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Article L214-121 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The main purpose of forest savings companies is to acquire and manage forest assets. At least 60% of their assets consist of woodland or forests, shares in forestry groupings or companies whose sole purpose is to hold woodland and forests, and cash or cash equivalents.

The woods and forests held by these companies must be managed in accordance with an approved simple management plan.

Shares in forest savings companies are treated in the same way as interest shares held in a forestry group for the purposes of tax law, with the exception of article 976 of the General Tax Code.

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Article L214-121

Les sociétés d’épargne forestière ont pour objet principal l’acquisition et la gestion d’un patrimoine forestier. Leur actif est constitué, d’une part, pour 60 % au moins de bois ou forêts, de parts d’intérêt de groupements forestiers ou de sociétés dont l’objet exclusif est la détention de bois et forêts et, d’autre part, de liquidités ou valeurs assimilées.

Les bois et forêts détenus par ces sociétés doivent être gérés conformément à un plan simple de gestion agréé.

Les parts des sociétés d’épargne forestière sont assimilées aux parts d’intérêt détenues dans un groupement forestier pour l’application de la loi fiscale, à l’exception de l’article 976 du code général des impôts.

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