I. – Sums paid by the company in application of savings plans set up in accordance with the provisions of Title III of Book III of Part Three of the Labour Code, are exempt from income tax established in the name of the employee.
II. – Income from securities held in one of the savings plans mentioned in I is also exempt from income tax if they are reused in this plan and subject to the same unavailability as the securities to which they relate. They are definitively exempt on expiry of the corresponding period of unavailability.
This exemption is maintained as long as the employees and former employees do not request the delivery of the units or shares acquired on their behalf.
II bis. – Income from securities held in a retirement savings plan mentioned in Article L. 224-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in a French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product mentioned in Article L. 225-1 of the same code is exempt if it is re-employed in this plan or sub-account and subject to the same unavailability as the securities to which it relates.
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II ter. – Notwithstanding the provisions of article 199 ter, the tax credits attached to the income mentioned in II and II bis are refundable. They are exempt under the same conditions as this income.
III. – A decree in the Conseil d’Etat sets out the terms and conditions for the application of this article.