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Notes:
(1)
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The higher rate applies if the payment is received by a company
holding directly less than 25% of the capital of the Swiss
paying company
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(2)
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5%
if the recipient is a company |
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(3)
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Only
20% is refunded (making the effective rate 15%) if non residents
of France have substantial interests in the recipient company,
if the recipient company controls at least 20% of the Swiss
company and if the shares of either company are neither quoted
at a stock exchange nor traded over the counter |
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(4)
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The
30% rate applies to dividends from jouissance rights,
participating loans and silent participations. Withholding tax
shall not exceed the tax chargeable on the profits out of which
the dividends are paid. |
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(5)
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The
lower rate applies if the recipient is a company which owns at
least one third of the voting stock in the Swiss company |
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(6)
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If the recipient
is an individual no refund of the Swiss 35% withholding tax is
granted
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(7)
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The zero rate
applies where the payer is a corporate shareholder which has a
participation of at least 25% for a continuous period of at
least 2 years immediately preceding the distribution. 5% applies
where the participation requirement is satisfied but not for the
requisite period and 15% is the rate for smaller holdings.
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(8)
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The
lower rate applies if the recipient is a company which controls
directly or indirectly at least 10% of the voting power in the
Swiss paying corporation |