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Article 258 C of the French General Tax Code

I. – The place of an intra-Community acquisition of tangible movable property is deemed to be in France if the goods are in France at the time of arrival of the shipment or transport to the purchaser.

II. – The place of acquisition is deemed to be in France if the purchaser has given the vendor his French value added tax identification number and if he does not establish that the acquisition was subject to value added tax in the Member State of destination of the goods.

However, if the acquisition is subsequently subject to tax in the Member State in which the goods dispatched or transported arrived, the taxable amount in France is reduced by the amount of the taxable amount retained in that State (1).

(1) Provisions in force on 1 January 1993, art. 121 of the law.

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Article 258 C

I. – Le lieu d’une acquisition intracommunautaire de biens meubles corporels est réputé se situer en France lorsque les biens se trouvent en France au moment de l’arrivée de l’expédition ou du transport à destination de l’acquéreur.

II. – Le lieu de l’acquisition est réputé se situer en France si l’acquéreur a donné au vendeur son numéro d’identification à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée en France et s’il n’établit pas que l’acquisition a été soumise à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée dans l’Etat membre de destination des biens.

Toutefois, si l’acquisition est ultérieurement soumise à la taxe dans l’Etat membre où est arrivé le bien expédié ou transporté, la base d’imposition en France est diminuée du montant de celle qui a été retenue dans cet Etat (1).

(1) Dispositions en vigueur le 1er janvier 1993, art. 121 de la loi.

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