buildings and installations erected on the quays and platforms mentioned in this article.
IV.-The rental values determined in application of this article are increased under the conditions laid down in article 1518 bis.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 1501 bis

I.-Pour l’application des articles 1498 et 1499 dans les ports, à l’exception des ports de plaisance, la valeur locative des quais et des terre-pleins qui se rapportent à ces quais, affectés aux opérations de chargement, déchargement, transbordement et manutention des marchandises ou d’embarquement et débarquement des passagers, ainsi que des formes de radoub est déterminée, sans préjudice des dispositions de l’article 1494, selon les tarifs suivants :


a) 56 € par mètre linéaire de quai pour les quais et terre-pleins affectés au fret de marchandises en conteneurs ou en vrac, hors activité de fret roulier, lorsque la cote d’exploitation du quai est strictement inférieure à 7,50 mètres et, quelle que soit la cote d’exploitation, pour les quais et terre-pleins affectés au trafic de passagers ou à la pêche ainsi que pour les formes de radoub ;


b) 142 € par mètre linéaire de quai pour les quais et terre-pleins affectés au fret de marchandises en conteneurs, lorsque la cote d’exploitation du quai est supérieure ou égale à 7,50 mètres et strictement inférieure à 15 mètres, ainsi que pour les quais et terre-pleins affectés au fret de marchandises en vrac, lorsque la cote d’exploitation du quai est supérieure ou égale à 7,50 mètres, et, quelle que soit la cote d’exploitation, pour les quais et terre-pleins affectés au fret roulier ;


c) 575 € par mètre linéaire de quai pour les quais et terre-pleins affectés au fret de marchandises en conteneurs, lorsque la cote d’exploitation du quai est supérieure ou égale à 15 mètres.


Pour l’application du présent I, la date de référence de l’évaluation est le 1er janvier 2021 ou, pour les biens créés après cette date, le 1er janvier de l’année de leur création.


II.-Lorsque des quais et terre-pleins dont la valeur locative est déterminée en application du I sont imposés au nom de plusieurs redevables, la valeur locative est répartie, pour l’établissement des impositions de chacun des redevables, au prorata des surfaces concernées.


III.-Les dispositions du présent article ne s’appliquent pas aux bâtiments et installations érigés sur les quais et terre-pleins mentionnés au présent article.


IV.-Les valeurs locatives déterminées en application du présent article sont majorées dans les conditions prévues à l’article 1518 bis.

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