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Article 256 A of the French General Tax Code

Persons who independently carry out one of the economic activities mentioned in the fifth paragraph are subject to value added tax, regardless of the legal status of these persons, their situation with regard to other taxes and the form or nature of their intervention.

The following are not considered to be acting independently:

– employees and other persons who are bound by a contract of employment or by any other legal relationship creating links of subordination as regards working conditions, remuneration arrangements and the employer’s liability;

– home workers whose earnings are considered to be wages, when they carry out their activity under the conditions provided for in articles L. 7412-1, L. 7412-2 and L. 7413-2 of the French Labour Code.

The economic activities referred to in the first paragraph are defined as all activities carried out by producers, traders or service providers, including extractive and agricultural activities and those of the liberal professions or similar. In particular, an economic activity is considered to be an operation involving the use of tangible or intangible movable property with a view to obtaining permanent revenue.

The economic activities referred to in the first paragraph are defined as all activities of producers, traders or service providers, including extractive and agricultural activities and those of the liberal professions or equivalent.

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Article 256 A

Sont assujetties à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée les personnes qui effectuent de manière indépendante une des activités économiques mentionnées au cinquième alinéa, quels que soient le statut juridique de ces personnes, leur situation au regard des autres impôts et la forme ou la nature de leur intervention.

Ne sont pas considérés comme agissant de manière indépendante :

– les salariés et les autres personnes qui sont liés par un contrat de travail ou par tout autre rapport juridique créant des liens de subordination en ce qui concerne les conditions de travail, les modalités de rémunération et la responsabilité de l’employeur ;

– les travailleurs à domicile dont les gains sont considérés comme des salaires, lorsqu’ils exercent leur activité dans les conditions prévues aux articles L. 7412-1, L. 7412-2 et L. 7413-2 du code du travail.

Les activités économiques visées au premier alinéa se définissent comme toutes les activités de producteur, de commerçant ou de prestataire de services, y compris les activités extractives, agricoles et celles des professions libérales ou assimilées. Est notamment considérée comme activité économique une opération comportant l’exploitation d’un bien meuble corporel ou incorporel en vue d’en retirer des recettes ayant un caractère de permanence.

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