I. – Treaties or agreements having as their object the transfer for valuable consideration of an office are subject to a registration duty determined in accordance with the tariff provided for in Article 719 (1). Registration duty is levied on the price expressed in the deed of transfer and the capital of any charges that may be added to the price.
II. – In the event of the creation of new offices or the appointment of new holders without presentation, as a result of removal or for any other reason, if the new holders are required to pay a sum determined for the value of the office, duty is payable on this compensation at the rate fixed in I.
The duty must be paid before the new holder is sworn in.
III. – In the event of the abolition of an office title, where, in the absence of a treaty, the decree pronouncing the abolition fixes an indemnity to be paid to the holder of the abolished office or to his heirs, a copy of this decree must be registered within one month of its issue.
The duty is levied on the amount of the compensation, at the rate set out in I.
(1) This rate applies to deeds passed and agreements entered into from 10 May 1993.
*Cf. Instruction 1996-08-13 7D-1-96. *