For the application of the provisions of II of Article L. 2333-34 and Article L. 2333-37 with regard to tourist tax and Article L. 2333-45 in the case of flat-rate tourist tax, taxpayers who have paid their tax assessment provisionally may apply to the municipality receiving the tax for a rebate, subject to production of:
<1° A claim including the name, address and capacity of its author as well as the subject and reasons for the claim;
<2° Any document likely to establish that the tax should be partially or totally discharged; and
3° Proof of payment of the provisionally paid tax assessment.
The claim is the subject of a receipt sent to the taxable person. A decision is taken on the request for refund within thirty days from the date of receipt. In the absence of a response within this period, silence kept by the municipality shall be deemed to constitute a rejection decision.
If the claim relates to the application of one of the conditions mentioned in 2° to 4° of article L. 2333-31, the municipality receiving the tax may request a copy of the invoices issued by the professionals mentioned in II of article L. 2333-34 to the taxable person for verification purposes.