For the application of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 3 of 39, relating to the deduction of lump-sum allowances that a company allocates to its directors or company executives for representation and travel expenses, directors mean, in partnerships and joint ventures that have opted for the capital company tax regime, the partners in name and the members of these companies, in limited liability companies which have not opted for the tax treatment of partnerships and partnerships limited by shares, the managers and, as regards public limited companies, the chairman of the board of directors, the managing director, the provisional managing director, the members of the management board and any director or member of the supervisory board entrusted with special duties.
These provisions do not apply to:
a. (Expired);
b. To co-ownership property companies referred to in article 1655 ter.
c. To limited liability companies that have opted for the tax regime provided for in Article 239 bis AA or that provided for in Article 239 bis AB.