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ECJ: Advocate General holds German switch-over provision for low-taxed passive income of foreign PEs incompatible with EC Law – details

02 July 2007

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As reported previously  on 29 March 2007, Advocate General (AG) Paolo Mengozzi of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave his opinion in case of Columbus Container Services B.V.B.A. & Co. v. Finanzamt Bielefeld-Innenstadt (C-298/05). Details of the opinion are summarized below. Advocate General's Opinion. As to the question which fundamental freedom applies, the AG stated that both the freedom of establishment and the free movement of capital could apply to the case. Since the application of both freedoms would lead to the same result, it is enough to examine the provisions at issue in the light of one of...