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

ECJ: Cobelfret extended to domestic situations and potentially to dividends received from third countries

16 July 2009

Treaty between France and Saudi Arabia extended

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 Luxembourg signed

16 July 2009

ECJ finds Finnish dividend withholding tax regime incompatible with EC freedom of establishment

16 July 2009

Protocol to treaty between France and United States submitted for ratification

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

Treaty between France and Australia ratified

10 April 2009

Protocol to treaty between Belgium and France approved

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 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

Protocol to treaty between Switzerland and France signed

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