Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-707/20Gallaher Limited v The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs
- Decided
- 2023-02-16
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2023:101
- CELEX
- 62020CJ0707
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Direct taxation – Corporate income tax – Articles 49, 63 and 64 TFEU – Freedom of establishment – Free movement of capital – Disposal of assets within a group of companies – Company resident for tax purposes in one Member State having a parent company resident for tax purposes in another Member State and a sister company resident for tax purposes in a third country – Disposal of intellectual property rights of the company resident for tax purposes in a Member State to its sister company resident for tax purposes in a third country – Disposal by the company resident for tax purposes in a Member State of shares in one of its subsidiaries to its parent company resident for tax purposes in another Member State – Consideration equal to the market value of the assets transferred – Exemption from tax or imposition of tax depending on the State in which the beneficiary company has its seat.
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Read from EU:s publikationsbyrå, Cellar (EUR-Lex och CURIA) on 2026-08-22.
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