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Commission Decision (EU) 2019/700 of 19 December 2018 on the State Aid SA.34914 (2013/C) implemented by the United Kingdom as regards the Gibraltar Corporate Income Tax Regime (notified under document C(2018) 7848)

Commission Decision (EU) 2019/700 of 19 December 2018 on the State Aid SA.34914 (2013/C) implemented by the United Kingdom as regards the Gibraltar Corporate Income Tax Regime (notified under document C(2018) 7848)

Decision (EU) 2019/700 · Decision · 9 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

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1.   The State aid scheme in the form of the passive interest income tax exemption applicable in Gibraltar under the Income Tax Act 2010 between 1 January 2011 and 30 June 2013 and unlawfully put into effect by Gibraltar in contravention of Article 108(3) of the Treaty is incompatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty. 2.   The State aid scheme in the form of the royalty income tax exemption applicable in Gibraltar under the Income Tax Act 2010 between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2013 and unlawfully put into effect by Gibraltar in contravention of Article 108(3) of the Treaty is incompatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.

Article 2

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The individual State aids granted by the Government of Gibraltar, on the basis of the tax rulings (referred to in the Annex as rulings No 83, 84, 139, 140 and 144) to five Gibraltar companies with interests in Dutch limited partnerships ( Commanditaire Vennootschappen ) in receipt of royalty and passive interest income, which were unlawfully put into effect by the United Kingdom in contravention of Article 108(3) of the Treaty, are incompatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.

Article 3

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1.   The tax ruling practice under the Income Tax Act 2010 does not constitute a State aid scheme within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty. 2.   The 126 rulings, listed in the Annex to this Decision, other than the five rulings covered by Article 2 and the 34 rulings referred to in recital 144  ( 115 ) , do not constitute individual State aids within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.

Article 4

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1.   Articles 1 and 2 of this Decision shall not apply to individual aid granted on the basis of the aid schemes referred to in Article 1 or on the basis of the tax rulings referred to in Article 2 if, at the time the individual aid was granted, it fulfilled the conditions laid down by the Regulation adopted pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98  ( 116 ) which was applicable at the time the aid was granted. 2.   For the purposes of this Article and Article 5, individual aid is deemed to be put at a beneficiary's disposal, with respect to each tax year, on the day that the tax foregone for that tax year as a result of the aid schemes referred to in Article 1 or the tax rulings referred to in Article 2 would have fallen due in the absence of that scheme or ruling.

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1.   The United Kingdom shall recover all incompatible aid granted on the basis of the aid schemes referred to in Article 1 or on the basis of the tax rulings referred to in Article 2, from the beneficiaries of that aid. 2.   Any individual aid granted on the basis of the tax rulings referred to in Article 2 which cannot be recovered from the Gibraltar company in question shall be recovered from other entities forming a single economic unit with that Gibraltar company, i.e. the relevant Dutch BV, the Dutch CV or the parent company of the Gibraltar company. 3.   The sums to be recovered shall bear interest from the date on which they were put at the disposal of the beneficiary until their actual recovery. 4.   The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004  ( 117 ) . 5.   The United Kingdom shall cease granting the aid on the basis of the aid schemes referred to in Article 1 or the tax rulings referred to in Article 2, with effect from the date of notification of this Decision.

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1.   Recovery of the aid in accordance with Article 5 shall be immediate and effective. 2.   The United Kingdom shall ensure that this Decision is implemented within four months from the date of notification of this Decision.

Article 7

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1.   Within two months from the date of notification of this Decision, the United Kingdom shall submit the following information to the Commission: (a) an assessment, for each Gibraltar company that generated passive interest income in the period between 1 January 2011 and 30 June 2013, of whether such interest income accrued in or was derived from Gibraltar, based on the ‘situs of the loan’ rule; (b) a list of beneficiaries that have received aid on the basis of the aid schemes referred to in Article 1, together with the following information for each of them and for each relevant tax year: — the amount of profits achieved (indicating separately the profits achieved from royalty income and the profits achieved from passive interest income), the tax basis, the applicable income tax rate, the amount of income tax paid and the amount of the tax foregone, — the total amount of aid received; (c) the following information for each of the five Gibraltar companies that received aid on the basis of the tax rulings referred to in Article 2 and for each relevant tax year: — the amount of profits achieved (indicating separately the profits achieved from royalty income and the profits achieved from passive interest income), the tax basis, the applicable income tax rate, the amount of income tax paid and the amount of the tax foregone, — the total amount of aid received; (d) the total amount (principal and recovery interests) to be recovered from each beneficiary (for all tax years subject to recovery); (e) a detailed description of the measures already taken, and of those planned, in order to comply with this Decision; (f) documents demonstrating that the beneficiaries have been ordered to repay the aid. 2.   The United Kingdom shall keep the Commission informed of the progress of the national measures taken to implement this Decision until recovery of the aid in accordance with Article 5 has been completed. On request by the Commission, it shall submit to the Commission information on the national measures already taken, and on those planned, in order to comply with this Decision.

Article 8

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This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Supplementary provisions

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ANNEX Company Name Granting Date Description of the activities Classification of Ruling (in light of Section 8.2.1) 1. KaiRo Management Limited 7.1.2011 Services, management consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 2. Thurlestone Shipping (Overseas) Limited 10.1.2011 Services, shipping intermediary Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 3. Mina Corp Limited 10.1.2011 Trade, sale of petroleum products Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 4. Red Star Enterprises Limited 10.1.2011 Trade, sale of petroleum products Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 5. BO (Middle East) Limited 12.1.2011 Trade, importation of furniture Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 6. THE One (Middle East) Limited 12.1.2011 Trade, importation of furniture Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 7. THE One Retail Network (International) Limited 12.1.2011 Holding company, licensing intellectual property Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 8. THE One Music Limited 12.1.2011 Trade, manufacture and sale of CDs Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 9. Prospective Company 12.1.2011 Holding company, licensing intellectual property Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 10. Link Holdings (Gibraltar) Limited 14.1.2011 Trade, income from rents Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 11. European Mail Union Limited 28.1.2011 Trade, provision of mail forwarding Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 12. Ansellia Aviation Limited 31.1.2011 Holding of assets, property (aircraft) Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 13. Prospective Company 4.2.2011 Beneficiary in a trust Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 14. Prospective Company 7.2.2011 Provision of loan(s) Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 15. Zartello Limited 7.2.2011 Trade, marketing services Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 16. Gol International Limited 10.2.2011 Trade, sports agent Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 17. Graf Von Bismark and Associated Limited 21.2.2011 Trade, provision of asset managers Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 18. Medifour Limited 25.2.2011 Trade, sale of medical products Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 19. Current Technology (Europe) Limited 25.2.2011 Trade, marketing Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 20. Corporate Consultants Limited 25.2.2011 Services, consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 21. Alphasol Limited 25.2.2011 Services, consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 22. Akasha Charters Limited 25.2.2011 Trade, yacht chartering Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 23. Osato Industries Limited 28.2.2011 Services, consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 24. Gambit Management Services Limited 1.3.2011 Holding of property and consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 25. Greatheart Underwriting Limited 4.3.2011 Investment holding company Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 26. UNILOG, United Logistics & Shipping Operators Limited 9.3.2011 Trade, management of shipping line Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 27. Continental Maritime Limited 15.3.2011 Provision of loan(s) Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 28. Baby Basics Limited 15.3.2011 Trade, marketing Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 29. Baby Basics (Iberia) Limited 15.3.2011 Trade, marketing and sales, training Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 30. Baby Basics (International) Limited 15.3.2011 Trade, distribution of products Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 31. Baby Basics (Asia) Limited 15.3.2011 Trade, marketing and sales, training Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 32. Family Roots Limited 15.3.2011 Trade, marketing Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 33. Western Mediterranean Holdings Limited 16.3.2011 Investment holding company Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 34. M. Benady & Company (Gibraltar) Limited 16.3.2011 Trade, management services Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 35. Prime Ideas Limited 18.3.2011 Holding intellectual property rights Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 36. Hattrick Limited 21.3.2011 Services, consultancy and advisory Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 37. Tubingen Limited 22.3.2011 Asset holding company, motor yacht Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 38. Channel Energy (Eire) Limited 24.3.2011 Trade, storage and handling of petroleum Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 39. Crane Trading Corporation Limited 24.3.2011 Trade, motors Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 40. Europe Income Real Estate Limited 25.3.2011 Provision of loan(s) Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 41. IMAAG Limited 25.3.2011 Services, consultancy and advisory Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 42. Prospective Company 28.3.2011 Trade, marketing services Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 43. Jonsden Properties Limited 28.3.2011 Trade, marketing services Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 44. Ellise Trading Group Limited 28.3.2011 Holding, intellectual property Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 45. Kamakura Investments Limited 29.3.2011 Investment holding Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 46. Prospective Company 1.4.2011 Trade, advertising Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 47. Roxbury Limited 1.4.2011 Holding of patents and trademarks Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 48. Roger Bullivant Holdings Limited 1.4.2011 Group Holding Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 49. Horizon Ventures Limited 1.4.2011 Services, consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 50. Nidham Holdings Limited 1.4.2011 Services, consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 51. AMD Limited 1.4.2011 Trade, sale of agricultural products Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 52. Cookstown Properties Limited 5.4.2011 Holding, company shares Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 53. Burlington English Limited 7.4.2011 Services, consultancy and advisory Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 54. Burlington Marketing Limited 7.4.2011 Services, consultancy and advisory Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 55. Burlington English Limited 11.4.2011 Services, consultancy and advisory Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 56. Burlington Marketing Limited 11.4.2011 Services, consultancy and advisory Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 57. Eastcheap Trading Corporation Limited 14.4.2011 Provision of loan(s) Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 58. Horizon Ventures Limited 14.4.2011 Services, consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 59. Keystone Shipping Limited 4.5.2011 Trade, bareboat chartering Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 60. World Rugby League (Europe) Limited 6.5.2011 Trade, marketing services Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 61. World Rugby League Limited 6.5.2011 Trade, marketing services Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 62. Lobric Properties Limited 6.5.2011 Trade, sale of agricultural products Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 63. Bushman Limited 6.5.2011 Services, consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 64. Key Retail Technologies Limited 9.5.2011 Services, management and consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 65. Kinsman Trustees Limited 11.5.2011 Services, provision of trustees Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 66. Amicus Trustees Limited 11.5.2011 Services, provision of trustees Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 67. Benamara Limited 11.5.2011 Investment holding Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 68. Halstead Investments Limited 11.5.2011 Investment holding Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 69. Nightingale Investments Limited 11.5.2011 Trade, supply of oil and gas equipment Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 70. JST (International) Company Limited 11.5.2011 Services, consultancy and advisory Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 71. The Consultants Limited 11.5.2011 Services, consultancy and advisory Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 72. Birchall Properties Limited 17.5.2011 Provision of loan(s) Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 73. Cookstown Properties Limited 19.5.2011 Property and investments holding Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 74. Paramount Healthcare Consulting Limited 20.5.2011 Services, consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 75. Swerford Holdings Limited 20.5.2011 Trade, gaming Ruling related to personal income tax and does not involve a company subject to corporate income tax 76. Orios Limited 23.5.2011 Trade, online flower and gift retailer Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 77. Bushman Limited 23.5.2011 Services, consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 78. Nautilus Limited 1.6.2011 Asset holding, motor yacht Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 79. Salamba Shipping Limited 1.6.2011 Asset holding, motor yacht Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 80. Repset Limited 1.6.2011 Group Holding Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 81. McWane (Gibraltar) Holdings Limited 2.6.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 82. McWane (Gibraltar) Limited 2.6.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 83. Heidrick and Struggles (Gibraltar) Holdings Limited. 2.6.2011 Provision of loan(s) Contested ruling 84. Heidrick and Struggles (Gibraltar) Limited. Limited, GibCo2) 2.6.2011 Provision of loan(s) Contested ruling 85. Walstead Limited 8.6.2011 Trade, marketing, sales and research Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 86. Meritas (Gibraltar) Holdings Limited 8.6.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 87. Perpetual Systems Limited 9.6.2011 Trade in Gibraltar Ruling related to personal income tax and does not involve a company subject to corporate income tax 88. Loksys (International) Limited 15.6.2011 Trade in Gibraltar Ruling related to personal income tax and does not involve a company subject to corporate income tax 89. Lawnsvale Investments Limited 16.6.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 90. Oilcom Agency Limited 24.6.2011 Trade, buying and selling of clothing Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 91. CT Marketing Limited 30.6.2011 Services, consultancy and marketing Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 92. Navigia Limited 5.7.2011 Services, consultancy Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 93. Ocean Pride Shipping Co. Limited 5.7.2011 Asset holding, motor yacht Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 94. Equilibrium Management Limited 11.7.2011 Provision of loan(s) Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 95. Taylan Limited 11.7.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 96. Prospective Company 12.7.2011 Trade, currency exchange Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 97. Galva Investments Limited 13.7.2011 Investment holding Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 98. Uniphos Limited 13.7.2011 Services, consultancy and marketing Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 99. Prospective Company (Advisory Limited) 14.7.2011 Provision of loan(s) Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 100. Prospective company 22.7.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 101. Prospective company 5.8.2011 Trade, marketing Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 102. Hastings Insurance Group Limited 11.8.2011 Group Holding Ruling related to personal income tax and does not involve a company subject to corporate income tax 103. Patron Capital G.P. III Limited 17.8.2011 Provision of loan(s) Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 104. Vantini Spur Limited 14.9.2011 Holding intellectual property Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 105. Tubman (International) Limited 14.9.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 106. Tubman (Holdings) Limited 14.9.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 107. Broadstreet (Gibraltar) Limited 30.9.2011 Services, consultancy and loan interest Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 108. Biomet (International) Limited 6.10.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 109. Biomet (Gibraltar) Holdings Limited 6.10.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 110. Biomet Inc 6.10.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 111. Biomet S.a.r.l 6.10.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 112. Waterside (International) Limited 8.11.2011 Services, management advisory Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 113. Prospective Company International Law Firm) 16.11.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 114. Infor (Gibraltar) Limited 22.11.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 115. Miller International Limited 24.11.2011 Trade, sale of earth moving products Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 116. Tipico Services Limited 29.11.2011 Services, administrative support Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 117. Select Sports Management Limited 16.12.2011 Services, consultancy football agent Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 118. Allabroad Limited 16.12.2011 Trade, sailing tuition and yacht charters Effectively subject to tax. Income accrued and derived in Gibraltar and therefore taxable in Gibraltar 119. Prospective Company 16.12.2011 Services, administrative support Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 120. Delphi Automotive Services (Gibraltar) Limited 20.12.2011 Subsidiary company Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 121. 8F Leasing (Gibraltar) Limited 22.12.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 122. 8F Leasing S.A. 22.12.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 123. 8F leasing (Bermuda) Limited 22.12.2011 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 124. Scan Truck & Trailer Rental Limited 3.1.2012 Trade, truck and trailer rental Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 125. Matterhorn Holdings Limited 16.1.2012 Trade, Sale of IT materials Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 126. 8F Leasing (Gibraltar) Limited 3.2.2012 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 127. 8F Leasing (Bermuda) Limited 3.2.2012 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 128. 8F Leasing S.A. 3.2.2012 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 129. 8F Leasing (Gibraltar) Limited 20.2.2012 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 130. 8F Leasing (Bermuda) Limited 20.2.2012 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 131. 8F Leasing S.A. 20.2.2012 Provision of loan(s) Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 132. Zaida Company Limited 2.3.2012 Trade, fees and commissions on payments Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 133. Rowan Gorilla V (Gibraltar) Limited 29.3.2012 Trade, oil well drilling rig (charter) Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 134. Rowan Gorilla VII (Gibraltar) Limited 29.3.2012 Trade, oil well drilling rig (charter) Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 135. Rowan Cayman Limited 29.3.2012 Trade, oil well drilling rig (charter) Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 136. Rowan Drilling (Gibraltar) Limited 29.3.2012 Trade, oil well drilling rig (charter) Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 137. Rowan Drilling Norway AS 29.3.2012 Trade, oil well drilling rig (charter) Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 138. Kiluya Employment Management Limited 3.5.2012 Services, provision of engineers Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 139. Ash (Gibraltar) One Limited 8.5.2012 Subsidiary of chemical company Contested ruling 140. Ash (Gibraltar) Two Limited 8.5.2012 Subsidiary of chemical company Contested ruling 141. Prospective Company 12.6.2012 Holding intellectual property Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 142. Partner Invest Limited 21.8.2012 Trade, company incorporation Effectively subject to tax. Income accrued and derived in Gibraltar and therefore taxable in Gibraltar 143. Partner Invest Limited 21.8.2012 Trade, company incorporation Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 144. MJN Holdings (Gibraltar) Limited 11.9.2012 Subsidiary in group structure Contested ruling 145. Fidux Trust Company Limited 9.10.2012 Trade, provision of trust services Effectively subject to tax. Income accrued and derived in Gibraltar and therefore taxable in Gibraltar 146. OED Limited 4.1.2013 Trade, software development Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 147. Sunbreeze Limited 12.2.2013 Trade, online broker Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 148. Prospective Company 12.4.2013 Holding intellectual property Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 149. Promo 6000 International Limited 22.4.2013 Trade, marketing and advertising Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 150. Visavi 5x5 Limited 22.4.2013 Trade, website portals Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 151. Visavi Activities Limited 22.4.2013 Holding company shares Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 152. Visavi Spins Limited 22.4.2013 Trade, website portals Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 153. Visavi Portals Limited 22.4.2013 Trade, website portals Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 154. Prospective Company 10.5.2013 Holding intellectual property Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 155. Scanlan Worldwide Limited 21.5.2013 Trade, buying, importing and exporting Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 156. Rebecca (Holdings) Limited 10.6.2013 Provision of loan(s) Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 157. IAPA (Global) Limited 24.6.2013 Trade, master policy insurance cover Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 158. Collinson Group (Trademarks) Limited 24.6.2013 Holding intellectual property Passive income exemption. Situation regularised after legislative changes or activities ceased. 159. Rebecca (Holdings) Limited 28.6.2013 Provision of loan(s) Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 160. Innophus (Gibraltar) Limited 2.8.2013 Trade, industrial manufacturing Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 161. Stabalis Limited 22.11.2013 Services, provision of consulting intra-group services Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 162. J Domains Limited 20.12.2013 Services, management of domain sales Application of territoriality principle. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar. 163. Prospective Company 23.12.2013 Trade, supply of merchandise Company was not incorporated, activities did not materialise or the company was dormant 164. Potential immigrant 23.12.2013 Employee Ruling related to personal income tax and does not involve a company subject to corporate income tax 165. British Virgin Islands Company 23.12.2013 Trade, provision of digital products such as online training courses Effectively subject to tax. Income accrued and derived in Gibraltar and therefore taxable in Gibraltar Note: the numbering of the companies follows the numbering of the annex of the decision to extend proceedings. For the sake of completeness, the table includes the five contested tax rulings with numbers 83, 84, 139, 140 and 144.

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