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French court rules taxes levied on capital gains on sale of French shares by non-EU companies is contrary to free movement of capital

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France, European Union

Executive summary

On 20 October 2020, a French administrative court of appeals held that a legal entity resident in a non-European Union (EU) country is entitled to a refund of the tax paid on capital gains resulting from the sale of shares in a French company (Article 244 bis B of the French Tax Code (FTC)) on the ground that such tax is contrary to the free movement of capital since the…

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