Reports of Cases
 
		2008 I-08947
				
		
				
			
                   							
                   							
		
								
		        Subject-matter
        Reference for a preliminary ruling – Conseil d’Etat (France) – Interpretation of Articles 43 and 48 EC – Restriction on freedom of establishment and possible justification of a tax scheme making a distinction depending on whether the French sub-subsidiary of a parent company (also established in France) is held through  a subsidiary established in that Member State or established in another Member State and not subject to French corporation tax – Justification  based on the coherence of the tax system? 
                 
                
                
                
        
	
	Systematic classification scheme
	
				
				
				
					
						| 1. |  | B European Community (EEC/EC)
							   B-04 Free movement of persons and services
							     B-04.03 Freedom of establishment
							      B-04.03.00   General | 
				
				    
      Citations of case-law or legislation
      References in grounds of judgment
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        EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 52           
         : paragraphs 1, 13, 15 - 63
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        Directive 77/799           
         : paragraph 55
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -270/83           
         : paragraph 26
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/90           
         : paragraph 43
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -484/93           
         : paragraph 44
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -264/96           
         : paragraphs 16, 44
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -397/98           
         : paragraphs 26, 27
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -319/02           
         : paragraphs 43, 44
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -334/02           
         : paragraph 54
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -446/03           
         : paragraph 37
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -150/04           
         : paragraph 56
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -347/04           
         : paragraph 56
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -386/04           
         : paragraphs 54, 56
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -446/04           
         : paragraph 54
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -471/04           
         : paragraphs 15, 43, 44
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/05           
         : paragraph 57
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -231/05           
         : paragraphs 27, 37
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -298/05           
         : paragraph 16
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -451/05           
         : paragraph 56
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/06           
         : paragraph 44
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -414/06           
         : paragraphs 15, 16, 33
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        Court of Justice - Opinion C -418/07           
         : paragraphs 17, 22
Operative part
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Opinion
      - 
        EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 43           
         : points 4, 17 - 67
                  
 
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        EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 56           
           -P1   : points 18 - 20
                  
 
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        Directive 77/799           
         : point 65
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -270/83           
         : point 35
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/90           
         : points 50, 51
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -300/90           
         : points 50, 51
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -484/93           
         : point 51
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -80/94           
         : point 51
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -264/96           
         : points 23, 51
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -307/97           
         : point 22
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -251/98           
         : point 20
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -397/98           
         : points 35, 36
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -141/99           
         : point 22
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -436/00           
         : point 20
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Opinion C -319/02           
         : point 52
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -319/02           
         : points 50, 51
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -334/02           
         : point 64
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Opinion C -446/03           
         : points 42, 53
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -446/03           
         : points 5, 40, 42, 46
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Opinion C -524/04           
         : point 52
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -150/04           
         : point 66
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -196/04           
         : points 17, 20, 40
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -347/04           
         : point 66
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -374/04           
         : points 17, 20, 50, 51
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -386/04           
         : points 64, 66
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -446/04           
         : points 20, 64
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -452/04           
         : point 19
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -471/04           
         : points 22, 50, 51
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -524/04           
         : points 19, 20, 40, 52
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Opinion C -231/05           
         : point 46
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -157/05           
         : point 19
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -231/05           
         : points 5, 17, 20, 36
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -298/05           
         : point 23
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -379/05           
         : points 50, 51
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -451/05           
         : point 66
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Opinion C -414/06           
         : point 64
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -284/06           
         : points 17, 20
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/06           
         : points 50, 51
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -414/06           
         : points 22, 23, 39, 40, 42
                  
 
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        Court of Justice - Judgment C -443/06           
         : points 50, 51
                  
 
Dates
        
        
        
		Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
		
		
        
        
        
        Date of the Opinion
        
        
       	
        
        
		Date of the hearing
		
        
        		Information not available
                
        
        
        
        
		Date of delivery
		
        27/11/2008
        
        References
        
        Publication in the Official Journal
        
        Application: OJ C 283 from 24.11.2007, p.18
Judgment: OJ C 19 from 24.01.2009, p.8
    			
         
                
                
                
        
        Name of the parties
        
        Papillon
                
                
                
        
        Notes on Academic Writings
        
        
                        - Bricet, Ambroise ; Hôo, Marie-Pierre ; Gautier, Mathieu: French Group Consolidation Regime Violates EC Treaty, ECJ Rules, Tax Notes International 2008 p.848-850 (EN)
                        
- Perrotin, Frédérique: Intégration fiscale et liberté d'établissement, Petites affiches. La Loi / Le Quotidien juridique 2008 nº 200 p.3-5 (FR)
                        
- Maitrot de la Motte, Alexandre: Régime des groupes (affaire Papillon): l'atteinte à la liberté d'établissement est justifiée mais disproportionnée, Revue de droit fiscal 2008 Act. 353 p.3-5 (FR)
                        
- Dibout, Patrick: Le périmètre des groupes de sociétés et la liberté d'établissement. A propos de CJCE, 27 nov. 2008, C-418/07, Sté Papillon, Revue de droit fiscal 2008 Etude 640 p.8-12 (FR)
                        
- Pierre, Jean-Luc: Groupes de sociétés: une sous-filiale française détenue via une filiale étrangère peut être intégrée, Revue de droit fiscal 2008 Comm. 644 p.29-32 (FR)
                        
- Amadieu Le Claire, Clarisse: Intégration d'une filiale française détenue par l'intermédiaire d'une société étrangère: A propos de la décision de la CJCE du 27 novembre 2008 pourra-t-on parler d'"effet Papillon"?, La Semaine Juridique - entreprise et affaires 2008 nº 534 p.5-6 (FR)
                        
- Maitrot de la Motte, Alexandre: France: The Société Papillon Case, ECJ - Recent Developments in Direct Taxation (Ed. Linde - Wien) 2008 p.91-112 (EN)
                        
- Fumenier, Patrick ; Hôo, Marie-Pierre: Intégration fiscale: les sous-filiales françaises détenues par l'intermédiaire d'une filiale étrangère vont pouvoir être comprises dans le périmètre du groupe (CJCE, 27 novembre 2008), Petites affiches. La Loi / Le Quotidien juridique 2009 nº 4 p.12-15 (FR)
                        
- Delaurière, Jérôme: The Papillon Decision: Upcoming French Tax Group Reform, Tax Notes International 2009 p.903-906 (EN)
                        
- Menti, Fabio: La consolidazione delle perdite di gruppo transnazionale e il principio di coerenza del sistema fiscale, Diritto e pratica tributaria 2009 II p.562-572 (IT)
                        
- Martín Jiménez, Adolfo J.: Jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de las Comunidades Europeas, Revista española de Derecho Financiero 2009 p.858-862 (ES)
                        
- Boulogne, G.F.: Een Papillon fiscale eenheid met derde landen? Art. 24, vijfde lid, OESO-modelverdrag biedt uitkomst, Weekblad voor fiscaal recht 2010 p.1255-1263 (NL)
                        
- Simon, Georges ; Peltier, Vanille: Nouveau regard sur l’intégration fiscale au Luxembourg, Revue générale de fiscalité luxembourgeoise 2016 p.3-9 (FR)
                        
        
                
                
                
        
        
        Procedural Analysis Information
        
        Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
        
        Conseil d'État - France
                 
                
                
                
        
        Subject-matter
        
        - Freedom of movement for persons
	                
 
-     -  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
        
        Quatrième chambre (Cour)
                 
                
                
                
        
        Judge-Rapporteur
        
        Lenaerts
                 
                
                
                
        
        Advocate General
        
        Kokott
                 
                
                
                
        
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        Language(s) of the Opinion