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(1)Subject to subsections (4) to (6), section 117 applies if condition A or B is met.
(2)Condition A is that—
(a)a company resident in the United Kingdom transfers to a company resident in another member State the whole or part of a business which immediately before the transfer the transferor carried on in a member State other than the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment, and
(b)the transfer includes—
(i)the transfer of an asset or liability representing a loan relationship,
(ii)the transfer of rights and liabilities under a derivative contract, or
(iii)the transfer of intangible fixed assets that are chargeable intangible assets in relation to the transferor immediately before the transfer and in the case of one or more of which the proceeds of realisation exceed the costs recognised for tax purposes.
(3)Condition B is that—
(a)a company resident in the United Kingdom transfers part of its business to one or more companies,
(b)the part of the transferor's business which is transferred was carried on immediately before the transfer in a member State other than the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment,
(c)at least one transferee is resident in a member State other than the United Kingdom,
(d)the transferor continues to carry on a business after the transfer,
(e)the condition in subsection (2)(b) is met, and
(f)the transfer—
(i)is made in exchange for the issue of shares in or debentures of each transferee to each person holding shares in or debentures of the transferor, or
(ii)is not so made only because, and only so far as, a transferee is prevented from so issuing such shares or debentures by section 658 of the Companies Act 2006 (general rule against limited company acquiring own shares) or by a corresponding provision of the law of another member State preventing such an issue.
(4)If a transfer that meets condition A or B includes such a transfer as is mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(i), section 117—
(a)only applies as respects the transfer so mentioned as a result of the transfer meeting condition A if the transfer is wholly or partly in exchange for shares or debentures issued by the transferee to the transferor, and
(b)only applies as respects the transfer so mentioned as a result of the transfer meeting condition B if each transferee is resident in a member State, but not necessarily the same one.
(5)If a transfer that meets condition A or B includes such a transfer as is mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(ii), section 117—
(a)only applies as respects the transfer so mentioned as a result of the transfer meeting condition A if the transfer is wholly or partly in exchange for shares or debentures issued by the transferee to the transferor or to the persons holding shares in or debentures of the transferor,
(b)only applies as respects the transfer so mentioned as a result of the transfer meeting condition B if each transferee is resident in a member State, but not necessarily the same one, and
(c)only applies as respects the transfer so mentioned if the transferor makes a claim under this section in respect of it.
(6)If a transfer that meets condition A or B includes such a transfer as is mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(iii), section 117—
(a)only applies as respects the transfer so mentioned as a result of the transfer meeting condition A if—
(i)the companies mentioned in subsection (2)(a) are companies incorporated under the law of a member State, and
(ii)the transfer is wholly or partly in exchange for shares or other securities issued by the transferee to the transferor,
(b)only applies as respects the transfer so mentioned as a result of the transfer meeting condition B if—
(i)the transferor and at least one of the transferees mentioned in subsection (3)(a) is a company so incorporated, and
(ii)the transfer is in exchange for shares or debentures issued by the transferee to the persons holding shares in or debentures of the transferor, and
(c)only applies as respects the transfer so mentioned if—
(i)the transfer includes the whole of the assets of the transferor used for the purposes of the business or part, or the whole of those assets other than cash, and
(ii)the transferor makes a claim under this section in respect of the transfer so mentioned.
(7)No claim may be made under subsection (6) in respect of a transfer in relation to which a claim is made under section 827 of CTA 2009 (claims to postpone charge on transfer of assets to non-UK resident company).
(8)For the purposes of this section, a company is resident in a member State if—
(a)it is within a charge to tax under the law of the State as being resident for that purpose, and
(b)it is not regarded, for the purpose of any double taxation relief arrangements to which the State is a party, as resident in a territory not within a member State.
(1)If tax would have been chargeable under the law of one or more other member States in respect of the transfer mentioned in section 116(2)(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) but for the Mergers Directive, this Part applies, and any double taxation arrangements apply, as if that tax had been chargeable.
(2)In calculating tax notionally chargeable under subsection (1), it is to be assumed—
(a)that, to the extent permitted by the law of the other member State, losses arising on the transfer mentioned in section 116(2)(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) are set against gains arising on that transfer, and
(b)that any relief due to the transferor under that law is claimed.
(3)Subsection (1) does not apply if—
(a)the transfer of business mentioned in section 116(2)(a) or (3)(a) is not effected for genuine commercial reasons, or
(b)that transfer of business forms part of a scheme or arrangements of which the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, is avoiding liability to corporation tax, capital gains tax or income tax.
(4)But subsection (3) does not prevent subsection (1) from applying if before the transfer—
(a)the appropriate applicant has applied to the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, and
(b)the Commissioners have notified the appropriate applicant that they are satisfied subsection (3) will not have that effect.
(5)In subsection (4) “the appropriate applicant” means—
(a)in a case where tax chargeable in respect of such a transfer as is mentioned in section 116(2)(b)(i) or (ii) is concerned, the companies mentioned in section 116(2)(a) or (3)(a), and
(b)in a case where tax chargeable in respect of such a transfer as is mentioned in section 116(2)(b)(iii) is concerned, the transferor.
(6)Sections 427 and 428 of CTA 2009 (procedure and decisions on applications for clearance) have effect in relation to subsection (4) as in relation to section 426(2) of that Act, taking the references in section 428 to section 426(2)(b) as references to subsection (4)(b) of this section.
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