- The document outlines the conditions under which certain persons can purchase goods VAT-free under Article 275 of the French General Tax Code (CGI), specifically for export and intra-community deliveries.
- Only VAT-registered persons who directly carry out the qualifying deliveries are eligible for the VAT exemption; suppliers to these persons are excluded.
- Special rules apply to commission agents acting in their own name but on behalf of others, who are deemed to have personally acquired and delivered the goods and can benefit from the VAT exemption if legal conditions are met.
- Commission agents must provide a specific certificate to their supplier to benefit from the VAT exemption.
- The document is open for public consultation from February 25 to May 25, 2026, and only signed contributions will be considered.
Source: bofip.impots.gouv.fr
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