1 Industrial and commercial companies that subscribe to the capital of companies that have entered into an agreement with the State under the conditions provided for in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 59-248 of 4 February 1959 may, as soon as their subscription is paid, make an exceptional write-down equal to the amount of this payment and deductible for the purposes of determining the tax on profits (1).
The provisions referred to in the first paragraph do not apply to capital subscriptions made as from 1 January 1991.
2 In the event of termination of the agreement pronounced under the conditions provided for in the said agreement for non-compliance with the commitments entered into, the amount of the exceptional amortisations made under 1 shall be reintegrated into the profits for the current financial year.
The Minister of the Economy and Finance may order that the above provisions take effect in whole or in part from the date on which the terminated agreement had been signed or at an earlier date.
3 In the event of the dissolution of a company referred to in 1, the Minister for the Economy and Finance may order the reinstatement, under the conditions set out in 2, of all or part of the tax benefits enjoyed by the shareholders over the last five financial years.
4 Any member excluded for the reasons and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Articles of Association loses, under the conditions laid down in 3, the benefit of the provisions of 1.
(1) See art. 93 ter.
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