The differentiated taxation of dividends received by the parent companies of a tax-integrated group depending on where the subsidiaries are established is contrary to EU law

By this judgment, the Court of Justice holds that the French legislation at issue disadvantages parent companies which own subsidiaries established in other Member States, which is liable to make it less attractive for those companies to exercise their freedom of establishment, as they would be deterred from setting up subsidiaries in other Member States.

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