diff --git a/htdocs/societe/soc.php b/htdocs/societe/soc.php
index 00ba088e0db..cba5373f9e8 100644
--- a/htdocs/societe/soc.php
+++ b/htdocs/societe/soc.php
@@ -1261,12 +1261,17 @@ else
                 print "}\n";
                 print '</script>';
                 print "\n";
-			    $s.='<a href="#" onclick="javascript: CheckVAT(document.formsoc.tva_intra.value);">'.$langs->trans("VATIntraCheck").'</a>';
-				print $form->textwithpicto($s,$langs->trans("VATIntraCheckDesc",$langs->trans("VATIntraCheck")),1);
+			    if (empty($conf->global->MAIN_DISABLEVATCHECK))
+			    {
+			        $s.='<a href="#" onclick="javascript: CheckVAT(document.formsoc.tva_intra.value);">'.$langs->trans("VATIntraCheck").'</a>';
+				    print $form->textwithpicto($s,$langs->trans("VATIntraCheckDesc",$langs->trans("VATIntraCheck")),1);
+			    }
+			    else print $s;
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				print $s.'<a href="'.$langs->transcountry("VATIntraCheckURL",$soc->id_pays).'" target="_blank">'.img_picto($langs->trans("VATIntraCheckableOnEUSite"),'help').'</a>';
+			    if (empty($conf->global->MAIN_DISABLEVATCHECK)) $s.='<a href="'.$langs->transcountry("VATIntraCheckURL",$soc->id_pays).'" target="_blank">'.img_picto($langs->trans("VATIntraCheckableOnEUSite"),'help').'</a>';
+				print $s;
 			}
 			print '</td>';
 			print '</tr>';
@@ -1519,12 +1524,17 @@ else
                 print "}\n";
                 print '</script>';
                 print "\n";
-			    $s.='<a href="#" onclick="javascript: CheckVAT(document.formsoc.tva_intra.value);">'.$langs->trans("VATIntraCheck").'</a>';
-				print $form->textwithpicto($s,$langs->trans("VATIntraCheckDesc",$langs->trans("VATIntraCheck")),1);
+			    if (empty($conf->global->MAIN_DISABLEVATCHECK))
+			    {
+                    $s.='<a href="#" onclick="javascript: CheckVAT(document.formsoc.tva_intra.value);">'.$langs->trans("VATIntraCheck").'</a>';
+				    print $form->textwithpicto($s,$langs->trans("VATIntraCheckDesc",$langs->trans("VATIntraCheck")),1);
+			    }
+			    else print $s;
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				print $s.'<a href="'.$langs->transcountry("VATIntraCheckURL",$soc->id_pays).'" target="_blank">'.img_picto($langs->trans("VATIntraCheckableOnEUSite"),'help').'</a>';
+                if (empty($conf->global->MAIN_DISABLEVATCHECK)) $s.='<a href="'.$langs->transcountry("VATIntraCheckURL",$soc->id_pays).'" target="_blank">'.img_picto($langs->trans("VATIntraCheckableOnEUSite"),'help').'</a>';
+			    print $s;
 			}
 		}
 		else