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Article 966 of the French General Tax Code

I.-For the application of article 965, the management by a company or organisation of its own property assets is not considered to be an industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or liberal activity.

II.-For the application of article 965, the activities mentioned in articles 34 and 35, with the exception of those mentioned in I of this article, are considered to be commercial activities.

The activities of companies which, in addition to managing a portfolio of holdings, actively participate in the management of their group’s policy and the control of their subsidiaries and provide, where applicable and on a purely internal basis, specific administrative, legal, accounting, financial and real estate services are also considered to be commercial activities.

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Article 966

I.-Pour l’application de l’article 965, n’est pas considérée comme une activité industrielle, commerciale, artisanale, agricole ou libérale l’exercice par une société ou un organisme d’une activité de gestion de son propre patrimoine immobilier.


II.-Pour l’application de l’article 965, sont considérées comme des activités commerciales les activités mentionnées aux articles 34 et 35, à l’exception de celles mentionnées au I du présent article.


Sont également considérées comme des activités commerciales les activités de sociétés qui, outre la gestion d’un portefeuille de participations, participent activement à la conduite de la politique de leur groupe et au contrôle de leurs filiales et rendent, le cas échéant et à titre purement interne, des services spécifiques, administratifs, juridiques, comptables, financiers et immobiliers.

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