I. – The provisions of Articles 210 A and 210 B apply to transactions involving listed real estate investment companies, or their subsidiaries, and the companies mentioned in III bis of Article 208 C, which have opted for the regime provided for in II of the same article.
The application of these provisions is subject to the condition that the absorbing company undertakes, in the merger deed, to substitute itself for the absorbed company for the distribution obligations provided for in the second to fourth paragraphs of II of Article 208 C.
In the event of a demerger, these obligations must be assumed by the companies receiving the contributions in proportion to the amount of the actual net assets contributed as assessed on the effective date of the transaction.
II. – In the event of the takeover of a company that has opted for the regime provided for in II of Article 208 C by a company that has also opted for this regime, the capital gain referred to in the second paragraph of 1 of Article 210 A is exempt provided that 70% of its amount is distributed before the end of the second financial year following that in which it is realised.
When the company receiving the contributions is subject to the regime provided for in II of article 208 C, the reintegration, prescribed in d of 3 of article 210 A, relating to the buildings referred to in I of article 208 C constitutes an item of income subject to the distribution obligations mentioned in the second paragraph of II of this article.