France Tax News
Treaty between United Kingdom and France enters into force
20 January 2010
Protocol to treaty between United States and France enters into force
20 January 2010
Finance Amendment Bill 2009: Council of Ministers plans to strengthen anti-avoidance measures
21 December 2009
Dutch dividend withholding tax exemption extended to certain EEA countries
16 September 2009
Treaty between France and Saudi Arabia extended
16 July 2009
ECJ: Cobelfret extended to domestic situations and potentially to dividends received from third countries
16 July 2009
Protocol to treaty between France and Luxembourg signed
16 July 2009
Protocol to treaty between France and Switzerland initialed
16 July 2009
ECJ: Netherlands' non-exemption of dividends paid to certain EEA countries from withholding tax found incompatible with EEA Agreement
16 July 2009
Protocol to treaty between France and United States submitted for ratification
16 July 2009
ECJ finds Finnish dividend withholding tax regime incompatible with EC freedom of establishment
16 July 2009
Treaty between Australia and France enters into force
7 June 2009
Protocol to treaty between Bahrain and France signed
7 June 2009
Protocol to treaty between Belgium and France ratified
13 May 2009
European Commission refers Germany to ECJ over taxation of outbound dividends
10 April 2009
Protocol to treaty between Belgium and France approved
10 April 2009
Treaty between France and Australia ratified
10 April 2009
UK ratifies tax treaty with France
10 April 2009
Protocol to treaty between France and Qatar ratified
10 April 2009
Protocol to treaty between France and Switzerland – details
16 March 2009
Treaty between Germany and France – MoU concerning residence of government of each contracting state, and any political subdivision or local authority thereof
16 March 2009
Protocol to treaty between Switzerland and France signed
22 February 2009
Protocol and MoU to treaty between United States and France signed – details
22 February 2009
Treaty between Denmark and France terminated – details re Danish notice of termination
22 February 2009
ECJ: Advocate General finds French legislation on group consolidation excluding lower-tier subsidiaries indirectly owned through companies resident in other Member States justifiable restriction on EC freedom of establishment – details
4 November 2008
Preliminary ruling requested from ECJ regarding Belgian anti-abuse provision concerning exceptional and gratuitous advantages
4 November 2008
Preliminary ruling requested from ECJ on interpretation of EC Parent-Subsidiary Directive with respect to Italian tax on dividend adjustment (General Beverage)
4 November 2008
ECJ: Advocate General finds Belgian withholding tax on interest paid to companies resident in other Member States compatible with EC freedom of establishment – details
4 November 2008
ECJ: Advocate General finds French legislation on group consolidation excluding lower-tier subsidiaries indirectly owned through companies in other Member States justifiable restriction on EC freedom of establishment
7 October 2008
Protocol to treaty between France and Malta signed
7 October 2008