Impresa Pizzarotti (Avantage anormal consenti a une societe non-residente) (Judgment) French Text [2020] EUECJ C-558/19 (08 October 2020)

Impresa Pizzarotti (Avantage anormal consenti a une societe non-residente) (Judgment) French Text [2020] EUECJ C-558/19 (08 October 2020)

Article 49 TFEU does not, in principle, preclude national legislation that requalifies a transfer of funds from a resident branch to a non-resident parent as an income-generating operation subject to transfer pricing rules, provided the rules are proportionate and justified by the need to preserve balanced...

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Citation
[2020] EUECJ C-558/19
Parties
Applicant: Impresa Pizzarotti & C SPA Italia Sucursala Cluj; Respondent: Agenţia Naţională de Administrare Fiscală – Direcţia Generală de Administrare a Marilor Contribuabili
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference / Judgment
Outcome
preliminary reference answered
Legal Topics
Freedom of Establishment, Transfer Pricing, Discrimination, Cross Border Transactions, Taxable Income Determination
EU Law Tax Law Corporate Law Freedom of Establishment Transfer Pricing Discrimination Cross Border Transactions Taxable Income Determination

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Parties

Impresa Pizzarotti & C SPA Italia Sucursala Cluj

Applicant

Agenţia Naţională de Administrare Fiscală – Direcţia Generală de Administrare a Marilor Contribuabili

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether Article 49 and 63 TFEU preclude national legislation that allows requalification of a cross-border transfer of funds as income-generating operation subject to transfer pricing rules, while similar domestic transactions are not subject to such rules

Ratio Decidendi

Article 49 TFEU does not, in principle, preclude national legislation that requalifies a transfer of funds from a resident branch to a non-resident parent as an income-generating operation subject to transfer pricing rules, provided the rules are proportionate and justified by the need to preserve balanced allocation of taxing rights between Member States.

Court Disposition

preliminary reference answered

Orders

  • Article 49 TFEU does not preclude national legislation requalifying cross-border transfers as income-generating operations subject to transfer pricing rules, provided proportionality and justification requirements are met.
  • Costs to be determined by the referring court.