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Article 242 bis of the French General Tax Code

A company, regardless of its place of establishment, which, in its capacity as a platform operator, puts people in contact electronically with a view to the sale of a good, the provision of a service or the exchange or sharing of a good or service shall provide, at the time of each transaction, information on the tax and social security obligations incumbent on people who carry out commercial transactions through its intermediary. It also provides them with an electronic link to the websites of the relevant authorities to enable them to comply with these obligations, where applicable.

An order of the ministers responsible for the budget and social security specifies the content of the obligations provided for in the first paragraph.

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Article 242 bis

L’entreprise, quel que soit son lieu d’établissement, qui, en qualité d’opérateur de plateforme, met en relation des personnes par voie électronique en vue de la vente d’un bien, de la fourniture d’un service ou de l’échange ou du partage d’un bien ou d’un service fournit, à l’occasion de chaque transaction, une information sur les obligations fiscales et sociales qui incombent aux personnes qui réalisent des transactions commerciales par son intermédiaire. Elle met à leur disposition un lien électronique vers les sites des administrations leur permettant de se conformer, le cas échéant, à ces obligations.


Un arrêté des ministres chargés du budget et de la sécurité sociale précise le contenu des obligations prévues au premier alinéa.

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