I.-Under the conditions set out in Article R. * 166 AA-1 of the French Tax Procedures Book, the institution managing the popular savings passbook account, or to which an application to open such an account has been made, may question the tax authorities electronically in order to determine whether the conditions set out in Article R. 221-33 of this Code have been met by the account holder or the person applying to open the account.
II.When the tax authorities are unable to indicate whether the account holder or person meets the conditions set out in Article R. 221-33, or when the credit institution does not ask the tax authorities, proof of the amount of income is provided by the production, by the holder of the popular savings passbook account or by the taxpayer requesting the opening of such an account, of the income tax notice or the income tax status notice for his or her tax household, enabling the institution to ensure that the eligibility conditions are met.