I. – In accordance with the first paragraph of Article L. 3315-1 du code du travail and subject to the provisions set out in the third paragraph of the same article, the amount of profit-sharing paid in cash by companies pursuant to a profit-sharing contract is deductible from the bases used for the assessment of corporation tax or income tax.
II. – From 1 January 1991, dividends on labour shares allocated to employees of sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière governed by the law of 26 April 1917 benefit from the provisions of I.