TL;DR: The taxable person who no longer carries out operations for which VAT identification is mandatory must themselves request the invalidation of their intra-Community number from the competent Service des impôts des entreprises (SIE).
Who is subject to this obligation
The obligation to request invalidation applies only to the taxable person who has ceased all activities or operations justifying the allocation of a VAT intra-Community number. This includes cases where the taxable person no longer carries out supplies, intra-Community acquisitions, imports, or removals from suspensive regimes requiring identification.
When to act
The request must be made as soon as the taxable person no longer carries out any operations subject to the identification obligation. No tolerance period or specific deadline is provided: invalidation must be requested without delay.
Who to contact
The competent Service des impôts des entreprises (SIE) is the sole contact for this procedure. The taxable person must address them to initiate the invalidation process of the number in the Community taxable persons' database.
Special cases and exclusions
Invalidation does not apply to taxable persons who retain operations justifying the maintenance of the number (e.g., residual or occasional activities). Legal entities not subject to VAT or non-taxable persons are not required to request invalidation if they have never been identified.
Consequences of omission
Procedure and modalities
The request is made directly to the SIE. No specific modality (online or paper) is imposed by the available sources, but the taxable person must ensure the request is formalized and traceable.