Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 26 February 2019

N Luxembourg 1 and Others v Skatteministeriet

Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret and Vestre Landsret

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Approximation of laws — Common system of taxation applicable to interest and royalty payments made between associated companies of different Member States — Directive 2003/49/EC — Beneficial owner of the interest and royalties — Article 5 — Abuse of rights — Company established in a Member State and paying to an associated company established in another Member State interest all or almost all of which is then transferred outside the European Union — Subsidiary subject to an obligation to withhold tax on the interest at source

Joined Cases C-115/16, C-118/16, C-119/16 and C-299/16


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
29/03/2019 N Luxembourg 1
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2019:134
26/02/2019 N Luxembourg 1
Abstract
ECLI:EU:C:2019:134
26/02/2019 N Luxembourg 1
Application (OJ)
08/07/2016 N Luxembourg 1
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2018:143
01/03/2018 N Luxembourg 1
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.13 Common corporate tax regime
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.13 Common corporate tax regime
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.13 Common corporate tax regime
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.13 Common corporate tax regime
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.13 Common corporate tax regime
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.02 Freedom of establishment
      4.04.02.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.05 Free movement of capital and freedom of payments
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.13 Common corporate tax regime
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.05 Free movement of capital and freedom of payments
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.05 Free movement of capital and freedom of payments
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.05 Free movement of capital and freedom of payments


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 25/02/2016

Date of the Opinion

  • 01/03/2018

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

26/02/2019


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 139 from 15.04.2019, p.5

Application: OJ C 270 from 25.07.2016, p.17

Name of the parties

N Luxembourg 1

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. De Boynes, Nicolas: La CJUE donne son éclairage sur la notion d'abus de droit, Revue de droit fiscal 2019 N°21 p.32-48 (FR)
  2. Lampert, Steffen: Zur Vereinbarkeit der Quellenbesteuerung von Zinsen und Dividenden mit dem Unionsrecht in den „Dänemark“-Urteilen des EuGH (Rs. C-115/16 bis C-119/16 und C-299/16), Internationale Steuer-Rundschau : ISR 2019 p.260-267 (DE)
  3. Brosens, L.: Is fiscale optimalisatie via holding- en financieringsstructuren nog mogelijk na de Denmark-arresten?, S.E.W. : Tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht 2019 p.395-403 (NL)
  4. von Bahr, Stig: Klargörande avgörande från EU-domstolen om rättsmissbruk, SkatteNytt 2019 nº 11 p.771-783 (SV)
  5. Monika, Lewandowska ; Adrian, Stępień: Trybunał Sprawiedliwości o nadużyciu zwolnienia z podatku u źródła: zaskakujące rozczarowanie czy przewidywalny kierunek interpretacji? Polskie regulacje niezgodne z prawem UE?, Przegląd Podatkowy 2019 Vol. 8 p.12-20 (PL)
  6. Douma, S.C.W.: Beslissingen in belastingzaken 2020 nº 149-152 (NL)
  7. Vanistendael, Frans: Tax abuse in Europe: the CJEU’s N Luxembourg 1 and T Danmark Judgments, Tax Notes International 2020 Vol. 97 nº 6 p. 629-634 (EN)
  8. Englisch, Joachim: The Danish tax avoidance cases: New milestones in the Court’s anti-abuse doctrine, Common Market Law Review 2020, n° 2, p. 503-538 (EN)
  9. De Pietro, Carla: Beneficial Ownership, Tax Abuse and Legal Pluralism: An Analysis in Light of the CJEU’s Judgment Concerning the Danish Cases on Interest, Intertax 2020, Vol. 12, p. 1075-1086 (EN)
  10. Sánchez De Castro Martín-Luengo, Enrique: The ECJ’s Danish Cases and the Spanish Withholding Tax Exemption in Respect of Interest Payments to EU Lenders: Some Reflections and Practical Implications, European Taxation 2020 nº 1 p. 8-16 (EN)
  11. Maitrot de la Motte, Alexandre: XI. Fiscalité - Cour de justice, gde ch., 26 février 2019, N Luxembourg 1 et autres c/ Skatteministeriet, aff. jtes C-115/16, C-118/16, C-119/16 et C-299/16, ECLI:EU:C:2019:134, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2019. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2020, p. 638-642 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Østre Landsret - Denmark

Subject-matter

  • Approximation of laws
  • Taxation
  • Free movement of capital
  • Freedom of establishment

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Rosas

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

  • Danish

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • German