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Article 218 A of the French General Tax Code

1. Corporation tax is established at the place of the principal establishment of the legal entity.

However, the administration may designate as the place of taxation:

either that where the effective management of the company is provided;

or that of its registered office.

2. Legal entities carrying out activities in France or owning property there, without having their registered office there, are taxable at the place fixed by order of the Minister of the Economy and Finance published in the Journal officiel (1).

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 218 A

1. L’impôt sur les sociétés est établi au lieu du principal établissement de la personne morale.

Toutefois, l’administration peut désigner comme lieu d’imposition :

soit celui où est assurée la direction effective de la société ;

soit celui de son siège social.

2. Les personnes morales exerçant des activités en France ou y possédant des biens, sans y avoir leur siège social, sont imposables au lieu fixé par arrêté du ministre de l’économie et des finances publié au Journal officiel (1).

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