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Article 792 bis of the French General Tax Code

When a transfer is recorded with a liberal intention of assets or rights that are the subject of a trust contract or of the fruits derived from the exploitation of these assets or rights, the transfer duties for no consideration apply to the value of the assets, rights or fruits thus transferred, assessed on the date of this transfer. They are calculated in accordance with the rate applicable between non-relatives mentioned in table III of article 777.

For the application of the provisions mentioned in the first paragraph, the liberal intention is notably characterised when the transfer is devoid of any real consideration or when an advantage in kind or resulting from a reduction in the transfer price is granted to a third party by the trustee in the context of the management of the trust assets. In the latter case, free transfer tax applies to the value of this benefit.

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Article 792 bis

Lorsqu’il est constaté une transmission dans une intention libérale de biens ou droits faisant l’objet d’un contrat de fiducie ou des fruits tirés de l’exploitation de ces biens ou droits, les droits de mutation à titre gratuit s’appliquent sur la valeur des biens, droits ou fruits ainsi transférés, appréciée à la date de ce transfert. Ils sont liquidés selon le tarif applicable entre personnes non parentes mentionné au tableau III de l’article 777.

Pour l’application des dispositions mentionnées au premier alinéa, l’intention libérale est notamment caractérisée lorsque la transmission est dénuée de contrepartie réelle ou lorsqu’un avantage en nature ou résultant d’une minoration du prix de cession est accordé à un tiers par le fiduciaire dans le cadre de la gestion du patrimoine fiduciaire. Dans ce dernier cas, les droits de mutation à titre gratuit s’appliquent sur la valeur de cet avantage.

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